prof aidan byrne - australian research council - current funding landscape and potential impact of...

Professor Aidan Byrne

CEO, Australian Research Council

Research Governance

17 September 2014

• Current Funding Landscape

• ARC Schemes

• Linking with private enterprise

• Funding Infrastructure

• Investing in research excellence

• Implications of the new HE environment

Outline

(Treasury not included)

2014-15 Federal

Budget (Approx. AU$415 Billion)

(Treasury

omitted)

CSIRO

8.76%

DSTO

4.94%

Other Govt R&D

7.41%

Industry R&D Tax

Measures 19.44%

Other Innovation Support 5.00%

ARC 10.23%

NHMRC 9.93%

Other health 1.00%

APA + RTS 10.93%

RIBG+JRE+SRE

8.48%

Other Higher Ed R&D Support 3.39%

CRCs

1.67% Rural

3.94%

Energy and the Environment

2.39%

Multisector

Science Support 2.44%

Commonwealth

Investment in R&D

2013-14

Source: Budget 2013-2014 Industry and Innovation tables

Trends in Government Investment in R&D $M 2004-14 (source: 2013-14 budget tables)

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Energy and the Environment

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CRCs

Higher Ed R&D Support

Block Funding to HE

Other health

NHMRC

ARC

Other Innovation Support

Other Business R&D Support

Industry R&D Tax Measures

Govt R&D Activities

DSTO

CSIRO

Trends in Government Investment in R&D % 2004-14 (source: 2013-14 budget tables)

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Industry R&D Tax

Measures ARC

NHMRC

CSIRO

DSTO

CRCs

ARC Proposals Received: 2-Digit FOR (%) 2006-2013

ARC NCGP funding by 2-Digit FOR (%) 2006-2013

$0

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$1,000

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Total research income ($m) by discipline

HERDC Category 1-4

Commercialisation Income

ARC NCGP funding by University ($m) 2007-2013

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ARC NCGP funding by University (%) 2007-2013

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ARC funding by institute 2010 - 2014

Australian Research Grants Committee funding by

University - 1974

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ARC funding awarded by program – last 5

years

Discovery Projects 40.3%

Future Fellowships

17.3%

Linkage Projects 17.1%

Centres of Excellence

6.0%

Australian Laureate

Fellowships 5.1%

LIEF 4.3%

DECRA 4.1%

Special Research Initiatives

2.9%

Discovery Indigenous

0.2% Other 2.7%

National Competitive Grants Program

Discovery Programs Linkage Programs

Laureate Fellowships

Future Fellowships

DECRA

Discovery Projects

Centres of Excellence

Co-Funded

& SRI

Linkage Projects

Other Fellowships

Area of box represents $$ awarded over the period 2008-2013.

N.b. ITRP & DECRA running for less than five years.

LIEF ITRP

First-time awardees by scheme 2008-14

0%

5%

10%

15%

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25%

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Male %

Female %

Male Success %

Female Success %

Participation and success of CIs in DP13

and DP14 by gender and career age

Average age of lead CIs in DP grants

(+DECRA 2012-2014 & FF 2009-2013) y = 0.0675x - 89.271

R² = 0.1905

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2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

DP + DECRA

FF

Linear (DP + DECRA)


• ARC Schemes





Outline

LP Linkages

Monash

2011-14

Higher

Education

Government

Commercial

Non-profit/other

LP Linkages

University of

Melbourne

2011-14

Higher

Education

Government

Commercial

Non-profit/other

LP Linkages

Cochlear

Limited

2011-14

Higher

Education

Government

Commercial

Non-profit/other

LP Linkages

Australia

2011-14

Higher

Education

Government

Commercial

Non-profit/other


• ARC Schemes





Outline

Research Infrastructure

Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)

$0

$20

$40

$60

$80

$100

$120

$140

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

LIEF Projects Total Funding $m

Partners

ARC

Research Infrastructure

In a large NSF infrastructure

project: funding is spread

among three streams

• Development;

• Implementation, and;

• Operation.

Higher education reform package:

• $150 million for the National Collaborative Research

Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) for 2015–16,

• Undertaking a positive review of future research infrastructure

needs to guide action beyond 2016.

Infrastructure support:

case study


• ARC Schemes





Outline

Excellence in research for Australia

2010

Income and Quality

National Competitive G

Other Public

Industry

ERA rating ERA rating

2012

Income and Quality

National Competitive G

Other Public

Industry

ERA rating

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

22 Philosophy and Religious Studies

21 History and Archaeology

20 Language, Communication and Culture

19 Studies In Creative Arts and Writing

18 Law and Legal Studies

17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

16 Studies In Human Society

15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services

14 Economics

13 Education

12 Built Environment and Design

11 Medical and Health Sciences

10 Technology

09 Engineering

08 Information and Computing Sciences

07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

06 Biological Sciences

05 Environmental Sciences

04 Earth Sciences

03 Chemical Sciences

02 Physical Sciences

01 Mathematical Sciences

ERA 2012: Two Digit FoR codes No. of Universities rated at world standard or higher

12

12

15

15

10

11

17

5

7

11

13

13

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9

12

9

15

10

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2005-Literary Studies - 2012

2004-Linguistics - 2012

2003-Language Studies - 2012

2002-Cultural Studies - 2012

2001-Communication and Media Studies - 2012

0105-Mathematical Physics - 2012

0104-Statistics - 2012

0103-Numerical and Computational Mathematics - 2012

0102-Applied Mathematics - 2012

0101-Pure Mathematics - 2012

Number of Australian Universities

Mathematical Studies (01) and Language, Communication and Culture (20) Number of Universities Rated at World Standard or Higher

At World Standard Above World Standard Well Above World Standard

Variation at Four-digit Level: STEM v HASS

Collaboration – ERA 2012

Interdisciplinary activity

20-29% 30-39% > 40%

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

01 Mathematical Sciences 11.5 1.1 2.8 2.6 6.1 2.6 21.5 34.4 1.6 6.7

02 Physical Sciences 10.5 22.8 3.9 0.0 1.6 0.1 1.0 47.6 8.9 2.7

03 Chemical Sciences 0.5 12.3 1.2 4.6 20.9 0.8 0.3 41.1 4.8 12.8

04 Earth Sciences 4.0 7.9 3.4 21.6 20.8 4.4 1.1 23.1 0.3 0.4

05 Environmental Sciences 1.0 0.0 4.4 5.9 51.9 17.6 0.6 5.5 1.2 2.1

06 Biological Sciences 0.9 0.3 7.9 2.6 22.5 14.3 1.9 1.6 1.8 44.3

07

Agricultural and Veterinary

Sciences 1.4 0.0 1.2 2.0 24.2 47.6 0.9 6.3 3.1 8.5

08

Information and Computing

Sciences 12.3 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.9 6.0 1.0 20.2 8.1 9.5

09 Engineering 9.3 15.2 22.6 4.4 3.7 2.5 3.0 10.8 15.2 7.2

10 Technology 1.8 7.6 9.3 0.2 2.3 9.6 4.8 12.1 42.7 6.8

11 Medical and Health Sciences 0.9 0.4 4.0 0.0 0.8 35.2 1.9 2.7 4.4 1.1

20-29% 30-39% > 40%

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

12 Built Environment and Design 3.7 2.9 10.2 23.5 2.3 1.6 10.2 2.8 4.6 0.5

13 Education 1.7 0.3 8.8 15.4 13.6 2.2 10.1 11.2 1.4 3.8

14 Economics 3.5 0.9 31.8 21.7 1.0 3.2 0.0 0.8 0.2 1.3

15

Commerce, Management, Tourism

and Services 4.2 9.5 13.6 15.4 11.3 5.7 1.0 4.3 1.2 3.6

16 Studies in Human Society 6.8 9.2 5.0 8.6 5.6 10.5 2.2 12.0 7.2 7.3

17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences 0.4 6.1 0.2 5.1 4.0 0.5 0.7 1.8 0.0 1.3

18 Law and Legal Studies 2.6 6.6 2.2 13.8 41.6 2.7 0.4 6.7 3.5 10.1

19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing 8.3 17.6 0.0 1.5 6.1 2.7 0.3 47.0 5.9 3.2

20

Language, Communication and

Culture 1.3 11.7 0.4 3.9 21.0 4.7 2.6 27.2 12.0 6.4

21 History and Archaeology 3.9 2.7 0.3 3.2 25.5 0.2 3.3 6.8 24.3 17.4

22 Philosophy and Religious Studies 0.4 8.0 1.2 6.4 24.9 6.7 7.0 3.4 12.2 19.0

Interdisciplinary activity

Source data:

http://www.arc.gov.au/general/s

earchable_data.htm

FOR Network mapping.. [Fruchterman reingold]

STEM disciplines highlighted

(N.b. Not ERA data)

01 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

02 PHYSICAL SCIENCES

03 CHEMICAL SCIENCES

04 EARTH SCIENCES

05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES

08 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES

09 ENGINEERING

10 TECHNOLOGY

11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

12 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN

13 EDUCATION

14 ECONOMICS

15 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES

16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY

17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES

18 LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES

19 STUDIES IN CREATIVE ARTS AND WRITING

20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE

21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

22 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Source data:

http://www.arc.gov.au/general/s

earchable_data.htm

FOR Network mapping.. [Fruchterman reingold]

HASS disciplines highlighted

(N.b. Not ERA data)

01 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

02 PHYSICAL SCIENCES

03 CHEMICAL SCIENCES

04 EARTH SCIENCES

05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES

08 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES

09 ENGINEERING

10 TECHNOLOGY

11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

12 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN

13 EDUCATION

14 ECONOMICS

15 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES

16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY

17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES

18 LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES

19 STUDIES IN CREATIVE ARTS AND WRITING

20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE

21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

22 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Impact

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Relative Citation Impact (1.0=world average; Custom World Data from Elsevier Scopus)

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Patent/Relative Citation Impact by ERA 2012

Rating (4-digit)

High quality?

High impact? High impact and high quality?

$112m

$50m

$12m

NSW

QLD

VIC

TAS

NT

WA SA

ACT

Linkage

Discovery

Strength in scheme

Mapping

Engagement:

Linkage Projects vs.

Discovery Projects

avg. p.a. $LP + $DP

Linkage Discovery

Engagement by Cohort Strength in Linkage and Discovery Schemes

Group of Eight

Regional Universities

Network

Innovative Research Universities

Australian Technology Network

Non-Aligned

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• ARC Schemes




• Implications of the new HE environment?

Outline

Discussion/questions