2024 Survey of STEM Faculty in Higher Education with Experience in Sponsored Research


Dublin, July 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Survey of STEM Faculty in Higher Education, Experience with Sponsored Research" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Data in the report is broken out by many institutional and personal variables, enabling the study's end users to pinpoint use of and evaluation of sponsored research and its institutional stewardship by gender, ethnicity, academic field, level of lifetime grant receipts and other variables of the survey participants. Data is based on a survey of 240 faculty, drawn predominantly from research universities and medical schools.

Just a few of this 94-page report's many findings are that:

  • Only 3.13% of sponsored research projects worked on by survey respondents involved multiple sponsors.
  • More than 12% of survey respondents over the age of 60 found alumni or industry boards to be useful or critically important in their efforts to obtain and work on sponsored research projects.
  • Respondents in earth and environmental sciences were the most likely to view their institution's efforts to procure sponsored research projects as effective.
  • The youngest faculty, those age 39 or under, had the highest incidence of disputes with sponsors.

Key Topics Covered:

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

  • Characteristics of the sample

INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS OF THE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS

SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS

  • Number of Sponsored Research Agreements Ever Participated In
  • Mean Total Volume of Funding Received from Sponsored Research Projects 2021
  • Percentage of Sponsored Research Agreements that Involved Multiple Sponsors
  • Percentage of Faculty Reporting that their Institution had an Office of Sponsored Research
  • Perception of Faculty on the Availability of One or More Individuals Specifically Dedicated to Fostering Partnerships with Private Sector Entities
  • Percentage of Respondents Who Have Ever Consulted the Office of Sponsored Research, Similar Office or Advisory Board Drawn from Industry
  • Consultations by Faculty with Industry Advisory Boards Advising on Sponsored Research
  • View on Trends in Future Expectations for Sponsored Research Opportunities
  • Disputes with Private Sector Research Partners
  • Use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in Sponsored Research
  • Perceived Effectiveness of the University or College in Pursuing Sponsored Research Projects

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Please answer the following:

A. Name:
B. Institution
C. Title (associate, professor, instructor, etc.)
D. Academic Field
E. Country:
F. Email Address:

2. Which Carnegie Class description best fits your college?

A. Community College
B. BA-Granting Institution
C. Specialized College (i.e., performing arts, seminary, etc.)
D. MA-PHD Granting College
E. Level 1 or Level 2 Research University

3. Your college or university is public or private?

A. Public
B. Private

4. What is the approximate full time equivalent enrollment of your college/university?

5. Which age band best describes you:

A. 30 or Under
B. 31-39
C. 40-49
D. 50-59
E. 60 or over

6. Which phrase best describes your political views

A. Left of Liberal
B. Liberal
C. Middle of the Road
D. Conservative
E. Right of Conservative

7. What amount best approximates your lifetime receipt of research grants

A. Never received a grant
B. Less than $100,000
C. $100,000 to $500,000
D. $500,000 to $2,000,000
E. $2,000,000 to $10,000,000
F. More than $10,000,000

8. You are:

A. Tenured
B. Not tenured but on a tenure track
C. Not tenured and not on a tenure track

9. Which phrase best describes your gender?

A. Female
B. Male
C. Transgender

10. Which phrase best describes your race or ethnicity

A. White or Caucasian
B. Black or African American
C. Hispanic or Latino
D. Asian or Asian American
E. Indigenous
F. Mixed Race

11. Your academic field is best described by which of the following designations

A. Social Sciences
B. Engineering
C. Economics/Finance
D. Medicine
E. Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science
F. Hard Sciences (Chemistry, Biology, Physics)
G. Allied Health: Nursing, Occupation or Physical Therapy, Nutrition, etc.
H. Earth and Environmental Sciences
I. Architecture
J. Other (please specify

12. How many sponsored research agreements with private sector organizations have you ever entered into or participated in alone or as a significant member of a research team?

13. What is the total volume of funding that you have received from sponsored research agreements with private sector organizations in each of the following years?

A. 2021
B. 2022
C. 2023

14. What percentage of your sponsored research agreements with the private sector over the past five years have involved multiple sponsors?

15. Does your institution have an office of sponsored research?

A. Yes
B. No

16. Does the university have one or more individuals employed who are specifically dedicated to fostering research partnerships with private sector entities?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Not really sure

17. Explain the institutional arrangements for individuals who concern themselves with research partnerships with private sector entities at your university. Are they specialized in certain fields? Do they report to the office of technology transfer, to a research management office, or are they housed in their own department or office?

18. Have you ever consulted the office of sponsored research, or other office that manages university-private sector partnerships, or advisory board or council drawn from industry and established to advise the college?

A. Yes
B. No

19. Have you ever consulted a board or council of alumni or outside business experts maintained by your university to foster efforts to establish mutually beneficial partnerships with the private sector?

A. Yes, but it was not really very useful
B. Yes, and it has been useful
C. Yes, and it has been critically important
D. No never consulted such a board, commission or group
E. I don't think my university has such a board, commission or group

20. In your view over the next 5 years the amount of funding that you or your lab or research effort receives through sponsored research agreements is likely to:

A. Fall back significantly
B. Decline modestly
C. Stay about the same
D. Increase
E. Increase significantly

21. In your view, the best prospects for sponsored research agreements are in which fields?

22. Have you ever had a dispute with a private sector partner who wished to alter or prevent publication of research findings?

A. Yes
B. No

23. Have you ever signed a non-disclosure agreement with any corporate sponsor research?

A. Yes
B. No

24. How effective is your university in pursuing sponsored research projects?

A. Extremely effective
B. Generally effective
C. Somewhat effective
D. Not so effective
E. Not at all effective

INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS OF THE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Boston College
  • Brigham Young University
  • Cal State Univ San Bernardino
  • California Northstate University
  • California State University, San Bernardino
  • Caltech
  • Carleton College
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Colgate University
  • CU Boulder
  • CUNY City College
  • Dartmouth College
  • DPBH
  • Drexel University
  • Flathead Valley Community College
  • Florida Atlantic University
  • Florida State University
  • Framingham State University
  • Friedman Nutrition School Tufts University
  • Graduate Center City Univ. NY
  • GVSU
  • Harvard University
  • Hofstra Medical School
  • Icahn School of Medicine
  • Jacobi Medical Center
  • JHSPH
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Johnson & Wales University
  • Kent State University
  • KSOM of USC
  • Lincoln University
  • Loma Linda university
  • Louisiana Tech University
  • Loyola Marymount University
  • LSU Health Sciences Center
  • LSUHSC
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Miami Dade College
  • Michigan State University
  • Middlebury College
  • Montefiore Einstein
  • Morrison
  • NC State University
  • Norfolk State University
  • Norris cancer center
  • North Carolina State University
  • North Shore Community College
  • Ohio State University
  • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Old Dominion University
  • Oregon State University
  • OSU
  • Penn State university - UP
  • Phelps Northwell
  • SUNY- University at Buffalo
  • Texas Christian University
  • Texas State University
  • The City College of New York
  • The Cooper Union
  • The State University of New York at Buffalo
  • The University of Cincinnati
  • Tidewater Community College
  • Tufts University
  • Tusculum University
  • UAB
  • UC Davis
  • UC Irvine
  • UC Riverside
  • UC Riverside
  • UC Santa Barbara
  • UCCS
  • UCLA
  • UCSB
  • UMass Med School
  • UMBC
  • Union College
  • University at Buffalo
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Arkansas
  • University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Central Florida
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • University of Colorado Denver
  • University of Florida
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Mississippi
  • University of Oregon
  • University of Sioux Falls
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy
  • University of Tennessee
  • University of Texas at Dallas
  • University of Utah
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Utah State University
  • UW Milwaukee
  • Virginia Tech
  • Warner Pacific University
  • Weill Cornell Medical College
  • West Virginia University

For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/eug0m5

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