Performance and KPIs CBNS achievements are evaluated by the Australian Research Council on an annual basis. CBNS performance is assessed against key performance indicators (KPIs) that were set at the commencement of the Centre and have been reviewed in 2017. These cover the traditional research metrics of outputs like journal publications and conference presentations. There are also metrics that cover the interdisciplinarity of CBNS research, new research partnerships, measures of esteem, public awareness and student and ECR mentoring. The KPIs for 2019 are summarised in this infographic; it shows the targets for each of the KPI areas as well as the Centre’s actual achievements.
RESEARCH FINDINGS: Research outputs: Journal publications target: 220 actual: 226
Patents (filed) target: 3 actual: 14
Book chapters target: 5 actual: 4
Quality of research outputs: Publications impact factor >10 target: 18
actual: 49
% journals articles impact factor >2 target: 70%
New research fellowships target: 3
Membership on editorial boards target: 25
actual: 91%
actual: 10
actual: 71
RESEARCH TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: Training courses Workshops/conferences held/offered by the Centre: Professional training courses for staff and postgraduate students attended target: 15
Centre attendees at all training/development courses offered by the Centre target: 75
actual: 25
actual: 166
National workshops held/organised by the Centre target: 5
International workshops held/organised by the Centre target: 1
actual: 7
actual: 2 Postgraduate completions:
Additional researchers working on Centre research: New postgraduate students working on core Centre research and supervised by Centre staff target: 8
New postdoctoral researchers recruited to CBNS working on core CBNS research target: 4
New Honours students working on core CBNS research and supervised by Centre staff target: 12
actual: 35
actual: 19
actual: 10
ECRs (within five years of completing PhD) working on core CBNS research target: 20
actual: 76
Completions by PhD students target: 15 actual: 19 Completions by Masters students target: 2 actual: 3 Completions by Honours students target: 8 actual: 8
PRESENTATIONS/BRIEFINGS: Briefings given to government, industry and business community target: 10
actual: 16
64 CBNS Annual Report 2019
Public awareness/outreach programs (include outreach activities such as public lectures, public events at the national nanomedicine conference, participation in National Science Week and vodcasts) target: 10 actual: 14
Talks given by Centre staff open to the public target: 10
actual: 16
