Strategy for Research and Innovation Objective and Vision
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Transcript of Strategy for Research and Innovation Objective and Vision
Strategy for Research and Innovation
Professor Terry SmithVice President for Research
Deans and Heads Meeting
April 17th 2009
Strategy for Research and Innovation
Objective and Vision Objective
NUI Galway to be firmly embedded among the top rank of research universities internationally
VisionNUI Galway to be recognised nationally and
internationally for its leadership position in selected priority areas of research and innovation
Strategic Research Objectives
Focus on research excellence, and on regional and national strategic priorities
Concentration on selected priority areas with critical mass and track record of achievement
Collaboration and alliances with strategic partners (region, national, international)
Focus on Innovation, and Industry partnerships to build the Smart Economy
Improve Physical infrastructure
Irish Studies, Texts, Contexts & Cultures
Human RightsDigital Humanities
Irish Studies, Texts, Contexts & Cultures
Human RightsDigital Humanities
Thematic PrioritiesThematic Priorities
Biomedical Science & Engineering
Biomedical Science & Engineering
Environment, Marine & Energy
Environment, Marine & Energy
Applied Social Sciences & Public Policy
Applied Social Sciences & Public Policy
Informatics, Physical & Computational Sciences
Informatics, Physical & Computational Sciences
Humanities in ContextHumanities in Context
Major Institutes &
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Major Institutes &
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Fundamental/Theoretical
Continuum of Research Activities
Applied
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Cross-thematic activities
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Biomedical Engineering Cancer
Infection Inflammation, and Immunity Neurosciences
Regenerative Medicine
Biomedical Engineering Cancer
Infection Inflammation, and Immunity Neurosciences
Regenerative Medicine
Applied ComputingPhotonics
Semantic Web & Web Services
Applied ComputingPhotonics
Semantic Web & Web Services
Climate change Environment
Marine Energy
Climate change Environment
Marine Energy
Innovation Social Inclusion
HealthBalanced Development
Innovation Social Inclusion
HealthBalanced Development
NCBES REMEDINFB AGRCCBAS IBICCB CPRMDRG
NCBES REMEDINFB AGRCCBAS IBICCB CPRMDRG
Moore InstituteIrish StudiesICHR
Moore InstituteIrish StudiesICHR
MRI ECIERCPower Electronics C-CAPS
MRI ECIERCPower Electronics C-CAPSCISCICSGCHPSCFCRCHSRD
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DERI CHPCNCLAApplied Optics
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Recent Achievements 2003-2008
Overall, research publications and citations have doubled, with citations per academic staff member increasing by over 20% annually since 2003
Strategic appointment of International research leaders 63 new Chair appointments, >150 Lectureships
SFI CSETs (REMEDI and DERI), and SRCs (NFB and AGRC)
Biorefinery and Bioenergy Competence Centre (EI)
Major industry collaborations and partnerships with world leaders and start-up companies
Recent Achievements 2003-2008
UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement, the first such Chair in the Republic of Ireland
Substantial AP funding for Life Cycle Research
Major PRTLI and other funding successes for Humanities and Social Sciences
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation award for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies
Technology Transfer
TT Office established in 2005 to manage Innovation
Leading Irish University in Technology Transfer (2007-2008) 91 Invention disclosures 101 Patents filed (28% of HEI sector output) 33 licence and option agreements (30% of sector output)
6 Start-up companies (2006 – 2008)
Business Innovation Centre Entrepreneurs in Residence Campus Commercialisation Programme Start-Up Solutions
PRTLI Cycle 5 €300m national competition for funding
€200m for infrastructure (capital) €100m for research related funding (recurrent)
Objectives Concentrated research-intensive excellence through
investment in priority research areas and facilities
Inter-institutional co-operation and industry partners
Support the provision of structured education and training for graduate researchers
Build the SMART economy
TRF-CRF | SOUTHWEST APPROACH
1. Research BuildingsBiomedical Research Humanities & Social Sciences
Translational Biomedical Research
2. Other PRTLI 5 Programmes
National Shared Facilities Environmental Technology Centre Ireland (EPA) SmartBay (Marine Institute) Chemical Biology Screening Facility (SFI) National Audio Visual Repository
Structured PhD programmes (8 proposals) Biomedical Science and Engineering Humanities and Social Sciences Energy and Environmental Technologies Nanotechnology/Photonics
Strategic Priorities to 2014
Prioritisation by building on research strengths Focus on increasing the quality of research outputs Targeted new appointments in research priority areas
Responsiveness to regional and national economic needs Increased engagement with key industry sectors
Partnership and Collaboration with research organisations Enhanced partnerships with Institutions in the region Strategic alliances and collaborations with world-leading
Institutions in research priority areas
Increased emphasis on Innovation, and on Start-up company formation
Enhancing Regional Partnerships
Collaborative R&D and Tech. Transfer with public sector partners Lionra partnership with BMW Institutes Teagasc and Marine Institute Georgia Tech Ireland
Increased interactions with UL Research collaborations in Biomedical Engineering
and Energy Increased collaboration in Technology Transfer
Enhanced industry partnerships Biomedical and ICT sectors Other sectors of regional strategic importance
Specific Targets to 2014
15 new Professorial appointments, and 30 new academic staff members with internationally recognised research programmes across thematic priority areas
Increase research funding to >€80 m and increase EU funding to 15% of total funding by 2014
Increase PhD student intake by 75% between 2009 and 2014
Increase peer-review journal publications, books and monographs by an average of 12% per annum
Increase citations by an average of 20% per annum, with individual targets being assigned to each School