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Performance Monitoring Report on Research Report to Court November 2004

Performance Monitoring Report on Research Report to Court November 2004. Allister I. Ferguson Deputy Principal. Research Income Data 2002/2003. Ranking by income (£23.2M) 30 th in 2002/03 c.f 29 th in 2001/02 5 th in Scotland 4% rise c.f. 10% in Strategic Plan (9.7% in 2001/02)

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Performance Monitoring Report on Research Report to Court November 2004

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  1. Performance Monitoring Report on ResearchReport to CourtNovember 2004 Allister I. Ferguson Deputy Principal

  2. Research Income Data 2002/2003 • Ranking by income (£23.2M) • 30th in 2002/03 c.f 29th in 2001/02 • 5th in Scotland • 4% rise c.f. 10% in Strategic Plan (9.7% in 2001/02) • Ranking by PhD Numbers (180) • 27th in UK • 3rd in Scotland • Ranking by income per staff costs (56p/£) • 44th in UK • 7th in Scotland • Ranking by QR (19.1%) • 57th in UK • 7th in Scotland

  3. Current Large Grants

  4. UK EPSRC Grant Holding Oct 2004

  5. Research Assessment Exercise

  6. RAE 2001 Analysis

  7. Research Pooling • Applied Educational Research Scheme • Stirling and Edinburgh • West of Scotland Centre for Therapeutic Practice • GCU, Glasgow, Stirling, Bell • WestChem/EastChem/ScotChem • Glasgow, Edinburgh, St.Andrews, Heriot Watt • Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) • Glasgow, Edinburgh, St.Andrews, Heriot Watt, Paisley • Economics • Civil Engineering • Information Science • Life Sciences? • SU/GU Engineering?

  8. RAE 2008 Preparations • RAE 2008 • Research profile based on star scale **** Internationally leading *** Internationally Competitive ** Nationally Leading * Nationally Competitive • Based on quality of up to four research outputs • Still waiting for detailed guidance (June05) • More emphasis on individual performance • Mini RAE in 2005? • Appoint external assessor for each UoA • Look a tactics of submission in 2005/2006 • RAE Strategy Group

  9. Potential New Business

  10. University-wide Initiatives • Academic Fellowships • 5 awarded out of 400 • SRDG • 5 outline proposals (leading on 3)+ 1 feasibility study • 4 full proposals invited (leading on 2) • Feasibility study funded • Research and Innovation Awards • EPSRC Pilot to secure strategically important research either missing or at risk • Selected universities invited • Strathclyde submitted expression of interest in Energy • Full Economic Costing (fEC) • OST funding could bring an additional £2M pa • SRIF 3 • Capital for Research and Estates Strategies • Formula driven funding ~£10M for Strathclyde

  11. SRDG Outline Proposals • Leading on • The Scottish Consortium in Integrated Micro-Photonic Systems • Scottish Centre for Environment Transport and Health • Scottish Oxidative Stress Initiative • Partners in • Biomedical Photonics Initiative (led by Glasgow University) • EdGames-Research Centre for games-based education and training (led by Abertay Dundee) • Feasibility study • Scottish Interdisciplinary Network for Hydrogen Technology Applications

  12. Research and Innovation Awards • Secure strategically important research • Missing or at risk • EPSRC Pilot Scheme • Selected Universities invited to express an interest • Statistics • Chemistry/process engineering interface • Mathematics/computer science interface • Physical organic chemistry • Structural materials (for example, advanced composites) • Electronics design • Energy research and development (for example, nuclear science and engineering). • £3-5M over 5 years • Typically 3 Academic Staff, 3 PDRA Energy research and development (for example, nuclear science and engineering). s, 3 Students, Start-up Cost • Outcome known February 2005

  13. Full Economic Costing (fEC) • Additional funding to FCs and RCs to facilitate culture change and ensure sustainability of research • Additional £120M in FY 2005/06 • Rising to £200M in FY 2007/08 • Scotland captures 13% OST funding giving uplift of £26M in FY 2007/08

  14. SRIF • Science and Innovation Framework 2004 -2014 • £500M p.a. FY 2006/7 and 2007/8 • £200M set aside for England • Await SHEFC announcement • SRIF 3 announced • Formula allocation • Projects submitted May 2005 • Spend starts FY 2006 • Capital Projects • Alignment with Science and Innovation Framework • institutions’ expertise and facilities more open to access by business • Sustainable Research Strategy • Estates Development Framework

  15. Spinouts and Startups ERDF Award: £383k Scottish Executive SEEKIT Programme £574k • Strathclyde Entrepreneurial Network • The project aims to unlock the entrepreneurial potential of graduates of the University of Strathclyde by extending the existing student entrepreneurial network to include alumni, staff and friends. ERDF Award £550k • Chief Executives Elect for spin-outs • University appoints CEO elect for six months prior to company formation Note that Chancellor’s has announced Government's intention to include in the Pre Budget Report a measure to remove the tax barrier to university spinouts. This should remove the Schedule 22 provision as applied to University spinouts from 2nd December

  16. Royalties • Rolling average stable at about £1.5M pa • Recent deals should see • £1.5M total in three annual tranches • £300k pa for two years • Strathclyde in top 10 UK universities • Target of 20% increase by 2007 is challenging • Several promising deals in the pipeline

  17. What are we doing? (1) • People • Retain stars • Recruit stars • Develop stars • Mentoring/training/peer reviewing • Central support RCS/CAP • Faculty support • Departmental support • Strategy for accessing RCs where we are underperforming • BBSRC, MRC, AHRB, PPARC, ESRC, NERC • Develop research strategies and implementation plans

  18. What are we doing? (2) • Develop fEC culture • RAE Strategy Group • Research Information System • Workflow, management information • Institutional repository • Costing tool • RAE database • Research marketing database • Costed set of proposals to UMG in New Year

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