Developing a Vision for UK Chemistry

Economic benefitsDirect contribution of the downstream chemistry-using industries to UK GDP, 2007

0

20

40

60

80Aerospace

Automotiveq

Construction

Electronics

Energy

Extraction

Farming

Food & drink

Forestry & paper

Health

Home & personal care

Packaging

Printing

Textiles

Water

£billion

Source: Oxford Economics, EPSRC, RSC

Social

Source: A Century of Change: Trends in UK statistics since 1900, HoC LibraryEstimated from 1996

Environmental

Source: Sustainable Technologies Roadmap, Chemistry Innovation Knowledge Transfer Network (CIKTN)

Endangered elements: the periodic table in short supply

UK and German share of world goods exports, 1960-2009

Source: World Trade Organisation

Research income and costs 2007/2008

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

Research income

Reseach costs

Chemistry departmentSource: Finances of Chemistry and Physics Departments in UK Universities, 2010Nigel Brown Associates

£000s

The global R&D landscape

Source: OECD 2010

Research pooling

Patent application growth rate by patent office (%): selected offices

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

-20

-10

0

10

20

30

40

ChinaEuropena Patent OfficeFranceGermanyJapanKoreaUKUSA

Source: WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators, 2010

UK R&D expenditure by industry sector, 2002–2009

Source: ONS

Technology Innovation Centres

Source: BIS: The Current and Future Role of Technology and Innovation Centres in the UK, 2009

Employers seeking scientific andmathematically skilled staff (%)

Source: CBI

Employer satisfaction with school/college leavers’ employability skills (%)

Source: CBI

Teaching income and costs 2007/2008

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 110

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

Teaching income

Teaching costs

Chemistry departmentSource: Finances of Chemistry and Physics Departments in UK Universities, 2010Nigel Brown Associates

£000s

PISA Ranking UK

Ranking 2000 2006 2010

Literacy 7 17 25

Mathematics 8 24 28

Science 4 12-18* 16

* Range given as too few schools participated to provide an accurate result

Source: OECD

Next Steps

Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct 2012……. 2020

Town Hall

Meeting

Research capability

Business landscape

Skills pipeline

2020Vision

Engagement

Working groups

Report