Attended ROS user forum in Swindon on Friday 30th November.
Introduction – Mari Williams, BBSRC, Corporate Policy and Strategy
• Why is ROS needed :
o ROS, eVal, GtR needed to support argument for continued investment in Research in next Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) .. was due 2013
o RCs subject to performance management by BIS
o Provide evidence for parliamentary questions (PQs)
o Lots of presentations and consultations to make case for research – need metrics
Aspirations
– RCUK continue to collaborate with HEFCE on alignment with REF
– Harmonise standards
Breakout sessions on Functionality and Communications
Priorities for Functionality
– Reporting – HEIs want to get data back out and see where data is in workflow
– integration with existing systems 2 way; bulk upload all data; how prevent individuals entering data also
– standards and harmonization including lists instead of free-text
– validation by HEIs ; sign-off .. similar to Je-S
Priorities for Communication and Guidance
– why collecting .. roadmap/vision [tie-in to other data requirements eg HESA, REF, HEBCI]
– simplicity of quantity of data ie descope
– speaking with one voice [all ROS & RCs]
– simple clear messages
– actual examples of good practice
– proper data specification
– demarcation of responsibility … legal eg when leave or move; PI and CoI and how varies from institution to institution
– does it replace final report; length of time to report over [RCs almost agreed about these]
Gateway to Research
- Using data collected from ROS (and eVal/ResearchFish and historical final reports)
- Publications data and Impact and Key Findings
- GtR project working to harmonise data collected via different routes
Important for CiA schema to be extended to include this core set of data – particularly Impact and Key Findings
Open Access
[I had to leave to catch a train … delays due to floods …]
Understand from Gerry Lawson and Simon Kerridge that RIOXX project due to circulate draft application profile for funder metadata – OA compliance – for Repositories before Christmas; initially DC but also looking at CERIF. RIOXX aiming to comply with OpenAire also but not confirmed yet.
Would be good to get agreement internationally …
CERIF in Action 