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Institutional Repositories, just a bit of a CRIS?

Institutional Repositories, just a bit of a CRIS?. Simon Kerridge Head of Graduate Research Support Academic Services University of Sunderland, UK simon.kerridge@sunderland.ac.uk. Director Association of Research Managers and Administrators. Overview. Introductions (me, RMAs, ARMA)

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Institutional Repositories, just a bit of a CRIS?

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  1. Institutional Repositories,just a bit of a CRIS? Simon Kerridge Head of Graduate Research Support Academic Services University of Sunderland, UK simon.kerridge@sunderland.ac.uk Director Association of Research Managers and Administrators

  2. Overview • Introductions (me, RMAs, ARMA) • CRIS • What is one (see the exhibitors!) • What is it for • What does it ‘talk’ to • Conclusions

  3. Introduction • Simon, a Research Manager: • Strategy • PGR • REF • Ethics • ERA, Research Information • Research Outputs • Research Outcomes

  4. Research Management and Administration Information Pre-award Post-award Development / Planning Strategy / Policy Assessment / Governance Metrics Research Students (PGRs)

  5. 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

  6. ARMA www.arma.ac.uk • 20 years old • 1600 members • 90% in Universities • 75% female • Training Provision • 3 ‘levels’, Training Courses well established • Professional Development • Mentoring, Study Tours, Workshops, ...

  7. 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

  8. CRIS – What is it? • ERA (cfRodman 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, ...

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

  10. CRIS - Sunderland Estates Finance SRBP Costing Proposals Projects IP Employees Publications Students SRBP Library Repository HR SITS

  11. 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/

  12. CRIS – What is it for? Management KPIs Planning Data for Funders Governance Marketing ...

  13. 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’

  14. Questions? Simon Kerridge Head of Graduate Research Support Academic Services University of Sunderland, UK simon.kerridge@sunderland.ac.uk Director Association of Research Managers and Administrators

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