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Current Research Information Systems: from concept to realisation
Dr Sophie ColletHead of Research and Enterprise Policy
Research and Enterprise Development
University of Bristol
+ 44 (0)117 331 7169
21 November 2014
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Content
• UK research landscape and challenges
• The University of Bristol – facts and figures
• University of Bristol RIS Project
• Objectives
• Lessons learned
• Analysing the options
• Use cases
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UK research landscape
• Funding = Government, charities, European and international sources, private sector
• Government (public) funding = Dual SupportHEFCE block grant – primarily allocated on the basis of an
HEI’s volume of research activity and an assessment of their research quality (the REF)
Research Councils – awards grants for specific research projects and programmes on the basis of excellence, potential and importance, via a process of expert peer review
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UK research landscape
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2015
2015
General Election
Economic uncertainty
Student market
• Competitive
• Unpredictable
Institutional challenges
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Income
REF outcome
Internationalisation
Impact
Partnerships
Collaborations
Compliance Priority: to develop a
sustainable portfolio
of research informed
by evidence-based
leadership,
management and
administration
• Students total: 20.2k
Undergraduates: 14.4k
Postgraduate taught: 3.4k
Postgraduate research: 2.3k
• Staff total: 5.1k
Academic: 2.4k
Technical: 0.5k
Admin. and operational: 2.3k
University of Bristol – facts and figures 2012/13
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The University of Bristol
• Founded 1876
• Global top 30 university, 7th in the UK (QS World University Rankings)
• 6 Faculties, 25 Schools
• Governance structure –VC, DVC, 3 PVCs
• University Research Committee
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University of Bristol “RIS Project”
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BusinessCase
Requirements and Objectives
ProcurementImplement-
ation
May 2011 Aug 2012Nov 2011
RIS Project Board RIS Steering Group
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Objectives
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Integrated system
Institutional repository
Facilitate compliance
REF module
Activities/partnerships/impact and research groupings
Relationships
Performance and analytics
Data re-use
Showcase
Interoperability
How and why did we choose Pure?
• In-house vs. vendor solution
• Limited market
• Customer experience
Supplier understanding
Project management
UK User Group and Steering Group
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Capture Validate Profile Identify Report Analyse Monitor Showcase
Benefits realised
Reduced administrative costs
Efficient management of REF submission
Performance enhancement
Systematic collection of research activities
Increased visibility of research information
Reduced academic time and duplication of effort
Improved data quality
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Lessons learned
• Embedded project management, training and user support team
• Academic-led culture change
• Visibility, transparency and ownership of data
• Consultation and communication
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USE CASE 1 – Metrics
• REF2020
• Snowball
• Interoperability
• Performance enhancement
Transparency…culture change
Partnership with academic community
Data standards
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USE CASE 2 – Compliance
• Open Access
• RCUK and HEFCE/REF requirements
• Culture change
• Implications for CRIS – prioritisation
• Identifiers
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USE CASE 3 – Research showcase
• Interdisciplinary research groupings
• University Research Institutes and Themes
• Organisation structures vs. classification schemes
“…the University's definitive research information source”
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Title
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USE CASE 4 – Collaborations and Partnerships
• International agenda
• Strategic partnerships
• Capturing external academic engagement
• Interoperability
• Strategic questions
Priority: to seek…and support…strategic relationships and alliances with key national and international partners
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