Mr. Tim Conlon:

Yes, but also to create a continuum of research. Within the higher education system we have the highest quality of graduates coming through and there needs to be a career opportunity for them to progress into a research career, to pursue a PhD, for example, and then, ideally, move on to a post-doctoral qualification and further develop themselves as researchers. This can be either to continue in academia or to work in industry or the broader economy or society. It is about concentrating on the individual. Of course there are grand challenges and big projects as well. These are part of the landscape. However, we need the balance to ensure that opportunities exist for people to develop themselves, their disciplines, and the library of knowledge that is available for us to exploit in the future.