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Objectives for Financial Year 2004/2005

The announced parliamentary grant-in-aid is £666,500, the same as in 2003/2004. A very significant fraction of the Observatory's overall running costs is related to core items such as salaries and fixed costs such as heat, light, power, insurance etc., and flat funding for 2004/2005 is likely to put severe stress on the Observatory's ability to maintain its planned programmes of research, outreach and public understanding of science. However, it should be emphasized that the announced figure excludes any additional in-year funding for necessary work associated with the Observatory buildings and grounds, and other contingencies, and it is possible that some additional funding might be found in-year to sustain the Observatory's operations.

The allocated funds will be directed towards achieving the following objectives during 2004/2005, namely to:

• maintain existing high-quality research programmes;

• obtain grants and additional external funding to support new research projects;

• strengthen the Observatory's research capability in solar system and stellar astrophysics;

• strengthen the Observatory's access to research infrastructure such as CosmoGrid, the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), and obtain high-bandwidth connections to the internet through the Northern Ireland Metropolitan Area Network (NIMAN);

• widen access to the heritage material in its possession; and

• advance plans for a new Library, Archive and Historic Scientific Instruments Building.

The corresponding targets for these objectives, which together span the Observatory's principal areas of activity (research, public understanding of science, outreach, student training, and heritage), are indicated in Table 2.

In addition to maintaining the level and quality of astronomical research carried out at the Observatory, the key task for the year is to continue to work with the DCAL to widen the Observatory's access to research development funds and to lay a strong foundation for the forthcoming Research Assessment Exercise (2005-2007). This will involve seeking funds specifically for the recruitment of additional research staff.