End-to-end processes Archives

Digital Notebooks (and Sample Inventories) – Requirement Gathering

by Niki Harratt | Sep 20, 2024 | End-to-end processes

What are we doing? This project, part of the Research Lifecycle Programme’s ongoing investment in the University’s research environment, will help to support the implementation of at least one digital notebook platform (integrated with a sample inventory, where...

Digital Timesheets – Making a difference to the academic community

by Niki Harratt | Apr 25, 2024 | End-to-end processes, Timesheets

The Research Lifecycle Programme has been working with research finance to implement a new digital timesheet system.This digital solution is designed to be used by research projects who are currently required to submit timesheets, as per their funder terms and...

Making the Most of The Research Risk Profiler

by Niki Harratt | Jan 17, 2024 | End-to-end processes, Reporting, monitoring and audit, Uncategorised

The Research Risk Profiler – Usability Testing In early February, the team who support The Research Risk Profiler (RRP) will be hosting two workshops to evaluate its usability for early-career researchers, academics and professional services colleagues. The team are...

Academic Timesheet Project – August Update

by Niki Harratt | Aug 23, 2023 | End-to-end processes, Timesheets

Update on the implementation of the Academic Timesheet system.Research Finance and The Research Lifecycle Programme (RLP) are working together to improve the academic timesheet submission process – these are timesheets that are required by research funders. The...

Timesheeting – Project Update

by Niki Harratt | Jun 29, 2023 | Timesheets

Research Finance and The Research Lifecycle Programme are working together to improve the academic timesheet submission process – timesheets that are required by research funders. The outcome will be to move away from the current spreadsheet submission format. The...

Award Mobilisation – Project Update

by Niki Harratt | Jun 29, 2023 | End-to-end processes, Uncategorised

The Research Lifecycle Programme continues to support Project A – Award Mobilisation to improve the researcher and professional services experience at the point of award mobilisation. Demands on time for our...

Updating the Research Lifecycle Programme’s Capability Assessment

by Niki Harratt | Jan 23, 2023 | End-to-end processes

Work will shortly commence to update the research lifecycle capability assessment. The previous assessment exercise was conducted by Sally Horridge in 2019 at the beginning of RLP1. This capability assessment became a baseline for RLP activity and informed the...

Timesheet System – Early Adopters

by Niki Harratt | Jan 12, 2023 | Timesheets

Colleagues wanted to be Early Adopters for the new Timesheet system.If you are a researcher who submits monthly timesheets, then you and your research group colleagues could be part of the early adopter team for the new Academic Timesheet System.Research Finance and...

Research Explorer Upgrade

by Niki Harratt | Nov 10, 2022 | End-to-end processes, Networking, Pure

We are pleased to announce that the upgrade to Research Explorer, the University’s research profile platform has now taken place. As part of this upgrade, you may notice some temporary degradation on Research Explorer whilst the upgrade is configured. We hope to...