2007 No. 770
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

The Research Councils (Transfer of Property etc) Order 2007

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(6) and (7) of the Science and Technology Act 19651, makes the following Order:

PART 1Citation, commencement and interpretation

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Research Councils (Transfer of Property etc) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

Interpretation2.

In this Order—

CCLRC” means the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils;

PPARC” means the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council; and

STFC” means the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

PART 2Transfer of property etc from CCLRC and PPARC to STFC

Transfer to take effect by virtue of this Order alone so far as applicable laws permit3.

(1)

Subject only to the matters specified in paragraph (2), all property, rights, liabilities and obligations held, acquired or incurred by CCLRC or PPARC, whether before, on, or after 1st April 2007, are transferred to STFC by virtue of this Article.

(2)

The matters specified in this paragraph are—

(a)

in the case of any real or movable property, any applicable rule of law of the place where the property is situated—

(i)

which determines the ownership of the property; and

(ii)

under or by virtue of which the provisions of this Order alone are not sufficient to transfer the property completely to STFC; and

(b)

in the case of any other property, right, liability or obligation, any applicable rule of law under or by virtue of which it has arisen, or to which it is subject—

(i)

which determines who is entitled or subject to such property, right, liability or obligation; and

(ii)

under or by virtue of which the provisions of this Order alone are not sufficient to transfer that property, right, liability or obligation completely to STFC.

(3)

Except as provided for in Article 4, the completion of the transfer of any property, right, liability or obligation to STFC under or by virtue of this Order—

(a)

shall not be subject to any matter provided for in any agreement entered into by CCLRC or PPARC; and

(b)

shall not otherwise be subject to the agreement or approval of any third party, the making of any notification, or the compliance with any other requirement.

Action to be taken by Research Councils in certain cases4.

(1)

This paragraph applies where any applicable rule of law—

(a)

requires any notification to be made or agreement to be entered into; or

(b)

imposes some other requirement which must be complied with,

before any particular property, right, liability or obligation of CCLRC or PPARC can be completely transferred to STFC.

(2)

Where paragraph (1) applies, CCLRC or PPARC (as the case may be), and, if necessary, STFC, shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the notification, agreement or other requirement concerned is made, entered into or complied with as soon as possible.

(3)

This paragraph applies where any rule of law precludes, or makes it not reasonably practicable to effect, a direct transfer of any property, right, liability or obligation of CCLRC or PPARC to STFC.

(4)

Where paragraph (3) applies, CCLRC or PPARC (as the case may be), and, if necessary, STFC, shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that—

(a)

CCLRC or PPARC (as the case may be) ceases to be entitled or subject to the property, right, liability or obligation concerned; and

(b)

STFC becomes entitled to that property, or acquires or incurs a right, liability or obligation which is the same as that to which CCLRC or PPARC (as the case may be) has ceased to be entitled or subject in accordance with sub-paragraph (a),

so that the property right, liability or obligation concerned is indirectly transferred to STFC.

Specific property etc to be transferred as part of the transfer5.

(1)

Without prejudice to the generality of Articles 3 and 4, the following are, or (where Article 4(1) or (3) applies) shall be, transferred to STFC

(a)

the land and property held by PPARC specified in Schedule 1, together with—

(i)

any immovable property on such land, whether specified in that Schedule or not; and

(ii)

any right, liability or obligation acquired or incurred by PPARC in relation to such land;

(b)

ownership of any equipment and other movable property, including any vehicle, owned by PPARC in connection with its activities on the land specified in Schedule 1, together with any other rights, liabilities or obligations acquired or incurred by PPARC in respect of such equipment and other movable property, including any vehicle, used in connection with its activities on that land;

(c)

the shares and other interests held by or on behalf of CCLRC specified in Schedule 2;

(d)

the intellectual property rights specified in Schedule 3;

(e)

any right, liability or obligation of CCLRC or PPARC arising under or in relation to any contract of employment under which any person is, or has been, employed by CCLRC or PPARC;

(f)

any right, liability or obligation of CCLRC or PPARC arising under or in relation to any agreement entered into by CCLRC or PPARC, including—

(i)

the agreements specified in Schedule 4;

(ii)

any right, liability or obligation arising in relation to the award or administration of research grants, studentships and fellowships;

(iii)

any liability for a guarantee, indemnity or financial assistance by way of grant or otherwise; and

(iv)

any right to possession of any movable property arising under or in relation to an agreement for goods or services;

(g)

any other right, liability or obligation of CCLRC or PPARC arising in connection with their activities as Research Councils, whether imposed by or under any statutory provision, in relation to any civil proceedings, or otherwise; and

(h)

the property specified in Schedule 5.

(2)

No property, right, liability or obligation of CCLRC or PPARC shall not be transferred to STFC merely because it is not specified, or is not of a description specified, in this Article.

Continuity for pension schemes maintained under the Atomic Energy Authority Act 19546.

(1)

For the purposes of this Article—

(a)

a “relevant person” is a person for or in respect of whom a pension scheme may be maintained under paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1 to the Atomic Energy Authority Act 19542; and

(b)

a “relevant scheme” means, in relation to any relevant person, any such scheme which is maintained in respect of that person.

(2)

Any person who—

(a)

was a relevant person immediately before the coming into force of this Order; and

(b)

is transferred to the employment of STFC in accordance with this Order,

shall continue to be a relevant person in respect of his employment with STFC, and any relevant scheme shall have effect after such transfer as if his employment with STFC were a continuation of the employment in respect of which he became a relevant person.

(3)

STFC shall pay to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (in addition to any sums required to be paid in consequence of the transfer by virtue of this Order of any liability under any previous enactment relating to a relevant scheme) such sums in respect of—

(a)

any payments falling by virtue of paragraph (2) to be made by the Authority to or in respect of a person transferred to the employment of STFC; and

(b)

the accruing liability for any such payments,

as may be agreed between STFC and the Authority or as may, in default of agreement, be determined by the Treasury.

Continuity for certain other pension schemes7.

(1)

Where—

(a)

a person (a “relevant employee”) is an employee or former employee of—

(i)

CCLRC or PPARC; or

(ii)

another Research Council or government department whose activities were taken over by CCLRC or PPARC,

(each “a relevant employer”); and

(b)

in consequence of such employment or former employment, a person other than the relevant employee’s relevant employer (a “relevant third party”) has acquired or incurred rights against, or liabilities or obligations to, a relevant employee, under a pension scheme or similar arrangement in respect of the relevant employee,

the relevant third party shall remain entitled or subject to those rights, liabilities or obligations, notwithstanding the transfer of other rights, liabilities or obligations in respect of the relevant employee to STFC.

(2)

Where CCLRC or PPARC has rights against, or liabilities or obligations to, a relevant third party, those rights, liabilities or obligations are, or (where Article 4(1) or (3) applies) shall be, transferred to STFC.

Continuity of employment8.

(1)

Where rights, liabilities and obligations under a contract of employment are transferred by virtue of Article 3, the contract has effect from 1st April 2007 as if originally made between the employee and STFC.

(2)

Any rights, liabilities and obligations under a contract of employment not transferred by virtue of Article 3, shall be transferred in accordance with Article 4 so as to have effect, from the date of transfer, as if the contract had been originally made between the employee and STFC.

PART 3Transfer from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to STFC

Transfer of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council grants etc to STFC9.

All rights, liabilities and obligations of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council arising in connection with the award of the research grants and fellowships specified in Schedule 6 are transferred to STFC.

Malcolm Wicks
Minister of State for Science and Innovation
Department of Trade and Industry

SCHEDULE 1Land and property of PPARC outside the United Kingdom

PART IProperties in Hawaii

Property

Address

Base facility land

Base facility building

land leased under the terms of the General Lease between the State of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii dated 21.6.68

Contact:

Joint Astronomy Centre,

660 North A’ohoku Place,

University Park, Hilo

Hawaii 96720

USA

JCMT telescope

land – sub lease

H 09175

JCMT telescope Building

UKIRT telescope

land – sub lease

dated 21.9.78

UKIRT telescope building

PART IIProperties in Australia

Property

Address

Land leased at the Siding Spring Observatory between the Australian National University and the SERC dated 1.7.71.

Co Gowen, Parish of Woorut and Co Baradine, Parish of Wheoh, Siding Spring Mountain, near Coonabarabran.

PART IIIProperties in La Palma, Canary Islands

Observatory property

Address

Observatory land held under agreement from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias dated 26.5.79

Roque de los Muchachos Observatory

JKT 1.0m telescope building

Remote condenser housing

INT 2.5m telescope building

WHT 4.2m telescope building

Cooling plant housing

Generator house complex

Garage

Roque de los Muchachos Observatory

Sea level office (rented)

Edificio Mayantigo, Calle Alvarez de Abreu 68, Santa Cruz de La Palma

Residential property

House 1 (freehold)

Flat 74, Avenida el Puente 48A, Edificio Tinabana, Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 2 (freehold)

Miranda 256, Las Ledas 71, 38710 Breña Baja

House 3 (freehold)

Camino Ventrecha 120, San José, 38712 Breña Baja

House 4 (freehold)

Palmasol IINo. 33 (Parcela 17), 38710 Breña Alta

House 6 (freehold)

Palmasol I, Calle Bougainvilleas 8, 38710 Breña Alta

House 7 (freehold)

Camino Ventrecha 122, San José, 38712 Breña Baja

House 8 (freehold)

San José No. 298, 38712 Breña Baja

House 9 (freehold)

Palmasol IINo. 35 (Parcela 18), 38712 Breña Alta

House 10 (freehold)

Palmasol I, Calle Estrelitzias 1, 38710 Breña Alta

House 11 (freehold)

Camino Ventrecha 118, San José, 38712 Breña Baja

House 16 (freehold)

San José No. 11, 38712 Breña Baja

House 17 (freehold)

Flat 1A, Calle Pedro Poggio 7, 38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 18 (freehold)

Flat 65, Avenida el Puente 48A, Edificio Tinabana, 38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 21 (freehold)

1st floor flat, Calle el Drago 13, 38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 21.1 (freehold)

Ground floor, Calle el Drago 13, 38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 22 (freehold)

2nd floor flat, Calle el Drago 13, 38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 23 (freehold)

4th floor flat, Avenida el Puente No. 21, 38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma

Plot (freehold)

Palmasol II, Parcela 16, Breña Alta

House 33 (rented)

Avenida el Puente 58, Floor 7, Flat 26, Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 36 (rented)

Calle Perez de Brito 63, Floor 6, Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 36ª (rented)

Garage, Calle San José 30, Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 46 (rented)

Garages (2) Edificio Tinabana, Avenida El Puente 48, Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 60 (rented)

Garages (2) Edificio Quinta Verde, Avenida el Puente 37/39, Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 64 (freehold)

San José No. 11A, 38712 Breña Baja

House 74 (rented)

Garage, Edificio Las Diamantes, Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 76 (rented)

Carretera Lomo Flora, Rico Alta 283, 38712 Breña Baja

House 81 (rented)

Edificio Quinta Verde, Avenida el Puente 37/39, Escalera 2, Puerta 3ª, Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 85 (rented)

Calle Pedro Poggio 7, Piso 3 Izquierda, Santa Cruz de La Palma

House 87 (rented)

Carretera El Tributo 174, San Antonio, Breña Baja 38712

House 96 (freehold)

El Llanito, Lomo Grande 17, 38710 Breña Alta

SCHEDULE 2Shares and other interests of CCLRC in bodies corporate not incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom

All shares held by or on behalf of CCLRC on 31st March 2007 in the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Company Registration Number 338 723 919 RCS Grenoble.

All shares held by or on behalf of CCLRC at 31st March 2007 in the Institut Max Laue-Paul Langevin (ILL), Company Registration Number 779 555 887 RCS Grenoble.

CCLRC’s participation in, and any rights of CCLRC relating to, the European Economic Interest Grouping ERCIM-EEIG, with registered office at Biot, 2004, route des Lucioles, 06902, Sophia Antipolis, France, formed under a contract governed by the French Act No 09-377 of June 13, 1989, Company Registration Number 388 389 421 RCS ANTIBES (N° de gestion : 1999 C 3).

SCHEDULE 3Non-United Kingdom, European and worldwide intellectual property rights

PART IPatents held or applied for by CCLRC

Title

Country / Scope of Rights

Application

Date

Application

Number (if known)

Grant Date (if known)

Grant Number (if known)

Camera System – SURCIS

France

24/10/1997

9713349

15/12/2000

9713349

Camera System – SURCIS

USA

23/01/2003

10/351174

05/09/2006

7102664

Charged Particle Analysis

Germany

03/02/1998

98903130.7

15/01/2003

69810785.3

Charged Particle Analysis

European

03/02/1998

98903130.7

15/01/2003

EP1012587

Charged Particle Analysis

France

03/02/1998

98903130.7

15/01/2003

EP1012587

Charged Particle Analysis

Italy

03/02/1998

98903130.7

15/01/2003

EP1012587

Charged Particle Analysis

Japan

03/02/1998

10-535449

Charged Particle Analysis

Netherlands

03/02/1998

98903130.7

15/01/2003

EP1012587

Charged Particle Analysis

USA

03/02/1998

09/367446

17/09/2002

6452401

Cholesterol Assay – 1 of 4 Patents

Worldwide

12/12/2005

PCT/GB2005/004759

Circular Dichroism (Multiwave CD)

European

30/01/2004

4706729.3

Circular Dichroism (Multiwave CD)

Japan

30/01/2004

2004-502214

Circular Dichroism (Multiwave CD)

USA

30/01/2004

10/543803

Cryostat

Worldwide

30/07/2004

PCT/GB04/003303

Dust Agglomerates in Plasmas

Germany

22/01/1997

19781536.7

Dust Agglomerates in Plasmas

USA

22/01/1997

09/101930

24/10/2000

6136256

EMAPS

Japan

07/05/2004

2006-506237

EMAPS

USA

07/05/2004

10/556028

EMAPS

European

07/05/2004

4731669

Epsilon Vacuum Pump

Worldwide

21/04/2006

PCT/GB2006/001462

FAPS

European

24/10/2003

3769651.5

FAPS

USA

24/10/2003

10/532425

Farfield Sensors Limited

European

20/05/2002

2730417.9

Farfield Sensors Limited

Japan

20/05/2002

2002-591806

Farfield Sensors Limited

USA

20/05/2002

10/478159

Fluid Probe

Canada

03/12/2004

2.0048E+11

Fluid Probe

European

03/12/2004

4805908.3

Fluid Probe

India

03/12/2004

3456/DELNP/2006

Fluid Probe

USA

03/12/2004

Integration of Hollow Waveguides

USA

25/03/1997

09/381744

27/11/2001

6323818

Ionising Particle Analyser

European

27/08/2004

4768235.6

Ionising Particle Analyser

Japan

27/08/2004

2006-525873

Ionising Particle Analyser

USA

27/08/2004

Joule Thompson Bypass for Cryogenic Cooler

Japan

20/08/1992

91/504988

16/07/1999

2955361

Joule Thompson Bypass for Cryogenic Cooler

USA

20/08/1992

07/923901

07/06/1994

5317878

Laser Excited X-Ray Source

USA

30/04/1994

08/545637

05/08/1997

5654998

Laser-Based Gas Isotrope Measurements

USA

Lipoprotein Assay

Germany

17/01/2001

1900555.2

11/05/2005

1259805

Lipoprotein Assay

European

17/01/2001

1900555.2

11/05/2005

1259805

Lipoprotein Assay

France

17/01/2001

1900555.2

11/05/2005

1259805

Lipoprotein Assay

Italy

17/01/2001

1900555.2

11/05/2005

1259805

Lipoprotein Assay

Japan

17/01/2001

2001-554066

18/02/2005

3647810

Lipoprotein Assay

USA

17/01/2001

10/181365

Lipoprotein Assay – 1 of 4 Patents

Worldwide

12/12/2005

PCT/GB2005/004794

Magnet Arrangement and Drive Device

Germany

01/11/1993

93924144.4

27/08/1997

667990

Magnet Arrangement and Drive Device

European

01/11/1993

93924144.4

27/08/1997

667990

Magnet Arrangement and Drive Device

France

01/11/1993

93924144.4

27/08/1997

667990

Magnet Arrangement and Drive Device

USA

01/11/1993

08/416895

23/12/1997

5701040

Millitron 1 – Electron Multiplying Array

European

14/08/1998

98938821

12/11/2003

1004134

Millitron IV – Photocopying

European

13/05/2004

4732647.5

Millitron IV – Photocopying

Japan

13/05/2004

2006-518318

Millitron IV – Photocopying

USA

13/05/2004

10/563609

Millitron V – Medical Imaging

European

01/04/2004

4725092.3

Millitron V – Medical Imaging

Japan

01/04/2004

2006-506079

Millitron V – Medical Imaging

USA

01/04/2004

10/551646

Millitron VI

Worldwide

13/06/2006

PCT/GB2006/002159

Monodet & Pet Scanner (Imaging Method & Apparatus)

European

28/10/2002

2770108.5

Monodet & Pet Scanner (Imaging Method & Apparatus)

Japan

28/10/2002

2003-545184

Monodet & Pet Scanner (Imaging Method & Apparatus)

USA

28/10/2002

10/495613

Multi-Teddi 3-D X-RAY Imaging

European

04/12/2003

3782591.6

Multi-Teddi 3-D X-RAY Imaging

Japan

04/12/2003

2005-500165

Multi-Teddi 3-D X-RAY Imaging

USA

04/12/2003

10/558699

MWPC-Radiation Detector (XDTD)

Worldwide

24/03/2006

PCT/GB2006/001100

Nanocrystal Beams Sputtering Nozzle

USA

22/04/2002

10/476520

Nanoparticles

European

26/03/2001

1915481.4

Nanoparticles

Japan

26/03/2001

Nanoparticles

USA

26/03/2001

10/332654

24/02/2004

6696107

Nanoparticles

Worldwide

26/03/2001

GB01/01300

Nanoshell

European

20/01/2006

5025992.8

Novel Drug Delivery System

Canada

15/02/2002

2476397

Novel Drug Delivery System

European

15/02/2002

2711103.8

Novel Drug Delivery System

Japan

15/02/2002

2002-565625

Novel Drug Delivery System

USA

15/02/2002

10/468112

OPIC Sensor

European

02/06/2005

5747122.9

OPIC Sensor

USA

02/06/2005

OPIC Sensor

Worldwide

02/06/2005

PCT/GB2005/002175

Optical Apparatus T Cell

European

21/07/2003

37651726.6

Optical Apparatus T Cell

Japan

21/07/2003

2004-522329

Optical Apparatus T Cell

USA

21/07/2003

10/521484

Optical Micro Sensor (Universal Sensor

USA

08/10/2003

10/530524

Optical Micro Sensor (Universal Sensor)

European

08/10/2003

3753759.4

Optical Tweezers – Nano Probe

European

25/07/2005

Optical Tweezers – Nano Probe

Japan

25/07/2005

Optical Tweezers – Nano Probe

USA

25/07/2005

Optical Tweezers – Nano Probe

Worldwide

25/07/2005

PCT/GB2005/002897

Optical Tweezers Feedback Sensor

European

25/07/2005

Optical Tweezers Feedback Sensor

Japan

25/07/2005

Optical Tweezers Feedback Sensor

USA

25/07/2005

Optical Tweezers Feedback Sensor

Worldwide

25/07/2005

GB2005/002917

Optics for Laser Processing Systems

European

29/03/2001

960831.6

Optics for Laser Processing Systems

Japan

29/03/2001

Optics for Laser Processing Systems

USA

29/03/2001

Proportional Gas Counters

European

26/03/2001

1915484.8

Proportional Gas Counters

Japan

26/03/2001

2002-502471

Proportional Gas Counters

USA

26/03/2001

10/181141

Proportional Gas Counters

USA

22/12/2004

11/021699

Raman Security Screening

Worldwide

27/11/2006

Sample Holder Cryostat

Worldwide

08/11/2005

PCT/GB2005/004302

Sapphire Sensor

European

08/04/2005

5732499.8

Sapphire Sensor

Japan

08/04/2005

Sapphire Sensor

USA

08/04/2005

11/547629

Sapphire Sensor

Worldwide

08/04/2005

PCT/GB2005/001377

SORS In Vivo

Worldwide

25/11/2005

PCT/GB2005/004529

Spatially-Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SORS)

Worldwide

25/11/2005

PCT/GB2005/004535

Spatially-Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SORS)

USA

11/04/2005

60/669880

Stopped-Flow Cell

European

03/02/1998

98903127.3

11/06/2003

970370

Stopped-Flow Cell

France

03/02/1998

98903127.3

11/06/2003

970370

Stopped-Flow Cell

Italy

03/02/1998

98903127.3

11/06/2003

970370

Stopped-Flow Cell

Japan

03/02/1998

10-533985

Stopped-Flow Cell

USA

03/02/1998

09/367016

Terahertz Scanning Camera

Australia

15/09/2004

2004273207

Terahertz Scanning Camera

Canada

15/09/2004

2539040

Terahertz Scanning Camera

China

15/09/2004

2.0048E+11

Terahertz Scanning Camera

European

15/09/2004

4768476.6

Terahertz Scanning Camera

Israel

15/09/2004

174313

Terahertz Scanning Camera

India

15/09/2004

1710/DELNP/2006

Terahertz Scanning Camera

Japan

15/09/2004

525901/2006

Terahertz Scanning Camera

South Korea

15/09/2004

2006-7007394

Terahertz Scanning Camera

Singapore

15/09/2004

200601687-7

Terahertz Scanning Camera

USA

15/09/2004

10/571901

Terahertz Waveguide Structures

Germany

14/02/1997

97903475.8

05/09/2001

69706523.5

Terahertz Waveguide Structures

European

14/02/1997

97903475.8

05/09/2001

EP0880804

Terahertz Waveguide Structures

France

14/02/1997

97903475.8

05/09/2001

EP0880804

Terahertz Waveguide Structures

Japan

14/02/1997

09/529114

Terahertz Waveguide Structures

USA

17/08/2000

09/642706

05/08/2003

US6602429

Terahertz Waveguide Structures

USA

14/02/1997

09/117781

08/05/2001

6229411

Terahertz Portal Multi-Sensor Scanner

Worldwide

04/08/2005

PCT/GB05/003071

Thin Film Nano-Material

Germany

29/01/2001

1946906.3

03/09/2003

1250470

Thin Film Nano-Material

European

29/01/2001

1946906.3

03/09/2003

1250470

Thin Film Nano-Material

Italy

29/01/2001

1946906.3

03/09/2003

1250470

Thin Film Nano-Material

Japan

29/01/2001

2001-554499

Thin Film Nano-Material

USA

29/01/2001

10/181230

Time Resolving Microscope & Chemical Specificity Microscope

Worldwide

06/06/2005

PCT/GB2005/002240

Transducer with Field Emitter Array

USA

08/02/2001

10/203493

18/01/2005

6844860

Umbrella (Assay) – 1 of 4 Patents

Worldwide

12/12/2005

PCT/GB2005/004757

PART IIPatents held or applied for by PPARC

Title

Country

Application

Date

Application

Number (if known)

Grant Date (if known)

Grant Number (if known)

Pick and Place System

Worldwide

30/05/2005

PCT/GB2006/002426

Etch Stop Structure

Worldwide

In Process

SCHEDULE 4Agreements not expressed to be governed by the law of any part of the United Kingdom, under or in relation to which CCLRC or PPARC has acquired or incurred rights, liabilities or obligations

PART ICCLRC Agreements

Contract

Number

Other Parties

Title

Start

Date

Stated End

Date

99-8007

Northrop Grumman Corporation USA

Technical Assistance Agreement – HIRDLS Project

12/04/99

31/12/09

01-0085

EUMETSAT – European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

GERB-4 Instrument

01/12/03

01/01/11

01-9002

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

INT USA. MoU: Exchange of Scientists

02/01/02

01/01/07

02-0056

EUMETSAT – European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

GERB-4 Spares – Set of Critical Parts

01/12/03

01/01/11

02-8006

Lockheed Martin Corporation Space Systems Company

Technical Assistance Agreement

31/12/01

01/01/08

02-8010

EADS Astrium SAS (France)

NDA: Topsat

12/06/02

11/06/07

02-9002

University of Maryland, John Hopkins University

INT USA. Technical Assistance Agreement for the SECCHI Investigation on the STEREO Mission

12/02/03

31/12/08

03-0012

Commission of the European Communities

Novel Millimetre Wave Focal Plane Heterodyne Array for Radio Astronomy

01/01/04

31/12/09

03-0020

Commission of the European Communities

CARE – Co-ordination of Accelerator Research in Europe

01/01/04

31/12/08

03-8027

EADS Astrium SAS (France)

NDA: Scientific Consultancy to Astrium Proposals for Solar Orbiter

04/09/03

03/09/08

03-8060

JPL – Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Technical Assistance Agreement

24/01/05

31/12/13

03-8061

Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation

TAA – For MIRI Instrument for NASA JWST Program.

18/07/04

31/12/14

04-0060

EUMETSAT – European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

GERB-3 Recalibration

01/06/07

01/05/08

04-0061

EUMETSAT – European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

GERB-3 Storage

30/08/06

01/06/08

04-0064

Commission of the European Communities

Europlanet – European Planetology Network

01/01/05

31/12/08

04-0101

Commission of the European Communities

EISCAT Radar – Design Study for Archive and Data Distribution Systems

02/04/05

01/04/09

04-0159

NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Support for ACE Program 2005-2009 Download of Data

01/08/05

31/01/09

04-5074

Commission of the European Communities

LIGHTNET

01/01/06

31/12/10

04-8023

Alcatel Space, France

NDA: Sentinel Satellites, for the GMES Programme at ESA

03/11/04

02/11/09

04-8028

EADS Astrium GmbH – Munich

NDA: ESA Programme SENTINEL 3

01/12/04

30/11/10

05-5040

Commission of the European Communities

EURACE – An Agent-based Software Platform

01/10/06

30/09/09

05-8005

Lockheed Martin Corporation Space Systems Company

NDA: Purchase of Reed Valves, etc

21/04/05

20/05/10

05-8025

Terrascale Technologies

NDA: To Discuss Software to Control Parallel Access to Distributed File Systems

11/07/05

10/07/10

05-8031

Swales & Associates Inc.

NDA: MIRI Technical Assistance Agreement

01/09/05

31/12/14

05-8039

Orbital Sciences Corporation

TAA: MIRI Technical Assistance Agreement

15/11/05

31/12/15

05-8047

EADS Astrium GmbH – Friedrichshafen

NDA: LISA Mission Formulation Study

20/01/06

28/02/07

06-40031

Commission of the European Communities (COST Office, Brussels)

Attend COST 296 meetings and workshops

01/07/06

30/06/07

03-0127

Commission of the European Communities

CISTRANA – Co-ordination of IST Research and National Activities

01/09/04

31/08/07

04-0006

Commission of the European Communities

AKOGRIMO – Access to Knowledge through the Grid in a Mobile World

01/07/04

30/06/07

04-9007

KIER - Korea Institute of Energy Research

INT Korea. MoU: An arrangement for Technical Cooperation

01/04/05

31/03/07

05-0073 – RPE 5422

Commission of the European Communities

Integrated Site Security for Grids (ISSeG)

01/01/06

31/12/08

02-8101

Argonne National Laboratory

NDA: Advanced Photon Source (APS) User agreement

31/10/02

30/10/07

05-5005

Commission of the European Communities

DIRAC – Phase1

01/07/05

30/06/08

04-5021

Commission of the European Communities

EUROTEV – European Design Study Towards a Global TeV Linear Collider

01/01/05

31/12/07

04-5022

Commission of the European Communities

EUROFEL – European Development of Critical Technology for Short Wavelength Free-Electron Lasers

01/01/05

31/12/07

02-5059

Commission of the European Communities

IA-SFS – Integrating Activity on Synchrotron Radiation and Free- Electron Laser Science

01/07/04

31/03/09

02-5060

Commission of the European Communities

BIOXHIT – Biocrystallography (X) on an Integrated Technology Platform for Euro Structure Genomics

01/01/04

31/12/07

02-5072

Commission of the European Communities

MAX-INF2 – European Macromolecular Crystallography: Infrastructure Network

01/12/04

30/11/09

03-0032

Commission of the European Communities

LASERLAB-EUROP

01/01/04

31/12/07

03-0131

Commission of the European Communities

CoreGRID – Research Network on Foundations, Software Infrastructures and Applications for Large Scale Distributed, Grid and Peer-to Peer Technologies

01/09/04

31/08/08

04-0110

Commission of the European Communities

MOTIIVE – Marine Overlays on Topography for Annex-2 Valuation and Exploitation

01/08/05

31/07/07

04-0139

Commission of the European Communities

Construction of New Infrastructures – ISIS Target Station 2

01/03/05

27/02/09

04-0158

Commission of the European Communities

IST World – Coordination of IST Research and National Activities

01/04/05

30/09/07

02-9000

Chinese Spallation Neutron Source of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

INT China: Exploitation and Development of Pulsed Spallation Neutron Sources.

10/04/02

09/04/12

96-904

PSI - Paul Scherrer Institute

INT France MoU: OSIRIS Spectrometer

30/11/95

31/12/06

02-0125

Berlin University – Technische Universität Berlin

Quantum Complex Systems: Entanglement and Decoherence from Nano- to Macro-Scales

01/08/02

31/07/06

99-167

University of Bonn – Universität Bonn

Contribution to ROTAX Spectrometer Operating Costs

01/01/99

31/12/05

03-9000

University of Japan

MoU Japan: Collaborative Studies in Neutron Science at the Pulsed Neutron Source ISIS

08/09/03

07/09/08

00-0087

University of Japan

Muon Facility Operation Costs

28/09/00

27/09/10

00-9500

University of Japan

INT Japan. MoU: SRD

04/12/00

03/12/05

01-9501

AOT – Applied Optical Technologies Plc

MoU: Development of Bank Note Security Technology

17/01/03

16/01/08

02-9004

Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH – KFA

MoU: (INT Germany) Microsystem Research

07/08/02

06/08/07

03-0078

Commission of the European Communities

Intelligent Imaging Sensors for Industry, Health and Security

01/03/04

28/02/08

03-0056

Commission of the European Communities

4M – Multi-Material Micro Manufacture (Technology and Application)

01/10/04

30/09/08

04-0128

Commission of the European Communities

UPWIND – Integrated Wind Turbine Design

01/03/06

28/02/11

03-0009

Commission of the European Communities

ASSEMIC - Assembly and Handling of Microsystems

01/01/04

31/12/08

05-0077

Commission of the European Communities

CEC Europractice IC3 – IMEC

01/01/06

31/12/08

04-0089

Commission of the European Communities

PRONANO

01/01/05

31/12/09

96-910

KIST – Korea Institute of Science and Technology

MoU (INT Korea) Scientific and Technological Co-operation

02/10/96

21/10/07

04-0106

Commission of the European Communities

TASNANO – Tools and Technologies for the Analysis and Synthesis of Nanostructures

01/01/05

31/12/07

05-8009

BAAS

NDA: Manufacturing and Processing of Microsystem Devices

01/06/05

01/06/10

04-0165

SLAC – Stanford Linear Accelerator Center – Menlo Park

User Agreement –CCLRC Staff visiting SLAC

23/03/05

22/03/10

98-8001

IMEC – Interuniversitair Microelectronica Centrum vzw

NDA: Alcatel Microelectronics 0.35um CMOS Technology (Documentation, Magnetic Tapes, Disk and CD-ROM)

29/06/99

28/06/09

98-8002

TEMIC Semiconductors (MHS SA)

NDA: Agreement on the Use of DMILL (Durci Mixte sur Isolant Logico-Lineaire) Components

05/08/99

04/08/09

03-8010

Tower Semiconductor Ltd

NDA: Information. Evaluation of Customer Designs for possible Manufacture and Manufacture by Tower

28/05/03

27/05/08

06-60017

University of Queensland

NDA – Queensland

28/06/06

28/06/11

06-60044

USC – Ultra-Scan Corporation

NDA – MX8

23/01/07

23/01/12

06-60045

AGI – Abbie Gregg Inc

NDA – MX8

03/01/07

03/01/12

4034695

Optical Research Associates

Rental of CODE V Software

06/03/98

31/03/07

4010391

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Lease of Crystal Data Identification File

01/05/97

31/12/11

4093046

Toth Information Systems Inc

Lease of Crystmet Database

08/06/00

30/06/07

4150299

Phytron Inc

Space rated stepper Motor

26/10/06

31/03/07

HSH2006 03

Philips Electronics Nederland B.V. (Handshake Solutions)

Electronic Design Automation tools

23/03/06

Ongoing

SYY2003 02

Synchronicity Software Inc

Electronic Design Automation tools

14/02/03

Ongoing

PART IIPPARC Agreements

Contracts/Reference Number

Original parties other than PPARC (but including bodies from which PPARC derives rights)

Title/Description

Start

Date (if known)

Stated end

Date (if known)

1596

UK ATC, University of Waterloo

Scuba 2 Submillimetre Common User Bolometer Array

9/05/03

Completion

1604

ESO

Agreement between ESO and PPARC for Vista Project

31/5/02

Completion

1684

CERN

PPARC Contribution to of LHC Computing Grid

01/04/02

31/03/05

1685

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

PPARC Contribution to MINOS

03/03/00

31/12/04

1686

Inter-University Research Institute Corporation

Near Infrared Fibre Spectrograph for Subaru

01/09/04

24/09/05

1687

Astroparticle Physics European Coordination, Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules, Direction des Sciences de la Matière, Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie

Funding Agencies in Europe for Research Astroparticle Physics

02/05/01

Until terminated by signatories

1689

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes and Nederlander Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Operation of Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes

01/02/02

31/01/09

1693

EISCAT Scientific Association

EISCAT Operations in Norway between EISCAT and University of Tromsø

01/01/97

31/12/06

1695

Pierre Auger Observatory – Comisión Nacional de Energia Atómica (Argentina), Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH (Germany), Slovenia Ministry of Science & Technology, Universities Research Association Inc (USA), UNESCO

Organisation, Management and Funding

15/03/99

31/12/15

1703

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (acting through the Australia Telescope National Facility Division)

Loan of Michelle

09/02/05

31/01/07

1708

Space Systems LLC, ESA, Astrium, CCLRC, UK ATC

TAA between Ball Aerospace, ESA, Astrium and RAL for JWST Optical Performance of Telescope

21/12/05

31/12/15

1716

University of Copenhagen, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

Transfer of Automatic Transit Circle

19/06/03

30/04/04

1724

ESO, Max-Planck Institut fur Extraterrestrische Physik, Universitäts-Sternwarte Munchen

Design Study and MOU Signed ESO Agreement

19/10/05

30/09/12

1735

ESO

Photomixer Design and Pr-production, Optical Amplifier Study and Optical Comb Generator Prototyping

07/09/04

Oct-2005

1737

Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii

Employment Service Agreement

1/7/04

Until terminated by signatories

1740

Alcatel Space

Spire Beam Steering Mirror Subsystem - Contract between PPARC, Alcatel, ESA – Repayment

01/02/04

30/06/04

1745

The Government of the Commonwealth of Australia

Schmidt Telescope Funding and Ownership after 30 June 2010

2002

2010

1746

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Max-Planck-Institut fur Radioastronomie, Instituto Geografico Nacional, Swedish National Facility for Radio Astronomy, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

European VLBI Network, A Collaboration of National Radio Astronomy Observatories

01/01/03

31/12/06

1747

ESO

Development of Software

01/05/05

01/06/07

1748

ESO

Testing of Water Vapour Radiometers

01/10/03

31/08/05

1749

ESO

Development of the Cryostat

01/09/03

30/09/05

1750

ESO

Data Transmission System

01/04/03

Completion

1751

ESO

Correction of Atmospheric Phase Errors

01/06/03

30/05/05

1752

ESO

Photonic Local Oscillator

01/07/02

31/03/03

1753

ESO

Support System on Engineering/Front End Sub System

10/06/04

31/12/04

1754

The Victoria University of Manchester, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Technische Universiteit Delft, University of Birmingham, CCLRC, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB, Universität zu Köln, Observatoire de Paris, Joint Institute for Very Long Baseline Interferometry (Vlbi) in Europe, Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcala – Instituto Geográfico Nacional, Australia Telescope National Facility - Csiro, Centro Interuniversitario di Ingegneria delle Microonde per Applicazioni Spaziali, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, Nationaal Instituut voor Ruimteonderzoek, Max Planck Institute for Radioastronomy, Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique and Others

Radionet Agreement

01/01/07

31/12/08

1761

China Research Institute of Radiowave Propagation, National Institute of Polar Research, Norges Forskningsråd, Solar Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Suomen Akatemia & Vetenskapsradet

Development of Radar Facilities at High Latitudes

01/01/07

Until terminated by signatories

1765 / 505818

CERN, LGC Collaboration

Collaboration in the Deployment and Exploitation of LHC Computing Grid (LCG)

April 2005

31/12/11

1902

European Southern Observatory, Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables S.A., National University of Ireland, Galway, Universita degli Studi di Padova, University College London, The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of The University of Oxford, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique – Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers, Australian National University, Société Européenne De Systèmes Optiques (Seso), Zeeko Ltd, Sagem S.A., Universiteit Leiden, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Gran Telescopio de Canarias S.A. (Grantecan), Fogale Nanotech, Cranfield University, Centre Internacional de Mètodes Numèrics En Enginyeria, Stichting Astronomisch Onderzoek In Nederland, University of Durham, University of New South Wales, Lunds Universitet, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Université de Nice, Max-Planck-Society for the Advancement of Science, Represented by The “Institut für Astronomie” and Others

ELT

01/01/05

30/11/08

1904

ESF Expert Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies

Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies Agreement

07/04/05

06/04/10

1924 / 011863

ESO

Scowl Study

Dec-2004

15/09/05

1928

EURO-VO

European Virtual Observatory

01/03/05

28/02/08

1947

ESA, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft-und Raumfahrt EV, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Space Research Organisation of the Netherlands

Lisa Technology Package

09/05/05

31/12/07

1967

Pole Optique et Photonique, Asociacion Industrial de Optica Color e Imagen, Associazione Istituzione Libera Università Nuorese, Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas, Instituto di Fisica Applicata “Nello Carrara”, UK ATC, Universitat de Barcelona

Consortium Agreement and Funding Application - ENOC

15/12/05

14/06/08

1968

ESO

UK Fibre Management Consortium

17/10/05

1969 / 022496

ESO

IF Data Transmission System

01/10/04

01/03/06

1970

ESO

AOS Fibre Systems

01/03/05

31/07/05

1980

Gemini, AURA, UK ATC

Design Study for PRVS N251228

12/01/06

30/11/06

1991

ESO

Contract 8349/05/6456 YWE Amplitude Calibration Device Hot Load Manufacture

04/12/05

29/01/06

1992

ESO

Contract 8327/05/5750 YWE Installation of the European Front End Integration Centre

01/01/06

26/05/06

2024

Universities Space Research Association, UK ATC

Analysis and Modelling Work in Support of PRVS Design Study

01/04/06

31/10/06

2039

ECM, UK ATC

Cesic Samples from CALCARB Material

01/06/06

Indefinite

2046

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy

Derek Ives - Supply of Professional Services to Gemini

18/07/06

31/12/06

2047

ESO, UK ATC

Adaptive Relay Unit - Conceptual Design Study

02/08/06

15/01/07

2076

CONICYT

PPARC-Gemini Studentships

15/11/06

14/11/09

2104

Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), Vetenskapsradet – Swedish Research Council Stiftung Deutsches Elektronen- Synchrotron, České Vysoké Učeni Technické v Praze

ERID-Watch

01/11/06

31/10/08

1690/

1690A

European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN

LHC Computing Grid Project Phase 1/LHC Coordinator Papers/Exhibition Paper 1690A

01/04/02

31/03/05

1980A /043004

Gemini, AURA, UK ATC

Agreement between Penn University and UK ATC

12/01/06

30/11/06

Copenhagen University

Carlsberg Meridian Telescope

26/09/79

Not stated

IAC

CMBT

C1

National Science Foundation, NRC

Gemini MoU re the construction & operation of the 8m telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii and an 8m telescope at Cerro Pachon, Chile

Not stated

Not stated

C11

Not known

Agreement on construction and operation of 8m telescopes - the Gemini facilities

G1

ISC, CR

ING - Agreement regarding the siting of the SuperWASP Camera

12/06/09

G2

ISC, CR

ING - Agreement regarding the siting of SLODAR

I12

NIVR

ING - MOU in co-operating the development and exploitation of IRAS

113

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules, Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung, Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique, Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire, Fundação para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique, Stiching voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie, Fonds voor Wetenschappelijik Onderzoek – Vlaanderen, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, Swiss National Science Foundation, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Stiftung Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología, Vetenskapsradet (Swedish Research Council)

ASPERA - Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area - co-ordination Action

01/04/06

31/08/09

121

CNRS-Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers (Insu), Nordic Optical Telescope Scientific Association, Instituto Nazionale di Astrofísica , European Southern Observatory, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschungstiftung, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)

ASTRONET - Developing European Astronomy

01/09/05

31/08/09

036284

Portugal

ING – Agreement to extend the operation and participation in the ING

01/02/01

0326075

RCO

ING - Agreement for the Coating Plant

21/02/04

I10

National Science Foundation, NRC

Gemini Agreement

Not stated

Not stated

I11

NAOJ, Japan

FMOS

2005

2006

G3

Research Admin, HSCR

General Protocol on co-operation in astrophysical research in La Palma

25/05/79

26/05/09

Research Admin

Protocol referring to the Observatory at Roque de los Muchachos

18/06/81

21/02/96

I1

HSCR, Denmark, Sweden

Agreement on Co-operation in Astrophysics

26/05/79

26/05/09

I2

HSCR, Denmark, Sweden

Agreement regarding the Installations in the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory

05/02/90

I3

CSIC Spain

ING (Steavenson telescope)

26/05/79

10 years from start

I4

Vultesa, S.A.-ING

Car Maintenance

01/08/06

31/07/07

I5

Limpalma, S.L.-ING

SLO and ORM Cleaning

01/10/06

01/10/07

M001

Al Air Liquide España-ING

Bottles of Gas

01/04/05

01/04/11

M004

Silor Archipiélago-ING

Building Maintenance

01/12/06

01/12/07

M021

Hotel Mayantigo S.A.-ING

Sea Level Office Rental

01/02/06

01/02/11

M012

Nordic Optical Telescope-ING

Sub Lease Agreement Repayment

31/01/06

01/02/01

M022

Fundacion Galileo Galilei-ING

SLO Common Services Repayment Contract

01/01/07

31/03/07

CR003

Vetenskapsradet, Sweden etc

EISCAT Agreement

01/02/89

On-going

CR004

ZWO

ING Mutual Statement on Scientific collaboration

25/06/82

Not specified

ZWO

ING - Agreement for access to 1st class telescopes, development and updating

02/12/82

01/12/97

J1

JAC, Summit Services

Summit Janitorial Services

01/04/05

31/03/08

08/200 5-06

JAC, Day-Lum Rentals

Warehouse lease

02/08/05

31/08/07

09/200 5-06

JAC, Gaspro

Cryogenics and Gases

05/12/05

04/12/08

Q06/200 5-06

JAC, MKSS

HP and mountain services

Rolling

11/200 5-06

JAC, Oahu Air Conditioning

Replacement UKIRT air conditioner

1701//07

31/05/07

JAC, Hawaiian Telecom

Fast Ethernet between Hilo & UKIRT

Rolling

01/200 6-07

JAC, University of Hawaii

Internet connection

Rolling

SRC & University of Hawaii

Sub lease

SERC & University of Hawaii

MOU

SERC & University of Hawaii

Operating and Site Development Agreement

02/10/84

SERC & University of Hawaii

Sub lease

10/02/84

SERC & ZWO

Protocol and Amendment to Protocol

13/06/83

SERC, ZWO & NRC

MOU

26/04/87

SERC & NRC

Agreement on Collaboration in Millimetre-Wave Radio Astronomy

26/04/87

SERC, NRC & ZWO

Agreement on Collaboration in Millimetre-Wave Radio Astronomy

09/08/89

SERC & ZWO

Protocol

18/06/81

SERC & ZWO

Amendment to Protocol

25/11/81

SRC, National Board of Science and Technology of Ireland and Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

Collaboration Agreement

Not stated

Not stated

SERC & Centre for Particle Astrophysics

Co-operative Agreement

Not stated

Not stated

SCHEDULE 5Rare books and antiquities transferred to STFC

The collection of rare books and antiquities, known as the Crawford Collection, held at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh.

SCHEDULE 6Grants and fellowships currently administered by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, responsibility for which is transferred to STFC

PART IResearch Grants Pre Full Economic Cost

Grant Reference

Number

Holding Organisation

Name

Grant

EP/C005511/1

University of Brighton

UK representation at meetings of the EXOGAM steering committee

EP/C005899/1

The University of Manchester

Applications of the Coupled Cluster Method in Nuclear Physics

EP/C010655/1

The University of Manchester

Using Isomeric States to Probe the Limits of Nuclear Binding

EP/C015266/1

University of Liverpool

Probing the limit of nuclear existence for heavy proton rich nuclei

EP/C015371/1

CCLRC

Probing the limit of nuclear existence for heavy proton rich nuclei

EP/C015703/1

University of Surrey

Probing the limit of nuclear existence for heavy proton rich nuclei

EP/C500172/1

University of York

Nuclear Astrophysics with Gammasphere and REX-ISOLDE

EP/C511018/1

University of Birmingham

The study of quark deconfined matter in high energy nuclear collisions

EP/C511425/1

University of Paisley

Exploring the Changing Shell Structure of Nuclei

EP/C515714/1

University of York

Structure of exotic medium-heavy N-Z proton rich nuclei

EP/C51646X/1

CCLRC

Exploring the Changing Shell Structure of Nuclei

EP/C516478/1

The University of Manchester

Exploring the Changing Shell Structure of Nuclei

EP/C517954/1

University of York

Key nuclear reactions for the destruction of nuclear observables in a nova environment

EP/C520521/1

University of Surrey

Structure of Quantum Many-body Systems at High Spin

EP/C543165/1

University of Liverpool

The physics of proton excess in nuclear structure

EP/C54840X/1

University of Paisley

Structural Evolution of Neutron-rich Nuclei

EP/D001463/1

University of Liverpool

An Engineering and Instrumentation team to support access to international facilities for UK nuclear physics

EP/D00148X/1

CCLRC

Spectroscopy of Superheavy Nuclei: The SAGE spectrometer

EP/D001633/1

University of Edinburgh

Development and installation of a nucleon polarimetry facility at the Crystal Ball at MAMI

EP/D002257/1

University of Liverpool

Spectroscopy of Superheavy Nuclei: The SAGE spectrometer

EP/D003628/1

University of Surrey

Decay Studies of Exotic Heavy Nuclei with RISING at the GSI Fragment Separator

EP/D032288/1

University of Edinburgh

Determination of Key Nuclear Reaction Rates Governing 44Ti Production in Core Collapse Supernovae

EP/D035163/1

University of York

Nuclear structure studies of radioactive nuclei via Coulomb excitation reactions with a large acceptance Bragg detector at an ISOL facility

EP/D05043X/1

University of Brighton

Microsecond isomers in Sb-121 and Sb-123

EP/D05141X/1

The University of Manchester

The Nuclear Structure of Exotic Fission Fragments

EP/D060575/1

University of York

Nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics at the ISAC-II facility

GR/S19318/01

CCLRC

Nuclear Molecules and Exotic Clusters

GR/S19325/01

University of Surrey

Nuclear Molecules and Exotic Clusters

GR/S19332/01

University of Birmingham

Nuclear Molecules and Exotic Clusters

GR/S66893/01

University of Liverpool

Studies of light weakly-bound neutron-rich nuclei by nucleon-knockout reactions

GR/S69160/01

University of Edinburgh

Explosive Stellar Burning Reactions of Proton-Rich Nuclei

GR/S72498/01

University of Liverpool

AGATA the ultimate gamma-ray spectrometer

GR/S72504/01

CCLRC

AGATA the ultimate gamma-ray spectrometer

GR/S80219/01

University of Liverpool

Studies of neutron-deficient nuclei utilising the EXOGAM gamma-ray spectrometer

GR/T08692/01

University of Glasgow

Study of Nuclear & Hadron Structure with Leptonic Probes

GR/T08708/01

University of Edinburgh

Study of Nuclear & Hadron Structure with Leptonic Probes

GR/T18486/01

University of York

Exotic Isospin Studies using Fragmentation Reactions

GR/T18493/01

CCLRC

Exotic Isospin Studies using Fragmentation Reactions

PART IIFull Economic Cost Research Grants

Grant Reference

Number

Holding Organisation

Name

Grant

EP/D075769/1

The University of Manchester

Laser Spectroscopy of Radioactive Isotopes

EP/D076439/1

University of Birmingham

Laser Spectroscopy of Radioactive Isotopes

EP/D077133/1

University of Surrey

Laser Spectroscopy of Radioactive Isotopes

EP/E001734/1

University of Edinburgh

Decay Spectroscopy of Exotic Nuclei at FAIR

EP/E002234/1

CCLRC

Decay Spectroscopy of Exotic Nuclei at FAIR

EP/E004385/1

University of Liverpool

Decay Spectroscopy of Exotic Nuclei at FAIR

EP/E006302/1

University of Birmingham

Exotic clusters accessed via resonant scattering

EP/E009131/1

University of Birmingham

Support for young researchers in attending the international cluster conference – Cluster’07

EP/E031692/1

The University of Manchester

New – Nuclear Physics

EP/E033652/1

University of Glasgow

New – Nuclear Physics

EP/E036627/1

University of Surrey

New – Nuclear Physics

PART IIIFellows

Grant Reference

Number

Holding Organisation

Name

Grant

EP/C543157/1

University of Liverpool

The physics of proton excess in nuclear structure

EP/D072018/1

University of Surrey

Relativistic energy fragmentation in nuclear structure studies

GR/R75526/01

University of York

Insights into nuclear molecules and exotic nuclear shapes from heavy ion radiative capture

GR/R75557/01

University of Surrey

Study of dynamical nuclear rotations at high spin: wobbling motion of chiral rotations

GR/S50175/01

University of Edinburgh

The investigation of matter from the scale of nucleons to nuclei with electromagnetic probes.

GR/S54432/01

University of Southampton

Matter under extreme conditions

GR/S99433/01

University of Surrey

Probing Hadronic Physics via Photo-nuclear Reactions

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (“STFC”) is established as a Research Council under the Science and Technology Act 1965 by virtue of the Science and Technology Facilities Council Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/279) with effect from 1 April 2007. STFC will be required, by virtue of directions from the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry given under section 3(6) of the Act, to take over, from 1 April 2007, the responsibilities carried out immediately before that date by the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (“CCLRC”) and the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (“PPARC”), as well as certain responsibilities of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (“EPSRC”) relating to support for research into nuclear physics.

This Order makes provision for the transfer to STFC of:

(a)

all property, rights, liabilities and obligations held, acquired or incurred in connection with the carrying on of activities by CCLRC and PPARC; and

(b)

certain rights, liabilities and obligations acquired or incurred in connection with the carrying on of activities by EPSRC.

In most cases, these transfers will be effected on 1 April 2007 by virtue of the Order itself (see Articles 3 and 9). However, in some cases, legal requirements will make it necessary either to go through additional formalities (such as registration of title to registered land held by CCLRC or PPARC in England and Wales) or to execute a separate instrument of transfer (such as an assignment of CCLRC or PPARC’s rights under agreements made under foreign laws which do not recognise the effectiveness of the Order to transfer those rights). These cases are provided for in Article 4. The Schedules list, and Article 5(1)(f) and (g) describes, particular property, rights, liabilities and obligations transferred, or to be transferred, to STFC. However, Article 5(2) provides that no property, right, liability or obligation of CCLRC or PPARC shall not be transferred to STFC merely because it is not specified, or is not of a description specified, in the Order.

Provision is also made, in Articles 6 and 7, for existing and former employees of CCLRC and PPARC to have continuity of pension provision following the transfer of their employment to STFC. This applies in particular to provision made under the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and Research Councils pension schemes.