University of Bath Roadmap for EPSRC Catherine Pink

University of Bath Roadmap for EPSRC Catherine Pink Institutional Data Scientist, Research 360 UKOLN, University of Bath UKOLN is supported by: www. ukoln. ac. uk A centre of expertise in digital information management

Initial Roadmap Development v Started with an example of what had worked well elsewhere v Adapted to fit University of Bath’s strategic aims Challenges v Fitting output from another institution to your specific University’s needs v Different institutional aims / structure / resource / drivers opus. bath. ac. uk/31279 www. ukoln. ac. uk A centre of expertise in digital information management

Alignment with EPSRC Expectations Roles and Responsibilities: Shared responsibility Leads identified Current Position: Where we are now Based on DAF Objectives: Where we need to be Not all included Gaps filled by new objectives Actions: How we’re going to get there www. ukoln. ac. uk Milestones: Success criteria Ensures compliance by 2015 A centre of expertise in digital information management

Consultation & Approval What worked well v Close consultation with PVC Research v Rejection & feedback by Vice Chancellor’s Group Challenges v Finding the balance between ‘good enough’ and ‘gold standard’ v Realistic, achievable timescales Lessons Learnt v Balanced consultation - identified ‘stakeholder gap’ in data steering group www. ukoln. ac. uk A centre of expertise in digital information management

Future Roadmap Development Roadmap/ Operational Plan Strategic Plan Business Case Dynamic, working document Aligns data management with existing institutional strategic aims Benefits of RDM investment – risks of not investing Incorporate additional Bath-focused objectives Identifies benefits of research data management Options for different levels of investment Updated to ensure compliance with funder requirements Organisational recommendations Recommendations for investment level www. ukoln. ac. uk A centre of expertise in digital information management

Implementation Progress so far v High level approval essential v Departments already taking responsibility for objectives Future plans & challenges v Transition from project based to embedded activities v Fitting additional responsibilities into existing workloads v Identifying resource for institutional activities www. ukoln. ac. uk A centre of expertise in digital information management

Further support required v Help with long term planning – Will funders move the goal posts? – How realistic are the risks? v Guidance on how to use public funding for RDM support – What can individual projects apply for? – What can be used to cover institutional costs? – Will future project funding be available? www. ukoln. ac. uk A centre of expertise in digital information management

Find out more v Roadmap for EPSRC opus. bath. ac. uk/31279 v Research 360 blogs. bath. ac. uk/research 360/ v New Research Data Website www. bath. ac. uk/research/data www. ukoln. ac. uk A centre of expertise in digital information management