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suggests that there are several outstanding applications which may lead to further research income over this period, supporting further delivery against this target. It is also important to recognise that the physical infrastructure put in place by the operation, notable the Cyber Threats Suite, will play an important role in securing further research funding over the longer-term, with the potential PASF accreditation a key factor influencing this potential benefit.

Research activity

4.5 Against this backdrop, this sub-section considers in more detail the contribution of the operation in relation to its effects on research activity. This includes further discussion on research funding, research capacity, research partnerships, and draws on qualitative feedback from the Final Evaluation on the effects of the operation on academic attitudes, behaviours and activities.

Research funding

4.6 The level of research income secured in each claim period (to Claim 13 in January 2023) and cumulatively over the delivery period is set out in Figure 4-1. The data highlight that income has been secured consistently over the delivery period; this is encouraging considering the potential for further income in the final claim period to June 2023. The high level of income secured in Claim 9 was associated with a £1m+ European Research Council grant in the Cyber Threats strand, specifically the “ Trust in User-generated Evidence: Analysing the Impacts of Deepfakes on Accountability Processes for Human Rights Violations (TRUE )” project.

Figure 4-1: Claim period and cumulative research income secured

Source: Swansea University monitoring data

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