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Learning Sciences
Research Institute
University of Nottingham
www.nottingham.ac.uk/lsri
Research Vision
An interdisciplinary Research Institute of
international excellence, in distinctive and
strategically important areas of learning
sciences, building on existing strengths:
– in understanding the cognitive, social and
cultural aspects of learning
– in designing innovative technologies and
environments to mediate and enhance
learning
Current Structure
• “Autonomous” institute
• LSRI staff
– Management team (3 people)
– Research fellows
– Support staff
• Academic staff
– In Education, Psychology, CSIT
• PhD supervision
– Joint supervision by academics from 2 Schools
• Masters teaching
– MSc in Advanced Interactive Technologies (CSIT)
– MA in ICT in Education (Education)
• LSRI Ningbo
– Setting up parallel institute in UNNC
Current Finance
• 3 year Chair package funded by university
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My salary
4 research fellows
Support staff
Approx £600,000 for lab facilities
• Annual subsidy from founding Schools
– Pays for additional staff (Development Director,
Administrator)
• Income from Masters courses, PhD
supervision, Research Grants goes to Schools
Proposed model
• Autonomous institute with own budget
– Balanced budget
• Income from
– Masters teaching (admissions levy, admin levy, direct teaching
on specific modules)
– PhD admissions levy (including UNNC)
– Research grant administration
– Short courses
• Expenditure
– Core LSRI Management and support staff
– Facilitites
• Academics remain with Schools
– Benefit from LSRI research context, facilities, PhD students
• Schools
– Benefit from RAE returns, prestige of Institute, collaboration in
research grants, shared Masters teaching