Generating a buzz: a collaborative approach to increasing the impact of research
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2. Generating a buzz: a collaborative
approach to increasing the impact of
research at the University of
Huddersfield
Martin Gill
Head of Academic Services
3. University of Huddersfield
Post 1992 University
824 academic staff
Growth in research
REF 2014
68th in Research Power (from 97th)
FTE submitted 65th (from 92nd)
Internationally excellent research 44% from 27%
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5. University strategy
Aims
“to increase the number of our research active staff, and the
quality of their outputs”
KPI’s
% of staff publishing at an international level, % at a national
level
All staff to a hold doctorate or are registered on a doctoral
programme by 2018
8. Cross team initiatives
CLS Support for Research Group
Informed researcher
University Press
University Repository
Citation strategy
Kudos
ORCID
CRIS procurement
9. Informed Researcher sessions
Networking for researchers
Looked at using social media including Twitter, LinkedIn,
ResearchGate, and promoting research
Citations count
Looked at citations, and how to increase the impact of your
research
10. University citation strategy
Strategy in development
Looking at increasing citation rates
Increasing research impact
How do we change publication culture?
Six ways to boost your citations booklet
PVC for Research support
26. Positives from the service
Quick and easy to use
Academics “get it”
ECR’s
Engagement from unexpected staff
Practical demonstration of the value of ORCID
Kudos have been very responsive to comments
27. Positives from the process
Access to new networks
Access to skills we wouldn’t have otherwise had
A way into other services
Helps demonstrate the variety of what we can offer
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29. Issues
It is another “thing”
Researcher fatigue
Too many people have only done some of the work
Currently requires a DOI in CrossRef
Who owns it within the institution?
30. Next steps
Relaunch in the new academic year
Train subject librarians on promoting it
Analyse impact, interview academics
Make a business case for continuation
32. ORCID at Huddersfield
Ties into the citation strategy
Awareness of the likely future uses
Je-S, REF 2020
Out to tender for a CRIS
Could ORCID tie our systems together?
Signed up to the institutional offer from JISC
33. But……..
No institutional system currently supports ORCID
Rely on academics to create
Lack of an instant “wow” factor for academics
Hard to measure uptake
34. Kudos and ORCID
First system to use ORCID
Imports all linked publications instantly
Gets the Wow factor
35. CRIS
Currently out to tender
Lots of opportunities for cross service working
Implementation will benefit from the lessons we’ve learnt
with other initiatives and the networks that have been
created.
36. Summary
Kudos appears to bring us some clear benefits
Cross service working has enabled us to generate far more
than working in silos
All the partners have learnt from each other
More to come
