The Australian Research Landscape

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1 The Australian Research Landscape 2 February 2016 Professor Aidan Byrne, Chief Executive Officer Australian Research Council

2 Outline Overview of the Australian Research Landscape Computer Science ERA and Impact Web: arc.gov.au I Communications@arc.gov.au

3 Federal Budget $429 billion

4 Federal Budget R&D $9.7 billion

5 Commonwealth Investment in R&D (%) Web: arc.gov.au I Communications@arc.gov.au

6 Selected research agencies funding ($m) Source: Science, Research and Innovation Budget Tables Web: arc.gov.au I Communications@arc.gov.au

7 Focusing Government Investment Research Priorities The Australian Government has developed a set of Science and Research Priorities, they are: - soil and water - transport - cybersecurity - energy - resources - advanced manufacturing - environmental change - Health More information at Web: arc.gov.au I Communications@arc.gov.au

8 ARC NCGP % funding by institution IRU ATN Go8 Unaligned unis & others

9 Linkage fraction vs Discovery fraction

10 National Competitive Grants Programme Area of box represents $$ funded over the period N.B. - Centres of Excellence, SRIs, not awarded in every year. - ITRP and DECRA only funding since 2012

11 ARC NCGP funding by scheme

12 5-year grants Important to justify budgets Grants outcomes Web: arc.gov.au I Communications@arc.gov.au

13 Discovery Projects Success and return rates Web: arc.gov.au I Communications@arc.gov.au

14 Linkage Projects return and success rates Web: arc.gov.au I Communications@arc.gov.au

15 ARC NCGP funding by Fields of Research

16 ARC NCGP funding* Research *All grants, excluding NICTA and some co-funded centres and SRIs where Field of Research was not nominated Web: arc.gov.au I Communications@arc.gov.au

17 Success Rates By four digit FoR codes (DP schemes ): 0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing 0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics 0803 Computer Software 0804 Data Format 0805 Distributed Computing 0806 Information Systems 0807 Library and Information Studies 0899 Other Information and Computing Sciences Web: arc.gov.au I Communications@arc.gov.au

18 Discovery Projects Success Rates By four digit FoR codes (DP schemes ): 0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing 0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics 0803 Computer Software 0804 Data Format 0805 Distributed Computing 0806 Information Systems 0807 Library and Information Studies 0899 Other Information and Computing Sciences Web: arc.gov.au I Communications@arc.gov.au

19 FoR Network mapping All disciplines 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

20 FoR Network mapping selected codes

21 FoR Network mapping Linkages with 08

22 ITRP Linkages All rounds Higher Education Government Industry/Other

23 Linkage Projects Linkages Higher Education Government Industry/business Non-profit/other

24 Current Centres of Excellence Collaborations Centre of Excellence Australian Org. International Higher Ed. Government

25 Excellence in Research for Australia 2015

26 What is ERA? ERA evaluates the quality of the research undertaken in Australian universities against national and international benchmarks. The outcomes (ratings) are determined and moderated by committees of distinguished researchers from Australia and overseas. The unit of evaluation is broadly defined as the Field of Research (FoR) within an institution based on the Australia and New Zealand Standard Classification (ANZSRC). The indicators used in ERA include a range of metrics such as citation profiles which are common to disciplines in the natural sciences, and peer review of a sample of research outputs which is more broadly common in the humanities and social sciences. ERA is a comprehensive collection. The data submitted by universities covers all eligible researchers and their research outputs.

27 Objectives of ERA? Establish an evaluation framework that gives government, industry, business and the wider community assurance of the excellence of research conducted in Australia s institutions Provide a national stock take of discipline-level research Identify excellence across the full spectrum of research performance Identify emerging research areas and opportunities for further development Allow for comparison of Australia s research nationally and internationally for all discipline areas.

28 ERA 2015 Outcomes ERA 2015 results are available in: State of Australian University Research , Volume 1, ERA National Report.* ERA 2015 outcomes show Australia s universities continue to produce high-quality research across a wide range of disciplines. Overall research quality is improving and reflects ERA s role in focussing universities on research quality. Of the UoEs assessed in both ERA 2015 and the previous round, ERA 2012, 56 per cent of these maintained the same rating, while 29 per cent improved their rating by one. The ERA results show an extraordinary breadth of outstanding research performance in Australia. *Available at:

29 ERA 2012 to ERA 2015 Growth There was steady growth in Australia s university research activity between the ERA 2012 and ERA 2015 rounds, including increases in: the total number of assessed UoEs, up 6% to 2460 the number of research outputs submitted, up 5% to 432,747 the number of research staff submitted, up 11% to 67,579 total number of patents, up 20% to 936.

30 Distribution of ERA 2015 ratings across all Australian universities

31 UoE ratings (aggregated four-digit results, grouped by two-digit FoR code)

32 ERA 2015 Outcomes

33 High Performing Two-digit Units of Evaluation Two-digit Fields of Research codes: 01 Mathematical Sciences 02 Physical Sciences 03 Chemical Sciences 05 Environmental Sciences 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences 09 Engineering 11 Medical and Health Sciences 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences 18 Law and Legal Studies 21 History and Archaeology

34 Specific disciplines (four-digit FoRs) where 10 or more Australian universities were rated at above world standard or higher, including four or more Australian universities rated at well above world standard Mathematical Sciences 0101 Pure Mathematics 0102 Applied Mathematics 0104 Statistics Physical Sciences 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences 0204 Condensed Matter Physics 0205 Optical Physics Chemical Sciences 0301 Analytical Chemistry 0302 Inorganic Chemistry 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry 0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural) Earth Sciences 0403 Geology 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience Environmental Sciences 0501 Ecological Applications 0502 Environmental Science and Management 0503 Soil Sciences Biological Sciences 0602 Ecology 0604 Genetics 0607 Plant Biology 0608 Zoology Engineering 0905 Civil Engineering 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0912 Materials Engineering 0913 Mechanical Engineering Medical and Health Sciences 1102 Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology 1103 Clinical Sciences 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science 1107 Immunology 1108 Medical Microbiology 1109 Neurosciences 1110 Nursing 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences 1116 Medical Physiology 1117 Public Health and Health Services Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services 1503 Business and Management Studies in Human Society 1606 Political Science Psychology and Cognitive Sciences 1701 Psychology Law and Legal Studies 1801 Law Language, Communication and Culture 2002 Cultural Studies 2005 Literary Studies History and Archaeology 2103 Historical Studies Philosophy and Religious Studies 2203 Philosophy

35 Considering Research Impact Research Impact means the demonstrable contribution that research makes to the economy, society, culture, national security, public policy or services, health, the environment, or quality of life, beyond contributions to academia. It is included in objectives and selection criteria The ARC is seeking better communication about research outcomes Web: arc.gov.au I Communications@arc.gov.au

36 Measuring Impact In 2016 the ARC will work with the higher education research sector, industry and other end-users of research to develop quantitative and qualitative measures of engagement and impact A pilot assessment will take place in 2017 The ARC will conduct a full assessment in 2018 as a companion to ERA Web: arc.gov.au I Communications@arc.gov.au

37 Engagement Universities are multi-dimensional We need a better and more complete description of activity.

38 Thank you