Further information about the Programme

The Research Councils UK Energy Programme is informed by a range of different sources. We are involved in ongoing dialogue with the research community, through our visits to universities, energy-related businesses and other stakeholders.

We also take account of emerging priorities for the Programme by consultation through the following routes:

• Scientific advisory committee (SAC)
  Advice that helps us to define the Programme’s approach to supporting research and training, representatives are drawn from the providers and users of research

• Energy senior research fellow
  Our ambassador for UK energy research

Workshops: held to identify research and training challenges and priorities, scope specific activities, and consult and engage with a wide range of stakeholders:

• Nuclear Power Research and Training Report
  Report of workshop on 15 June 2009. Opportunity to add to output of workshop open until 3 August 2009.

• UK - US Workshop in Nuclear Engineering
  Report of the workshop held in Washington 20-21 April 2009. The workshop was aimed at identifying areas of potential collaborative activity between UK and US academics and other stakeholders.

• Energy and Communities  
  Workshop held on 3 March 2009 to scope, and promote a strategic research agenda to address sustainability of Energy in Communities and to strengthen the capability of the UK research base in Energy and Communities. Following this workshop a call for proposals was announced on 27 November 2009.

• Marine Transport Scoping Meeting Report (Summary report)
  Workshop held on 25 July 2008 focused on the barriers to obtaining cleaner and more efficient shipping

• Chemical and Biochemical Solar Energy Conversion Workshop
  Report of the workshop held in May 2007

• An Agenda for Social Science Research in Energy (Summary report)
  Report on the Research Council Workshop held on April 2006 by Prof Tim Jackson, University of Surrey

• Meeting the energy challenge workshop
  Helping to developing our understanding of the emerging priorities for the Programme

• End-use Energy Demand
  This was a one day workshop to help plan the Energy Programme’s research agenda in end-use energy demand. The main purpose of the workshop was to examine the research gaps, provide advice on what research is required and what might be the best mechanisms to support the research.

Energy Research Summits: A series of energy summits to stimulate engagement and partnership between the different funding agencies, industry and government.

• Third Energy Research Summit (Summary report)

• Second Energy Research Summit (Summary report)