RESEARCH POLICIES AND STRATEGIES
As one of the Research Universities with high research performance in our country, Ankara University aims to establish mechanisms that encourage qualified research at national and international standards and ensure that research outputs are transformed into added value.
In this respect, the university, with its strong research staff and research infrastructure, has been determined in line with the needs and strategic goals of our country and approved by the Higher Education Institution in line with the mission differentiation policy of universities in the priority areas of our university (Stem Cell, Maritime Law Research, Accelerator Technologies, Public Policy, Food Supply Safety, Vaccine Development, Cancer Research, Biotechnology, Sustainable Agriculture, Analytical Chemistry, Space Science and Satellite Technologies, Immunology, Neuroscience and Brain Studies, Rare Diseases, Oncology, Archaeology, Language and Literature, Education, Law, Psychology) aims to contribute to the research ecosystem at the highest level.
P.1. Increasing the quality of researchers
S.1.1. Providing overseas experience to researchers at internationally recognized universities/institutes (ranked in the top 500 in the world according to Scimago ranking system),
E.1.1.1 Allocation of funds by the institution from the Research University budget share,
E.1.1.2 Determining the criteria for the selection of candidates to be sent abroad,
E.1.1.3 Determining the subject of study of the selected candidate in line with the strategic goals of our country and our university,
E.1.1.4 Providing the necessary project support and physical infrastructure to researchers upon their return home,
E.1.1.5. To send researchers to universities ranked in the top 500 in the world in the priority areas of the university,
S.1.2. Recruitment of qualified national and international researchers to the institution,
E.1.2.1. Bringing more researchers to the institution through reverse brain drain (such as TÜBİTAK 2232),
E.1.2.2. Establishing commissions to determine criteria for quality and determining criteria for each department separately (h index, citation, impact value of publications, etc.),
E.1.2.3. To employ qualified researchers with post-doctoral contracts
P.2. To improve the quality of Phd education
S.2.1. Research outputs with high impact value (articles in journals indexed in SCI-Exp, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, TR INDEX databases, patent application, registration, researcher in TUBITAK projects) before PhD graduation,
E.2.1.1 Quality-oriented regulation of doctoral graduation requirements,
E.2.1.2 Providing in-house research support to PhD students (BAP),
E.2.1.3 Post-doctoral scholarship opportunities,
E.2.1.4 Increasing the number of patents of graduate and especially doctoral theses and finalized TÜBİTAK/BAP projects,
E.2.1.5 Ensuring the coordination of faculties, institutes, TTO, etc. to improve the quality of doctoral education,
S.2.2 Developing a mechanism for the employment of PhD graduates with high research outputs,
E.2.2.1. To employ postdoctoral contract researchers and to provide and develop institutional belonging for postdoctoral researchers working with the support of TÜBİTAK, TÜSEB, etc,
S.2.3. Providing in-house incentives and research support to PhD students,
S.2.4 Making comparisons with the quality of doctoral programs of prominent universities in the field,
S.2.5 Increasing the number of programs in the integrated doctoral program in accordance with current and changing conditions,
S.2.6 To encourage, support and sustain knowledge production by enriching and expanding research and development (R&D) and transformational education approaches in undergraduate and graduate programs.
P.3. Improving University-Industry Cooperation
S.3.1. Establishing a university researcher inventory,
S.3.2. Prioritization of thesis topics according to the needs of the sector,
S.3.3. Raising awareness on Intellectual and Industrial Rights and Entrepreneurship issues by TTO.
P.4. Supporting interdisciplinary joint projects
S.4.1. Opening multidisciplinary doctoral programs,
S.4.2. Implementing mechanisms for the joint use of research infrastructure,
S.4.3. To ensure that the research culture is internalized by relevant stakeholders,
S.4.4. To increase the number of qualified scientific articles that are the product of interdisciplinary studies at international standards, taking into account universal priorities.
P.5. Ensuring the efficient use of university research infrastructure and human resources.
S.5.1. Creation of a device inventory,
S.5.2. The establishment of a central administrative office for the use of the devices,
S.5.3. Providing the institution with critical device infrastructure in priority areas,
S.5.4. Establishing a researcher inventory,
S.5.5. Establishing mechanisms to provide regular support for the maintenance and repairs of the equipment of research infrastructures in order to ensure more effective utilization of the equipment of the research infrastructures of the university.
P.6. Increasing the quality of research and the budget of externally funded projects.
S.6.1. The establishment of an EU Funds Project Office,
S.6.2. Preparation of project texts, especially EU projects,
S.6.3. Providing project and article writing support to young researchers,
S.6.4. To ensure that external funds for research and development are utilized at a high level through national/international collaborations, in addition to own resources.
P.7. Increasing the diversity of research support and incentive mechanisms.
S.7.1. Establishing a department similar to the project office to provide support to academicians for the applications of R&D projects and the transformation of project outputs into social benefits,
S.7.2. Encouraging academicians who produce qualified projects (international, priority areas, qualified doctoral thesis projects and multidisciplinary studies, etc.),
S.7.3. Providing incentives to academic staff for a certain percentage of the percentage of externally funded projects in order to increase R&D, Product Development and Innovation studies,
S.7.4. Establishing units for cooperation with external stakeholders, strengthening existing mechanisms, increasing participation through technical and administrative support and incentives,
S.7.5. Providing additional support and incentives for CoHE scholarships,
S.7.6. In order to increase the quality of R&D studies, increasing the motivation of academic staff and encouraging each faculty member to apply for a non-BAP project,
S.7.7. Improving technical and administrative support services for research,
S.7.8. To increase and diversify project resources by increasing the coordination of TTO, Erasmus Office, faculties and institutes.
P.8. Encouraging research that will contribute to the society
S.8.1. Providing economic and social contribution,
S.8.2. Supporting social contribution activities and encouraging researchers in this direction,
S.8.3. Supporting undergraduate students’ participation in research to support social entrepreneurship and student initiatives that will provide social benefits,
S.8.4. Identifying research options where the university can utilize its research and human resource assets in line with the needs of society,
S.8.5. Supporting projects on current social problems (violence against women, drug addiction, musilage, etc.),
S.8.6. To ensure that research is transformed into added value that contributes to the solution of social/global problems and development.
P.9. Establishing mechanisms for the commercialization of research outputs
S.9.1. Structuring TTO as a Corporation,
S.9.2. TTO and institutes to conduct joint studies to reveal the patent potential of graduate theses,
S.9.3. Preparation of the university’s patent portfolio,
S.9.4. To increase outputs such as patents, utility models and copyrights with high added value produced from research projects.
P.10. Raising awareness of undergraduate students about research processes
S.10.1. Directing undergraduate students to research projects,
S.10.2. Promoting the TÜBİTAK Star program throughout the university.
P.11. Increasing the effectiveness of monitoring the university’s national/international research performance
S.11.1 To use the software (AVESIS, APSIS, BAPSIS, etc.) owned by the institution effectively,
S.11.2 To create short, medium and long term action plans for improvement by evaluating the national/international research performance indicators of the university,
S.11.3 To ensure that relevant boards and commissions work in monitoring and improving research outputs and results.
(Ankara University Senate Decision No. 6033 and Meeting No. 636 dated 15.10.2024)
