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EngD research impacts - summary of key findings
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Understanding the EngD Impact –
A Pilot study
Dr. Fumi KitagawaUniversity of Manchester
26 November 2013The AEngD Annual Conference, London
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The Study contexts
• A pilot study aiming to understand the nature of the EngD impact and to identify how it can be best evidenced
• March-October 2013 • Sponsored and supported by the Association of the
Engineering Doctorates (AEngD) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
• The final report will be available shortly.
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Acknowledgements• The study has been commissioned and supported by
the AEngD and the EPSRC• I would like to acknowledge the support from the
following individuals for comments and inputs – Prof P. Jeffrey, Dr O Kasyutich, Dr D. Stanley, Dr S. Yeomans, Dr C Bachelor and Dr M. Wilson
• I would like to thank the following MBS students who worked on the data collection between June-August 2013 - Syahirah Abdul Rahman, Tzu-Miao Lin, Teimuraz Mamatsashvili, Meng Qiang, Ran Cai
(MBS, M.Bus Global Business Analysis students)
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The Study focus
The primary target of the study is to understand the impact of the EngD with specific focus on:
1) impact on industry partners - providing evidence of the value of EngD project to industry
2) career pathways of REs- identifying how the EngD experience shapes the career paths of EngD graduates (EngD Alumni)
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The Study - Research Design
• Desk top research• The 2009 IDCs mid-term review (May 2011) – 18 IDCs (the AEngD member centres)• Semi-structured interviews (June-August 2013) - 20 EngD alumni (from IDCs/EngD centre)- 15 Industry partners (10 types/sectors)• HESA Destinations of Leavers of Higher Education
(DLHE) survey 2008/9-2010/2011 125 EngD; 201 Industrial CASE PhD graduates [initial
analysis]
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EngD inputs EngD scheme/programmes/
project levels
Individual (RE, EngD alumni);
Organisational (sponsoring company, IDC);
Sector (Industry, HE) levels
Economic impact
Conceptualising the EngD impact
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Key factors influencing the EngD impact
• RE’s individual factors (e.g. age, gender, industry experiences);
• characteristics of the EngD projects ; the nature of the technology e.g. ‘technology readiness level’ , areas of scientific disciplines;
• the academic environment and organisational factors e.g. the history and characteristics of the IDC/EngD Centre;
• the nature of the sponsoring firm and the sector e.g. HR policies, R&D and skills needs; industry problems;
• broader social and institutional conditions e.g. labour market conditions, corporate governance structures and R&D investment in the scientific fields.
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Understanding the EngD impact
Economic impact
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EngD/IDC Economic impact “Key Metrics” (Source: EPERC mid-term review; framework adopted from DTZ/EPSRC, 2011)
EngD/IDC inputs(2009-2013) Outputs/Outcomes
Economic Impact ESRC funding Leverage Resources
Per IDC
£ 4.5 M
Industry Cash £2.5M;
Estimated in-kind contribution£2M;
University cash and in-kind contribution
Industry supervisor timeFacilities, equipment;Academic supervisor timeFacilities, equipment
See Table 8 in the Report
“The total additional average declared contribution per RE is £159K,”
a leverage of an additional £1.77 for every £1 invested by EPSRC
Across IDCs
600 industry partners (over 20 years)
1400 REs trained Across IDCs(2009-2013)
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Understanding the EngD impact
RE/EngD alumni career paths
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HESA Destinations of Leavers of HE Survey 2008/09-2010/11 (restricted population)
• The data on destinations and career development of the EngD graduates have not been systematically collected and analysed.
• Initial analysis of the HESA Destinations of Leavers of Higher Education (DLHE) Survey data was conducted comparing the
EngD and Industrial CASE students funded by the EPSRC between 2008/09 and 2010/11.
• There are 125 EngD graduates across the three cohorts and 201 Industrial CASE PhD graduates for the same period.
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HESA Destinations of Leavers of HE Survey 2008/09-2010/11 (restricted population) – Initial analysis
Age group EngD (%) Industrial Case PhD(%)
25-29 62.4 77.6
30-39 25.6 17.9
40-49 10.4 0.99
50-59 1.6 2.4
60- - 0.99
• Demography of EngD 37.6% of the EngD graduates are over 30 years old, as opposed to 22.2 % of the Industrial CASE PhD
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Demography
Gender • Female EngD graduates are
17% compared to 23 % of Industrial CASE PhD.
EU/Overseas• Small number of students
comes from European countries for both EngD (5%) and Industrial CASE PhD (7%) whilst there is no information available in the DLHE for those not sponsored by the EPSRC who come from outside the EU countries.
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HESA Destinations of Leavers of HE Survey 2008/09-2010/11 (restricted population) – Initial analysis
• How they found employment
24% of the EngD graduates found a job as they “already worked” there (e.g. the sponsoring firm), whilst 10% of the Industrial CASE PhD graduates got a job where they worked already.
• After the completion of the programmes
91 % of EngD graduates are in full time paid work as opposed to 80% of Industrial CASE PhD graduates.
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HESA Destinations of Leavers of HE Survey 2008/09-2010/11 (restricted population) – Initial analysis
EngD destinations
Manufacturing sector 32%Professional, scientific and technical activities 27%Education 15%Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 5%Construction 5% Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 2%Information and Communication 2%
CASE Industrial PhD destinations
Education 34%Professional, scientific and technical activities 19%
Manufacturing 14%Information and Communication 7% Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 3%
85% of the EngD graduates work in non-academic sector
66% of Industrial CASE PhD graduates work in non-academic sector
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HESA Destinations of Leavers of HE Survey 2008/09-2010/11 (restricted population) – Initial analysis
For those who are in full-time employment, 33% of the EngD graduates earn more than £35K per year, as opposed to 12.6% of the CASE PhD graduates
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HESA Destinations of Leavers of HE Survey 2008/09-2010/11 (restricted population) – Initial analysis
The initial analysis of the data seems to indicate that -
•The EngD students - more experienced older students than the Industrial CASE PhD;
•The EngD graduates have higher rate of full time paid work than Industrial CASE PhD graduates;
•Majority of the EngD graduates - likely to work in industry than in academia
•About One in four REs seems to get a job at the sponsoring firm after the completion of the programme;
•The EngD graduates tend to earn relatively higher than the Industrial CASE PhD graduates when they are in employment.
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Previous economic impact study by PA Consulting Group/SQW Consulting (2007) shows
• EngD graduates, relative to other PhD graduates in similar disciplines, enjoyed significantly higher salaries (between £100,000 and £300,000 over their careers) as a result of their training.
• The aggregate salary benefit as £80 million, if all achieve the highest salary benefit, for an EPSRC investment of around £12 million. (p.43)
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Understanding the EngD impact Industry partners- Sector im
pact
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Highlights from the Industry interviews
The EngD programme is seen as a unique scheme and supported by the industry partners because of:
1) the “portfolio of the projects” compared to the specialised nature of the PhD;
2) the time REs spend within the industry, which is much longer than the PhD and
3) the direct contacts and control industry partners have over the nature of the project.
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Highlights from the Industry interviews
From an industry perspective it is important to have a “balanced portfolio of R&D activities and skills.”
It is argued that different centre types – CDTs and IDCs - complement the R&D activities across the industry sectors covering different scopes of technology and different types of skills needed for the future leadership and technical research in industry.
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Highlights from the Industry interviews
Monitoring and rewarding• Some industry partners have
more regular and rigorous approaches of monitoring the progress of the EngD projects, including short-term impacts
• Embedding the REs as part of their organisational mechanisms; for example, through reward and recognition mechanisms[e.g. energy, water management].
Rolling out impact• According to one industry
partner [Retail], the environmental technology developed through an EngD project has led to £5 million cost saving.
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Highlights from the Industry interviews
Wider skills development• EngD programmes as
continuing professional development (CPD).
• The EngD projects have also had impact on the organisational capability through improved skills and knowledge.
Sector-based approaches• Sponsoring companies
sometimes work together to solve the sector-wide problems by identifying common issues and co-sponsoring EngD projects.
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Highlights from the EngD alumni interviews
• Career Typology of the EngD alumni
- Prior / Post EngD
• Expanding from purely technical/R&D backgrounds to more managerial roles
• a business/management related qualification seems to advantage their professional status
•Link to the Chartered Engineering status
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Key recommendations from the industry interview findings :
• The nature and diversity of industry sponsors – existing and potential ones - has to be better understood e.g. their motivations, R&D and skills needs and perceived barriers for collaboration.
• A strategic monitoring and support to the RE by the sponsoring firm would help better capture and roll-out the outcomes of the EngD during the programme.
• A broader impact of the EngD programme through supply chain relationships needs further investigation.
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Key recommendations from the EngD alumni findings :
• Diverse career development and pathways of the former REs - more data sets and comparative analysis needed.
• Former REs - vital agents who can communicate the value and impacts of the EngD
• Closer alignment could be made between IDCs and the AEngD, and professional bodies for alumni and professional relationship building.
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Thank you for listening-
• This is a ‘snapshot’ of the findings.
• Please see the report for the details when available.