Scenario:
Current pathway — without Fuwment(always visible)
Comparing against With Fuwment — Year 1 pilot.
Researcher arrival time
Without Fuwment
165
With Fuwment
135
days-30 days (-18%)
Administrative workload per hire
Without Fuwment
80
With Fuwment
56
hours per international hire-24 hours (-30%)
On-time research start
Without Fuwment
58
With Fuwment
70
%+12 pp
First-pass evidence readiness
Without Fuwment
46
With Fuwment
62
%+16 pp
One-year retention
Without Fuwment
78
With Fuwment
83
%+5 pp
Year 1 Net Value
iModelled output
£166,800
Estimated annual net value associated with the selected Fuwment scenario.
Based on editable assumptions and subject to validation through a university pilot.
Researchers arrive and become active sooner
Time from offer to arrival, and from arrival to active research
Less administrative work per international hire
Hours per hire split by function
Total hours per hire: 80 h → 56 h
More international appointments convert into active, retained researchers
Rates across the recruitment and retention pathway
Application and visa success rates are shown as modelled targets. Only rates entered from university records should be treated as verified.
Annual financial and research value
Current annual exposure without Fuwment vs estimated annual exposure with Fuwment (selected year only)
Administrative cost saving | £48,000 |
Avoided delay or vacancy cost | £108,800 |
Risk-adjusted research value protectedi | £36,000 |
External specialist cost saving | £4,000 |
Gross quantified benefit | £196,800 |
Fuwment programme fee | − £30,000 |
Net quantified value | £166,800 |
Benefit-to-Cost Ratioi £6.56 of modelled gross value generated for every £1 invested | £6.56 per £1 invested |
Net ROIi Net return on the Fuwment programme fee, calculated from the Net quantified value. | 556% |
Based on editable assumptions and subject to validation through the university pilot. No benefit is counted in more than one category.
Research Mobility Impact Score
Weighted index (0–100). Non-financial — not added to ROI.
Recruitment efficiency
20%
Entry readiness
20%
Research activation
20%
Retention
20%
Institutional capacity
20%
Wider Research Ecosystem Impact
Modelled institutional and research outcomes associated with the selected Fuwment scenario
Researchers successfully relocated
48
researchers
Research funding secured
£4.2m
£
Publications produced
120
publications
International collaborations initiated
18
collaborations
PhD students supervised
24
students
Patents or commercialisation projects
3
projects
How Fuwment changes the pathway
Capability mapped to the university problem and the KPI it changes
| Fuwment capability | University problem | KPI changed | Selected scenario result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent discovery and fit | Fragmented international sourcing | Offer-to-start conversion | 74%→80% |
| Pathway and evidence readiness | Late evidence and route uncertainty | First-pass evidence readiness | 46%→62% |
| Cross-team workflow | Email hand-offs and administrative rework | Admin hours per hire | 80 h→56 h |
| Relocation and research activation | Housing, family and delayed research start | Arrival-to-active research | 55 days→40 days |
| Executive intelligence | Reactive reporting and limited forecasting | Research Mobility Impact Score | 59 / 100→73 / 100 |