Rob Ounsworth
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Supporting open access, boosting your research profile
June 25, 2018
Guest blog by Tony Simmonds, Senior Research Librarian, Faculty of Social Sciences. With over 15,000 articles in the University of Nottingham’s open access repository to date, our researchers are making high-quality research freely and instantly available to be read by a world-wide audience. This commitment to the open sharing of knowledge is something in which everyone …
Our Research Vision: one year on
June 20, 2018
Guest blog from Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange. We are celebrating the first anniversary of our Research Vision, one of the most concentrated and comprehensive programmes in our history, which refocuses our mission of delivering exceptional research that transforms lives in our community, the UK and across the world. In …
Knowledge exchange: have your say on the University’s strategy
June 19, 2018
Message from Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange: In the year since we launched our Research Vision we have seen significant changes in the external science and innovation landscape. The UK’s industrial strategy, published in February this year, places science and innovation at the heart of government’s plans to drive economic …
Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards: why you should enter
June 18, 2018
Our pioneering, multidisciplinary research delivers discoveries that have a real impact on lives. By working collaboratively and sharing knowledge with our partners, the impact of our research is amplified. The University’s Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards celebrate the transformative impact of our research on business and society – in the East Midlands, the UK and …
Universities at the heart of UK’s Industrial Strategy
May 4, 2018
The Industrial Strategy was published by UK Government in November 2017. The strategy aims to boost UK productivity whilst spreading prosperity to all parts of the UK. Critically, from a University of Nottingham perspective, the strategy provides the basis of how much of the £4.7bn increase in UK science and innovation funding will be distributed. …
Research Priority Areas: big ideas for global challenges
May 3, 2018
Guest blog by Dr Richard Masterman, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research Strategy and Performance. At the latest RPA Information Day, I was delighted to welcome academics from the University’s Research Priority Areas, together with colleagues from Research and Innovation, and members of Professional Services who support research and knowledge exchange. The afternoon session of the event, …
Tackling ‘hidden hunger’: GeoNutrition team’s unprecedented Malawi survey
April 16, 2018
Teams of technical staff, agricultural scientists, PhD and Masters students from Malawi taking part in an international research project with the University of Nottingham were told by their government: “Your work will help improve the health of our nation.” The researchers and technicians were today (16 April) travelling from bases across Malawi to begin sampling …
Open access and REF 2021: an important deadline for researchers
March 21, 2018
Guest post from Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange. Dear colleagues I would like to remind you of an important deadline for the deposit of journal articles and conference proceedings in order to make them open access and eligible for REF 2021. To be eligible for REF 2021, your journal articles …
RIS — find out more at roadshows across the University
March 16, 2018
Roadshows showcasing the Research Information System (RIS) take place from Tuesday 20 March, giving colleagues the opportunity to find out about the new functionality that will be coming online over the next few months. RIS provides a structured way of managing the preparation, approval and submission of grant applications, as well as providing a user-friendly …
Professor Sarah Sharples joins the Council of the EPSRC
March 7, 2018
Professor Sarah Sharples, the Faculty of Engineering’s Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange, has been appointed to the Council of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Professor Sharples will join the 12-strong board following the establishment on 1 April 2018 of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), which is bringing together the seven …
