1. ADVANCING RESEARCH IN THE ERA AGE AND THE ROLE OF HEADS OF SCHOOLS Presentation to Heads of Schools Gail Crossley September 2009

2. RESEARCH 2010 and on Research funding is based on success in winning national competitive grants and on evidence of excellence in ERA rankings. To build concentrations of excellence and encourage collaboration, additional funding is provided to universities and other research institutions (national and international) to partner with each other. These partner arrangements are discussed as part of compacts.

3. Research funding Sustainable Research Excellence (SRE) model Sustainability 20% based on RIBG Incentive13% threshold is $2.5M competitive grant income Excellence67%threshold is higher competitive grant income

4. Research funding Sustainable Research Excellence (SRE) model 2010 $85M 2011$120M 2012$155M 2013$300M

5. RESEARCH TRAINING 2011? RTS and APA funds are allocated to institutions based on ERA quality rankings. The best doctoral students are matched with the best research groups based on ERA quality rankings. RTS places will be increased because of increased workforce demand for people with research higher degrees.

6. ACU RESEARCH UPDATE  Research Budget $5M  $7.5M  $11M  ACU Research Bank  Research Centres Policy  Accreditation of Research Supervisors Policy  Honorary Visiting Research Fellowships Policy  The Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in the PhD Thesis Policy  Research Thematic Plan  Research Active Definition review  New website

7. RESTRUCTURE RESEARCH SERVICES

8. ERA in 2010 Eight clusters involves all faculties Guidelines by end of year Publications - we have the data but need to check it Peer review? – depends on the cluster Grants – we have the data but need to check it Esteem – we need to collect this

9. DATA MANAGEMENT ResearchMaster Publications module –  Academics provide information to RDCC who enter data in RM and forward evidence to RS for HERDC  Training of RDCCs in November Grants module –  Academics complete form signed by supervisor and send form to RS ERA Assist  For RS use

10. ACU UPDATE Policy for Establishment, Administration, Review and Dissolution of Centres International travel grants review PhD/MPhil review Ethics review Research student guide Researcher guide

11. Your School

12. WALK THROUGH CENTRES page 1

13. WALK THROUGH HERDC TRENDS page 4 2008 Increased publications Increased grant income

14. WALK THROUGH GRANTS page 5 ARC/NHMRC grant income 2007/8 page 6Other grant income 2007/8 page 8 Grants form

15. WALK THROUGH ERA page 9 ERA Cluster 2 HCA trial 2009 Most outputs 2204 Theology 2103 Historical Studies 1905Visual Arts

16. WALK THROUGH ERA ERA INDICATORS FOR 2010 Page Cluster 11 2 Humanities and Creative Arts 12 4 Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences 13 8 Health

17. Panel question 1 How can we improve performance review in regard to research? Should staff have individual approved research plans?

18. Panel question 2 How effective is mentoring in Schools and how can it be improved?

19. Panel question 3 Do we need a definition of research active? Why? What should it be?

20. Panel question 4 How can Schools best help researchers to achieve more success with grant applications?