Author archives: Neil Jacobs

Neil Jacobs

About Neil Jacobs

My Staff Profile
I am Programme Director for Digital Infrastructure (Information Environment). I oversee a variety of projects and programmes in the areas of access to and management of digital resources, including linked data and digital repositories, scholarly communications, and research information management. These cover issues of technical interoperability, cultural and organisational change, sustainability and business models.

JISC and Research Councils UK work to reduce reporting burden on universities

Neil Jacobs, 9 August 2012 2 comments

JISC and Research Councils UK (RCUK) are announcing new coordinated work which will ease the burden on universities of reporting research outcomes. As UK universities face increasing demands to share information with other sector bodies, it is more important than … Read more

Open access and the transparency of research

Neil Jacobs, 26 May 2011 Add a comment

It has been a busy week for research. The UK Research Councils (RCUK) and HEFCE announced plans to work together on open access.  JISC’s Executive Secretary, Dr Malcolm Read, gave oral evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology … Read more

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