R&IS - HESA and HEBCI training December 2019 What

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R&IS - HESA and HEBCI training December 2019 What is HESA? HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) collect, assure and disseminate HE data HE providers have a statutory requirement to report data to HE funding and regulatory bodies Table 5 – Research grants and contracts – breakdown by source of income and HESA cost centre Research income - should conform to the conventions of the Frascati definition of research Frascati definition of research https://warwick.ac.uk/services/ris/systems/dataquality/frascati Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. Includes: Basic research, Applied research, Experimental development; Should have ‘an element of novelty and the resolution of scientific and/or technological uncertainty’; Does not include: routine testing and analysis of materials, components, products, processes, etc; feasibility studies; routine software development; general purpose data collection; Most reporting based on ‘Research’ only (as recorded under ‘Activity Type’ in Ideate) Studentships As per the HESA definition ‘research does not include ‘General ‘ research studentships’ Table 5 should include all research grants and contracts income (including tuition fees for research studentships and fellowships) associated with the contract. Grants for research studentships or fellowships that are associated with a research grant or contract should be returned under the same column as the grant or contract. ‘Stand alone’ studentship awards - NOT research (record in Ideate as ‘Related related’ and ‘Studentship = Yes’; Some elements of studentships can be counted as research if associated with a grant or contract (record in Ideate as ‘Research’ and ‘Studentship = No’. Source of Income Research Councils (incl Royal Society, British Academy) UK-based charities (open competitive process) UK-based charities (other) UK central government bodies/local, health and hospital authorities UK central government tax credits UK industry, commerce and public corporations UK Other sources EU government bodies EU-based charities (open competitive process) EU industry, commerce and public corporations EU (excluding UK) other Non-EU-based charities (open competitive process) Non-EU industry, commerce and public corporations Non-EU other Competitive Charities The correct recording of Competitive Charities is key: The University receives a top up from the Government for eligible charity research income via QR funding The split of Charities Competitive / Non-competitive research income is relevant to REF metrics. HESA definition There should be evidence that a particular income stream or grant was