News and announcements

RLP news and announcements

We publish our Research Lifecycle newsletter every month, with a very occasional extra message if we’ve got an event or timely piece of news we’d like to tell you about. We won’t use your email address for any other purposes.

Planning for a Secure Research Environment

by m94573nh | Nov 23, 2023 | Uncategorised

Planning for a Secure Research Environment  The Research Lifecycle Programme is leading a consultation exercise to inform the development of a Secure Research Environment (SRE) at The University of Manchester. This activity is part of the University’s response to...

Research Risk Profiler – Usability Testing

by m94573nh | Nov 22, 2023 | Uncategorised

The team who support The Research Risk Profiler have organised two workshops where prospective users can try the tool and offer feedback directly to the team.These workshops are taking place on campus:28 November, 10am-12 noon. Humanities Bridgeford Street Building,...

The Research Lifecycle Programme Showcase

by m94573nh | Oct 25, 2023 | Event

Join The Research Lifecycle Programme on Tuesday 14 November from 1-5pm for an engaging afternoon showcasing the highlights of our work so far, and setting out a vision for the Programme’s future development.The event starts with a buffet lunch during which you will...

Speed up Research Approval

by m94573nh | Oct 16, 2023 | Uncategorised

Join us to learn about two tools available for University of Manchester staff & students to assist their research projects. Research Risk Profiler - Originally launched in February 2022 as part of the Research Lifecycle’s Project A, the Research Risk Profiler...

Managing Research Data

by m94573nh | Sep 8, 2023 | Storage solutions

The Research Lifecycle Programme (RLP) and Research IT (RIT) have kicked off a piece of work to improve how the University manages and stores research data that is no longer in regular use, also known as ‘cold’ data. Many researchers already use RIT's Research Data...

Academic Timesheet Project – August Update

by m94573nh | 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...

Open Research Fellowships

by m94573nh | Jul 27, 2023 | Uncategorised

The Office for Open Research is excited to announce the launch of the Open Research Fellowship Programme. This initiative, marking its one-year anniversary, offers a unique opportunity for researchers to advance their careers while contributing to the open research...

Technical Specialist Vacancy

by m94573nh | Jul 27, 2023 | Databases, Uncategorised

The Research Lifecycle Programme is looking for an experienced user of Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) to help develop new systems and approaches that will benefit the research community across the University.Working with The Programme’s friendly and supportive team,...

Requirements Gathering for RLP2

by m94573nh | Jun 30, 2023 | RLP2

In 2022 the Programme began an extensive scoping exercise to help understand how RLP and its successors could continue to grow support for the research and Professional Service communities. Over 15 weeks the Programme arranged and hosted workshops, interviews and...

Research Data Management Archive and Preservation Service

by m94573nh | Jun 29, 2023 | Data access, export and preservation

The Research Lifecycle Programme and Research IT are reviewing the platforms that the University uses for the long-term, or cold, storage of research data once a project concludes. This will help to inform the development of a replacement system. The Programme is keen...