There is absolutely no reason to transfer PPAN grants to EPSRC - especially right now, as the funding associated with any transfer would undoubtedly be at the planned reduced level and hence too low to sustain them properly. It would simply move the problem from one council to another within UKRI.
John Womersley
STFC advisers ‘vehemently’ oppose transfer of grants programme to EPSRC
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