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http://www.lsoft.com/images/listserv_small.gifARMA membership input to REF 2029 OA Policy consultation
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Hi all,<br><br>We would like your input in preparing the ARMA response to the REF 2029 OA Policy consultation which launched on Monday, 18 March. The REF consultation is open until 17 June, and while many of you may be contributing to institutional responses or submitting a personal response, we invite you to share your comments with us as well. It’s important that ARMA’s response captures its membership’s comments, particularly given our unique perspectives and expertise as professional services staff and subject matter experts on open access and the REF exercise. [...]
2024-03-25T13:47:55+00:00Muszanskyj, Antonhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;5cfa7fd1.2403REF OA Policy - Tradebooks
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Morning all,<br><br>The REF Team have provided clarity on trade books and this is reflected on page 11 of the survey<https://engagementhub.ukri.org/ukri-ed-i/ref-2029-open-access-consultation/consultation/subpage.2024-03-13.8669836674/> but not yet appearing in the pdf of the question set. Added text copied below for ease…<br><br>Best wishes, Shelly<br><br>[https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1732662697307545600/ewSl0rwn_normal.png]<https://x.com/ref2029?s=43><br>[https://ea.twimg.com/email/self_serve/media/spacer.png]<br>REF 2029<https://x.com/ref2029?s=43><br>@ref2029<https://x.com/ref2029?s=43><br>[https://ea.twimg.com/email/self_serve/media/logo_twitter-1497383721365.png]<br><br>We have been asked to provide clarity on the REF2029 position on trade books. We confirm that trade books are out of scope in the REF2029 Open Access Policy and are therefore not subject to open access requirements. The consultation and website are updated ref.ac.uk/guidance/ref-2…<https://t.co/Qw3QrvRjp9> [...]
2024-03-20T08:45:29+00:00Shelly Stringerhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;499f0078.2403Job Opportunity - Impact Manager, University College London
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Dear colleagues,<br><br>I'm delighted to share an opportunity to join the University College London Impact team. We are recruiting an Impact Manager to support the creation and evaluation of impact in our Institute of Education and Built Environment faculties. This is an exciting time to join our team, and to work alongside fellow Impact Managers and our Office for Research, Innovation, and Global Engagement in supporting the creation of a huge diversity of impact activities.<br>This is a Grade 8 (£51,474-£60,521 pro rata) role, offered as 0.5 FTE part-time, and for a fixed term up until 11th April 2025.<br>For [...]
2024-03-18T09:13:47+00:00Caffrey, Tadhghttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;1d81f99c.2403REF 2029 Open Access Policy consultation: now LIVE
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Dear ARMA Research Evaluation SIG members,<br><br>Please see information below:<br><br>The four UK higher education funding bodies have now launched their consultation on the Open Access Policy for REF 2029.<br><br>REF 2029 Open Access Policy:<br><br>The REF 2029 Open Access Policy will outline open access requirements for the exercise.<br><br>The proposed policy will detail progress by the sector on open access submission for journal publications. It will also introduce an open access requirement for longform publications. [...]
2024-03-18T09:03:04+00:00Nicole Van der Westhuyzenhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;58f280d9.2403ARMA’s Research Leaders Survey
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Dear ARMA SIG Members,<br><br>ARMA’s Member Engagement Committee is exploring what we can do to strengthen our offerings for research leaders.<br><br>We would be grateful for your input via a short survey or for you to share the survey with research leaders in your network. Those taking part will help us to understand the needs and priorities of senior leaders within the research ecosystem, as well as opportunities for ARMA to engage and support their work. [...]
2024-03-15T11:30:25+00:00Nicole Van der Westhuyzenhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;9e53d5bd.2403FYI: UKRN survey report on responsible assessment and open research
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For those of you who aren't signed up to the Open Research SIG mailing list...<br><br>UKRN survey report on responsible research assessment and open research<br><br>UKRN has published the results of a survey conducted by the OR4 project<https://www.ukrn.org/open-and-responsible-researcher-reward-and-recognition-or4/> which explores the UK landscape of responsible researcher assessment, with a particular focus on open research: https://www.ukrn.org/2024/03/12/ukrn-releases-a-new-working-paper-on-the-or4-project/. [...]
2024-03-12T14:51:00+00:00Helen Younghttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;1128cca7.2403Upcoming responsible research assessment events
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Hi all,<br><br>I just wanted to highlight a couple of events that you might be interested in:<br><br>Reforming Academic Career Assessment: CoARA Working Group - Monday 4th March, 12:00-13:10<br>The Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) has recently launched a Working Group on Reforming Academic Career Assessment. The Working Group aims to broaden the reflection on academic career assessment, taking into account the full range of work conducted by academics in research, teaching and learning, innovation, management/leadership and service to society. This webinar will present the Working Group and discuss its goals, objectives and ongoing activities. The current activities of [...]
2024-02-26T12:02:54+00:00Grace Murketthttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;48f66653.2402Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: SIG Drop In - Why all the interest in the university rankings, and what can research managers do?
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Hi Lizzie<br><br>Thank you, perhaps the notification of postponement ended up in our spam... as I didn't receive it - but will gladly take back my hour!<br><br>Hope that the next one goes well - I'll go hunt for it in Arma.<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Dawn<br><br>From: ARMA Research Evaluation SIG <ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> On Behalf Of Elizabeth Gadd<br>Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 10:11 AM<br>To: ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: SIG Drop In - Why all the interest in the university rankings, and what can research managers do? [...]
2024-02-14T10:12:39+00:00Dawn Hibberthttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;f09560d7.2402Re: SIG Drop In - Why all the interest in the university rankings, and what can research managers do?
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Hi Dawn<br>This session had to be postponed unfortunately. Participants should have been notified. I'll ask ARMA to send you the new link.<br>All best<br>Lizzie
2024-02-14T10:11:07+00:00Elizabeth Gaddhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;b4482387.2402Re: SIG Drop In - Why all the interest in the university rankings, and what can research managers do?
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;3bbdc5e0.2402
Hi - I signed up - but haven't been sent a link for the actual meeting... Any possibility of anyone sending a link through?<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Dawn Hibbert<br>University of Northampton<br><br>From: Elizabeth Gadd <E.A.Gadd@LBORO.AC.UK><br>Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 8:01 AM<br>To: ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>Subject: SIG Drop In - Why all the interest in the university rankings, and what can research managers do? [...]
2024-02-14T10:08:47+00:00Dawn Hibberthttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;3bbdc5e0.2402Introduction to rapid research and evaluation online course
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The Introduction to rapid research and evaluation course will be delivered on 1 March 2024, 10:00-15:00 by Prof Cecilia Vindrola. The course will include:<br><br>Definitions of rapid research and evaluation<br>A general overview of rapid research and evaluation approaches<br>Examples of when rapid approaches are suitable and when they should be avoided<br>Discussions of quality and rigour, including the Standards for Rapid Evaluation and Appraisal Methods (STREAM)<br>A step by step description of the stages and tools used in rapid research and evaluation, from study design to dissemination<br>The course is recorded, and slides are shared with registered attendees. [...]
2024-02-10T14:39:47+00:00Cecilia Vindrolahttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;25586292.2402SIG Drop In - Why all the interest in the university rankings, and what can research managers do?
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;b8a67b11.2401
Hi Res Eval SIG,<br><br>We have our next SIG Drop In on Wednesday 14 February 10-11 on the topic of "Why all the interest in the university rankings, and what can research managers do?"<br><br>You can sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrdu2uqzwjHdFkc-UvKIJBhMHusjvSIbjk<br><br>Once again this is a 'by the community, for the community' event so do come prepared to share your own experiences of engaging with your institutions on ranking matters. I'm happy to talk through the recent flurry of calls for HEIs to engage more responsibly with the rankings and Loughborough's experience of signing up to the INORMS More Than Our [...]
2024-01-31T08:00:00+00:00Elizabeth Gaddhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;b8a67b11.2401Final chance to submit your abstract for ARMA 2024! The deadline is today, but the system will remain open until Monday morning!
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;20bebe85.2401
Dear ARMA SIG members,<br><br>The deadline to submit your abstract for the ARMA 2024 conference is midnight tonight, but the system will remain open until Monday morning!<br><br>We are looking for speakers and presenters for the parallel sessions and poster presentations across the following themes:<br><br>* Artificial Intelligence<br>* Engaging Policymakers<br>* Ethics & Integrity<br>* Funding<br>* Impact<br>* REF & Research Assessment<br>* Research Culture<br>* Research Management Careers<br>* Trusted Research [...]
2024-01-26T13:40:09+00:00Nicole Van der Westhuyzenhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;20bebe85.2401Courses on rapid research and evaluation-registration open!
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;bf06350c.2401
In Spring 2024, the Rapid Research Evaluation and Appraisal Lab (RREAL) will be offering eleven courses on rapid research and evaluation. If you are interested in attending, please book early as our courses sell out quickly: https://onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-medical-sciences-c10/department-of-targeted-intervention-g88/g88-rreal-2024-spring-training-programme<br><br>The Spring courses on offer are:<br>Introduction to rapid research and evaluation: 1 March 2024, 10:00-15:00<br>Introduction to RREAL sheets for simultaneous data collection and synthesis: 15 March 2024, 10:00-11:00<br>Rapid qualitative data analysis: 8 March 2024, 10:00-15:00<br>Scoping studies in rapid research and evaluation: 5 March 2024, 10:00-13:00<br>Rapid evidence and policy reviews: 22 March 2024, 10:00-13:00 [...]
2024-01-23T15:58:27+00:00Cecilia Vindrolahttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;bf06350c.2401Your chance to present at the ARMA 2024 Conference
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;b56a6135.2401
Dear ARMA SIG members,<br><br>ARMA is pleased to announce our Calls for Speakers and Posters for ARMA 2024 taking place on 18 & 19 June 2024 at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Brighton. We are looking for speakers and presenters for the parallel sessions and poster presentations across the following themes: [...]
2024-01-17T12:50:18+00:00Nicole Van der Westhuyzenhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;b56a6135.2401Spotlight Session: How to challenge the coloniality & biases of the global university rankings
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Dear colleagues,<br><br>Booking is now open for our latest Spotlight Session in the INORMS More Than Our Rank series. Professor David McCoy is an excellent speaker and medic-turned-academic who has seen first-hand the negative impacts of university rankings on global health priorities. Very much hope to see you at what proves to be a fascinating event. [...]
2024-01-12T15:35:33+00:00Elizabeth Gaddhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;fce30316.2401Re: New Year, New SIG Champion!
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Hi all,<br><br>I'm delighted to be championing the Research Evaluation SIG and look forward to meeting as many of you as possible online (at the SIG drop-ins) and in person (at the ARMA conference).<br><br>By way of introduction, I'm a Research Policy Officer at the University of Strathclyde, where I support the quality and integrity of research. This has involved supporting Strathclyde's REF 2021 submission, working closely with colleagues leading on research culture initiatives and reviewing the institutional Code of Practice to promote research integrity. Through this work, I have developed a particular interest in research evaluation, as I realised [...]
2024-01-09T09:38:49+00:00Grace Murketthttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;80d7f72a.2401New Year, New SIG Champion!
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;d93cd52e.2401
Hi Res Eval SIG,<br><br>We're thrilled to announce that Grace Murkett from the University of Strathclyde will be joining us as a new Research Evaluation SIG Champion this year! I'll leave Grace to introduce herself, but we're thrilled she's volunteered to join us, and know she will be a fantastic addition to the Res Eval SIG Champion crew! [...]
2024-01-08T12:36:31+00:00Elizabeth Gaddhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;d93cd52e.2401Want to learn more about research analytics and the SCOPE Framework - in the USA - with a travel stipend?
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;331cf9f3.2401
Hi Research Evaluation SIG,<br><br>Happy New Year to you all!<br><br>If one of your new year's resolutions is to brush up on your research analytics skills and responsible research assessment approaches, do take a look at these two events running back-to-back in March in Albuquerque, USA. Travel stipends are available for those that need them. [...]
2024-01-08T10:50:41+00:00Elizabeth Gaddhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;331cf9f3.2401FW: Survey of carers in UK higher education
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Dear all,<br><br>A colleague at ARU, Professor Marie-Pierre Moreau, is doing some research into carers working in higher education, and having done some really interesting preliminary work here is now looking to scale her work up within the UK and to reach out to colleagues working in professional and academic roles. There's a survey at https://angliaruskin.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/national-carers-survey-uk and we'd be really grateful both for responses to it and for onward sharing to get the richest data back possible. Please that to be eligible, you need to be employed by a UK-based university and to be a carer (broadly understood, including as [...]
2023-12-19T09:33:17+00:00Brooks, Timhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;6a4660fe.2312New positions at the University of Dundee
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Hi,<br><br>With apologies for any cross postings, I'd like to highlight a couple of new posts available at the University of Dundee, both with a closing date of 21st January 2024:<br><br>Research Librarian (Publishing)<https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DET466/research-librarian-publishing-uod1193><br>Based in Library Services, and building on existing good practice, you will work with colleagues across the University of Dundee to increase the reach and dissemination of our research, including non-traditional outputs. This new and exciting role will suit someone with experience of scholarly communications and research dissemination, including library-led publishing.<br>Dundee is highly rated as a travel destination, known for lower rents and housing costs, [...]
2023-12-15T12:11:16+00:00John McCaffery (Staff)https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;3e24c3a.2312Researchfish issue
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Hi all,<br><br>I wanted to check if anyone else has encountered an issue with Researchfish since UKRI refreshed their data, ahead of the submission period next year.<br><br>I've just had a look at the refreshed data, and it would appear that all of our existing School or College data held in the 'Categories' field has been overwritten with a single value - that of SLS (used to identify awards held by PIs based within our School of Life Sciences). [...]
2023-12-14T15:13:30+00:00John McCaffery (Staff)https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;9ebf3584.2312FREE Spotlight Sessions on University Rankings
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;30c499da.2312
Dear colleagues,<br><br>With the sector starting to think more critically about engagement with the university rankings, the INORMS More Than Our Rank<https://inorms.net/more-than-our-rank/> initiative is offering a series of Spotlight Sessions to provide insights and views from significant voices in this space. See below for two coming up, more will be added soon. Be great to see you there! [...]
2023-12-06T09:35:22+00:00Elizabeth Gaddhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ARMA-SIG-RES-EVAL;30c499da.2312