Institutional Value Added

  1. Competitive pursuit of research and external funding deriving from researcher quality, economies of scale and interdisciplinary approaches.
  2. PhD student recruitment via international and domestic links, as well as placement track record.
  3. Facilitation of recruitment of high quality staff in the behavioural and experimental domain, especially interdisciplinary.
  4. Increased subject level reputation.
  5. Development of a potential impact case study(ies) for the REF.
  6. Development of an international strategy with increased ties with China.