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Professor Nigel Thrift Vice-Chancellor University of Warwick Friday 19 th October 2012

Research Universities across the World: Paths to Academic Excellence. Professor Nigel Thrift Vice-Chancellor University of Warwick Friday 19 th October 2012 Moscow, Russia. What is a modern R esearch University? . Five key characteristics - Staff research time & productivity

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Professor Nigel Thrift Vice-Chancellor University of Warwick Friday 19 th October 2012

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  1. Research Universities across the World: Paths to Academic Excellence Professor Nigel Thrift Vice-Chancellor University of Warwick Friday 19th October 2012 Moscow, Russia

  2. What is a modern Research University? • Five key characteristics - Staff research time & productivity - Close alignment of teaching & research - Comprehensiveness - Wider role in community - Autonomy • Global presence: relevance, impact and influence beyond national borders

  3. Paths to Academic Excellence: University of Warwick • Research-led institution in Top Ten of UK Universities • Many departments classed among worldwide top 50 • Innovation, ambition, academic excellence

  4. Paths to Academic Excellence: University of Warwick • Knowledge transfer activity & new National Automotive Innovation Campus • Commercial operations • Public-private partnership • Innovation • Philanthropy • Global outlook

  5. Global Outlook • International faculty and student body • Bids for research funding beyond national borders • Partnership with Monash University, Australia • Centre for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) in New York

  6. Thank you

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