ERA Submission 2009

ResearchSupport StrategyResearch

The Changing Context ACU Rank ACU Strategic Plan PVC-R Support The Way Forward1SRE/TC SurveyThe survey response:

Survey population: 305Completed responses: 277Response rate: 91%

Research

Two Recent Senior Appointments

Professor Julia Connell (Mar 29)Dean of Graduate Studies

Ms Anne Thoeming (Mar 22)Director of Research Services3Research: The Changing ContextEXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AUSTRALIA (ERA)

BRADLEY Report

CUTLER Report

COMPACTS

4ERA InformationIn 2010All eight clusters

Session dates and timesMonday 19 April at 12pmThursday 22 April at 10amWednesday 28 April at 9am

Rooms for all sessionsEP ACU Aquinas 503EP ACU Mackillop 16EP ACU Signadou 110EP ACU St.Patricks 530EP ACU Mcauley AC22EP ACU Mount Saint Mary B

Proposed session outlineIntroduction (AD (R) or PVC(R)Presentation (Pauline or AD(R))Context / importance (AD (R) or senior researcher)Questions

55Research ActiveA Research Active individual meets => 2criteria:1.In last 3 y, one of1 X book 3 X book chapters3 X journal articles (or equiv)

In last year, grant =>$20,000 pa (ACU)

3.In last year, supervised => 1 X HDR completion.ORprincipal supervisor of doctoral or co-supervisor of at least 2 X HDROPVCR: Research Support StrategyResources /goalsAssessStrategic PlanningCommunicationMonitoringImplementationCompletedWIPResearch Resources ResponsibilityResearch Resource Strategy: ImplementationTrain current staff

DevelopStrategic PlanEstablish research foci

Recruit StrategicallyEnsure synergyEstablish Steering Ctee

CompletedWIP ERA: Research Overview

Research $$$ tied to quality research outcomes Productivity (# and quality) and grant income

The PAYOFF = Increased funding .but some strings attachedIncreased Financial transparencyCompetitivenessReportingExpectations and Accountability

On 26 February 2008, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, the Hon. Senator Kim Carr, announced plans for a new research quality and evaluation system. The Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative will be developed by the ARC.It will assess research quality within Australia's higher education institutions using a combination of indicators and expert review by committees comprising experienced, internationally-recognised experts.ERA will use leading researchers to evaluate research in eight discipline clusters.ERA will detail by institution and by discipline those areas that are internationally competitive, together with emerging areas where there are opportunities for development and further investment.A trial of ERA will occur this year. The trial will evaluate the Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences (PCE) and Humanities and Creative Arts (HCA) clusters. The outcomes of these trials will inform the full ERA process in 20109IS ERA IMPORTANT TO ACU?YES! Because......Full funding for research DC+ICProvide funds for collaboration and infrastructureReward quality outcomes with fundingMay be used to determine a university ACU:HistoryTradition of excellent teachingComparatively reduced focus on

Research officeResearch supportResearch trainingResearch productivityResearch related rewards

ACU Research Status ACU Ranking (Williams 2007)

General Research Performance30/37

International Research30/37

ACU = a Research Opportunity

2009 Trial: Research IncomeCat 1Australian Competitive GrantsCat 2 Other public sector research incomeCat 3 Industry and other research income - Australian- International A (competitive, peer-reviewed)- International BCat 4 CRC research income

ACU: Total Research Income 04-08Revenue from ACG:2004-2008Revenue from Australian IndustryACU = A Research Opportunity18Research 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 universitiesQuartileISIScopusQ1 (highest)ACU, Ballarat, Bond, CDU, CSU, Curtain, ACU, Ballarat, Bond, CDU, CSU, QUTQ2CQU, Deakin, GU, JCUCQU, Deakin, Melb U, Monash, UWS Woll UQ3Adelaide, ECU, Flinders, MqU, UTSCanU, JCU, MqU, SydU, UNSW, Q4ANU, Canberra U, La Trobe, Murdoch, NewcasANU, Adelaide, ECU, FlinU, La Trobe, UNE18ACU = a Research OpportunityUNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2011

UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLAN2009 - 2011Research concentration and selectivity

Theology and Philosophy Health Education Common Good and Social Justice

ACU = a Research OpportunityTargets by EOY 2011Third quartile rank for research outputsResearch income/ASFTE incr by 25% py ($3,877)Research outputs/ASFTE incr by 25% py (0.41)Incr HDR Scholarships 15%/yIncr PhD enrolments 15%/yIncr Postdoctoral Fellows by 8%/y

Research Support StrategyResearch activation

Provide FundingInduce a research focusProvide support trainingconfidenceculture

Induce Collaboration

Research productivity ACU = a Research Opportunity1.Provide Funding

Research activation

Research Support StrategyInduce a research focus

Restructured Office of the PVC-Research Train HDR Supervisors Researchers

EstablishSteering 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: ImplementationTrain current staff

DevelopStrategic PlanEstablish research foci

Recruit StrategicallyEnsure synergyEstablish Steering Ctee

CompletedWIPCorollary Support : Review all Policies re Research UPRC All ACU centres

Research Advisory CommitteeCompositionRepresentatives (2)ADRsUPRC (Directors)Senior researchers (ARC grantees)OPVCR (2)RoleAssessment of Proposals for OPVCR FundingReview Research Plans of Research Support teams (15)Review other research proposalsMonitor Research Support Strategy

Timeline: Invitations to RAC May 3

Research Resource Strategy: ImplementationTrain current staff

DevelopStrategic PlanEstablish research foci

Recruit StrategicallyEnsure synergyEstablish Steering Ctee

CompletedWIPCorollary Support : Review all Policies re Research UPRC All ACU centres

Establish research fociFund Research Support Teams (RST)

Seed Funding ($15 k) to 15 X RSTMin of 3 personnelSupport of Research Effort

MandatoryMeet 20/y (brown bag)Development of Research Plan (each person + team)Attendance by one member of team at OPVCR sponsored trainingPriority Access to ADRs, SPRT, ACU leading researchers, RAC Research Resource Strategy: ImplementationTrain current staff

DevelopStrategic PlanEstablish research foci

Recruit StrategicallyEnsure synergyEstablish Steering Ctee

CompletedWIPCorollary 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

2011Add 2 X HDR

Research Support StrategyEnsure Synergy

Enhanced OPVCRRACSPRTRST

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

Timetable

DateTaskresponsiblePersonApril 19-30Final discussion of policies and procedures with ADRsOPVCR/DoRS/DoGSTM/AT/JCMay 3-10Invitation to Research Advisory Committee membersOPVCR/DoRSTM/ATMay 3-10Invitation to Deans to submit proposal for SPRTOPVCR/DoRSTM/ATMay 3-10Invitation to Faculty to establish SPROPVCR/DoRSTM/ATMay 10-31Road Show/ Informational meetingsOPVCR/DoRSTM/AT/JCACU = A Research Opportunity33

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