BoV Special Committee on
Research
November 13, 2014
Research Background
• UVa decided to be research intensive long ago
– Attracts top students and faculty, achieves UVa mission
• Research is important lever for academic
excellence and supports Cornerstone Plan
– Every dollar of research revenue translates into at least
one dollar of research expenditure
• UVa receives research funding (awards) from
multiple sponsors
– Federal (66%), Industry (12%), Foundations (9%), Other
Colleges (9%) and State/Local (4%)
UVa Research Funding
FY 2010-2014 (Awards)
$400,000,000
5% increase in
2014 research
awards
$350,000,000
$300,000,000
$250,000,000
Award $ Distribution (2014)
-- SoM (57%)
-- SEAS (19%)
-- College (13%)
-- Curry (7%)
-- Nursing (1%)
-- Other (3%)
$200,000,000
$150,000,000
$100,000,000
$50,000,000
$2010
Source: OSP
Stimulus (ARRA)
$48.3 million
2011
Stimulus (ARRA)
$19.8 million
2012
Stimulus (ARRA)
$1.2 million
2013
2014
UVa Research Funding by
School 2010-2014
$250,000,000
$200,000,000
College
$150,000,000
Curry
SEAS
$100,000,000
SoM
SoN
$50,000,000
$0
FY 2010
Source: OSP/Schools
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2014
Research Funding Per Tenure-Track
Faculty 2010-2014
$500,000
$450,000
$400,000
$350,000
$300,000
College
$250,000
College - Science
Curry
$200,000
SEAS
$150,000
SoM
$100,000
SoN
$50,000
$0
FY 2010
Sources
Provost/Schools: Faculty Counts
OSP: Research $
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2014
Research Funding Per Square Foot
$900.00
$800.00
$700.00
$600.00
$500.00
$400.00
$300.00
$200.00
$100.00
$0.00
College Science
Sources
Facilities: Schools/Research Space
OSP/Schools: Research $
SEAS
SoM
SoN
Curry
College Research Funding by Department
(2014)
$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
College Department Research Funding Per
Tenure-Track Faculty
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
$0
College Research Funding Per Sq. Ft. by
Science Department
$500
$450
$400
$350
$300
$250
$200
$150
$100
$50
$0
SEAS Research Funding by Department
(2014)
$14,000,000
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
* BME includes SoM faculty
SEAS Department Research Funding Per
Tenure-Track Faculty
$700,000
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$0
* BME includes SoM faculty
SEAS Department Research Funding
Per Sq. Ft.
$600
$500
$400
$300
$200
$100
$0
* BME includes SoM space
Comparison to Other Universities
NIH Funding 2004-2014 (Excludes ARRA)
$700,000,000
$600,000,000
$500,000,000
UVa
$400,000,000
Duke
U. Mich
$300,000,000
JHU
$200,000,000
$100,000,000
Source: NIH
$0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Special Committee on Research
School of Medicine
November 13, 2014
SOM Research Sources: FY 2014 ($ millions)
$2.5
$17.7
$40.1
Basic Science Departments
Clinical Departments
Centers
$101.1
Other
SOM Total Research Awards ($ millions)
FY 2008
FY 2010
FY 2014
NIH
NonNIH
Total
NIH
NonNIH
Total
NIH
NonNIH
Total
Basic
29.2
9.9
39.1
48.9
12.6
61.5
30.3
9.8
40.1
Clinical
62.3
37.0
99.3
69.3
44.5
113.8
57.2
43.9
101.1
Centers
33.3
7.5
40.8
44.1
7.2
51.3
14.0
3.6
17.7
Other
1.4
0.9
2.3
3.3
1.5
4.8
1.2
1.3
2.5
Total
SOM
$126.2
$55.3
$65.8
$231.4
102.7
58.6
$161.4
$181.5 $165.6
Δ (-$20.1M)
SOM Research: Fulltime Research Track* T/Te Faculty
160
140
120
121
123
130
139
134
115
100
2008
80
2010
60
2014
40
20
0
Basic Science Department
Clinical Department
* Academic Investigator, Clinical Investigator, Research Support, Research Independent
SOM Senior/Established Faculty Departures
# Departed Faculty
Annual
Funding Loss
•
•
•
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
3
3
5
3
4
3
$5,243,102
$5,647,569
$3,478,320
$2,934,696
$3,971,926
$4,145,560
Note: 0 senior/funded faculty departures in 2013 & 2014
Total funding loss from 20 departed faculty: $25,421,173
Faculty positions backfilled with junior/non-established faculty
SOM Proposals Submitted
Proposals per faculty:
6.3
2,000
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
7.1
Total: 1,840
Total: 1,614
731
606
7.0
Total: 1,724
577
NIH
1,000
Other
800
600
400
1,008
1,109
1,147
FY 2008
FY 2010
FY 2014
200
-
SOM Bridge Funding: Supported Requests
Fiscal Year
Proposed
Supported
Re-funded
%
Total Support*
2010
8
6
6
100%
$505,000
2011
8
4
4
100%
$405,700
2012
11
7
7
100%
$445,000
2013
10
7
7
100%
$570,101
2014
6
4
4
100%
$275,000
Total
43
28
28
100%
$1,925,801
*Support by Source:
Dept:
$482,526
SOM:
$493,226
VPR:
$950,050
Total:
$1,925,801
SOM Bridge Funding: Unsupported Requests
Fiscal Year
Proposed
Unsupported
Re-funded
%
2010
8
2
0
0%
2011
8
4
2
50%
2012
11
4
2
50%
2013
10
3
1
33%
2014
6
2
0
0%
Total
43
13
5
38%
K-to-R Award Transitions
Transfers
K-to-R Transitions
K Award
End Date:
Total
K Awards
From
UVA
To
UVA
Total
Rate
Avg. Years*
≤ 5 years
38
4
2
7
18%
-0.86**
6-10 years ago
37
8
8
21
57%
0.87
11-15 years ago
29
3
5
16
55%
0.59
* Mean number of years from end of K award to the first R-series award
** Since April 2008, K awardees could have concurrent R-series (or equivalent) federal support in the final two years
SOM Research Funding Space Utilization
Sponsored Awards Dollars per Square Foot
$440
$420
$411
$427
$400
$380
$368
$360
$340
$320
$300
FY 2008
FY 2010
FY 2014
SOM Policy Issues
Salary Adjustment (1.650):
•
•
•
A faculty member who does not meet job performance standards may be subject to a
reduction in salary, regardless of tenure status.
Generally, salary reduction will not exceed 10% in any given year, although reductions
of >10% are possible.
Procedure to reduce salary = 12 month process
– Step 1: Substandard performance must be discussed during performance review (either annual or
when performance recognized). Conversations must be documented to ensure verbal counseling
occurred over period of at least six months
– Step 2: Issuance of written notice of intent to reduce salary. Faculty member given at least six months
to address performance occurs prior to actual reduction of salary.
– Step 3: Chair submits letter of intent to reduce salary to Dean for final approval.
Research Space Use Standards (2.500):
•
•
•
Dean’s Office assigns space to departments or centers; not individual faculty members.
If department/center’s external research support <$300/sq ft, must provide Dean an
explanation for sub-standard performance, plan and timeline for meeting standard.
If explanation not acceptable to Dean or proposed plan not implemented effectively
within approved time period, Dean has option to re-assign space.
UVa Industry Research
• Industry sponsorship represents 30% of UVa total
number of research awards
– Last fiscal year 513 industrial awards generated $33.1
million
– Majority of top awards from three sectors: life
sciences, clinical trials, and engineering
• Mainly representing two schools: Medicine and SEAS
• Education sector emerging
– Opportunity for selective growth in this area
• Companies partner with excellent university researchers
– Examples: AstraZeneca and Rolls Royce
UVa Industry Funding by
School for Top 50 Sponsors (2014)
$14,000,000
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
Medicine
SEAS
College
Curry
UVa Industry Funding by Sector 2014
for Top 50 sponsors
$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
Life Sciences
Engineering Clinical Trials
Computing
Education
Physical
Sciences
UVa Research Growth
• UVa annual sponsored research is equivalent to nearly $5
billion in additional endowment
– Research distinguishes UVa from other institutions
• Attracts great faculty and graduate students, and provides experiences
for undergraduate students
• UVa research grew in 1st quarter of 2014-15
– Research dollars up 4% ($5 million increase)
– Proposal numbers up 13% (131 increase)
– New proposal 1st year funding up 23% ($30 million more)
• To continue growing, we must seed early-stage research and
plan for generational faculty turnover
– Strategic recruitment leads to targeted research growth
– To support growth we need investments