The University of Warwick Vision 2015 The Research Dimension One year on.

The University of WarwickThe University of Warwick

Vision 2015Vision 2015

The Research DimensionThe Research Dimension

One year onOne year on

Vision 2015 Strategy: Research I

1.1 Appoint only the most able staff 1.2 45 ISI highly cited

1.3 Boost research quality by benchmarking to World standards

1.4 Develop of the Institute for Advanced Study

1.5 Develop 3 new large interdisciplinary research centres

1.6 New collaborative research partnerships with key international partners

Vision 2015 Strategy: Research II

1.7 Institute a category of University Postdoctoral Fellowship to reinforce existing provision for the best and brightest new career researchers.

1.8 Double the number of PGRS

1.9 Provide buildings and equipment to foster world class research

1.10 Increase engagement with research councils and funding bodies

So far…..so good: InvestmentSo far…..so good: Investment

£18.5M in 07/08 and £35.2M in 08/09 including £1.8M in 2007-09 on Institute of Advanced Study £3.7M in 2007-09 supporting PGR scholarships £9.8M in 07/08 on Digital Lab capital costs

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Highly Cited : Up to 9 (from 3 in 2006) Warwick Prize for Writing : Launched Warwick Commission 1 Reported and 2 :

recruiting commissioners IAS : Large programme up and running Research awards: up 27% in value in one year

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Institution Applications Awards Success rate (%)

BBSRC Babraham Institute 16 9 56

NERC British Antarctic Survey 21 10 48

Institute of Education 19 8 42

EMBL - European Bioinformatics Institute 15 6 40

University of Warwick 273 105 38

BBSRC Roslin Institute 13 5 38

NERC Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory 13 5 38

Royal Veterinary College 13 5 38

University of Oxford 527 194 37

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 33 12 36

BBSRC Institute for Animal Health 22 8 36

Imperial College London 504 180 36

University of Cambridge 544 193 35

John Innes Centre 35 12 34

Sheffield Hallam University 37 12 32

University of Strathclyde 136 44 32

University of the Arts London 31 10 32

University of Bristol 382 122 32

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Issues to addressIssues to address Financial matters to address

Re-prioritising / directing existing spend into strategy initiatives

Maximising efficiencies across the programme Baseline and on-going measurements / KPIs Good governance of the programme Prioritisation of budget and resources to:

Key enabling projects & activitiesProjects producing desired programme outcomes

Where we areWhere we areResearch Quality

Income & ScholarshipsPGR numbers up in 07/08Robust academic appointmentsInterdisciplinary collaborations (e.g. Security,

International Finance)UK and International benchmarking

Investment in research facilitiesInvestment in research facilities• Magnetic Resonance

research centre• Chemistry Space• Digital Laboratory –

phase 2• Clinical Trials Unit• Dedicated Science Site• Millburn House• Research Exchange• And more!

PGR SupervisionPGR Supervision

Impact of Research: CitationsImpact of Research: Citations

Highly Cited WorkHighly Cited Work

Research in the Faculty of Social StudiesResearch in the Faculty of Social Studies

Facts and FiguresApplication values rose from an average of £33.5m p.a. from 2003

2007 to £62.9m p.a. in 2007/8

Awards values rose from an average of £10.4m from 2003-2007 to £16.6m in 2007/8

Key awards include:• Robin Wensley (WBS) ESRC Advanced Institute of Management

Directorship £2.96m

• Kate Seers (SHSS) Royal College of Nursing Research Institute £1.57m

• Mike Geddes (WBS) Department of Communities and Skills ‘Long-term evaluation of LAAs and LSPs’ £1.17m

• Pia Christensen (IoE) ESRC ‘New Urbanisms, New Citizens’ £700k

Key Applications Pending:

Nick Crafts (Economics) ESRC ‘Centre for Comparative Advantage in the Global Economy’ £5.5m

Diane Stone (PAIS) ESRC ‘The Transformation of International Organisations’ £3.8m

New Initiatives:• Faculty Forum – to develop new interdisciplinary ideas in the

Faculty of Social Studies• Warwick International Security Initiative – University wide but Social

Studies led• Low Carbon Economy – bringing together scientists and social

scientists• International – investigating Social Science links with JNU, Boston

and NTU• Knowledge Exchange – developing and building on links with

policymakers

Research in the Faculty of ArtsResearch in the Faculty of Arts

Facts and FiguresApplication values rose from an average of £5M p.a. from 2001-2005 to

£10.5M p.a. in 2006/7 & 2007/8Awards values rose from £1.9M in 2006/7 to £2.7M in 2007/8Award numbers have remained constant indicating an increasing

number of larger awards

Key awards include:• Hilary Marland (History) Wellcome Trust Strategic Award “Situating

Medicine: New Directions in the History of Medicine” - £811,542• Jonathan Bate (English) AHRC Research Grant “Collaborative

Plays by Shakespeare and Others” - £281,030• Eleonora Belfiore (Centre for Cultural Policy Studies) AHRC Impact

Workshop “Beyond Utility and Markets: Articulating the Role of the Humanities in the 21st Century”

New Initiatives• New Global History and Culture Centre – est. 2007 to promote a

global approach to historical questions and research

• Development of Knowledge Transfer activities – links with Waddesdon Manor, Victoria and Albert Museum, Royal Shakespeare Company, Triangle Theatre Company, Leamington Spa Pump Rooms and Museum and many other partners

• Warwick in Venice – expanded programme of activities in the new Palazzo Pesaro-Papafava

• Revamped Humanities Research Fund – to provide pump-priming funds for the development of new research activities

• UC Irvine – Arts-led visit in March 2008 followed by reciprocal visits in July and October to develop collaborations with Warwick staff

Research in the Faculty of ScienceResearch in the Faculty of ScienceFacts and FiguresApplication values rose from £136M in 2005/6 to £189M 2007/8Application numbers rose from 567 in 2005/6 to 645 in 2007/8Awards values rose from £45M in 2005/6 to £66M in 2007/8Award numbers rose from 236 in 2005/6 to 301 in 2007-8Key awards include:• Warwick Centre for Analytical Science (EPSRC) - £4.1M• Science City (AWM) Advanced Materials 1 & 2 (Total £10M); Translational Medicine

(with WMS, Total £10M)• James Nokes (Wellcome Trust) – Respiratory Virus Pneumonia - £1.8M• BBSRC awards to HRI totalling £1.87M including Industrial Partnership Award• David Leadley (EPSRC) – MilliKelvin Refrigeration - £1.1M• Rachel Edwards (European Research Council Starting Grant) – Non-Contact

Ultrasonics – £1.2M• Andrew Stuart (European Research Council Advanced Grant) – Maths/Stats Interface

£1M• David Grainger - Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellowship £678K• New Investigator Awards from BBSRC (Prakash Arumugam, Yuriy Pankratov) and

MRC (Emma Anderson)

Key Applications Pending

• Peter Sadler et al - Centre for Mass Spectroscopy (EPSRC)• Chris Dowson et al – UK Bacterial Cell Wall Analysis Network (MRC)• David Rand et al – Centre for Clinical Systems Innovation

(Wellcome/EPSRC)• Peter Scott et al – Knowledge Transfer Account (EPSRC)• Simon Bright et al – Bioenergy Centre (EPSRC)• Jim Beynon et al – two BBSRC LoLa’s (circa £1M each)• 11 bids for Doctoral Training Centres/Grants (Ageing, Bioprocessing,

Bioenergy, Digital Economy, Energy, Environmental Change, Imaging, Manufacturing Engineering, Medical Statistics, Stem Cells, Systems Biology)

New Initiatives

Development of new combined Physics-Chemistry Accommodation, to host a new world-class microscopy facility and parts of Warwick Centre for Analytical Science.

Research Hotel Feasibility StudyNew joint Warwick/Birmingham Spring 2009 seminar series on Evolution,

marking the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin

Research in the Faculty of MedicineResearch in the Faculty of Medicine

Facts and FiguresApplication values more than doubled between 2006/7 and

2007/8, from £36.5m to £73.8mAward values rose from £8.8m in 2006/7 to £12.2m in

2007/8

Key awards include:Fang Gao Smith, “Beta Agonist Lung Injury Trial 2 (Balti

2)”, MRC, £2mMartin Underwood, “Older People’s Exercise Intervention in

Residential and Nursing Accommodation (OPERNA)”, NHS HTA, £1.9m

Key applications pending:Janet Dunn, “Breast Cancer Follow up”, NHS HTA, £6mFang Gao Smith, “Randomised Controlled Trial on the Efficacy Safety and

Mechanisms of Pregabalim Preventing Post-thoracotomy Neuropathic Pain (PPP trial)”, MRC/NIHR EME, shortlisted for full application, due 1st December 2008, £1.6m

Wellcome/EPSRC Medical Engineering bid, deadline of 17th November.  This would be worth £12.8m (about £21m fEC), split between WMS, WMG, WSB and Maths.

Major Developments• First WMS RAE Return, results in December 2008• Science City Translational Medicine Bids approved by AWM in August 2008

(£10 million to Warwick)• New Clinical Trials Unit being built, due for completion in September 2009

(£4 million from AWM, £1 million from Wolfson)• Strategic Partnership with the Strategic Health Authority (with WMG)• Leadership of the rapidly expanding Clinical Local Research Network• Development of the Warwick Academic Health Partnership, with key NHS

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