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Learning Sciences Research Institute University of Nottingham www.nottingham.ac.uk/lsri Slide 2 Slide 3 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 Slide 4 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 Slide 5 Current Finance 3 year Chair package funded by university 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 Slide 6 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