Annex
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE FUNDING FOR THE SCOTTISH
SCIENCE CENTRES NETWORK (FOR BOTH OPERATIONAL AND EDUCATION/COLLABORATIVE
PURPOSES)
SE funding in 2004-05 was:
|
| Science Mall at Glasgow Science Centre |
£120,880 |
|
| Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh | £618,708
|
| Satrosphere Science Centre, Aberdeen | £588,375
|
| Sensation, Dundee | £545,856
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| TOTAL | £1,873,819
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All science centres except GSC received funding for educational
activities (total of £500,000 from Scottish Executive Education
Department [SEED]) plus funding for capital projects and support
for operational revenue purposes. GSC only received SEED funding
as their ongoing funding came from Scottish Enterprise Glasgow
that year (£1.9 million).
In 2005-06:
|
| Science Mall at Glasgow Science Centre |
£2,115,893 |
|
| Our Dynamic Earth | £798,040
|
| Satrosphere | £247,653
|
| Sensation | £277,500
|
| TOTAL | £3,439,086
|
|
The figures above include £500,000 from SEED; the remainder
of the figures above came from Scottish Executive Enterprise and
Lifelong Learning Department (ETLLD).
In 2006-07:
|
| Science Mall at Glasgow Science Centre |
£1,851,572 |
|
| Our Dynamic Earth | £771,221
|
| Satrosphere | £270,000
|
| Sensation | £295,716
|
| TOTAL | £3,188,509
|
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Funding and policy responsibility for the science centres
passed from ETLLD to the Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser
on 1 August 2006.
SCOTTISH SCIENCE CENTRES 2006-07—VISITOR PERFORMANCE
BASED ON RETURNS RECEIVED FROM THE CENTRES
|
| Public visitors
| Education
visitors
| Total visitors
into the centres
| Additional
visitors seen
via outreach
into schools,
festivals etc
|
|
| Science Mall at Glasgow Science Centre |
182,077 | 61,086
| 243,163 | 20,048
|
| Our Dynamic Earth | 160,837
| 44,268 | 205,105
| 2,755 |
| Satrosphere Science Centre | 33,189
| 8,042 | 41,231
| 15,091 |
| Sensation | 47,822
| 8,416 | 56,238
| 5,736 |
| TOTAL | 423,925
| 121,812 | 545,737
| 43,630 |
|
| If outreach "visitors" are included there were 592,367 visitors across the Network.
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|
2007-08 PERFORMANCE FORECAST BASED ON OPERATIONAL FUNDING
AGREED FOR THE CENTRES
|
| Forecast
Public
visitors
| Forecast
Education
visitors
| Total forecast
visitors into the
centres
| Forecast additional
visitors seen via
outreach into
schools, festivals etc
| 2007-08
operational
funding
|
|
| Science Mall at Glasgow Science Centre | 198,000
| 51,600 | 249,600
| 20,000 | £1,754,000
|
| Our Dynamic Earth | 169,000
| 33,000 | 202,000
| 7,000 | £380,000
|
Satrosphere Science
Centre | 46,000
| 9,000 | 55,000
| 3,600 | £160,000
|
| Sensation | 55,000
| 15,000 | 70,000
| 4,000 | £140,000
|
| TOTAL | 468,000
| 108,600 | 576,600
| 34,600 | £2,434,000
|
| If outreach "visitors" are included there should be 611,200 visitors across the Network.
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| Additional funding for education and/or collaborative projects is yet to be agreed.
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