Research Outcomes Workshop

Enquire ProjectResearch Outcomes Workshop

Glasgow24th June 2010

Draft Agenda

10.00-10.30 Registration (Tea/Coffee)

10.30 - 10.40 Welcome and Introduction to the day

10.40 – 10.50 Overview of Research Outcomes requirements 10.50 - 12.30  Activity - Research Outcome Categorisation and discussion

12.30 - 13.00    Lunch and networking

13.00-13.30 Further discussion

13.30-14.00 Quick Poll – specific output types

14.00-14.20 University of Glasgow Case Study

14.20-14.30 Summary and next steps

14.30 Close

Housekeeping

• Fire alarm• Toilets• Photos• Facilitators• Experimental• Introductions

Objectives

• Discuss concerns and share ideas relating to the management of research outputs/outcomes/impacts.

• Make some useful contacts for future use.

Outcome of Today?

• Summary of the workshops for feedback to RCUK, HEFCE and other bodies.

• We invite you and other interested parties to participate further via the blog.

• Close for comment during August.

Attendees - Are you a…

A. Librarian

B. Research Manager

C. Academic

D. Other

What Research Outcome Requirements?

• REF• RCUK• HEBCIS• CERIF• Open Access• Management Information• Marketing

RCUK Outputs – Draft v0.10

RCUK Outcomes Project

• Not as rigorous at REF• Key outcomes• Public• May upload centrally or directly• Status of project

RCUK REF GU HEBCIS

COMPOSITION/SCORE   R - COMPOSITION  

EXHIBITION/PERFORMANCE   R - SHOW/EXHIBITION EXHIBITIONS

BOOK   R - BOOK  

BOOK CHAPTER   R - BOOK SECTION - CHAPTER  

CRITICAL EDITION   R - SCHOLARLY EDITION  

JOURNAL ARTICLE COLLABORATIVE OUTPUTS R - ARTICLE  

JOURNAL REVIEW   R - ARTICLE – REVIEW  

CONFERENCE PAPER  R - CONFERENCE

PROCEEDINGS  

ARTWORK/ARTEFACT   R - ARTEFACT  

MEDICAL INTERVENTIONSIMPROVED PATIENT CARE OR

HEALTH OUTCOMES    

PUBLIC DIALOGUE/DEBATE   PUBLIC LECTURE

SCHOOL VISIT     MUSEUM EDUCATION

FURTHER FUNDINGRESEARCH CONTRACTS, FUNDING

FROM OVERSEAS RS – VARIOUS TABLES 1-3 VARIOUS 

SPIN-OUT COMPANYSPIN-OUT CO REVENUE/NO. OF

EMPLOYEES RS – SPIN-OUT SPIN-OFFS 

PATENT   RS – PATENT  PATENTS

LICENCE AGREEMENT

IP INCOME AND ALSO PATENTS GRANTED AND BROUGHT TO MARKET RS – LICENCE LICENCES 

NEXT DESTINATION STAFF MOVEMENT    

INFLUENCE ON POLICY BETTER INFORMED PUBLIC POLICY    

R = REPOSITORY RS = RESEARCH SYSTEM

MAPPING OF ENTITIES

Workshop Activity

• Write down 4 or 5 specific ‘research outcomes’ e.g.– Specific book– Specific patent– Specific play

• Add your name or leave it anonymous

Workshop Activity

• Sheets provided for high level categories

– Research Output 1 – Exhibition/Performance/Publication

– Research Output 2– Other– Collaboration– Communication 1 and 2– Exploitation of Research– Career Development– Further Funding– Impact 1 – Impact – Impact 2– Influence on policy

• Put your outcome in a sub-category• Glasgow examples available

Workshop Activity

Mixed job types into 3 discussion groups:

1) Performance/Exhibition/Publication/Other2) (Yellow dots)2) Collaboration/Exploitation/Further funding (Green dots)3) Communication/Impact/Career Development

(Blue dots)

Workshop Activity

• Find your group• Note issues and comments on stickies in the

issues box e.g.– Might fit in a number of the categories?– Needs clear definition?– Wonderful method for capturing this at your

organisation?

• Identify the top issue for your group

• mark it with a big asterix*

Workshop Activity

• Take a seat• Write down what you as an individual consider the

biggest issue with gathering and managing research outcomes information

• Put a number 1 in a circle in the top left hand corner of your sticky

If you have other comments feel free to write them on other stickies and hand them to the facilitators at the end of the exercise – all comments will be included in the report.

Workshop Activity

• Find a partner • Decide which of your two issues is most

important• Number this issue with a 2 in a circle.• Keep all the stickies

Workshop Activity

• Find another two people.• Decide which of your top two issues is most

important.• Number this issue with a 3 in a circle.• Pass all the stickies to the facilitator.• We now have 5 more points to add our

priority list.

Discussion Prioritised Points

• From the master list decide which we want to discuss

Lunch and Networking

Quick Poll

University of Glasgow Case Study

Wrap Up

Key Message to funders?• Difficulty of gathering information• Cost• DefinitionsWhat next?• Report on blog• Comments welcome• Further work?