Research Equipment Initiative evaluation

February 2012

A specialist review panel has conducted an independent evaluation of the Research Equipment Initiative (REI).

To assess the effectiveness of the REI in enabling high-quality research within the BBSRC remit
To assess the effectiveness of the REI in promoting the sharing of equipment and partnerships between departments, institutions and external sponsors of research
To assess the quality of the outputs and outcomes of research which was facilitated by REI equipment
To examine the approaches used by institutions to operate, maintain and acquire mid-range equipment
To examine the effectiveness of responsive mode funding for providing mid-range equipment
To identify ways to build on successes and address identified gaps and issues

The panel based their findings on:

Corporate Policy and Strategy
bbsrc.cps@bbsrc.ac.uk