IRIOS(Integrated Research Input & Output System)

Project WorkshopLondon, 22nd July 2011

IRIOS – Overview of the Day• Introduction (Josh, JISC)• RIM Context (Simon, Sunderland)• GoW (Gerry, NERC)• ROP (Darren & Dale, EPSRC)• IRIOS (Kevin & Paul, Sunderland)• Workshops (x2)

– Future Directions (Valerie, Glasgow)– Researcher IDs (Keith, euroCRIS)– IRIOS (Anna, St Andrews)– REF (Simon, Sunderland)

• Feedback (IRIOS partners)

IRIOS

• Josh Brown, JISC RIM Programme Manager

IRIOS – RIM Context

• Video Intro• Expand on some of the areas mentioned by Josh

– CERIF– IDs– IRIOS– RMAS– ROP– REF

Simon Kerridge

• Computing researcher (5 years)• RMA (1995-)• ARMA Committee (2000-)• Je-S Steering Group, REF Panel Secretary• IRIOS Project www.irios.sunderland.ac.uk

• RMAS Project www.exeter.ac.uk/research/rmas/

• JISC ResearcherID T&F group• http://technicalfoundations.ukoln.info/blog/researcher-id-task-and-finish-group

ARMA• 20 years young

• 1,700 members

• 90% in Universities

• 75% female

• Professional Development Framework– Mentoring, Study Tours, Workshops, ...– Training Provision 3 ‘levels’, well established

www.arma.ac.uk

IRIOS – RIM Context

• Overall Context

• CERIF

• RIM Projects

• RMAS– Cloud– ESB

• … Researcher ID

• … Research Data Management

IRIOS – RIM Arena• ARMA• BL• euroCRIS• HEFCE (FCs/REF)• RCUK / RCs• RSP• UKOLN• UUK

• AURIL• Companies• HESA• JISC• RIN• UCISA• Universities / Ros• Wellcome / Funders

http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/researchhttp://www.ukoln.ac.uk/rim/

Drivers for RMAs

• External “Statutory” (UK)– REF– RAS– HESA– FOI– Funding Bodies

Drivers for RMAs

• External– Publicity / Awareness raising (marketing!)– Staff / PGRs / UG– Citation– Collaboration– Funding– League Tables

• Internal – Planning / Strategy– Savings (£94M ???)– Targets / KPIs– Reporting– Benchmarking– Promotions Panels– … RMA

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Drivers for RMAs

ERA Perceptions: Survey Results

http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/research/news_and_events/electronic research administration (era) survey/

CRIS – Interactions

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

Publications Students

Employees

ProposalsCosting Projects IP

SITSHR

FinanceEstates

SRBP

SRBP LibraryRepository

CRIS - Sunderland

IRIOS – RIM Background

• EXRI: – http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/research/exri-uk– Savings:

http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/research/ref/savings/index.html

• CERIF– http://www.eurocris.org/

IRIOS – RIM Background

• EXRI: – http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/research/exri-uk

• CERIF– http://www.eurocris.org/

RIM1 Projects• CRISPool: Using CERIF-XML to integrate heterogeneous research information

from several institutions into a single portal (Lead partner: University of St Andrews): http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/projects/CRISpool.aspx (Anna)

• Enquire: Enrich and Research Outputs and Impact (Lead partner: University of Glasgow): http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/projects/enquire.aspx (Valerie)

• Developing tools to inform the management of research and translating existing good practice (Lead partner: Imperial College): http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/projects/rimtools.aspx

• Using Business Process Management Tools and Methods for Building Research Information Management (Lead partner: University of Huddersfield): http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/projects/rimsystems.aspx

• Defining a new role: the embedded Research Information Manager (Lead partner: University College London): http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/projects/rimroles.aspx

• http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/rim/

RIM2 Projects• BRUCE: Brunel Research Under a CERIF Environment (Lead partner: Brunel

University; partner: St George's University of London): http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/projects/bruce.aspx

• CERIFy (Lead partner: UKOLN, University of Bath; partners: Trinity College Dublin, Aberystwyth University, University of Huddersfield, University of Bath, Queen's University Belfast, Thompson Reuters): http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/projects/cerify.aspx

• IRIOS: Integrated Research Input and Output System (Lead partner: University of Sunderland; partners: University of Glasgow, University of St Andrews): http://www.irios.sunderland.ac.uk

• MICE: Measuring Impact under CERIF (Lead partner: Centre for e-Research, Kings College London; partners: Goldsmiths College, University of St Andrews, EuroCRIS, Atira A/S): http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/projects/mice.aspx

http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/rim/

Research Management and Administration Systems

Applications

Awards

Other

Academic expertise information

Funding source identification and support

Costing application Approval process

Internal peer review

Status of process

To track internal processes through a workflow model

Ethics review

Post award

Financial management

Reporting Management

Contract management

Alerts for milestones and reporting

Disclosure agreements IP and Patent management

Awarded project Automated announcement

Budget profiling/Actual commitments

Research publications

Management of complex eg. EU grants

Closing of grant activity

Research outputs archive and post completion outputs

Links to sponsors

Interfaces with other corporate systems

Finance

HR

Student records

Publications

Opportunities

Possible links to HESA/REF

Links to Research sponsors

Governance/Clinical Trials management

CRM to be incorporated or interfaced

Electronic document mangement

PGR Management

Insurance issues

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RMAS• Cloud enabled

• Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

• CERIF Compliant

• Exeter / Kent / Sunderland demonstrators

• Procurement Framework – March 2012

http://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/rmas

RMAS - Architecture

Projects

Projects

Future Initiatives• Researcher ID task & finish group• ROP / eVal / …• HESA / REF/ … use of CERIF• Research Data Management (current call)• RIM3 call for proposals

• RIM2 project workshop 7th Sept, Newcastle• CERIF workshops…?

IRIOS System Overview

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St Andrews

Questions / Discussion / Comment

www.irios.sunderland.ac.uk simon.kerridge@sunderland.ac.uk

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Workshops: 2:00-2:45 & 2:45-3:30

www.irios.sunderland.ac.uk simon.kerridge@sunderland.ac.uk

Future directions of ERAValerie McCutcheon

Universal Researcher IDsKeith Jeffery

Integrating research projects and outcomesAnna Clements

REF ConsiderationsSimon Kerridge

Feedback / Summary

www.irios.sunderland.ac.uk simon.kerridge@sunderland.ac.uk

Simon KerridgeKevin GintyPaul CrannerValerie McCutcheonAnna ClementsGerry LawsonKeith JefferyDarren HunterDale Heenan