Event Details

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The Association for Research Managers & Administrators (ARMA) and the Higher Education Strategic Planners Association (HESPA) are delighted to bring you this one day event on how research offices and planning offices can work together to influence strategy and decision making using metrics and data visualisation techniques. Using HE case studies and presentations on the latest in research analysis and data visualisation techniques we will explore how research and planning offices can step up their analysis, reporting and influencing skills and their collaboration, to add real value to executive decision making.

We will explore next generation techniques such as topic modelling and network analysis, and will also explore the ethical and responsible use of research metrics in data visualisation.

By the end of the event participants will:

• Have considered how network analysis and topic modelling can help to address strategic research questions
• Understand the principles of effective data visualisation
• Have learnt design and presentation techniques for data visualisation
• Have considered the responsible and ethical use of research metrics in data visualisation
• Have had the opportunity to consider how the research and planning offices in their institution could work more closely together
• Have a greater understanding of how these techniques can be used to inform strategic decision making in their institutions

We are delighted to announce that the venue and catering for this event have been provided by Digital Science which enables ARMA and HESPA to offer this event at the reduced ticket price of £200 +VAT.

There will also be an opportunity at the end of the day to join Digital Science for drinks and nibbles – don’t miss the opportunity to discuss some of the analysis techniques further, to hear about the latest developments or have a quick demo of Digital Science tools including Altmetric, Dimensions, Symplectic Elements and Anywhere Access from Readcube. (This is an optional free of charge add on to the programme – please indicate when booking if you would like to attend)

Target audience

This one day event is aimed at research managers and strategic planners from HEI’s, funders and related organisations. It is expected that delegates will already have some understanding of the research data and metrics landscape and will be responsible for developing, influencing, monitoring or otherwise reporting on research performance and strategy.

Speakers

Simon Porter:

Simon Porter came to Digital Science from the University of Melbourne, where he has worked for  15 years in roles spanning the Library, Research Administration, and Information Technology. Beginning from a core strength in the understanding of how information on research is collected, Simon has forged a career transforming university practices in how data about research is used, both from administrative and eResearch perspectives. In addition to making key contributions to research information visualization and discovery within the university, Simon is well known for his advocacy of Research Profiling Systems and their capability to create new opportunities for researchers.

More recently, Simon has worked on exploring the concepts of  ‘Research Data Mechanics,’ and ‘Research Information Citizenship,’ Together  they form a framework for describing how information moves through systems and communities. Simon runs regular workshops that encouraging people to think about their research data responsibilities. You can see some of the responses we have collected through shared google docs here.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BmFRrijAO7efxzstco4lesK-r9hlWAKhvnQuTlilFGU/edit?usp=sharing

Sophie Collet

Sophie Collet has over 15 years’ experience working in Higher Education, developing research strategy and policy and delivering institutional research initiatives. She is currently Head of Research and Enterprise Policy at the University of Bristol, leading a team which is responsible for the development and implementation of the University’s research strategy, working alongside the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research. Her team leads the strategic direction, operational planning and programme management of the University’s submissions to the REF, analyses and evaluates institutional research performance, and is responsible for developing and supporting research information systems. Sophie has a particular interest in metrics and their use in informing institutional decision-making and has been involved in a number of sector initiatives including Snowball Metrics.

Katy McKen

Katy is Head of Research Information & Intelligence (RII) within Research & Innovation Services (RIS) at the University of Bath. Katy is responsible for the development and implementation of the University’s research information systems, such as Pure, and for leading the development and production of strategic research management information for the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research). Katy also leads the operational planning and programme management of the University’s submissions to national assessments of research and enterprise (e.g. REF2014).

Prior to joining RIS, Katy was Centre Manager of CRiSPS in the University of Bath’s School of Management where she managed the portfolio of research and education in this world leading centre in supply strategy. In 2014 Katy was seconded to HEFCE as Panel Adviser for the assessment phase of REF2014.

Alan Rutter

Alan Rutter is the founder of Fire Plus Algebra, and a specialist in data visualisation. He has worked as a journalist, digital consultant, product owner and trainer. He teaches for General Assembly and runs in-house training for public sector clients with ModernGov – for organisations including the Home Office, the Department of Transport, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Health Foundation, and numerous local government and emergency services teams. He previously worked with Guardian Masterclasses on curating and delivering new course strands, including developing and teaching their B2B data visualisation courses. He oversaw the iPad edition launches of Wired, GQ, Vanity Fair and Vogue in the UK, and has worked with Condé Nast International as product owner on a bespoke digital asset management system for their 11 global markets.Previously he was Online Editor at Time Out, having also worked as Acting Deputy Editor and Features Editor on the magazine.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]