This paper provides a detailed statement for participants in PUMR of:

• What the PUMR programme is intended to achieve;
• The methods to be followed;
• The proposed workplan for taking the project forward.

The paper clarifies the respective roles of participating universities on the one hand and of PASCAL on the other and sets out the anticipated outcomes and deliverables.

Participants can engage with PUMR at a number of levels. The paper sets out what the programme offers at each level.

PLEASE NOTE: This Briefing Paper supercedes Briefing Paper 1, updating key participation details