NCURA International Research Fellowship

October 2013

Dr. Linda MasonCoordinator of Grant Writing

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

lmason@osrhe.eduwww.okhighered.org/grant-opps/

Criteria

• NCURA member• Joint initiative• $2,000• Travel to research organizations abroad and

immerse themselves in a program of mutual learning and knowledge exchange

• Share learning• http://

www.ncura.edu/content/volunteer/ncura_fellow.php

EARMA Host InstitutionsEuropean Association of Research Managers and Administration

EARMA HOST INSTITUTIONS 2012

• Technical University of Vienna, Austria• Brunel University, Great Britain• University of Copenhagen, Denmark• Aarhus University, Denmark• Copenhagen Business School, Denmark• Helsinki University, Finland• Technion, Israel• University of Bologna, Italy• Leiden University, Netherlands• ETH, Zurich, Switzerland• Karolinska Institutet, Sweden• Mälerdalen University, Sweden

Brunel University, Uxbridge (West London)

Brunel University

• 1966 • provider of quality higher education allied to

industry • Research• Ranked 35th in world (Times Higher

Education)• 6th in UK• 15,000 students

17 Bachelors degrees – 3 years37 PhDs– 3 years - research

BACHELOR’S DEGREES

AnthropologyArtsBusinessCivil EngineeringDesignElectronic and Computer EngineeringEconomicsEducationHealth Science and Social CareInformation Systems and ComputingLawMathematical Sciences Mechanical EngineeringPolitics, History and International RelationsPsychology SociologySport Sciences

PHDs

Acoustic Waves and Allied TechnologiesAdvanced Manufacturing and Enterprise EngineeringAdvanced Solidification TechnologyAnthropologyBioengineeringBiosciencesBusinessCivil EngineeringComputer ScienceCreative Writing DesignEconomics and FinanceEducationElectronic and Computer EngineeringEnglishEnvironmentFilm and TVGames DesignHealth EconomicsHealth StudiesJournalismLawMaterials Characterisation and AnalysisMaterials ProcessingMathematical Sciences.Mechanical EngineeringMusicOccupational TherapyPhysiotherapyPolitics and HistoryPsychologySocial WorkSociology and CommunicationsSport SciencesTheatre

Brunel University Research Funds:UK Research Councils – total £4 billion ($6.4 billion)EU Horizon 2020 – total €5 billion ($6.75 billion)*Horizon 2020 will put $100 billion into the EU between 2014-2020.

Total equivalency - $13 billion

US University Research Federal Funds: $31 billionOther US University Research Funds: $20 billionOklahoma public universities - $600 million

Dr. Yulia MatskevichResearch Development Manager (EU)

Chair of London University EARMA Group

WEDNESDAY 1611:00 Brunel Orientation1:30 Lunch

THURSDAY 179:00 Research Management10:00 University Layout11:00 Horizon 20201:00 Lunch2:00 UK Councils

FRIDAY 1811:00 Dmitry Eskin, Metallurgy 2:00 PERA

MONDAY 2111:00 GarethTaylor, Electrical Engineering3:45 David Gilbert, Dean of Business 4:30 AfshinMansouriNeuroscience

TUESDAY 2210:00 Ali Mousavi 12:00 Seminar to Research Support & Development Office1:00 Marie Curie Individual Fellowships

WEDNESDAY 2310:00 Mizi Fan, Civil Engineering 11:30 Mark Scrimshaw1:00 Lunch at Brunel Business School (BBS) David Gilbert12:00 Seminar to BBS Larisa Soldatava, Entrepreneurship1:00 Kate Hone, Graduate School

THURSDAY 24Brunel Strategic PlanImpact Journey Paper Analysis, Averil Horton11:00 VP Peter Andrews, Education &International

FRIDAY 2512:00 Professor Poopathy Kathirgamanathan, Metalurgy (lunch followed by laboratory tour) 2:00 Thomas Owens

MONDAY 2811:00 Dmitry Eskin, Metallurgy1:00 Lunch with Jean Grimshaw and Yulia2:00 Camille Baker – Arts and Technology

TUESDAY 2912:30 Lunch with Teresa Waller, Yulia & VC for Research Geoff Rodgers2:00 Camille Baker – Arts and Technology 3:00 Robin Goodwin Psychology7:30 Dinner with Yulia

WEDNESDAY 3011:00 Meeting with Baljinder GhomanTechnology Strategy Board12:30 Lunch with Averil Horton2:00 Debriefing meeting with Yulia

Challenges• Jet lag• Walking• Tea vs. coffee• Flushing• Language• Transportation• Intensity of research• Desire for US money• Starry, starry eyes!• Reporting, catch-up

Recommendations

• Do it!• Start with a holiday – get over it!• Recruit specific researchers in advance• Be prepared to read, before, during and after• Consider it a two-year event• Utilize videoconferencing in advance –

Oklahoma is unique and folks do not know how to utilize our systems easily.

Fun!