Dear Colleagues,
As you will probably know, the Programmatic Review report from Science
Board was published earlier today (http://www.stfc.ac.uk/review). Given
that STFC received flat-cash from CSR2013, the report recommends that
GridPP receive 60% of the optimum level of funding.
Although we did not know the exact number, this is precisely what we
anticipated and, indeed, was the reason that the recent strategic review
of GridPP was conducted. The outcome of the strategic review, which will
not be known until the end of April, will determine whether or not it is
feasible to reduce GridPP funding to this level. We believe we have made
a very strong case that this should not happen. The publication of the
actual recommendation today has not materially changed our position and
we would not have prepared for the strategic review in a different way
had we known the exact number earlier.
Therefore, although the recommendation makes difficult reading, you
should be confident that we have done everything in our power to address
the situation and will continue to work towards a better outcome in the
next weeks.
Regards, Dave.
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Prof. David Britton FInstP GridPP Project Leader
Rm 480, Kelvin Building Telephone: +44 141 330 5454
School of Physics and Astronomy Telefax: +44 141 330 5881
University of Glasgow EMail: [log in to unmask]
G12 8QQ, UK Web: www.gridpp.ac.uk
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