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* Economy Minister confirms £10 million investment for internationally recognised Sêr Cymru programme.
* Sêr Cymru designed to build a “strong and dynamic” scientific research base in Wales.
* Phase IV of the programme will focus on inspiring the next generation of scientists and developing disruptive innovations to help solve the socioeconomic challenges faced in Wales and the wider world.
* Programme is a vital component of Welsh Government commitment to retaining and attracting talent, and further developing a highly skilled workforce.


The Sêr Cymru programme was set up to ensure science plays its full part in supporting the economic and national development of Wales. 


Over the past 11 years the Sêr Cymru programme has adapted to align with changing research, development and innovation drivers, which in turn have responded to economic and health issues such as the aftermath of leaving the EU and impacts of the Covid\-19 pandemic. It has generated over £252 million in research income as a return for £110 million investment by Welsh Government, successfully building research capacity and capability in Wales.


The investment has:


* Phase I and II supported a number of high\-profile Research Chairs and rising stars, 115 Research Fellowships, 340 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, and 9 rising stars for research projects in Supported.
* Phase III provided £2\.5 million funding to Welsh Universities for 40 novel research projects that could contribute to \- or boost \- the advancement of research that impacts Covid\-19\. More recently further funding (£2\.3 million) was provided to five Welsh universities (Cardiff, Bangor, Cardiff Metropolitan, Swansea and Aberystwyth) to purchase equipment for the interdisciplinary research areas such as healthcare, compound semiconductors and hydrogen generation and low carbon and nuclear.


The launch of the new phase IV will support the missions within the Welsh Government’s new Innovation Strategy for Wales, which sets out the aim for Wales to be a leading innovation\-based nation. Sêr Cymru is an important delivery component of the Strategy.


In order to maximise the benefits to Wales from this next round of funding, the programme will focus on the following priorities:


* low carbon
* life sciences
* advanced engineering
* advanced computing


In close consultation with stakeholders, it is expected that the top three activities which will be funded include:


* PhD studentships
* capacity building awards
* national research networks


The programme aligns with the Welsh Government’s Economic Resilience and Reconstruction Mission, including ambitions such as retaining talent, attracting talent, upskilling, and improving connectivity.


Announcing Sêr Cymru IV, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething said:



> Science has a huge and essential contribution to make in meeting the diverse challenges faced by Wales and the rest of the world.
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> “I’m delighted with the progress Sêr Cymru has already made. Thanks to Sêr Cymru, we have brought truly excellent research and researchers to Wales.
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> “To this end, the Welsh Government is determined to continue to build a strong and dynamic scientific research base here in Wales. Retention, upskilling and attracting talent will be key to achieving our objectives as set out in our Innovation Strategy.
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> “The investment I’m announcing today shows Wales is a progressive, confident country which is open for business and international collaboration.”


Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales, Professor Jas Pal Badyal FRS said:



> Science is pivotal for Wales’ economic success. Sêr Cymru aims to continue to promote and support the delivery of world\-leading, high\-impact scientific research across Wales. This is crucial if we are to develop the disruptive innovations needed to address and solve the socioeconomic challenges faced in Wales and the wider world today.
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> “A focus on excellence in science will help drive increases in competitiveness within the research sector. This will, in turn, support the strengthening of research capability and capacity in Wales and increase our leverage in accessing funding from UK and overseas sources. 
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> “The £10m investment in next stage of Sêr Cymru will not only help maximise the contribution of the higher education research sector in Wales, but it will also support other interventions \- not least those to inspire and nurture the future generations of scientists on which so much will depend.”


The previous phase of Sêr Cymru remains operational until the end of June 2023, when European funding for the programme comes to an end.







Translation:


 
* Gweinidog yr Economi yn cadarnhau buddsoddiad o £10 miliwn ar gyfer rhaglen Sêr Cymru a gydnabyddir yn rhyngwladol.
* Lansiwyd Sêr Cymru i adeiladu sylfaen ymchwil wyddonol “gryf a deinamig” yng Nghymru.
* Bydd Cam IV y rhaglen yn canolbwyntio ar ysbrydoli’r genhedlaeth nesaf o wyddonwyr a datblygu syniadau arloesi tarfol i helpu i ddatrys yr heriau economaidd\-gymdeithasol sy’n wynebu Cymru a’r byd ehangach.
* Mae’r rhaglen yn elfen hanfodol o ymrwymiad Llywodraeth Cymru i gadw a denu talent, a datblygu ymhellach weithlu medrus iawn.


Sefydlwyd y rhaglen Sêr Cymru i sicrhau bod gwyddoniaeth yn chwarae ei rhan lawn wrth gefnogi datblygiad economaidd a chenedlaethol Cymru.


Dros yr 11 mlynedd diwethaf mae rhaglen Sêr Cymru wedi addasu i gyd\-fynd â newidiadau ym maes ymchwil, ac arweinwyr datblygu ac arloesi, sydd yn ei dro wedi ymateb i faterion economaidd ac iechyd megis canlyniadau ymadael â’rUE ac effeithiau pandemig COVID\-19\.  Mae’r rhaglen wedi cynhyrchu dros £252 miliwn mewn incwm ymchwil fel enillion drwy fuddsoddiad o £110 miliwn gan Lywodraeth Cymru, gan lwyddo i adeiladu capasiti a gallu ym maes ymchwil Cymru.


Mae’r buddsoddiad wedi cynnwys:


* Cam I a II a oedd yn cefnogi nifer o Gadeiryddion Ymchwil proffil uchel a sêr sy’n datblygu, 115 o Gymrodoriaethau Ymchwil, 340 o ysgoloriaethau ymchwil doethuriaeth ac ôl\-ddoethuriaeth, a 9 seren sy’n datblygu ar gyfer prosiectau ymchwil a gefnogir.
* Cam III a roddodd £2\.5 miliwn o gyllid i Brifysgolion Cymru ar gyfer 40 o brosiectau ymchwil newydd a allai gyfrannu at ddatblygiad ymchwil sy’n effeithio ar COVID\-19, neu ei gryfhau. Yn fwy diweddar rhoddwyd cyllid ychwanegol (£2\.3 miliwn) i bum prifysgol yng Nghymru (Prifysgol Caerdydd, Prifysgol Bangor, Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd, Prifysgol Abertawe a Phrifysgol Aberystwyth) i brynu offer ar gyfer y meysydd ymchwil rhyngddisgyblaethol fel gofal iechyd, lled\-ddargludyddion cyfansawdd a chynhyrchu hydrogen a charbon isel a niwclear.


Bydd lansiad cam IV newydd yn cefnogi’r cenadaethau yn Strategaeth Arloesi newydd Llywodraeth Cymru, sy’n sôn am y nod i Gymru fod yn genedl flaenllaw o ranr arloesedd. Mae Sêr Cymru yn elfen gyflawni bwysig o’r Strategaeth hon.


Er mwyn sicrhau’r buddion mwyaf posibl i Gymru o’r rownd cyllid nesaf, bydd y rhaglen yn canolbwyntio ar y blaenoriaethau canlynol:


* Carbon isel
* Gwyddorau bywyd
* Peirianneg uwch
* Cyfrifiadura uwch


Wrth ymgynghori’n agos â rhanddeiliaid, disgwylir i’r tri gweithgaredd gorau a gaiff eu hariannu gynnwys:


* Ysgoloriaethau PhD
* Dyfarniadau adeiladu capasiti
* Rhwydweithiau Ymchwil Cenedlaethol


Mae’r rhaglen yn cyd\-fynd â Chenhadaeth Llywodraeth Cymru i Gryfhau ac Adeiladu’r Economi, gan gynnwys uchelgeisiau fel cadw talent, denu talent, uwchsgilio a gwella cysylltedd.


Wrth gyhoeddi Sêr Cymru IV, dywedodd Gweinidog yr Economi, Vaughan Gething:



> Mae gan wyddoniaeth gyfraniad enfawr a hanfodol i’w wneud wrth ymateb i’r heriau amrywiol sy’n wynebu Cymru a gweddill y byd.
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> “Rwy’n falch iawn o’r cynnydd y mae Sêr Cymru eisoes wedi’i wneud. Diolch i Sêr Cymru, rydym wedi dod ag ymchwil ac ymchwilwyr gwirioneddol ragorol i Gymru.
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> “I’r perwyl hwn, mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn benderfynol o barhau i adeiladu sylfaen ymchwil wyddonol gref a deinamig yma yng Nghymru. Bydd cadw, uwchsgilio a denu talent yn allweddol i gyflawni ein hamcanion fel y nodir yn ein Strategaeth Arloesi.
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> “Mae’r buddsoddiad rwy’n ei gyhoeddi heddiw yn dangos bod Cymru’n wlad flaengar, hyderus, sy’n croesawu busnes a chydweithio rhyngwladol.”


Dywedodd Prif Gynghorydd Gwyddonol Cymru, yr Athro Jas Pal Badyal FRS:



> Mae gwyddoniaeth yn ganolog i lwyddiant economaidd Cymru. Nod Sêr Cymru yw parhau i hyrwyddo a chefnogi’r gwaith o ddarparu ymchwil wyddonol sydd ar flaen y gad acsy’n cael effaith uchel ledled Cymru. Mae hyn yn hanfodol os ydym am ddatblygu’r syniadau arloesi tarfol sydd eu hangen i fynd i’r afael â’r heriau economaidd\-gymdeithasol a wynebir yng Nghymru a’r byd ehangach heddiw.
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> “Bydd ffocws ar ragoriaeth mewn gwyddoniaeth yn helpu i ysgogi cynnydd mewn ysbryd cystadleuol yn y sector ymchwil. Bydd hyn, yn ei dro, yn cefnogi’r gwaith o gryfhau gallu a chapasiti ymchwil yng Nghymru ac yn cynyddu ein trosoledd wrth gael gafael ar gyllid o ffynonellau’r DU a thramor.
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> “Nid yn unig bydd y buddsoddiad o £10 miliwn yng ngham nesaf Sêr Cymru yn helpu i wneud y mwyaf o gyfraniad y sector ymchwil addysg uwch yng Nghymru, ond bydd hefyd yn cefnogi ymyriadau eraill – yn enwedig y rhai i ysbrydoli a meithrin gwyddonwyr y dyfodol y bydd cymaint yn dibynnu arnynt.”


Mae cam blaenorol Sêr Cymru yn parhau i weithredu tan ddiwedd mis Mehefin 2023, pan ddaw cyllid Ewropeaidd ar gyfer y rhaglen i ben.