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Driving forward excellence in research: the University of Oxford
Professor Andrew Hamilton FRS
Oxford’s size and shape in students 1 December 2009
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Source: OSS
Visiting students
Postgraduate research (doctorate)
Postgraduate taught (masters)
Undergraduate
100% = 20,927
Oxford students by divisionOxford students by type
Visiting studentsContinuing Education
100% = 20,927
Social Sciences
Medical Sciences
Math, Physical, and Life Sciences
Humanities
2%
24%
18%
56%
2%6%
13%
25%
26%
28%
Development of Graduate EducationStudents as of 1 December
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1,3042,614
Source: OSS
11,211 11,332
Total=
Postgraduate research
Postgraduate taught
Undergraduate
1,6213,641
11,328 11,382
5,053
3,639
16,588
20,076
1999 2009
Growth1999-2009
0.5%
65%
Increasingly InternationalBy nationality
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Academic staff
Postgraduates (full-time)
Undergraduates (full-time)
2003
2009
1996
2009
1996
2009
20 20
17 14
43 20
34 16
8 6
6 4
International as a percentage of total
10%
63%
14%
50%
31%
40%
1,050
1,633
2,549
4,781
1,188
2,015
Overseas
EU (excl. U.K.)
Total number international
Source: OSS for students; OpenDoor database for academic staff. Student data as of December 1; staff data as of July 31.
A significant Collegiate University BudgetRevenues 2008-9
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Source: annual reports/accounts of respective units
Oxford University Press•Academic, ELT, U.S., International•Present in over 50 countries
100% = £1.7 billion
Oxford Colleges•38 colleges
£863m
£281m
£579m
The University of Oxford•60+ departments•Numerous centres
Collegiate Experience
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Humanities
Social Sciences
Math, Physical & Life Sciences
Medical Sciences
including over 60 departments
Four academic divisions
Smaller communities
38 colleges
Every Oxford student belongs to a department and to a college
Strategic Plan: Research
1. Retain and recruit researchers of the highest distinction and quality
2. Support divisions and departments in the development and implementation of their research plans
3. Provide and develop a supportive research environment in which scholars, at every stage of their career, can flourish
4. Maintain research strength across the disciplinary range and encourage further interdisciplinary research initiatives
5. Participate...in national and international debates on future research assessment exercises.....
6. Enhance administrative services and support designed to facilitate research excellence and knowledge transfer
7. Support international research and collaboration8. Ensure that research is carried out in accordance with applicable
ethical standards
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Expansion of our research enterprise
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Source: HESA; University of Oxford Research Services; Personnel Services
External research income, 2008-09 Increased research incomebrings
•Exciting expansion of academic horizons
•Growing number of research-only staff
– 700 in the 1970s– Over 3,000 today
•Hunger for research students and post-docs
•Need for different kinds of administrative support
Main source of Research Funding: GovernmentUniversity research income 2008-9
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100% =£451 million
60% 25% 8% 7%
UK• HEFCE block grant 24%• Research Councils 23%• Government departments/ 8% National Health Service
Europe• European Commission 4%
UK charities
Industry
Other sources
Source: University of Oxford Research Services
Government
External research
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Year Value (£K) % increase
00/01 142,430
01/02 149,744 5%
02/03 162,894 9%
03/04 173,496 7%
04/05 183,569 6%
05/06 213,139 16%
06/07 248,233 16%
07/08 285,289 15%
08/09 340,540 19%
09/10 367,048 8%
External research funding 2000/01 to 2009/10
00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10
142,430 149,744 162,894 173,496 183,569213,139
248,233285,289
340,540367,048
External Research Income from FY 2000/01 to FY 2009/10 (£K)
External Research
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Research Councils
(£112.9M)
31%
UK Charity (£112.7M)
31%
UK Govt /
NHS (£38.1M)
10%
EU Govt (£24.4M)
7%
UK & Overseas
Industry (£39.0M)
10%
Other UK & Overseas
Sources (£40.0M)
11%
External Research Income by Sponsor Type FY 2009/10:
Total £367.0M
Wellcome Trust
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FY 2005/06 FY 2006/07 FY 2007/08 FY 2008/09 FY 2009/10
Wellcome Trust 43.4 45.4 46.2 60.7 59.0
43.4 45.4 46.2
60.7 59.0
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
FY 2005/06 FY 2006/07 FY 2007/08 FY 2008/09 FY 2009/10
£M
Research Income from Wellcome Trust: FY 2005/06 to FY 2009/10
Oxford’s research funding from international sources has grown strongly in recent years
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2003/04 2006/072005/06 2008/092007/082004/05
£53.5M£47.7M
£72.5M
£27.9M£27.6M
Research Income (International Sources)2003/04 – 2008/09
£36.4M
• Income from international sources now accounts for >20% of Oxford research income
• Average annual growth 21% pa - compared to 13% pa for domestic sources
Some of the major drivers for this growth
Investment in Interdisciplinary and Cutting-edge Research
Investment in Interdisciplinary and Cutting-edge Research
“I’m on the verge of a majorbreakthrough, but I am also atthat point where chemistry leaves off and physics begins,so I’ll have to drop the wholething”
Oxford Future Energy
Solar / Photovoltaics
Chemistry for Energy
Nuclear materials
Offshore energy
Transport
Laser plasma interactions
Lower Carbon Futures
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Oxford Future Energy
Smith School for Enterprise & the
Environment
Chemistry
Physics
Plant Sciences
Materials
Engineering Science
Mathematics
Oxford Martin School
Transport StudiesEnvironmental
Change Institute
e-Research Centre
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Globalising Tidal Power
Nuclear & Energy Materials
Carbon & Energy Reduction in
Transport
Organic Photovoltaics
Future of Cities
Future of Humanity
Oxford Martin School
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Driving forward excellence in research
Transport
Institute for Carbon & Energy Reduction in Transport
Catalysis
New materialsLightweight
electric motors
Low carbon infrastructure
Fuel efficiencyPolicy
Thermo-fluids
Futures modelling
Scenarios
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Solar and photovoltaics
Synthesis
CatalystsThermo
photovoltaics
Device development
Electronic properties
Scale-up
Transparent conducting
oxides
Markets & policy
ModellingReal-world
testing
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Investment in Technologies to Support the Research Effort
Interconnectivity
Smith School for Enterprise & the
Environment
Chemistry
Physics
Plant Sciences
Materials
Engineering Science
Mathematics
Oxford Martin School
Transport Studies
Environmental Change Institute
e-Research Centre
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Smith School for Enterprise & the
Environment
Chemistry
Physics
Plant Sciences
Materials
Engineering Science
Mathematics
Oxford Martin School
Transport Studies
Environmental Change Institute
e-Research Centre
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Smith School for Enterprise & the
Environment
Chemistry
Physics
Plant Sciences
Materials
Engineering Science
Mathematics
Oxford Martin School
Transport Studies
Environmental Change Institute
Transport
Solar/PV
Chemistry for Energy
Nuclear Materials
Low Carbon Futures
e-Research Centre
Offshore energy
Applied Mathematics (incl. modelling)
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The Humanities: a research success story
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Humanities
With the support of its specialist Research Facilitators, Humanities has developed a ‘culture’ of applying for research grant funding
Sharp increase in research income and the funding of research overheads
Diversification of its pool of funders, increasing the number of different award sponsors from 24 to 34 in the past year
The Division entered in 15 units of assessment in RAE 2008, ten of which were top in the UK according to the Research Fortnight power table: French, German, Middle Eastern and African Studies, Asian Studies, English, History, Philosophy, Classics, Theology, and Music.
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Oxford University & Isis Innovation Ltd
Isis Innovation Ltd, established in 1987, 100% owned by the University
Isis helps researchers who wish to commercialise the results of their research
Three business divisions:
Technology Transfer for Oxford - identify, protect, market, licence, spin-out, seed funds,
Oxford University Consulting - access to Oxford academic expertise
Isis Enterprise - access to our expertise in technology transfer & innovation management
Supported by Networks – Oxford Innovation Society, Isis Angels Network
Income last year £7.5m; Isis has 65 staff in total
Since 2000 - 55 spin-outs raising £270m & 500 licensing/option deals
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Some of our success factors (1)
Centuries-old tradition of scholarly enquiry and academic culture within the Collegiate University
Grouped into learning communities, with a teaching-research nexus
Vibrant international character
Ability to attract or recruit the best researchers and faculty
Ability to attract and retain the best students at graduate and undergraduate level
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Some of our success factors (2)
Multi and cross-disciplinary teaching, scholarship and research
Infrastructure - capital investment, Oxford’s libraries, museums and collections, maintenance and refurbishment programme
Inspired and inspiring academic leadership
Capacity to win competitive peer review funding
Good levels of independent funding through development activity
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Some of our success factors (3)
A “light touch” central management regime
High quality administration/academic-related support services
Long tradition of knowledge exchange and technology transfer
Promotion of academic values: academic freedom, subsidiarity, collegiality, parity of esteem, and disciplinary diversity
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Isis Innovation Ltd Extracts from Isis Annual Report 2010
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Things you may not know about the University of Oxford
The Oxford you may know less well
• A dynamic research-intensive university with many departments and centres
• Home to a medical sciences division that on its own would rank as 5th largest UK university by research income
• Educator of world leaders: over 30 overseas presidents and prime ministers
• An international university
• The oldest university in the English-speaking world, based around colleges
• Renowned for its strengths in the humanities, its libraries and museums
• Educator of British leaders: 26 British Prime Ministers
• A British university
The Oxford you hear about – it is real
What are Colleges?
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Real communities: academic, residential, social
Intellectual communities students and academics majority both undergraduate and
postgraduate; 8 graduate only most cover all subjects, though
some specialised
Big enough for diversity, small enough for connection:
~300-750 students (jointly admitted)
~30-70 academics (jointly appointed)
Ancient and modern
Growing collaboration: across disciplines and with industry
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Opportunity. Risk. Innovation. Impact.
Tackling the toughest challenges of the 21st century.
• Founded 2005 with $100 million gift from Dr James Martin; new $50 million challenge fund• Goal: formulate new concepts, policies, and technologies that will make the future a better
place to be• 15 interdisciplinary institutes focused on major 21st century challenges• Including: environmental change, migration, emergent infections, the future of humanity
• £13.75 million, 5 year agreement with Man Group Plc, world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund
• Endows a professorship and funds research programme• In addition: Man has located its internal R&D laboratory on the floor
below the Institute• Leads to formal (seminars) and informal (lunch) exchange between
academics and practitionersOpened 2007
Launch of major fundraising campaign
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Aim
Raise the funds to liberateOxford people to achievetheir greatest aspirations
Scope
•Joint campaign across the Collegiate University: universities, departments, libraries, museums…
•Global in reach
Priorities
•Supporting students and the life of the University
•Supporting academic staff and programmes
•Supporting infrastructure and buildings
Target
•Min. of £1.25 billion
•Launched in May 08 with £575 million committed; just passed £1000 million
•Significant gap to close vs. American peers
Oxford’s international collaborations in Tropical Medicine
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Collegial and interdisciplinary – Research Fora
2007 Security, Energy, Cancer, Democracy
2008 Climate Change, Forced Migration, Global Health,Materials Characterisation, Water, India
2009 The Material World, The Islamic World, China, North American Studies, Integrated Quantitative
Biosciences, Economic Impact of Research, Research Integrity,
Medical Physics
2010 Pathways to Drug Discovery, Digital Humanities: workshop on images, Digital Humanities: linking data
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