News and announcements

Research Data Repository: Volunteers needed

by Fiona | Nov 4, 2019 | Data access, export and preservation, Projects

Get involved in helping the University procure the most suitable service for a Research Data Repository.

Newsletter: November News – Get involved: edge computing and RLP Board

by Fiona | Nov 1, 2019 | Edge compute, Event, Innovation community, Newsletter, Programme Board, Projects

Find out more about the edge computing project and the virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) innovation community.

Would you like professional Research IT support for your local IT kit?

by Fiona | Oct 23, 2019 | Edge compute, In focus, Projects

Find out what the edge compute project is about and how you can help influence the outcomes of the project.

Innovation community collaboration

by Fiona | Oct 23, 2019 | In focus, Innovation community, Projects

The Virtual and Augmented (VR/AR) innovation community are working together with DigiLab and University of Manchester Research Institute (UMRI) to work on collaboration with external businesses and cross-faculty collaboration in the University.

Amazon Web Services in use by researchers

by Fiona | Oct 18, 2019 | Cloud solutions, Projects

Find out how Daniel Reta, Research Associate at the Department of Chemistry, used resources in the Cloud in Amazon Web Services (AWS) to run more work in a cost effective way.

Newsletter: October News – Costing tool for research and more innovation communities

by Fiona | Sep 26, 2019 | Costing, Databases, Edge compute, End-to-end processes, Event, Innovation community, Newsletter, Professional Services, Projects, Research networking and collaboration, Restricted data

Find out how the research costing tool will benefit the research community and how to get involved in the innovation communities and project boards.

Research costing tool: How will it help me?

by Fiona | Sep 19, 2019 | Costing, In focus, Projects

We spoke to the research costing tool project team to find out about the new costing tool for research and how it will benefit researchers and research services staff. Can you tell us a little bit about the research costing tool project? The research costing tool...

Newsletter: September News – Innovation communities

by Fiona | Aug 30, 2019 | Newsletter

The Research Lifecycle Programme (RLP) newsletter will now be published monthly. The new format includes an 'in focus' section, where you can learn more about RLP projects, and also links all the opportunities to get involved this month. If you have any specific...

Innovation Communities: What are they?

by Fiona | Aug 22, 2019 | In focus, Innovation community, Projects

Dr Emma Finch, Innovation Lead, speaks about the innovation communities project, the collaborations that have happened so far and what's coming up next. Q: Hi Emma. Can you tell us a little bit about the Innovation Communities project?The idea of the project emerged...

Newsletter: Chance to win a £50 Amazon voucher – highly restricted data survey

by Fiona | Aug 5, 2019 | Newsletter, Projects, Restricted data, Survey

We are focusing our newsletter this fortnight on one important call: our survey to help us develop a service to manage restricted data for all researchers at the University. Reminder – highly restricted and sensitive data surveyA reminder that the highly restricted...