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THE CASE FOR SMALLER RESEARCH – LED UNIVERSITIES IN THE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION LANDSCAPE

THE CASE FOR SMALLER RESEARCH – LED UNIVERSITIES IN THE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION LANDSCAPE. Rama Thirunamachandran Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost Keele University HEPI Conference 5 th December 2012. “ … might have an unrealistic view of Keele’s place in the grand scheme of things.”

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THE CASE FOR SMALLER RESEARCH – LED UNIVERSITIES IN THE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION LANDSCAPE

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  1. THE CASE FOR SMALLER RESEARCH – LED UNIVERSITIESIN THE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION LANDSCAPE Rama Thirunamachandran Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost Keele University HEPI Conference 5th December 2012

  2. “ … might have an unrealistic view of Keele’s place in the grand scheme of things.” Internal email exchange between two Research Council Officers

  3. Excellence, Selectivity and Concentration • Key principle – “ funding excellence wherever it is found” • RAE 2008 – a landmark in identifying and funding “pockets of excellence” or “ islands of excellence” • Selectivity at subject level • The case against over- concentration • “Funding selectivity, concentration and excellence – how good is the UK’s research?” by Jonathan Adams and Karen Gurney – (Report for HEPI) • “Funding research diversity: The impact of further concentration on university research performance and regional research capacity” – Evidence (2003), Universities UK

  4. Other critical factors to consider • People - Research students and Doctoral Training Centres • Capacity building • Critical mass and Disciplinary differences • Collaboration • Innovation and Knowledge Transfer – HEIF, KPTs and Research Council funding • Regional Development

  5. “Unity in Diversity”

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