Tuesday 29th July 2014 Wednesday 30 th July 2014 Ian Lyne SRO (AHRC) Heather Sayers Project Manager (RCUK) Gavin Reddick, Senior Information Analyst (MRC) Mark Connelly and Frances Buck (Researchfish)
Two communications focus group were held on 29th and 30th July with representatives from a range of universities and research organisations. The discussions were extremely helpful in helping the project team understand the complexities of communicating messages about the system change to grant holders and research managers.
The following is a list of some of the main actions that emerged from the discussion Research Managers requested an indicative timetable for all communications that the project will send out over the coming months Research Managers would like a powerpoint presentation of the key messages that Research Organisations should be communicating to their researchers
All communications that are sent to PI should be copied to Research managers RO Lead Contacts should be published on the RCUK website Business process flow should be published on RCUK website RCUK roadshows should focus on reasons for collecting research outcomes and RCUK strategic plans going forward
The presentation slides that were used during the focus groups follow.
Welcome Ian Lyne SRO (AHRC)
WELCOME Item Time Lead Welcome 10.30 10.45 Ian Lyne AHRC, Associate Director (Senior Responsible Owner) Overview of business process and project timelines 10.45 11.00 Heather Sayers RCUK Project Manager Demonstration of the harmonised research outcomes collection service from a Research Manager s perspective Overview on how data will be made available to Research Organisations 11.00 11.45 Mark Connelly and Frances Buck, Researchfish 11.45 12.00 Gavin Reddick, Senior Information Analyst Lunch 12.00 12.30 Communications workshop 12.30 15.20 (to include tea/coffee break) Heather Sayers Close 15.20 15.30 Ian Lyne
Business Process and Timelines Heather Sayers Project Manager (RCUK)
Business Process PIs input data submit data set themselves up on the system ROs check grant details oversee submission process sign up for RO dashboard RCUK overall management of Communications support data input and submission processes provide raw data back to ROs RF provide the service operate a help desk send out system generated emails
Project Timelines
Researchfish demonstration Mark Connelly and Frances Buck (Researchfish)
Returning your data Gavin Reddick Senior Information Analyst (MRC)
LUNCH
Communications Workshop Heather Sayers Project Manager (RCUK)
Look at the next phases of the project What should we be communicating? How should we be communicating? Who should be communicating?
Sign up for dashboard and put dashboard live (August)
Communications to PIs (1 st 15 th September)
Communications to ROs so they can best support their PIs (16 th October 13 th November)
Any other communications required?
Next steps Reflect on feedback Draft the communications Send to Virtual User Group for comment
Close Ian Lyne SRO (AHRC)