| About MLC section: |
 |
 | |
|
| The Commission |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
| Committees & Councils |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Research Steering Committee | | | | | | |
|
| Commercial Services |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| You are here:
 About MLC > Committees and Councils > Research Steering Committee
| Research Steering Committee |
| |
Terms of reference
The Committee will:
1. Recommend research proposals to the Commission having regard to:
(a) the industries’ priorities and needs as determined by the Beef and Sheep Strategy Councils and the British Pig Executive(BPEX) and set out in the corporate plan;
(b) the assessment provided by independent scientists as required of the quality, scale, appropriate cost and chance of success of the proposed projects;
(c) their own assessment of the likelihood of uptake by firms within the industry and the framework for achieving uptake;
(d) their own assessment of potential impact on the industry and the consumer.
2. Provide advice as needed to the Strategy Councils and BPEX in the setting out of research priorities for MLC.
3. Participate in the project monitoring process by charging individual members with specific tasks in the case of major projects, and generally to advise on termination, continuation or extension of projects.
4. Recommend the establishment of user groups for particular projects, their membership and generally to advise how projects may be structured in order to maximize benefits to industry.
5. Review results emerging from projects and recommend appropriate technology interaction strategies to facilitate industry exploitation of the results; monitor the progress of technology interaction activities and the degree of industry response.
6. Represent views of the livestock and meat sector to Government in the context of joint planning and monitoring of the Governments’ R&D programme, to liaise with other levy-funded bodies, to achieve effective communication and collaboration and to avoid duplication.
----------------------------------------------------------------------Research commissioning
Potential research contractors can download a description of the MLC research Commissioning Procedures in pdf format by clicking on the link below.
Research Commissioning Procedures |
Back to top
|
