Strategic use of research performance analysis
to strengthen university research capability-Learning from experiences in Japan, Australia and ChinaLately, many universities have been conducting research performance analysis, but how are theresults used for strengthening research? At this seminar, research administrators from renowned
research institutions in Japan, Australia and China have been invited to give a talk on theirexperiences.
Date & Time ： March 16 (Mon), 2021 13:00-16:35
Simultaneous
Venue ： Online (Zoom)
Interpretation
Link and password will be provided in a separate mail.
Target ： Research administrators, university staff, researchers from Japanese universities

Program
13:00-13:05
13:05-13:35

13:35-14:05
14:05-14:35

Intermission
14:45-15:25

15:25-16:05

16:05-16:30
16:30-16:35

Opening Address
Prof. Aya Hagishima Vice President, Kyushu University
Special Lecture“Research capability of universities, its indicators, and international comparison”
Dr. Amane Koizumi, Project Professor,
Research Enhancement Promotion Headquarters, National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS)“Discovering advanced research using altmetrics”
Dr. Kaoru Matsumoto, Institutional Research, Kyushu University, Japan“Research capability analysis to support organizing projects“
Dr. Chiho Yoshida, URA, Academic research & Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration,(IR Strategy Office), Nagoya University(10 min.)“Data collection and analytics to inform research performance decision-making
at the University of Melbourne”
Ms. Barbara Slattery, Associate Director, Research Analytics and Reporting Research Development,
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia“Data collection and analysis to strengthen university research capacity ”
Dr. Tang Lin, Scientific Research Director, the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, andMs. Wang Miao, Foreign Affairs Director, the college of Urban and Environmental Sciences,Peking UniversityFinal advise on use of data analysis from the speakers.
Closing Remarks
Dr. Harold Kusters, Head of Grant Support Office, Kyushu University
Inquiry & Registration◇Registration： https://forms.gle/4DuVyKMJjn1e1Ceh9◇Inquiry：Academic Research and Industrial Collaboration Management Office
Research Planning and Research Support Group
Ｔel：092-802-2162
E-mail：grant@airimaq.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Profiles of the Speakers and Lecture Contents
Prof. Amane Koizumi, MD, PhD
Project Professor, Research Enhancement Promotion Headquarters,
National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS)
After graduating Keio University School of Medicine, Prof. Koizumi learned the basics ofelectrophysiology and retinal visual physiology in the physiology class. In 2002, Prof. Koizumi
studied at Harvard Medical School. He returned to Japan in 2007 to become an associate professor
at the Public Relations Promotion Office of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences. In 2014, hebecame a specially appointed professor at the Research Enhancement Promotion Headquarters,
National Institutes of Natural Sciences Head Office as a URA at the Inter-University ResearchInstitute. In this lecture, he will talk about how to measure research capability of universities, howto use the indicators, and international comparison.
Kaoru Matsumoto, PhD (Engineering)Specialized Academic Administrator
Office of Institutional Research, Kyushu University
Dr. Matsumoto completed the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo
University of Agriculture and Technology. He was an HRM researcher of education and elearning business development at Sanno. After that, he was engaged in the construction of anacademic IR system as a specially appointed assistant professor at the Okayama PrefecturalUniversity. In his current position at Kyushu University he is engaged in maintenance andoperation of researcher performance management system, researchmap cooperation systemdevelopment, IR related research, etc. In this lecture, he will introduce an outline of new index
altmetrics for discovering research themes that could strengthen research, tools developed forexcavation, and how to use them.
Ms. Barbara Slattery
Associate Director, Research Analytics and Reporting, Research Development,
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Ms. Slattery leads the Research Analytics and Reporting portfolio in the Research Development
team at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. She
coordinates the development, implementation and provision of analysis and reports that enable
informed strategic decision-making in the planning and implementation of research performancegoals for the Faculty. In her lecture, she will describe how teams and stakeholders engage in thedevelopment of dashboards, visual tools and reports that can support research performance.

Dr. Chiho Yoshida,
URA, Academic research & Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, (IR Strategy Office),
Nagoya University
Ms. Chiho Yoshida has a doctor degree in Information Science from Nagoya University. She
started working at Nagoya University since 2012. After working on pre-award and post-award
support and regional collaboration, she has been in charge of analysis of research and industryacademia collaboration. She is also involved in issuing analysis reports that contribute to strategicplanning to the executives of her office and university board. She will give a testimonial ofapplication of research performance analysis for acquisition of large-scale funding projects.
Ms. Wang Miao
Foreign Affairs Director, Scientific Research Management,College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Ms. Wang Miao has a Master degree in the Business School from the University of Auckland. She
returned to China in 2020 and started working at the College of Urban and EnvironmentalSciences, Peking University. She has been in charge of the management and coordination ofScientific Research. She is also responsible for the management of foreign teachers in college. In
her lecture, she will talk about how data analysis is used to strengthen research performance.