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eResearch Culture: An Ecological Metaphor. Kate Nolan. What is eResearch and how does it fit with the research management service role? What is the function of eResearch? An ecology metaphor - shifting the service delivery paradigm A ‘Precision Agriculture’ example.
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eResearchCulture: An Ecological Metaphor Kate Nolan
What is eResearch and how does it fit with the research management service role? • What is the function of eResearch? • An ecology metaphor - shifting the service delivery paradigm • A ‘Precision Agriculture’ example
Structure follows function: What is the function of eResearch? What kinds of research opportunities, human dynamics and cultural shifts are we wanting to enable for our research communities?
eResearch functions: Data intensive research Across discipline, multidisciplinary and/or inter disciplinary research Collaborative research Inter institutional research Open research engagement
eResearch culture: An ecological metaphor Research Ecosystem How do we function? What roles do we play? How do we create and nurture a symbiotic culture of species Interrelationship? Professional service expertise Researchers Research components
An integrated coordinated model of professional service delivery Building an integrated and coordinated professional support service Human resources ITS Library eLearning support Marketing and communication Research and Enterprise team Operationalising and delivering professional support service expertise
The Research and Enterprise Support Service Ecosystem Research Development Advisors Contract team Business team Information management systems team Commercial and Enterprise team Graduate Research School Ethics Team
Multi Disciplinary Integrated/Coordinated Professional Services How do we fit together?
The Integrated/Coordinated Professional Services/Researcher Partnership
The model in action: a pilot study S Teaching and Post graduate programme development Commercial Commercial product to market Precision Agriculture Coordinated Support service Data intensive research Industry Stakeholder engagement
Ecology is a useful metaphor Support services are here to enable not to police Embrace the concept of researcher/support service partnerships