1. Welcome to Monash Tuesday 15 March 2016 Monash HR Staff Development

2. Research at Monash Professor Pauline Nestor, Vice-Provost (Research) Tuesday 15 March 2016 Monash HR Staff Development

3. 3 Monash Strategic Plan: Research Goals Excellent Research: “To undertake research of the highest international quality that addresses the great challenges of the age” International Research: “To build the strength, networks and scale of our international research across campuses and faculties to ensure they respond to the issues and opportunities of our region and the world” Talent: World-class research requires world-class talent. We will develop and recruit high performing researchers and graduate research students from across the globe. Focus: We will invest in areas where Monash has or is capable of having impact and research expertise of high international standing. Infrastructure: We will invest in and maintain world-class research infrastructure that aligns with our research priorities and supports engagement with our research partners. Interdisciplinary: We will foster research that leverages the breadth of our expertise, bringing together disciplines to tackle major research challenges. We will build our international partnerships and offshore campuses into a global research network. We will identify areas of collaboration across our networks and pay particular attention to linkages between higher degree by research students and supervisors. All offshore campuses and partnerships will contribute to our research performance. We will develop our institutional alliances with key international university partners to further the opportunities for international research and education.

4. 4 Enterprising Research: “To build enduring partnerships with industry, government and other organisations that will enrich our ability to innovate and infuse our students and staff with enterprising capabilities and provide opportunities to apply our research to make a significant impact for the betterment of our communities” We will build deep partnerships with organisations that have the national and international reach necessary to address major challenges and have impact across regions and populations. We will ensure our internal structure makes it easy to collaborate with us. We will foster a culture of innovation and align incentives to encourage engagement with external partners. We will support the translation of our fundamental research to increase its impact. Inclusive: “To seek talented students and staff, irrespective of social or economic circumstances and build a connected community of students and staff in a diverse University that is deeply engaged with the wider community” Public outreach and understanding: We will draw the wider community into dialogue with us by building on and expanding our proactive contribution to public discourse. Monash Strategic Plan: Research Goals cont’d

5. 5 Monash Research Goal - Impact through Excellence and Relevance

6. 6 IDR Project Grants: for established interdisciplinary research groups across Monash who have identified a potential large scale project. IDR Seed Funding: for exciting and highly prospective IDR projects. Graduate Research IDR projects (GRIPs): encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration and the development of transferable skills, leading to cutting edge outcomes for future research leaders and captains of industry. Large externally supported IDR endeavours are critical contributors to Monash raising its national and international reputation for excellent and impactful research. Large scale initiatives and interdisciplinary research institutes: Internal IDR support programs: Monash Institute for Medical Engineering Green Chemical Futures New Horizons Monash Sustainability Institute Institute of Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research Monash Injury Research Institute Building Interdisciplinary Research (IDR) Teams

7. 7 Monash’s global ranking, 2008-2015

8. 8 Monash University ERA outcomes: 4-digit Fields of Research (FoRs)

9. 9 From the new recruits supported through TES programs, there are: –3 ARC Laureate Fellows –1 NHMRC Australia Fellow –17 other ARC/NHMRC Fellows (ex Oct-Nov 2014) –3 Highly Cited researchers (estimated to have lifted the University around 18 places in the SJT/ARWU rankings in 2012) –3 Heads of School –2 leads on successful ARC Centre of Excellence bids (with the two Centres awarded $26m and $20m respectively). The effects of the MRA and Larkins TES programs on developing a pipeline of mid-career researchers who will be future leaders has been equally successful. TES is the broad mechanism through which Monash has invested in maintaining and building world class research leadership. The Scheme aims to provide support to attract, recognise, reward and retain quality researchers. (Total return includes funding received by MPF, Larkins and Research Leader recruits. Excluding COEs $46m and Oct-Nov 2014 ARC & NHMRC funding) Talent Enhancement Scheme (TES)

10. 10 Ranked 3 rd in Go8 overall. Ranked 1 st in Early Career Fellowships and 2 nd in Project Grants Total 2015 NHMRC Grants ($ Awarded by Go8)

11. 11 Ranked 5 th in Go8 overall. Ranked 1 st in Future Fellowships Total 2015 ARC Grants ($ Awarded by Go8)

12. 12 Centres of Excellence and ITRHs (2014): COE for Integrative Brain Function COE for Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging COE in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology Research Hub for Transforming Australia’s Manufacturing Industry through High Value Additive Manufacturing Research Hub for BioProcessing Advanced Manufacturing Partnership highlights: Hazelwood Study ($26m Victorian Government 20 year study) Oxytocin (US$16.6m GSK and international partners) Translational Pharmaceutical Science Laboratory ($1.2m HMSTrust + in-kind) Treatments for life-threatening infections caused by bacterial superbugs ($9.8m NIH) The Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry VCOR (Victorian Cardiac Clinical Network) Develop collaborative partnerships with end-users and research partners to deliver impact to industry, government, and the broader community Translating Research to Deliver Impact

13. 13  Monash’s research strategy aims to impact complex global issues through high quality, high relevance R&D and education –Utilising Faculties, Centres, Institutes and Research Platforms –Quality in research and education is paramount –Relevance, through connectivity, will enhance outcomes  The research model is differentiated through its; –Greater capacity to span the ‘value-chain’ –Focus on integrating cross-disciplinary education and research –Greater integration with industry and external partners –International connections to create critical mass –Breadth and scale of underpinning research platforms Summary

14. 14 Thank you