APPENDIX 32
Supplementary memorandum submitted by
the Royal Academy of Engineering
1. COST EFFICIENCY
OF RESEARCH
FELLOWSHIPS ADMINISTERED
BY THE
ACADEMY
1.1 Research Chairs and Senior Research Fellowships
The Academy currently manages 27 Personal Research
Chairs and Senior Research Fellowships. Grant-in-aid is used in
all cases to seed additional industrial support in the ratio 1
: 2. Additional third party support is also generally forthcoming.
In consequence, the Academy's administrative
costs as a percentage of total support for these posts in FY 2001-02
amounted to 1.9 per cent. As a percentage of Grant-in-aid alone
the comparable figure was 6.8 per cent.
1.2 Post Doctoral Research Fellowships
The Academy's recently established Post Doctoral
Research Fellowship scheme had nine incumbents in FY 2001/02.
The core costs of all of these were borne fully by Grant-in-aid
but in several cases third party support also proved to be forthcoming.
In consequence, the Academy's administrative
costs as a percentage of total support for these posts in FY 2001-02
amounted to 3.4 per cent. As a percentage of Grant-in-aid alone
the comparable figure was 5.3 per cent.
2. ETHNIC PROFILE
AND POLICY
2.1 Research Chairs and Fellowships
The Academy does not at present have an ethnic
monitoring process for its various research fellowships, selection
being based on the sole criterion of excellence in engineering.
However, whilst the evidence of existing incumbents reveals wide
ethnic diversity The Academy recognises that it needs to understand
its obligations better and clarify its policy without delay. To
this end the Academy will seek advice from the CRE.
2.2 Staff
The Academy's policy on equal opportunities
for its staff is set out in its Staff Handbook as follows:
"It is The Academy's policy to ensure that
no job applicant is disadvantaged or receives unfavourable treatment
and that all employees have the opportunity of advancement and
development, regardless of race, colour, national origin, sex,
marital status, disability, religion etc."
As at 8 May 2002, The Academy employed 39 staff
of whom six (ie. 15.4 per cent) were members of ethnic minorities,
namely:
| Middle Eastern | 2
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| Asian | 1 |
| Caribbean | 1 |
| African | 1 |
| Afro-American | 1 |
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Of the six staff referred to above, three hold positions
of manager or assistant manager grade.
May 2002
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