Prof Aidan Byrne: ARC update

Professor Aidan Byrne

CEO, Australian Research Council

Australian Council of Deans of ScienceARC update

20 October 2014

• Current Funding Landscape • Laureates & Centres• NCGP update• Network mapping

Outline

(Treasury not included)

2014-15 Federal Budget

(Approx. AU$415 Billion)

(Treasury omitted)

ARC NCGP funding by University ($m) 2007-2013

RUNIRUATNGo8Unaligned

ARC funding by University 2010 - 2014

Australian Research Grants Committee funding by University - 1974

Usyd

Mon

ash

UAUN

SWM

elb

UUQ

UWA

ANU

Flin

ders

UTAS

UNE

La T

robe

Mac

quar

ie UNVI

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on...

JCU

NSW

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ng...

RMC

WA

Non

...M

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chTa

s Non

...Q

LD N

on...

Griffi

thSA

Non

Uni

ACT

Non

...

$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

Humanities & SSBiological SciencesEngineering & Applied SciencesEarth SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical Sciences

Australian Research Grants Committee 1974 – % funding share compared with ARC NCGP 2013

U Sy

dney

Mon

ash

U Ad

elai

deUN

SWU

Mel

bour

neU

Que

ensla

ndUW

AAN

UFl

inde

rsU

Tas

UNE

La T

robe

Mac

quar

ieN

ewca

stle

Vict

oria

(oth

ers)

Jam

es C

ook

NSW

(oth

ers)

Wol

long

ong

RMC

WA

(oth

ers)

Mur

doch

Tas (

othe

rs)

QLD

(oth

ers)

Griffi

thSA

(oth

ers)

ACT

(oth

ers)

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

1974 2013


Outline

ARC Proposals Received: 2-Digit FOR (%) 2006-2013

ARC NCGP funding by 2-Digit FOR (%) 2006-2013

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22$0

$500,000,000

$1,000,000,000

$1,500,000,000

$2,000,000,000

$2,500,000,000

$3,000,000,000

ERA 2012 ARC/NHMRC research funding by discipline

ARCNHMRC

2-digit group

01 Mathematica

l Science

s

02 Physica

l Science

s

03 Chemical Sc

iences

04 Earth Sc

iences

05 Environmental Sc

iences

06 Biological Sc

iences

07 Ag and Vet Scie

nces

08 Info and Computing Sc

i

09 Engineering

10 Technology

11 Medica

l and Health

12 Built Envir

onment and Desig

n

13 Education

14 Economics

15 Commerce, M

gmt, Touris

m

16 Studies in

Human Socie

ty

17 Psychology a

nd Cognitive Sc

i

18 Law and Le

gal Studies

19 Creative Arts

and Writi

ng

20 Language Comms a

nd Culture

21 History

and Archaeology

22 Philosophy a

nd Religion

$0

$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

$3,500

$4,000

Total research income ($m) by discipline

HERDC Category 1-4

Commercialisation Income

01 Mathematica

l Scie

nces

02 Physica

l Scie

nces

03 Chemical S

cience

s

04 Earth Sc

iences

05 Environmental S

cience

s

06 Biological S

cience

s

07 Ag and Vet Scie

nces

08 Info and Computing Sc

i

09 Engineering

10 Technology

11 Medica

l and H

ealth

12 Built Envir

onment and D

esign

13 Education

14 Economics

15 Commerce, M

gmt, Touris

m

16 Studies i

n Human So

ciety

17 Psychology a

nd Cognitive Sc

i

18 Law and Le

gal Studies

19 Creative

Arts and W

riting

20 Language Comms a

nd Culture

21 Hist

ory and Arch

aeology

22 Philoso

phy and Relig

ion0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Research income (%) by discipline

Commercialisation Income

HERDC Category 1-4

National Competitive Grants ProgramDiscovery Programs Linkage Programs

Laureate Fellowships

Future Fellowships

DECRA

Discovery Projects

Centres of Excellence

Co-Funded

& SRI

Linkage Projects

Other Fellowships

Area of box represents $$ awarded over the period 2008-2013. N.b. ITRP & DECRA running for less than five years.

LIEFITRP

Centres of Excellence 2014Success by discipline

BSB EMI HCA PCE SBE0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

EOIfull proposalsuccess

*BSB = Biological Sciences and Biotechnology; EMI = Engineering, Mathematics and Informatics; HCA = Humanities and Creative Arts; PCE = Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences; SBE = Social, Behavioural and Economics Sciences

Source: 2014 Selection Report Table 1

Laureate Fellows 2014Success by discipline

*BSB = Biological Sciences and Biotechnology; EMI = Engineering, Mathematics and Informatics; HCA = Humanities and Creative Arts; PCE = Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences; SBE = Social, Behavioural and Economics Sciences Source: 2014 Selection Report Table 5

BSB EMI HCA PCE SBE0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

not successfulsuccessful


Outline

Operationally• Streamlining - harmonised funding rules• RMS 2.0Strategically• Feedback• Average age of CIs

National Competitive Grants ProgramChallenges / developments

RMS 2.0 Assessor selections

Dr Luke Skywalker

560480400320240160800

discipline

BSB

EMI

HCA

PCE

SBE

Normalised Rank

10

Funded

DiscoveryNetwork = Go8

Each symbol represents up to 2 observations.

Discovery Projects Grants rankings 2013

Future Fellowships rankings 2013

630540450360270180900

discipline

BEM

HSE

PME

Normalised Rank

10

Funded

FuturesNetwork = Go8

DECRA rankings 2013

7006005004003002001000

discipline

BSB

EMI

HCA

PCE

SBE

Normalised Rank

10

Funded

DECRA 2013Network = Go8

560480400320240160800

discipline

BSB

EMI

HCA

PCE

SBE

Normalised Rank

10

Funded

DiscoveryNetwork = Go8

Each symbol represents up to 2 observations.

Discovery Projects Grants rankings 2013

Additional feedback

Average age of lead CIs in DP grants (+DECRA 2012-2014 & FF 2009-2013)

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 20160

10

20

30

40

50f(x) = 0.0675168348906477 x − 89.2713049657854R² = 0.190529439761821

DP + DECRA

Linear (DP + DECRA)

FF


Outline

LP Linkages

Monash

2011-14

Higher EducationGovernmentCommercialNon-profit/other

LP Linkages

University ofMelbourne

2011-14


LP Linkages

Cochlear Limited

2011-14


LP Linkages

Australia

2011-14


ITRP Linkages

all rounds

Higher EducationGovernmentCommercial /other

Source data: http://www.arc.gov.au/general/searchable_data.htm

FOR Network mapping..

STEM disciplines highlighted

01 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES02 PHYSICAL SCIENCES03 CHEMICAL SCIENCES04 EARTH SCIENCES05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES08 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES09 ENGINEERING10 TECHNOLOGY11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES 12 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN13 EDUCATION14 ECONOMICS15 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES18 LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES19 STUDIES IN CREATIVE ARTS AND WRITING20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY22 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES


FOR Network mapping..

STEM alone

01 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES02 PHYSICAL SCIENCES03 CHEMICAL SCIENCES04 EARTH SCIENCES05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES08 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES09 ENGINEERING10 TECHNOLOGY11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES


FOR Network mapping..[Fruchterman reingold]

HASS disciplines highlighted

01 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES02 PHYSICAL SCIENCES03 CHEMICAL SCIENCES04 EARTH SCIENCES05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES08 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES09 ENGINEERING10 TECHNOLOGY11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES 12 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN13 EDUCATION14 ECONOMICS15 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES18 LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES19 STUDIES IN CREATIVE ARTS AND WRITING20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY22 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Discussion/questions

Histogram: age of lead CIs in DP + DECRA

< 30 30 - 35

35 - 40

40 - 45

45 - 50

50 - 55

55 - 60

60 - 65

>=650

50

100

150

200

250

2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014

Average age of lead CIs in Future Fellowships, DP and DECRA

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140

10

20

30

40

50

60

DPFFDECRA

Average age of lead CIs in DP grants (+DECRA 2012-2014)

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 20160

10

20

30

40

50

DECRA average age ~35

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