Exciton 2023 KPI's

Performance Measure 2023 Target 2023 Actual
1.a Number of research outputs
Refereed (Peer reviewed) Journal articles 100 107
Books 0 0
Book Chapters 3 2
Contributed Conference Presentations 80 123
Patents and IP disclosures 2 2
Patents Generated 2 3
1.b Number of Joint Publications
Joint publications Internal – Centre Groups 20 33
Joint publications Internal – Platforms  20 24
Joint publications Internal – Nodes 20 29
Joint Publications/Reports External – Industry  5 7
Joint Publications External – International Academic 60 64
Joint Publications External – Australian  Academic 60 71
2. Quality of  research outputs
High Impact Publications 25% 42%
Number of New Citations to CoE Outputs Each Year 3,000 4,489
Cumulative Citation to CoE Outputs 7,500 16,157
3. Prizes, Awards and other Prestigious Measures of Centre Researchers
National Awards to Staff, Students or CIs 10 15
International Awards to Staff, Students or CIs 5 7
4. Number of externally offered training courses held by the Centre
Summer or Training Course in Exciton Science 1 2
5.Number of workshops/conferences held/offered by the Centre
CoE Annual Exciton Science Conference 1 1
Workshops/Conferences Fully funded (Monthly Seminar Series) 4 4
Co-sponsored/Co-funded Conferences/Symposia/Workshops/Seminars 10 10
6. Number of additional researchers working on Centre research
Postdoctoral researchers (At any one time)  50 55
Honours students (At any one time) 5 2
PhD Students (At any one time) 70 75
Masters by research students 6 6
Masters by coursework students 15 11
Associate Investigators  (At any one time)  27 29
Undergraduate Students (Capstone Subjects or Summer Vacation Scholars) 20 19
7. Number of postgraduate completions
PhD 30 21
MSc 10 8
Hons. 5 2
8. Number of mentoring and training programs offered by the Centre (For more information on our categories of training please see our Centre Strategic Plan 2022-24)
Leadership Training 3 6
Skills and Employability 3 4
Communication Training 2 3
Science Training 2 2
Industry and Stakeholder Awareness 2 2
Mentoring Program 1 3
Commercialisation 2 2
9. Number of presentations/briefings
Government or Industry Briefings 20 38
Invited or Keynote International Conference Presentations 30 61
Plenary International Conference Presentations 4 4
10. Number of new organisations collaborating with, or involved in, the Centre
New International Linkages 5 9
International Visitors 40 70
Visits to International Laboratories 50 50
New Industry Links 5 19
New Industry Contracts or Collaborations 5 6
11. Media and Online Presence (monthly)
Website
Unique users (hits per month pre-2020) 3,500 2,249
Twitter
Tweet impressions (mentions pre-2020) 15,000 23,152
Profile visits 2,500 N/A
New followers  22 43
Total link clicks, retweets, likes and replies 250 377
Facebook
New Page Followers/Page Likes   20 7
Page Reach 100,000 40,795
Engaged users 8,000 60
Instagram
Total likes or comments 125 153
New followers  5 4
Media
Annual media mentions (articles about ACEx pre-2020) 200 106
12. Number of Outreach Programs – Public Education, Stakeholder and Government
Public Talks (inclusive of ACEx Public Talk Series, National Science Week talks/events, Other researcher led public talks) 10 10
Presence at public/scientific events to promote the Centre's research (outreach presentations pre-2020) 10 12
Participation and Co-sponsorship of Events with National Science Week etc 4 4
Participation in events and engagement with peak industry bodies such as Clean Energy Council or Science and Technology Australia 2 2
Engagement with education and teacher's associations such as Science Teachers Association of Victoria or Chemistry Education Australia. 2 3
School Visits 15 16
Exciton Science Challenges – To engage schools, the public and industry 2 2
Work Experience Students 10 13
13. Number of Commercial-Related Outputs
New software Codes for High Throughput Materials Discovery (Publically Available) 1 1
Patent Licenses 1 0
Start-up Companies 1 1
New Grants from non-ARC Sources (>$25k p.a) 10 10
Graduates Entering Renewable Energy Related Industries or Employment 50% 58%
14. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Targets
Percentage of Women and gender diverse people  in Centre membership     
Percentage of women and gender diverse people in Postgraduate Student membership 40% 39.08%
Percentage of women and gender diverse people in Postdoctoral Researcher membership 40% 32%
Involvement of Women and gender diverse people in Centre Activities    
Percentage of women at all Exciton Science events 50% 36%
Percentage of Women and gender diverse people speakers at Exciton Science events 50% 27%
Percentage of women and Gender Diverse members involved in public outreach events  50% W 30% GD 21%
Percentage of women members's work promoted through social and traditional media platforms 50% 60%
Annual Climate Survey 1 0
Equity, diversity and wellbeing training, including but not limited to Unconscious bias, cultural awareness, respectful workplaces, mental wellbeing 3 3
Annual review and development of Centre policies, and promotion of support services in cases of harassment, bullying, inappropriate behaviour or misconduct (research, professional or personal) 1 1
Carer's support fund $10k $0