1. Introduction to Research and Innovation at Leeds
Professor Lisa Roberts
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation
5 July 2017

2. How we turn a great University into a global leader

3. Strategic priorities in research
Increase the volume, quality and impact of our research
Grow research income to £200m by 20/21
Support interdisciplinary research on grand challenges
Enhance our strategic partnerships
Grow and support our PGR/ECR community

4. REF2014: Ranking by research power
Institution
Power Ranking 2014
Research Power
% Staff Submitted
University College London 1
8,253
91.30%
University of Oxford 2
8,039
86.82%
University of Cambridge 3
6,943
95.06%
University of Edinburgh 4
5,571
83.28%
University of Manchester 5
4,929
77.98%
King's College London 6
4,425
79.69%
University of Nottingham 7
4,335
78.99%
Imperial College London 8
4,226
91.88%
University of Bristol 9
3,614
91.31%
University of Leeds 10
3,598
74.86%
University of Southampton 11
3,505
89.75%
University of Glasgow 12
3,404
83.79%
University of Sheffield 13
3,310
74.24%
University of Birmingham 14
3,270
80.71%
University of Warwick 15
2,998
83.47%

5. REF2014: Ranking by impact Institution Impact Ranking Impact GPA
Institute of Cancer Research 1
3.87
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 2
3.74
Imperial College London 3
3.68
St.George's, University of London 4
3.64
Cardiff University 5
3.61
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 6
3.57
University College London 7
3.54
King's College London 8
3.52
University of Oxford 9
3.51
University of Bristol 10
3.50
London School of Economics and Political Science
University of Cambridge 12
3.49
University of Leeds 13
3.47
University of Edinburgh 14
3.46
University of York
University of Manchester 16
3.45
University of Bath
University of Sheffield 18
3.43

6. Quality and Impact Leeds Russell Group Sector 4* Outputs 21% 27% 22%
54%
44%

7. Proportion of outputs in top 10% most cited worldwide

8. Research income – aim of top 10

9. Strategic Plan
Aim: To be an outstanding research university securely placed within the UK’s top-ten and achieving significant real terms increases in research income
Targets:
Annual research income of £200m by 2020
85% eligible academic staff in REF2020 with outputs GPA > 3*
2800 FTE postgraduate research students by 2020

10. Research and Innovation Delivery Plan
Produce an increase in the quality and impact of our research, scholarship and knowledge exchange
Maximise interdisciplinary opportunities to address societal grand challenges
Maximise growth in, and diversification of, our research funding
Promote a vibrant postgraduate and early career researcher community
Develop and support academics to reach their full research potential
Enhance local, national and global engagement and impact

11. Research and Innovation Senior Team

12. Appoint outstanding early career researchers and senior academic leaders
Five-year academic fellowships leading to Associate Professor

13. Increase funding for PGR students
Leeds 110 Anniversary Research Scholarships (2 x 110)
Doctoral Training Centres
Industrial sponsorship
Campaign sponsorship
Focus on PGR student experience

14. Support academic staff to raise the number of 4* outputs
Internal mentorship and review of outputs
Time for Research

15. Become better informed and influential with our funders
Joining governing bodies and strategic advisory teams
Networking

16. Promote interdisciplinary research and impact around grand challenge themes

17. Technology Platforms Medical and Biological Engineering
Bragg Centre for Advanced Functional Materials
Imaging
Priestley International Centre for Climate
Leeds Institute for Data Analytics
Institute for High Speed Rail
Structural Biology
Robotics

18. White Rose University Consortium
Leeds
Sheffield
York
Established 1997

19. N8 Research Partnership
Newcastle
Lancaster
Durham
York
Liverpool
Leeds
Sheffield
Manchester
Established 2007

20. Catalyse new research opportunities with selected international partners
University of Bergen
University of Bristol
University of Leeds
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University of York
University of Alberta
Maastricht University
University of Rochester
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Zhejiang University
University of Basel
University of Ghana
University of Sydney
University of Western Australia
University of Cape Town
University of Auckland
Established 2000

21. Create a high-profile presence for innovation and enterprise in the City and beyond
NEXUS

22. Commercialise the outputs from our research
Partnership with IP Group plc established in 2002
Spin-out companies with a value in excess of £500m

23. My mission – a simple view!