What can you say about your university’s research? : JISC

What can you say about your university’s research?

Local and national infrastructure to underpin research strategy and funding, including the Research Excellence Framework

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Session presentation Research outcomes project Alan Green (Project Manager) Science & Technology Facilities Council

Session presentation RMAS Deborah Welland (Assistant Director) Academic Services (BISS), University of Exeter

Session presentation Readiness for REF (R4R) project Mark Cox, King's College London

Session presentation Update on the REF Pam Macpherson Barrett (Higher Education Policy Advisor) HEFCE
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Session abstract
Most of us are aware of the Research Excellence Framework – but if asked, could you tell your institution what it really means for you? How does it relate to evolving reporting requirements to the Research Councils and other funders? How it will affect your data holding and provision? Will you need to be making adjustments, or even large-scale changes? While not all these questions can be fully answered now, this session will provide a clearer picture from major national and institutional initiatives, and will indicate what YOU need to know to prepare your institution. For example, The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is engaged in consultations on the Research Excellence Framework, and is conducting pilots concerned with research ‘impact’ The Research Councils are specifying a cross-Council system for the collection of information from universities about grant outputs and outcomes The Research Management and Administration System project has specified a shared service solution for research grant administration for managing projects within universities Other universities have developed their approaches significantly, including King’s College, London, Imperial College, London, St Andrews, Bristol and Oxford. A number of new JISC projects are also underway in this area, with valuable lessons to share. While the final results of the ‘impact’ Research Excellence Framework pilots will not be known until the autumn, there is a growing consensus and significant investment in this area. This is one of the first occasions where all players will be together in one place, so you will be able to get a considerably clearer view of the issues, discuss your own personal case if desired, and take home a series of actions so you can plan data management to support your reporting for Research Excellence Framework, Research Councils and to inform your own research strategy.
Session Chair Neil Jacobs, Programme Manager, Information Environment, JISC Speakers Alan Green, Project Manager, Science & Technology Facilities Council Deborah Welland, Assistant Director, Academic Services (BISS), University of Exeter Mark Cox, King's College London (Readiness for the REF project view) Pam Macpherson Barrett, Higher Education Policy Advisor, HEFCE
What can delegates expect to gain/learn/take away from this session? This session will give senior delegates an invaluable update on what they need to know in preparing their strategic approach to research information management, which will better place them to respond to external requirements such as the Research Excellence Framework and forthcoming demands from the Research Councils. It will provide one of the first occasions on which a range of complementary information can be presented together. A briefing paper summarising information will be available at the session as a ‘take-away’.
Who should attend? Senior policymakers; IT strategy makers; Research strategy leads
Room Rutherford, 4th floor

Session abstract

Most of us are aware of the Research Excellence Framework – but if asked, could you tell your institution what it really means for you? How does it relate to evolving reporting requirements to the Research Councils and other funders? How it will affect your data holding and provision? Will you need to be making adjustments, or even large-scale changes?

While not all these questions can be fully answered now, this session will provide a clearer picture from major national and institutional initiatives, and will indicate what YOU need to know to prepare your institution. For example,

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is engaged in consultations on the Research Excellence Framework, and is conducting pilots concerned with research ‘impact’
The Research Councils are specifying a cross-Council system for the collection of information from universities about grant outputs and outcomes
The Research Management and Administration System project has specified a shared service solution for research grant administration for managing projects within universities
Other universities have developed their approaches significantly, including King’s College, London, Imperial College, London, St Andrews, Bristol and Oxford. A number of new JISC projects are also underway in this area, with valuable lessons to share.

While the final results of the ‘impact’ Research Excellence Framework pilots will not be known until the autumn, there is a growing consensus and significant investment in this area. This is one of the first occasions where all players will be together in one place, so you will be able to get a considerably clearer view of the issues, discuss your own personal case if desired, and take home a series of actions so you can plan data management to support your reporting for Research Excellence Framework, Research Councils and to inform your own research strategy.

Session Chair

Neil Jacobs, Programme Manager, Information Environment, JISC

Speakers

Alan Green, Project Manager, Science & Technology Facilities Council
Deborah Welland, Assistant Director, Academic Services (BISS), University of Exeter
Mark Cox, King's College London (Readiness for the REF project view)
Pam Macpherson Barrett, Higher Education Policy Advisor, HEFCE

What can delegates expect to gain/learn/take away from this session?

This session will give senior delegates an invaluable update on what they need to know in preparing their strategic approach to research information management, which will better place them to respond to external requirements such as the Research Excellence Framework and forthcoming demands from the Research Councils. It will provide one of the first occasions on which a range of complementary information can be presented together. A briefing paper summarising information will be available at the session as a ‘take-away’.

Who should attend?

Senior policymakers; IT strategy makers; Research strategy leads

Room

Rutherford, 4th floor

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