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STFC has recently (1 July 2011) released its operating plan and score card for the year 2011-12, detailing its ambitions for the year, new and existing programmes and the metrics by which we will judge success in delivering world class science, innovation and skills. The Operating Plan covers all areas of STFC business from the running of our facilities such as the ISIS neutron source; managing international subscriptions such as CERN; delivering the grant funded science programme as well as the work of internal teams from Finance to Business Development

The 2011-12 Operating Plan follows directly from STFC's 10 year strategy and 4 year Delivery Plan. The plan follows a new format for greater clarity and is accompanied by an action plan showing Director level accountability for results and a Scorecard against which we will report on a quarterly basis.

In addition to continuing to managing UK facilities and subscriptions and sponsoring the UK astronomy, particle and nuclear physics programmes, STFC has set goals for delivering on wider elements of its corporate strategy, including

• Facilitating and enhancing the innovation output from STFC science, technology and facilities through expanded proof of concept support, improved funding mechanisms and a new "Entrepreneur in Residence" scheme
• The Futures Programme to deliver STFC's objectives against the global challenge topics (health, environment, security etc) which will include an Innovation Fund, Network Fund, studentships and fellowships to strengthen UK capabilities and co-ordinate developments in these critical fields with STFC's work.
• Ambitious targets to expand the public engagement work of STFC, using the inspiration value of our science to reach new and broader audiences, with goals for enhanced media coverage for science, expanded outreach activity from the national laboratories and embedding outreach funding elements in to the new consolidated grants mechanisms.

The Operating Plan also outlines STFC's targets to continue the process of reform, prioritisation and efficiency. Restructuring within STFC will continue throughout 2011-12 to ensure staff skills and structure are aligned to our priorities and able to deliver this ambitious progress.

The Operating Plan and Scorecard have been produced in consultation with Department Directors and STFC Advisory Panels, and approved by STFC Executive and Council and the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.

|STFC Operating Plan 2011 - 2012 (PDF - 1114Kb - opens in a new window)

|STFC Scorecard 2011 - 2015 (PDF - 390Kb - opens in a new window)