Footnotes
1 to focus the Government and public services on creating a more successful country, with opportunity for all of Scotland to flourish, through increasing sustainable economic growth
2 An important objective of any strategy for science must be to maintain and enhance Scotland's international reputation as a place where high quality scientific work is undertaken; as a place in which it is desirable to invest in scientific work; and as a place where it is desirable to do scientific research. This requires access to global scientific knowledge and expertise. Scientists in academia and research institutes have always worked as part of a global network - seeking out the best scientists in the world with whom to collaborate. This sharing of ideas and information and working together to influence science policy is key to the advancement of science. In addition to international collaboration we also need to be able to recruit, retain and professionally develop sufficient high quality
scientists across a range of disciplines, as well as other staff required to support their work. Scotland is successful at attracting scientists with international reputations to work in its science base. Equally some of our scientists go to work in other countries. This is recognised as being a healthy part of the global scientific network, but our science base
needs to continue to be attractive to other scientists and investors
3 Learning, skills and well-being; Supportive Business Environment; Infrastructure development and place; Effective government; Equity
4 Scottish Budget /Spending Review 2007, page 46.
5 Atlas of Ideas - How Asian Innovation can benefit us all - DEMOS Report 17, January 2007.
6 £197m for academic year 2008-09.
7 A new UK-wide mechanism to assess research quality, the Research Excellence Framework, is currently being developed by all four UK funding bodies. The Scottish Funding Council has, as yet, taken no decision as to whether it will participate in the REF or whether it will use the output of participation in any future funding method. Decisions will be subject to the outcome of the Joint Future Thinking Taskforce on Universities.
8 Actual cost is dependent on a) the ability of the partnering country to contribute towards costs and b) the fee level for international institutions receiving Scottish students.