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UKRI, Research England and the REF - David Sweeney
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will bring together the UK's seven Research Councils, Innovate UK, and Research England to form a new organization that coordinates research and innovation funding and activities. Research England, which will oversee research and knowledge exchange funding for English higher education institutions, will have four main roles within UKRI: funding research and knowledge exchange, gathering evidence and analytics, engaging with institutions, and collaborating with devolved administrations. UKRI aims to advance fundamental research, benefit society, and boost the economy through challenges in key areas like batteries, manufacturing, and robotics. It will also focus on global issues through programs like the Global Challenges Research Fund.
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- 1. UKRI, Research England& the REF David Sweeney Executive Chair Designate, Research England HEFCE Annual Meeting 26 October 2017
- 2. UK Research andInnovation What is UK Research and Innovation? UKRI Board and Corporate functions MRC NERC ESRC EPSRC BBSRC AHRC Innovate UK Research England Scottish Funding Council HEFCW Northern Ireland Executive STFC
- 3. The vision forUK Research and Innovation To be an outstanding research and innovation agency Knowledge Push the frontiers of human knowledge Economy Deliver economic impact and create better jobs Society Create social impact by supporting our society to become stronger and healthier UK Research and Innovation
- 4. UK Research andInnovation Building on existing strengths • Research Councils and Innovate UK • Dual support and Research England • Haldane Principle • Excellence and rigour • Global outlook Image:LibraryofCongress
- 5. UK Research andInnovation Opportunities • Increased funding: • £4.7 billion additional funding to 2021 • Strong commitment to science and research • Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund • Newton Fund • Global Challenges Research Fund
- 6. UK Research andInnovation Tackling important problems • Fundamental questions • Needs of society – working with government • Advancing the UK economy • Research and innovation as a key element of UK’s place in the world
- 7. UK Research andInnovation Asking fundamental questions • Host defence mechanisms • Structure of the cell • Gravitational waves • Materials science • Poverty measurement • Hokusai
- 8. UK Research andInnovation Needs of society • Hydrology and meteorology • Air quality • Infectious diseases • Ageing • Security • Economy
- 9. UK Research andInnovation Advancing the UK economy Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund • First wave of challenges includes: • Batteries • Pharmaceutical advanced manufacturing technologies • Robotics in hazardous environments • Second wave announced later this year
- 10. UK Research andInnovation The UK’s place in the world Global Challenges Research Fund • Focus areas: • Equitable access to sustainable development • Sustainable economies and societies • Human rights, good governance and social justice Global research: e.g. ALMA
- 11. UK Research andInnovation Conduct of research Issues • Reproducibility • Openness • Communication of research and innovation • Careers • Diversity • Right incentives Image:AcademyofMedicalSciences
- 12. Research England’s role ResearchEngland will create and sustain the conditions for a healthy and dynamic research and knowledge exchange system in English higher education institutions. UK Research and Innovation It will have four main roles: • Funding for HEIs to deliver research and KE, unlocking potential, generating impact, meeting national priorities and global challenges • System intelligence and analytics: gathering evidence of impact of current and future R+KE policy on English university sector, including on effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability • Engagement with HEIs: understanding HEI strategy, capability and capacity, delivering policy to support continuous improvement and behaviour change • Close working with devolved administrations on UK-wide activity to help UKRI deliver national priorities and become experts on UK HE system.
- 13. Research England withinUKRI Like the other eight councils, Research England will have devolved budgets and responsibilities within UKRI that relate to its funding and policies for English HEIs. UK Research and Innovation There are significant opportunities of including RE within UKRI. RE will: • Take a HEI view that complements the disciplinary focus of RCs and business focus of Innovate UK • Have a distinctive England-only role that will need to link with devolved administrations to help UKRI develop a UK-wide focus on HEI issues • Provide underpinning funding for HEIs that complements project focus of research councils and demand-side innovation focus of Innovate UK • Deliver capital funding that supports new partnerships between universities and business, including via RPIF • Support high-performance knowledge exchange through capacity and capability development, including working with OfS on HEIF.
- 14. UKRI and OfSjoint working Skills capability and progression Knowledge exchange Infrastructure funding Financial sustainability and efficiency of the HE system and providers Accountability and assurance Evidence gathering and system intelligence TEF and REF UK Research and Innovation The Government has published a fact sheet, outlining nine areas of joint working between UKRI and OfS, and where it is expected that Research England will play a significant coordination role:
- 15. Knowledge Exchange Framework(KEF) • McMillan review/group – focussed on continuous improvement in university knowledge exchange • New public framework announced by Universities Minister on 12 October 2017 • Understanding and driving outperformance, through comparisons • Need for universities to meet expectations of the framework, as basis for funding • HEFCE to announce workplan and timetable shortly, including basis for Research England to consult after April 2018
- 16. Impact of LordStern’s recommendations Key principles: • Lower burden • Less game-playing • Less personalisation, more institutionally focused • Recognition for investment • Making space for long-term research • More rounded view of research activity • Interdisciplinary emphasis • Broaden impact
- 17. Implementing the SternReview Key decisions on: • Deepening and broadening impact. • Interdisciplinary research. • Piloting assessment at the level of the institution.
- 18. Implementing the SternReview Further discussion on: • Approach to submitting all staff. • Non-portability of outputs.
- 19. Timetable Autumn 2017 Invite nominationsfor panel members Further decisions on the arrangements for submitting staff and outputs Winter 2017-18 Appoint panels Spring 2018 Panels meet to develop criteria Summer to Autumn 2018 Publish draft guidance, and consultation on panel criteria Winter 2018-19 Publish final guidance and criteria 2019 Complete preparation of submission systems 2020 Submission phase 2021 Assessment phase