Introduction to Research and Innovation at Leeds Professor Lisa Roberts Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation 5 July 2017

How we turn a great University into a global leader

Strategic priorities in research Increase the volume, quality and impact of our research Grow research income to £200m by 20/21 Support interdisciplinary research on grand challenges Enhance our strategic partnerships 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 University of Cambridge 12 3.49 University of Leeds 13 3.47 University of Edinburgh 14 3.46 University of York University of Manchester 16 3.45 University of Bath University of Sheffield 18 3.43

Quality and Impact Leeds Russell Group Sector 4* Outputs 21% 27% 22% 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 85% eligible academic staff in REF2020 with outputs GPA > 3* 2800 FTE postgraduate research students by 2020

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

Appoint outstanding early career researchers and senior academic leaders Five-year academic fellowships leading to Associate Professor

Increase funding for PGR students Leeds 110 Anniversary Research Scholarships (2 x 110) Doctoral Training Centres Industrial sponsorship Campaign sponsorship Focus on PGR student experience

Support academic staff to raise the number of 4* outputs Internal mentorship and review of outputs 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

White Rose University Consortium Leeds Sheffield York Established 1997

N8 Research Partnership Newcastle Lancaster Durham York Liverpool Leeds Sheffield Manchester Established 2007

Catalyse new research opportunities with selected international partners University of Bergen University of Bristol University of Leeds University of Sheffield University of Southampton University of York University of Alberta Maastricht University University of Rochester University of Massachusetts Amherst Chinese University of Hong Kong Zhejiang University University of Basel University of Ghana University of Sydney University of Western Australia University of Cape Town University of Auckland www.vectortemplates.com Established 2000

Create a high-profile presence for innovation and enterprise in the City and beyond NEXUS

Commercialise the outputs from our research Partnership with IP Group plc established in 2002 Spin-out companies with a value in excess of £500m

My mission – a simple view!