JISC

Brunel Research Information Management aims to expand the community of HEIs that are using CERIF by developing a prototype tool, based on CERIF that will facilitate the analysis and reporting of research information from data sources that are already in use at the majority of HEIs. The tool will enable institutions to produce a range of reports on their existing research management information for use both internally (e.g. for promotion panels, appraisal, equal opportunity monitoring, etc) and externally (e.g. in preparation for the REF). The project will also explore the scope for the service to be used to enable benchmarking (e.g. of research impact) and joint working (e.g. collaborative research bids) within the community.