Transcript ERA Submission 2009

Research
 The Changing Context
 ACU Rank
 ACU Strategic Plan
 PVC-R Support
 The Way Forward
SRE/TC Survey
 The survey response:
 Survey population: 305
 Completed responses: 277
 Response rate: 91%
Two Recent Senior Appointments
 Professor Julia Connell (Mar 29)
Dean of Graduate Studies
Ms Anne Thoeming (Mar 22)
Director of Research Services
•EXCELLENCE
(ERA)
•BRADLEY
•CUTLER
IN RESEARCH AUSTRALIA
Report
Report
•COMPACTS
ERA Information
In 2010
 All eight clusters
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Session dates and times
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Rooms for all sessions
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EP ACU Aquinas 503
EP ACU Mackillop 16
EP ACU Signadou 110
EP ACU St.Patricks 530
EP ACU Mcauley AC22
EP ACU Mount Saint Mary B
Proposed session outline
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Monday 19 April at 12pm
Thursday 22 April at 10am
Wednesday 28 April at 9am
Introduction (AD (R) or PVC(R)
Presentation (Pauline or AD(R))
Context / importance (AD (R) or senior researcher)
Questions
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Research Active
 A Research Active individual meets => 2criteria:
1.
In last 3 y, one of
 1 X book
 3 X book chapters
 3 X journal articles (or equiv)
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3.
In last year, grant =>$20,000 pa (ACU)
In last year, supervised => 1 X HDR completion.
OR
principal supervisor of doctoral or co-supervisor of at least
2 X HDR
OPVCR: Research Support Strategy
WIP
Completed
Monitoring
Implementation
Communication
Strategic Planning
Resources /goals
Assess
Research Resources
Responsibility
Research Resource Strategy:
Implementation
WIP
Completed
Ensure synergy
Recruit Strategically
Establish research foci
Establish Steering Ctee
Train current staff
Develop
Strategic
Plan
ERA: Research Overview
 Research $$$ tied to quality research outcomes
 Productivity (# and quality) and grant income
 The PAYOFF = Increased funding
…….but some strings attached
Increased
 Financial transparency
 Competitiveness
 Reporting
 Expectations and Accountability
IS ERA IMPORTANT TO ACU?
YES! Because......
 Full funding for research DC+IC
 Provide funds for collaboration and
infrastructure
 Reward quality outcomes with funding
 May be used to determine a “university”
ACU:History
- Tradition of excellent teaching
- Comparatively reduced focus on
 Research office
 Research support
 Research training
 Research productivity
 Research related rewards
ACU Research Status
ACU Ranking
(Williams 2007)
 General Research Performance
30/37
 International Research
30/37
ACU = a Research Opportunity
2009 Trial: Research Income
Cat 1
Cat 2
Cat 3
Cat 4
Australian Competitive Grants
Other public sector research income
Industry and other research income
- Australian
- International A
(competitive, peer-reviewed)
- International B
CRC research income
ACU: Total Research Income 04-08
4000
Total Income 04-08
3500
A
B
3000
C
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Revenue from ACG:2004-2008
$,000
800
700
600
500
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300
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100
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Revenue from Australian Industry
Australian Industry
$,000
2500
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2004
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2008
ACU = A Research Opportunity
Research output of Australian universities: are the newer
institutions catching up ?
(R Williams, Aust. Univ Review. 2010 V52: 32-36
Annual rates of growth of research publications, Australian universities
Quartile
ISI
Scopus
Q1 (highest)
ACU, Ballarat, Bond, CDU, CSU,
ACU, Ballarat, Bond, CDU,
Curtain,
CSU, QUT
Q2
CQU, Deakin, GU, JCU
CQU, Deakin, Melb U, Monash,
UWS Woll U
Q3
Adelaide, ECU, Flinders, MqU, UTS
CanU, JCU, MqU, SydU, UNSW,
Q4
ANU, Canberra U, La Trobe,
Murdoch, Newcas
ANU, Adelaide, ECU, FlinU, La
Trobe, UNE
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ACU = a Research Opportunity
UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLAN
2009-2011
UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLAN
2009 - 2011
Research concentration and selectivity
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Theology and Philosophy
• Health
• Education
• Common Good and Social Justice
ACU = a Research Opportunity
Targets by EOY 2011
1. Third quartile rank for research outputs
2. Research income/ASFTE incr by 25% py ($3,877)
3. Research outputs/ASFTE incr by 25% py (0.41)
4. Incr HDR Scholarships 15%/y
5. Incr PhD enrolments 15%/y
6. Incr Postdoctoral Fellows by 8%/y
Research
Support
Strategy
Research activation
 Provide Funding
 Induce a research focus
 Provide
 support
 training
 confidence
 culture
 Induce Collaboration
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Research productivity
ACU = a Research Opportunity
Research activation
1.
Provide Funding
Research Support Strategy
Induce a research focus
 Restructured Office of the PVC-Research
 Train
 HDR Supervisors
 Researchers
 Establish
 Steering ctee (Research Advisory Committee)
 Research Foci (Research Support Teams)
 Strategically Recruit NEW Research Staff
 Senior Proven research Teams (5)
 Increase in HDRs
Research Resource Strategy:
Implementation
WIP
Completed
Ensure synergy
Recruit Strategically
Establish research foci
Establish Steering Ctee
Train current staff
Develop
Strategic
Plan
Corollary Support : Review
•all Policies re Research
• UPRC
•All ACU centres
Research Advisory Committee
 Composition
 Representatives (2)
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ADRs
UPRC (Directors)
Senior researchers (ARC grantees)
OPVCR (2)
 Role
 Assessment of Proposals for OPVCR Funding
 Review Research Plans of Research Support teams (15)
 Review other research proposals
 Monitor Research Support Strategy
 Timeline: Invitations to RAC May 3
Research Resource Strategy:
Implementation
WIP
Completed
Ensure synergy
Recruit Strategically
Establish research foci
Establish Steering Ctee
Train current staff
Develop
Strategic
Plan
Corollary Support : Review
•all Policies re Research
• UPRC
•All ACU centres
Establish research foci
Fund Research Support Teams (RST)
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Seed Funding ($15 k) to 15 X RST
Min of 3 personnel
Support of Research Effort
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Mandatory
Meet 20/y (brown bag)
Development of Research Plan (each
person + team)
Attendance by one member of team at
OPVCR sponsored training
Priority Access to ADRs, SPRT, ACU
leading researchers, RAC
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Research Resource Strategy:
Implementation
WIP
Completed
Ensure synergy
Recruit Strategically
Establish research foci
Establish Steering Ctee
Train current staff
Develop
Strategic
Plan
Corollary Support : Review
•all Policies re Research
• UPRC
•All ACU centres
Recruit Strategically
Senior Proven Researcher Team (SPRT) Proposal:
Each Faculty will be requested to submit a research proposal to
recruit an SPRT (5 personnel)
SPRT
2010
1 X SPR (grants and publication track record)
1 X ECR (grants and publications)
1 X Post Doc
2011
Add 2 X HDR
Research
Support
Strategy
Ensure Synergy
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Enhanced OPVCR
RAC
SPRT
RST
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Increased advice, training and support
Post-grad Supervisor Training (current)
Supervisor mentor program (current)
Grant writing (Feb 4_2_10)
Development of Research Plan
Publication Strategy
Date
Task
responsible
Person
April 1930
Final discussion of policies
and procedures with ADRs
OPVCR/DoRS/
DoGS
TM/AT/JC
May 3-10
Invitation to Research
Advisory Committee members
OPVCR/DoRS
TM/AT
May 3-10
Invitation to Deans to submit
proposal for SPRT
OPVCR/DoRS
TM/AT
May 3-10
Invitation to Faculty to
establish SPR
OPVCR/DoRS
TM/AT
May 1031
Road Show/ Informational
meetings
OPVCR/DoRS
TM/AT
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 Timetable
ACU = A Research Opportunity
Thank you
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