Professor Andrew Hamilton FRS

1 December 2009
Oxford students by type
100% = 20,927
Visiting students
2%
Postgraduate research
(doctorate)
24%
Oxford students by division
100% = 20,927
Visiting students
Continuing Education
2%
6%
Medical Sciences 13%
Social Sciences 25%
Postgraduate taught
(masters)
18%
Undergraduate 56%
Math, Physical, and
Life Sciences
26%
Humanities
28%
Source: OSS
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Students as of 1 December
20,076
5,053
Postgraduate research
Total=
Postgraduate taught
16,588
3,639
Undergraduate
11,328
11,211
11,382
11,332
Growth
1999-2009
65%
0.5%
Source: OSS
1999 2009
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By nationality
Undergraduates
(full-time)
International as a percentage of total
1996 6 4 10%
2009 8 6 14%
Postgraduates
(full-time)
1996
2009
34
43
16
20
50%
63%
Overseas
EU (excl. U.K.)
Total number international
1,050
1,633
2,549
4,781
Academic staff
2003 17 14 31%
2009 20 20 40%
Source: OSS for students; OpenDoor database for academic staff. Student data as of December 1; staff data as of July 31.
1,188
2,015
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Revenues 2008-9
100% = £1.7 billion
Oxford Colleges
•38 colleges
The University of Oxford
•60+ departments
•Numerous centres
£281m
£579m
£863m
Oxford University Press
•Academic, ELT, U.S., International
•Present in over 50 countries
Source: annual reports/accounts of respective units
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Four academic divisions 38 colleges
Humanities
Social Sciences
Math, Physical & Life Sciences
Medical Sciences including over 60 departments Smaller communities
Every Oxford student belongs to a department and to a college
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Retain and recruit researchers of the highest distinction and quality
Support divisions and departments in the development and implementation of their research plans
Provide and develop a supportive research environment in which scholars, at every stage of their career, can flourish
Maintain research strength across the disciplinary range and encourage further interdisciplinary research initiatives
Participate...in national and international debates on future research assessment exercises.....
Enhance administrative services and support designed to facilitate research excellence and knowledge transfer
Support international research and collaboration
Ensure that research is carried out in accordance with applicable ethical standards
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External research income, 2008-09
Rank University
1.
University of
Oxford
2.
3.
Imperial
University of
Cambridge
4.
UCL
External research income,
£m
341
Compound annual growth rate since
2003-04
15%
287
260
249
11%
8%
9%
Increased research income brings
• Exciting expansion of academic horizons
• Growing number of researchonly staff
– 700 in the 1970s
– Over 3,000 today
• Hunger for research students and post-docs
• Need for different kinds of administrative support
Source: HESA; University of Oxford Research Services; Personnel Services
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University research income 2008-9
Government Industry
60% 25%
UK charities
8% 7% 100% =
£451 million
Other sources
UK
• HEFCE block grant 24%
• Research Councils 23%
• Government departments/ 8%
National Health Service
Europe
• European Commission 4%
Source: University of Oxford Research Services
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External research funding 2000/01 to 2009/10
Year
00/01
01/02
02/03
03/04
04/05
05/06
06/07
07/08
08/09
09/10
Value (£K)
142,430
149,744
162,894
173,496
183,569
213,139
248,233
285,289
340,540
367,048
% increase
5%
9%
7%
6%
16%
16%
15%
19%
8%
External Research Income from FY 2000/01 to FY 2009/10 (£K)
340,540
367,048
142,430 149,744
162,894 173,496
183,569
213,139
248,233
285,289
00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10
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External Research Income by Sponsor Type FY 2009/10:
Total £367.0M
UK Charity (£112.7M)
31%
UK Govt /
NHS (£38.1M)
10%
EU Govt (£24.4M)
7%
Research Councils
(£112.9M)
31%
UK & Overseas
Industry (£39.0M)
10%
Other UK & Overseas
Sources (£40.0M)
11%
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Wellcome Trust
FY 2005/06 FY 2006/07 FY 2007/08 FY 2008/09 FY 2009/10
43.4
45.4
46.2
60.7
59.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
Research Income from Wellcome Trust: FY 2005/06 to FY 2009/10
70.0
£M
60.0
50.0
43.4
40.0
45.4
46.2
60.7
59.0
FY 2005/06 FY 2006/07 FY 2007/08 FY 2008/09 FY 2009/10
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Research Income (International Sources)
2003/04 – 2008/09
£53.5M
£47.7M
£36.4M
£27.6M
£27.9M
£72.5M
• Income from international sources now accounts for
>20% of Oxford research income
• Average annual growth 21% pa - compared to 13% pa for domestic sources
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09
Some of the major drivers for this growth
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Investment in Interdisciplinary and Cutting-edge Research

Investment in Interdisciplinary and Cutting-edge Research
“I’m on the verge of a major breakthrough, but I am also at that point where chemistry leaves off and physics begins, so I’ll have to drop the whole thing”

Chemistry for Energy
Laser plasma interactions
Nuclear materials
Solar /
Photovoltaics
Transport
Offshore energy
Lower Carbon
Futures
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Plant Sciences
Chemistry
Physics
Materials
Mathematics e-Research
Centre
Engineering
Science
Oxford Martin
School
Environmental
Change Institute
Smith School for
Enterprise & the
Environment
Transport Studies
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Future of Cities
Future of
Humanity
Oxford Martin
School
Organic
Photovoltaics
Nuclear &
Energy Materials
Globalising
Tidal Power
Carbon & Energy
Reduction in
Transport
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Catalysis
New materials
Lightweight electric motors
Thermo-fluids
Policy
Fuel efficiency
Low carbon infrastructure
Futures modelling
Scenarios
Institute for Carbon & Energy Reduction in Transport
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Synthesis
Catalysts
Thermo photovoltaics
Scale-up
Device development
Electronic properties
Transparent conducting oxides
Markets & policy
Modelling
Real-world testing
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Investment in Technologies to Support the Research Effort

Plant Sciences
Chemistry
Physics
Materials
Oxford Martin
School
Smith School for
Enterprise & the
Environment
Mathematics e-Research
Centre
Engineering
Science
Transport Studies
Environmental
Change Institute
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Plant Sciences
Chemistry
Physics
Materials
Oxford Martin
School
Smith School for
Enterprise & the
Environment
Mathematics e-Research
Centre
Engineering
Science
Transport Studies
Environmental
Change Institute
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Plant Sciences
Chemistry
Chemistry for Energy
Physics
Materials
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics
(incl. modelling) e-Research
Centre
Engineering
Science
Oxford Martin
School
Smith School for
Enterprise & the
Environment
Low Carbon Futures
Environmental
Change Institute
Transport Studies
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£10 000 000
£9 000 000
£8 000 000
£7 000 000
£6 000 000
£5 000 000
£4 000 000
£3 000 000
£2 000 000
£1 000 000
£0
FY 2003/04 FY 2004/05 FY 2005/06 FY 2006/07 FY 2007/08 FY 2008/09
Plus, the total value of awards in 09/10 is
35% higher than in
08/09*
HUMANITIES RESEARCH INCOME
*09/10 income data still subject to final audit
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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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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 spinouts raising £270m & 500 licensing/option deals
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 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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 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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 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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Extracts from Isis Annual Report 2010
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The Oxford you hear about – it is real
• The oldest university in the
English-speaking world, based around colleges
The Oxford you may know less well
• A dynamic research-intensive university with many departments and centres
• Renowned for its strengths in the humanities, its libraries and museums
• Educator of British leaders:
26 British Prime Ministers
• A British university
• Home to a medical sciences division that on its own would rank as 5 th largest UK university by research income
• Educator of world leaders: over
30 overseas presidents and prime ministers
• An international university
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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
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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 21 st 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 practitioners
Opened 2007
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Aim
Raise the funds to liberate
Oxford people to achieve their 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
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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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