Spring Symposium April 2019 10.15-11.00

1. Supporting aspirations Monitoring income trends Reporting research success Rachel Curwen Head of the Research Development Team Spring Symposium April 2019 10.15-11.00

2. What Themes, What Champions? Turn over the sheet in front of you and add in the missing information, matching Themes and Champions…. Shout ‘CHAMPION’ when you’re done and win an Easter Egg (if you got it all right). One minute time limit starts now….

3. What Themes, What Champions? Champions • Damian Murphy • Mark Jenner/Keith Allen • Sue Hartley • Karen Bloor • Kate Pickett • TT Arvind • Thomas Krauss Themes • Creativity • Culture and Communication • Environmental Sustainability and Resilience • Health and Wellbeing • Justice and Equality • Risk, Evidence and Decision-making • Technologies for the Future

4. How is it going…? Theme Review (2018) Themes do broadly capture the current research strengths of the University and provide a useful framework for describing this research externally, but limited evidence to show that the Themes have increased the amount of interdisciplinary research to date.   Key recommendations: • Improve internal communications (remit and scope of each Theme, and plans, activities and successful outcomes) • Clarify and communicate the roles of the different University structures that support research • New mechanisms are required to identify and encourage research leadership beyond the Champions themselves • Systematic improvements to data collection and analysis capability are required

5. What are the Themes for? Champion Responsibilities: Horizon-scanning for emerging external research needs and opportunities Identification of relevant internal research areas within a theme Initiation of discussions/workshops to develop innovative approaches and identify opportunities Drive new funding opportunities, collaborations and partnerships Providing a contact point as the external face of the theme at the University of York Theme Aims: • To aid in the communication of our strengths both internally and to the outside world   • To drive excellent, interdisciplinary research across the University

6. What’s Next? Digital Creativity The Future of Work Mental Health Clean Growth LEADERSHIP MENTORING PARTNERSHIPS Imaging Global Health Wellbeing across the Lifecourse Medical Humanities Cultural Value Housing Healthcare Technologies Risk Modelling Critical Governance Environment & Health Understanding Evidence Sensory Experience Digital Heritage & Humanities Digital Health and Health Data Science Studies & Env Humanities Child Wellbeing

7. Beyond Themes – Other Ways of Supporting Ambition

8. Digital Creativity The Future of Work Clean Growth Imaging Global Health Wellbeing across the Lifecourse Healthcare Technologies Risk Modelling Critical Governance Environment & Health Digital Heritage & Humanities Digital Health and Health Data Science Studies & Env Humanities Child Wellbeing

9. How does this all link to departments? Integration of Themes into Dept Strategies and Communications (and REF templates) Support for individual academics • Funding • Networking • Mentoring • Training What more can YOU do to link the activities of your department with the Themes and Champions or other University initiates?

10. SAVE THE DATE! SUMMER CELEBRATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARITY (working title only!) 22 JULY 2019 BERRICK SAUL BUILDING

11. Supporting aspirations Monitoring income trends Reporting research success Jenny Gilmartin Associate Director R&E, Head of Research Services Spring Symposium April 2019 10.15-11.00

12. What is Research? Research is: • Novel • Creative • Uncertain • Systematic • Transferable and/or reproducible Excluded: • Education and training • General purpose data collection • Routine testing and analysis of materials • Feasibility studies • Policy-related studies • Phase IV of clinical trails Frascati Manual http://www.oecd.org/sti/inno/frascati-manual.htm

13. R&D – covers three activities Basic Research – is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied Research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge, It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective Experimental Development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices. Frascati Manual http://www.oecd.org/sti/inno/frascati-manual.htm

14. Research Income – dual support Individual research grants + RE Recurrent Grant Individual grants income (£000) https://www.york.ac.uk/staff/external-relations/print-marketing/corporate-publications/

15. Research Income – dual support Research England recurrent grant 2018/19: £26,939,001 Research income 2017/18 (£000) £71,088,000 https://re.ukri.org/finance/annual-funding-allocations/2018-19-grant-tables-for-heis/#letterY

16. Is dual support “enough”? TRAC data TRAC research recovery 2017/18   =  71.6%

17. What can we do to maximise cost recovery? E Charge costs to the correct grant – don’t charge costs incurred by staff not named on the grant Spend ALL the funds that have been awarded (no overspend or underspend) Include the appropriate level of staff costs C star Add Admin Staff time if eligible Realistic Start date so staff costs don’t escalate f Do not incur ineligible costs that cannot be claimed

18. How is my Department doing? RESME RESearchMonthly Expenditure report HANDOUT

19. Supporting aspirations Monitoring income trends Reporting research success Anna Grey Head of Research Strategy & Policy Office Spring Symposium April 2019 10.15-11.00

20. Research Success Reporting – How shall I report you - Let me count the ways Internal • Pure and York Research Database • Press Releases • Annual Departmental Research Review • Research Grant Income • Theme Reporting (but need outputs to be tagged in Pure

21. Research Success Reporting – How shall I report you - Let me count the ways External • Citations • ResearchFish • Reports to funders • REF

22. QR Income – How is it calculated Total Mainstream quality-related research (QR) funding is £1,050 million of Research England’s research grant. This is first separated into three ‘pots’ according to the contribution of the three elements in REF 2014 • 65 % for outputs • 20% for impact • 15% for environment

23. QR Income – How is it calculated Pots divided by subject and distributed to institutions, based on Volume (Staff) Subject Quality

24. QR Income – How is it calculated

25. QR Income – How is it calculated The funding allocation is based on the volume of activity assessed as 4* and 3* at a ratio of 4:1. Research is only funded if it is graded at 4* or 3* QR = (Number of Staff x Grade) x UoA cost

26. This means…

27. League tables including research performance

28. Linking Themes to REF and Research Performance To aid in the communication of our strengths both internally and to the outside world To drive excellent, interdisciplinary research across the University REF Different ways of thinking New collaborations Impact Culture of Interdisciplinarity More people know about research beyond academia Environment Outputs More research – more outputs Culture of sharing research