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Simon Kerridge, Head of [email protected]

research.sunderland.ac.ukLearning how to play nicely:Repositories and CRISsFriday 7th May, 2010

Rose Bowl, Leeds Met University

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Institutional Repositories,just a bit of a CRIS?

Simon Kerridge

Head of Graduate Research SupportAcademic ServicesUniversity of Sunderland, [email protected]

DirectorAssociation of Research Managers and Administrators




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Overview

• Introductions (me, RMAs, ARMA)

• CRIS– What is one (see the exhibitors!)– What is it for– What does it ‘talk’ to

• Conclusions




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Introduction

• Simon, a Research Manager:– Strategy– PGR– REF– Ethics– ERA, Research Information

• Research Outputs• Research Outcomes




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Research Management and Administration

• Information• Pre-award• Post-award• Development / Planning• Strategy / Policy• Assessment / Governance• Metrics• Research Students (PGRs)




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Research Managers and Administrators

• Not a ‘Jack of all Trades’... But multi-skilled:• Information, Opportunities, Advice, Costing, Pricing,

Submission, Negotiation, IP, Contracts, Finance, Legal, Reporting, ICT, Influencing, Enabling, Monitoring, Development, Training, CPD, Strategy, Analysis, Returns, Advocacy, Marketing, HR, Procurement, Research Students, Ethics, Project Management, Networking, Dissemination, KT, Partnering, Governance, Planning, Policy...

• An interface




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ARMA• 20 years old• 1600 members• 90% in Universities• 75% female• Training Provision

– 3 ‘levels’, Training Courses well established

• Professional Development– Mentoring, Study Tours, Workshops, ...

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CRIS / RMAS / ERA

• Current Research Information System– You can tell its an EU acronym!– http://www.eurocris.org/

• Research Management and Administration System– http://as.exeter.ac.uk/rmas/

• Electronic Research Administration




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CRIS – What is it?

• ERA (cf Rodman and Stanford 2006)– “... loosely defined as improving [research]

administrative processes through the application of technology, particularly computer technology”

• Information about:– Staff– Publications (references)– Projects & Proposals– PGRs, Impact, Ethics, ...




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CRIS – Interactions

• HR• Finance• Library• Student System• Faculty• Estates• TRAC / Work-loading• Other IT systems (www, email, filestore, ...)




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Publications Students

Employees

ProposalsCosting Projects IP

SITSHR

FinanceEstates

SRBP

SRBP LibraryRepository

CRIS - Sunderland




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CRIS – External Interactions

• Funder Systems (Je-S, eGAP2, EU, NSF...)

• Funder Systems (RAE / REF)

• Information Pooling

• ...

• Standards– CERIF2008: http://www.eurocris.org/– EXRI: http://ie-repository.jisc.ac.uk/448/




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CRIS – What is it for?

• Management

• KPIs

• Planning

• Data for Funders

• Governance

• Marketing

• ...




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Is an IR a subset of a CRIS?

• Yes!

• ... and No...

• Generally they are not managed by the same service

• We need more events like today...

• RMAs need to work closely with their counterparts in the ‘the library’




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Questions?

Simon Kerridge

Head of Graduate Research SupportAcademic ServicesUniversity of Sunderland, [email protected]

DirectorAssociation of Research Managers and Administrators

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