School of something FACULTY OF OTHER Introduction to Research and Innovation at Leeds Professor Lisa Roberts Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation 25 April 2018
How we turn a great University into a global leader
Strategic priorities in research 1. Increase the volume, quality and impact of our research 2. Grow research income to 200m by 20/21 3. Support interdisciplinary research on grand challenges 4. Enhance our strategic partnerships 5. Grow and support our PGR/ECR community
REF2014: Ranking by research power Institution Power Ranking 2014 Research Power 2014 % Staff Submitted University College London 1 8,253 91.30% University of Oxford 2 8,039 86.82% University of Cambridge 3 6,943 95.06% University of Edinburgh 4 5,571 83.28% University of Manchester 5 4,929 77.98% King's College London 6 4,425 79.69% University of Nottingham 7 4,335 78.99% Imperial College London 8 4,226 91.88% University of Bristol 9 3,614 91.31% University of Leeds 10 3,598 74.86% University of Southampton 11 3,505 89.75% University of Glasgow 12 3,404 83.79% University of Sheffield 13 3,310 74.24% University of Birmingham 14 3,270 80.71% University of Warwick 15 2,998 83.47%
REF2014: Ranking by impact Institution Impact Ranking Impact GPA Institute of Cancer Research 1 3.87 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 2 3.74 Imperial College London 3 3.68 St.George's, University of London 4 3.64 Cardiff University 5 3.61 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 6 3.57 University College London 7 3.54 King's College London 8 3.52 University of Oxford 9 3.51 University of Bristol 10 3.50 London School of Economics and Political Science 10 3.50 University of Cambridge 12 3.49 University of Leeds 13 3.47 University of Edinburgh 14 3.46 University of York 14 3.46 University of Manchester 16 3.45 University of Bath 16 3.45 University of Sheffield 18 3.43
Quality and Impact Leeds Russell Group Sector 4* Outputs 21% 27% 22% 4* Impact 54% 54% 44%
Proportion of outputs in top 10% most cited worldwide
Research income aim of top 10
Strategic Plan 2014-2020 Aim: To be an outstanding research university securely placed within the UK s top-ten and achieving significant real terms increases in research income Targets: Annual research income of 200m by 2020 2800 FTE postgraduate research students by 2020 REF targets tbc
Research and Innovation Delivery Plan Produce an increase in the quality and impact of our research, scholarship and knowledge exchange Maximise interdisciplinary opportunities to address societal grand challenges Maximise growth in, and diversification of, our research funding Promote a vibrant postgraduate and early career researcher community Develop and support academics to reach their full research potential Enhance local, national and global engagement and impact
Research and Innovation Senior Team + 8 Faculty pro-deans for R&I
Aligning support to opportunity
Support academic staff to raise the number of 4* outputs Internal mentorship and review of outputs Annual output review process (with external review) Workshops Time for Research
Become better informed and influential with our funders Joining governing bodies and strategic advisory teams Networking
Promote interdisciplinary research and impact around grand challenge themes
Technology Platforms Medical and Biological Engineering Bragg Centre for Advanced Functional Materials Imaging Priestley International Centre for Climate Leeds Institute for Data Analytics Institute for High Speed Rail Structural Biology Robotics
Catalysing a step change in business engagement ISCF HEIF CCF RPIF CDTs etc
White Rose University Consortium Leeds Sheffield York Established 1997
N8 Research Partnership Lancaster Newcastle Durham York Liverpool Leeds Sheffield Manchester Established 2007
Catalyse new research opportunities with selected international partners University of Bergen University of Bristol University of Alberta University of Leeds University of Sheffield Maastricht University University of Southampton University of Rochester University of York Chinese University of Hong Kong University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Basel Zhejiang University University of Ghana University of Cape Town University of Sydney University of Western Australia University of Auckland Established 2000 www.vectortemplates.com
Create a high-profile presence for innovation and enterprise in the City and beyond NEXUS Martin Stow
nexusleeds.co.uk 22 What is Nexus? Connecting business to world-leading research Seamless access to the world-class research expertise, facilities and talent of the University of Leeds. Helping organisations to innovate and grow stronger, faster. Vibrant community of innovators, supported by state-of-the-art facilities and a professional team. All working to create effective partnerships and deliver commercial impact. Collaboration with our leading research teams Nexus stimulates new opportunities, ideas and solutions, helping ambitious businesses to thrive.
Commercialise the outputs from our research Partnership with IP Group plc established in 2002 Spin-out companies with a value in excess of 500m
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