Research and Economic Development Strategic Plan
Strategic Goal I
Build financial stability, resiliency, and sustainability
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Increase revenue opportunities
INITIATIVES PROGRESS Grow extramural awards and contracts funding Total expenditures increased from $215M to $232M (federal increased from $121M to $126M)
F&A revenue flat at $37M
Third competition for OASIS-IFA complete. A total of ~$1.3M was awarded (currently, $4.7M has been allocated via OASIS-IFA).Grow philanthropy Diversify IP portfolio 1. 144 UCR inventors served (includes faculty, students, postdocs, staff, etc.) 64 faculty, 40 grad students, 19 postdocs, 1 undergraduate student, 19 staff, 1 volunteer).
2. 76 invention disclosures received/accepted in FY 2024.
3. 102 patents (58 provisional, 44 non provisional applications filed) + 19 US patents issued.
4. 13 agreements total (11 licenses – 1 was utility, 10 were plant, 0 were copyright; 2 option; including 3 license/option agreements to startups.
5. Number of outreach/marketing campaigns: 33 total (25 industry; 8 faculty) – does not include outreach/ marketing efforts for individual pieces of IP) focused on IP/tech transfer.See more at Annual Reports | Office of Technology Partnerships
Increase industry sponsored research to 6% of research grants 1. 37 research sponsors engaged (leading to contracts).
2. 108 contracts negotiated.
3. 21 SBIR proposals for 15 different sponsors on behalf of UCR faculty. 5 UCR affiliated SBIRs received $495,782. In addition, 27 SBIR/ STTR proposals were supported by EPIC SBDC. Total dollars awarded to EPIC SBDC clients were $15,605,000.
4. 7 POC grants for a total of $343,400; Since 2013: $2.43M to 68 projects.
5. One license agreement with UCR IP to one startup; 2 options agreements with UCR IP to two startups. -
Improve financial models
INITIATIVES PROGRESS Stabilize funding for select core research facilities $3.5M in new internal funding secured over the next five years, in addition to the $1.5M already committed by RED.
Strategic Goal II
Invest in the success of the people who teach, do research, work, learn, and live at UCR
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Improve graduate student success and pipelines
INITIATIVE PROGRESS Increase culture of entrepreneurship on campus 2 INNOVAR workshops
27 teams participating in INNOVAR, 14 Graduate students
7 Teams participating in NSF Hub West, 6 graduate students.
2 Companies formedMore details at Annual Reports | Office of Technology Partnerships
Increase number of training grants Diversify IP portfolio Increase industry sponsored research to 6% of research grants -
Improve undergraduate student success and experience
INITIATIVE PROGRESS Increase culture of entrepreneurship on campus 3570 Undergraduate students engaged including participation in workshops, social media and startup tree.
3 undergraduate students participated in NSF Hub West.
326 Students participated in Blackstone Launchpad workshops.
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Support research integrity and compliance
INITIATIVE PROGRESS Continue to address state and federal changing requirements There is a new requirement for NSF and CITI training. An ad-hoc committee was created to make recommendations about new NSF training requirements and Citi modules were implemented. -
Address staffing levels, staff flexibility and professional growth
INITIATIVE PROGRESS Invest in strategic hiring Enhance professional development Strengthen research administration processes The campus has transitioned to cloud-based research applications by Kuali to standardize the processes for research proposals, awards and subawards, compliance, administration, and documentation across various departments.
Strategic Goal III
Expand the visibility and scope of influence of UCR locally, nationally, and globally
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Elevate UCR's profile and research, scholarly work, and creative activities
INITIATIVE PROGRESS Promote faculty and UCR nationally through media, awards, and national networks Invest in centers for research UC Riverside Artificial Intelligence ReSearch and Education Institute (RAISE@UCR) established. Increase number of CAREER awards Participate in large multi-campus proposals Better track data related to research inputs and outcomes Dashboards have been created Increase multidisciplinary research activities on campus Catalog of all research centers and campus and accompanying guidelines were completed and endorsed by Senate. -
Contribute through research and innovation to the economic development of the Inland Empire and beyond
INITIATIVE PROGRESS OASIS The SoCal OASIS™ Park is now in the progressive design build phase with HENSEL PHELPS and ZGF Architects leading the construction and design Build a pipeline of promising startups and support company attraction and job creation 48 companies supported through SoCal OASIS™ Build2Scale Program
Two (2) Fellows admitted in 2023-2024 (total: 11 Fellows and 4 Senior Members)
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Achieve additional national recognition
INITIATIVE PROGRESS APLU classification - Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) IEP designation achieved in March 2024