Informing the Strategy – Strengths and Gaps

Delyth MorganStrategic Research Coordinator

Cardiff University, School of Medicine

Background

• 2600 + grants and awards• Snapshot

– Live grants and awards from Jan 2010 to Dec 2011– Health related research

• SEWAHSP portfolios– Universities– Health Boards

• UKCRC categories– Health – Research

• Caveats

SEWAHSP Strategic Priority themes:percentage of total grants and awards

UKCRC Health Categories:percentage of total grants and awards

Research Categories1. Underpinning

2. Aetiology

3. Prevention

4. Detection & Diagnosis

5. Treatment Development

6. Treatment Evaluation

7. Disease Management

8. Health Services

Translational ResearchEvaluation

Fundamental Science Impacts

Gap 4 – Population Sciences

Gap 1 – Into Man

Gap 2 – Into Clinic

Gap 3 – Into Community, Population, PolicyTrials & other well designed studies

SEWAHSP Portfolio

Total Portfolio

University portfolios vs Health Board portfolios

Combined Universities

Combined Health Boards

Interdisciplinarity

ENGIN

MATHS

CARBS

BIOSCI

MEDIC

CHEMY

‘Health’ Schools

PSYCH

BIOSCI

OPTOM

SOCSI

PHRMY

MEDIC

DENTL

SONMS

SOHCS

Infection, Inflammation and Immunity

Infection, Inflammation and Immunity

Infection

Inflammatory and Immune

Neurosciences and Mental Health

Neurosciences and Mental Health

Neurological

Mental Health

Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Diabetes

Cardiovascular, Respiratoryand Diabetes

Cardiovascular

Metabolic and Endocrine

Respiratory

Cancer portfolio

Total SEWAHSPCancer portfolio

Cancer portfolioUniversity compared with Health Board

Combined Universities

Combined Health Boards

Cancer, Research Classificationssubdivisions

Primary Care and Public Health andHealth Services and Delivery Research

Primary Care and Public Health

Health Services andDelivery Research

Health Services and Delivery ResearchHealth and Social Care Service Research subcategories

Distribution amongst funder types:Universities

Distribution amongst funder types:Health Boards

Distribution amongst funder types:Total

Next Steps

• Redo mapping• Are we protecting our strengths• Have we managed to encourage

partnerships for patient benefit• Resources mapping• Infrastructure• Contributions in kind• Knowledge and skills

Translational Research

Translational research: Crossing the valley of death Nature.com

Bridging the gap