Departments will identify an area of strategic interest or value to assist with their development, possibly as part of strategies emerging from a Grand Challenge or Strategy Development exercise. Unlike the institutional themes, the bespoke theme will be nominated by departments during their Terms of Reference meeting with EPQ. Support will be available to departments to help refine the theme to ensure that ITLR can offer useful input.

Possible examples include:

As mentioned on the What's Being Reviewed page, what review panels will be evaluating will differ from academic departments to professional services clusters. These differences can be noted below. For more detailed guidance on what these focus areas entail, please see the finalised Blueprint or download the table below.

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