Division of Biosciences Staff Meeting Friday 16 th December 2016 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Division of Biosciences Staff Meeting Friday 16 th December 2016 3.30-5.00pm Cruciform Lecture Theatre 1

Agenda ‘State of the Division’ Frances Brodsky, Director REF Michael Strang, Research Impact & Curation Support Manager (SLMS) UCL Consultants Bjorn Christianson, Consultancy Manager (UCL Consultancy) UCL Business Rebecca Paulraj, Business Manager (UCL Business) Education Stephen Price, Associate Director (Education) Professional Services David Meech, Divisional Manager Director’s Q&A Frances Brodsky

“State of the Division” update Frances Brodsky, Director

Awards, Prizes and Honours Andrew Macaskill (NPP) Nick Lane (GEE) Wellcome-Beit Prize Royal Society Michael Faraday Medal Judith Mank (GEE) Royal Society Wolfson Research Geraint Thomas (GEE) Merit Award Top Teacher Award – voted for by students Jonathan Ashmore (NPP) Royal Society Croonian Medal and Tim Newbold (CBER, GEE) Lecture Royal Society University Research Fellowship Lorenzo Fabrizi (NPP) Christophe Dessimoz (GEE) OHBM Merit Abstract EMBO Young Investigator Award

New Grants Richard Mott (GEE) – BBSRC 3 year grant Alex Gourine (NPP) – Wellcome 5 year grant Gabriel Waksman (SMB) – Wellcome 4 year grant Patricia Salinas (CDB) – ARUK 3 year grant Helen Chatterjee (GEE) – ESRC 2 year grant Angus Silver (NPP) – Wellcome and NIHR grants Gyorgy Szabadkai (CDB) – Wellcome 2 year grant Steve Price – Two grants from Global Excellence Fund for education projects And many others …. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Divisional News Welcome to the Division/New Appointments • David Meech – Divisional Manager • Serian Sumner – Reader in Behavioural Ecology (GEE) Tom Rendell – Finance Team Manager • • Arantza Barrios and Sandrine Geranton – new lecturers (CDB) Recruitment Plans • Head of CDB Staffing Team Manager • • Teaching and Learning Team Manager Strategic Research and Development Manager • • Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (GEE/UGI) Estates Imaging Centre •

In the media A federal origin of Stone Age farming Worrying denial of Mark Thomas/Garrett invasive species threat Hellenthall/Stephen Tim Blackburn (GEE) Shennan (GEE) Key mechanism behind brain connectivity and memory revealed Patricia Salinas (CDB) Paving the way for new HIV doesn’t drive treatments to combat bacterial spread of drug- Garden ponds infections resistant tuberculosis may help Gabriel Waksman (SMB) Francois Balloux (UGI) spread lethal frog disease Biodiversity falls Stephen Price below ‘safe levels’ (UGI) globally Tim Newbold (GEE)

Divisional Lectures Athena SWAN Lecture series highlighting international colleagues: Divisional Lecture series : FLS Anne McLaren Lecture – Professor Two events to take place • Maria Leptin in Spring 2017 Speakers from across the • Division Division of Biosciences Patricia Clarke Lecture – Professor Angela Gronenborn

Upcoming REF issues • Open Access requirement – Michael Wright will be co-ordinating with departments • Impact

Impact and REF 2021 Michael Strang, Research Impact Curation & Support Manager (SLMS) m.strang@ucl.ac.uk

Research Impact Curation and Support Support UCL impact by: • Providing advice and guid idance in impact planning and evidence collation. • Providing resources and support for departments in the identification and collation of impact data in preparation for REF 2021. Monitor and showcase UCL impact by: • Col olla latin ing actu ctual and pot otentia ial case stu tudie ies, and other impactful projects, within a searchable le database. • Publi lishin ing im impact stor orie ies from all faculties.

RCUK/REF definitions of “impact” (Dec 2016): Academic impact: the demonstrable contribution that excellent research • makes to academic advances, across and within disciplines, including significant advances in understanding, methods, theory, application and academic practice. Wider impact: an effect on, change to or benefit to the economy, society, • culture, public policy or services, health, the environment, or quality of life, beyond academia. (Evaluated via key REF criteria: reach and significance )

REF impact case studies: Four-page template • 100-word summary of the impact • Underpinning research: key insights and findings • References to the research (6 max.) • Details of the impact: narrative with supporting evidence. • Corroborative sources (10 max.)

Impacts on health and welfare Impacts on commerce Sales of new products/services. Measures of improved clinical outcomes, public behaviour or health services. Business performance measures. Measures of improved well-being. Employment figures. Documented changes to clinical & public Licences awarded and brought to health guidelines. market. Evidence from audited change in guidelines. Demonstrable collaborations with industry (incl. knowledge Evidence of enhanced awareness of health transfer partnerships, contracts). risks/benefits among consumers. Commercial adoption of a new Evidence of enhanced patient experience technology, process, knowledge, or concept.

Impacts on production Impacts on public policy and services New product recommended for use or adopted. Documented evidence of policy debate (e.g. Select Cttee, NGO publications). Development of a new plant variety or crop protection product which has Documented evidence of changes to public entered the regulatory testing system. policy/legislation/regulations/guidelines. Published rights for animals/plants. Measures of improved public services. Evidence of improved sustainability. Documented evidence of influence on health policy and/or advisory committees. Documented changes to working guidelines. Evidence of use of process/technology. Documented evidence of improved working practices and/or level of production.

REF 2014 key numbers: • Impact 20% of overall score (ou outputs 65%; environment 15%) • £18m of UCL’s annual QR funding tied to impact: equivalent to £55,000 pa for each of 325 submitted impact case studies. • REF rewarded 4* research an and impact. 3* case studies only worth 25% as much annually. Scores of 2* and below receive zero additional QR funding.

Unit of Assessment 5 (general): • Vast majority: basic biological science research. • Significant minority: technical/physics/chemistry research of a non- biological nature (incl. development of new diagnostic devices). • Most frequent type of impact: medical (including health/human welfare). • Close second: economic impact. • Also: environmental impacts, incl. food security. • And: animal welfare, public engagement with science, influencing legislation.

Unit of Assessment 5 (UCL): Impact: 44% 4* 38% 3* 14% 2* 4% U “The submission demonstrated an exemplary strategic approach to impact which should position the unit to deliver future impacts of outstanding reach and significance. The sub-panel was pleased to note that many of the submitted impacts were judged to be outstanding in terms of their reach and significance, for example the case study relating to the UCL spin- out company BioVex.”

University FTE Staff Submitted Case Studies 4* 3* 2* 1* U/C University of York 44.37 3 92 8 0 0 0 University of St Andrews 50.45 6 90 10 0 0 0 Institute of Cancer Research 34 4 80 20 0 0 0 University of Edinburgh 109.7 12 80 20 0 0 0 University of Dundee 73.2 8 75 25 0 0 0 University of Leeds 60.9 3 71.4 28.6 0 0 0 University of Cambridge 189.63 20 70 24 6 0 0 University of Durham 39 5 68 24 8 0 0 University of Oxford 223.8 23 61.7 36.6 1.7 0 0 Cardiff University 54.7 5 60 40 0 0 0 Imperial College London 99.55 11 53.6 39.1 7.3 0 0 University of Sheffield 44.9 5 52 48 0 0 0 University of Exeter 54.58 5 50 50 0 0 0 Newcastle University 30.6 4 50 50 0 0 0 University of Leicester 37.4 4 48 32 20 0 0 Birkbeck College (joint submission with University College London) 21.2 19 44 38 14 0 4 University College London (joint submission with Birkbeck College) 172.9 19 44 38 14 0 4 University of Nottingham 90.86 10 44 48 8 0 0 University of Sussex 47.61 6 43.3 43.4 13.3 0 0 University of East Anglia 44 5 40 60 0 0 0