Research council will support excellence

摘要

The UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) met last month to discuss calls for further consultation before announcing changes to its funding strategy (Nature 477, 514; 2011). We wish to correct several misunderstandings that exist within the research community. Research excellence remains pre-eminent and the Council will continue to support applications that are deemed excellent by peer review. We have introduced "national importance" as an additional criterion, but this will not override research excellence.