Update on Brock’s Research Priorities Institutional Strategic Plan Townhall Tim Kenyon, Vice-President, Research September 2020
Six priority areas
Build research capacity across the University Nurture a culture of research and creative excellence • Invest in research infrastructure and support to ensure • sustainable and accessible research services for the Brock scholarly community Build awareness of Brock University as a centre of research • excellence • Enhance transdisciplinary research & high-impact research practices
Nurture a Culture of Research & Creative Excellence • Add a wide range of internal grant programs and incentives • Celebrate research successes and contributions • Integrate research aims and planning into Brock’s academic, community, and capital planning
Internal Grant Programs and Incentives – 2020-21 Budgeted in $ '000s Research Initiative Award $280 Brock Research Training Award $252 Explore/Exchange $266 Total = $1.47M Match of Minds $250 Chancellor's Chair $60 Indigenous Research $25 Matching Funds $125 Application Support $40 Equipment Support $120 Canada Games $50
Research Successes and Awards Funding Awarded - All Funders $16.0 $14.0 Funding Awarded ($M) $12.0 $10.0 $8.0 $6.0 $4.0 $2.0 $0.0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 (YTD) Competition Year Total - All Funders Non-Tri-Agency NSERC SSHRC CIHR
Invest in research infrastructure & support to ensure sustainable and accessible research services for the Brock scholarly community • Major infrastructure grants representing investments by Brock, governments, and industry partners in research space, equipment, and personnel • VPR equipment matching fund program • Investments to add staff capacity to research enterprise units • Revised models for expert research support staff
Investments in Research Equipment Example - NSERC Application Trends: Research Tools and Instruments 10 Number of Applications 8 6 Through VPR Strategic Funds, 4 Brock has made 15 2 investments in research equipment, 0 totaling $732K since 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2018/19 Competition Year Number Funded Number Not Funded Expected Success
Internal Investments in Research Budget Allocation and Strategic Fund Expenses Vice-President Research 2010 to 2019 (in $M) $8.0 $7.0 $6.0 $5.0 $4.0 $3.0 $2.0 $1.0 $0.0 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 (YTD) Salaries Operations Internal Programs / Transfers VPR Strategic Fund Expenses
Build awareness of Brock University as a centre of research excellence • Research communications programs promote impact and uptake • Advertising program for Canada Research Chair positions • Emphasis on representation and taking leadership position in provincial and national research organizations
Build awareness of Brock University as a centre of research excellence
Enhance transdisciplinary research & high-impact research practices • External review of researcher IP inventory, with contracts to market promising pieces • Streamlined application and review procedures for research centres and institutes • Supporting research partnerships through centres and institutes, including new initiatives STAC, VPMI, Canada- Caribbean Institute • Support projects that span ISP priorities: EDI Action Plan; Indigenous research support; community research partnerships
High impact research practices Research Scholarly Intellectual Partnerships Output and Property & HQP Publication 238 research partnerships 713 publications in 2019 29 Patent families filed or established since 2011 granted since 2006 Brock researchers have been 18 research contracts with cited 56,155 times since 2 new IP disclosures in industry & community 2012 2019/20 including prospects, partners in 2019-20 disclosures MIWSPFA had scheduled 63 Over 160 students trained in events and performances in Over $800,000 in gross an industrial research setting 2019-20 patent revenue since 2010 since 2011
Research Revenue Research Revenue (Includes Overhead) $18.00 Revenue - Cash Basis ($ Millions) $15.48 $15.34 $16.00 $14.38 $14.12 * $14.00 $12.00 $10.00 $8.00 $6.00 $4.00 $2.00 $0.00 FY 2016-17 FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 FY-2019-20 Tri-Agency Provincial Other Federal Sponsored/Other Total * 2019-20 reduction due to cancellation of a major provincial contract of about $1.4M
LINC Activity for 2020-2021 Projects Partnerships Programs Building relationships with Monthly learning and Establishing a new Advisory regional economic training sessions open to board organizations the public New benchmarks for future Connecting with corporate Mentorship programs for success partners around the region students and entrepreneurs Redeveloping our marketing Catalyzing research and and communications to transdisciplinary Partnering with Goodman attract new entrepreneurs relationships with Group on Kickstarting community, industry and Entrepreneurship faculty.
Indicator Trends • $1.47M in Brock’s 2020-21 Funding from sponsors other budget for direct support to than the Tri-Agencies researchers represented more than 76% • 110% increase in the of all grants received in 2019. research enterprise budget relative to 2017/18 • 2 new Canada Research • 10% Increase in research Chair allocations in 2018/19 revenue since 2015/16 6 new nominations • Over $66M in awarded • underway grants since 2015 New Distinguished ($10K) • 25% increase in research and Early Career ($5K) publications since 2012 Research and Creative Activity Award to be launched in 2020-21
The year ahead • Seek implementations of the Institutional Strategic Plan while responding to pandemic conditions • Complete the appointments and nominations of open Canada Research Chair positions, and prepare for next CRC recruitments. • Focus on the promotion of Brock research and its reputation using a variety of traditional and non- traditional media outlets
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? vpr@brocku.ca
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