EPSRC review of the chemistry/chemical engineering interface – invitation to provide evidence

In the recent past, EPSRC has undertaken a variety of activities aimed at facilitating and fostering closer interaction at the interface between Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. These activities took a variety of forms and included cross-disciplinary networking workshops, discipline hopping awards, and research funding opportunities.  It is now timely to:

• Review the impact of these activities on building closer links between Chemistry and Chemical Engineering on the individual and the wider community.
• Identify highlights and achievements resulting from these activities.
• Gather perceptions on the current level collaborative working at the Chemistry/Chemical Engineering interface, and identify current barriers to closer integration.
• Identify emerging opportunities and ways to build on successes.

We are currently assembling a range of qualitative and quantitative evidence to inform the findings of a specially convened review panel comprising experts drawn from the UK Chemistry and Chemical Engineering community. As part of this evidence we are inviting all stakeholders with a keen interest in this interface to complete a questionnaire. It is particularly important that we receive responses reflecting different perspectives, for example we would be particularly keen to receive responses from industry and other agencies, alongside academia. The questionnaire should take no more then 15 - 20 minutes to complete and will ask you about your views on the current health of the Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Interface, in particular:

• The current level of multidisciplinary working.
• The supply of trained people.
• The level of integration between the two disciplines.
• Current barriers and opportunities for multidisciplinary working.

Please note that answers given are entirely confidential and anonymous and you are not asked for any personal details in this questionnaire.

To start the questionnaire, please visit the EPSRC Review of the Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Interface - Stakeholder Survey page and follow the instructions provided. Your input is very important to us, so we would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to complete questionnaire.

If you have any questions please contact us on ChemCEInterface@epsrc.ac.uk