CASRAI-UK: Using the CASRAI approach to develop standards for communicating and sharing research information in the UK

This paper explains how the Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI) might be used to share research information in an open and sustainably governed approach, led by research organisations. CASRAI is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to reducing administrative burden and improving outcomes and impact reporting through good stewardship of information requirements by research organisations (universities, colleges, teaching hospitals and other research centres). The objective is to improve the flow of information within and between research stakeholders. The approach sees the ‘user-led’ development and maintenance of standard information agreements. These agreements include (a) specifications defining what data elements (entities) are needed for various key business processes in the research lifecycle and (b) definitions for all the terms appearing in these specifications. The open and standardised definitions are curated and maintained in an open online dictionary that can then be used by system providers and others to exchange information in a standard, agreed format e.g.by using CERIF-XML as the transfer mechanism

ORCC UKRN Primer on Open Access

This is an introductory guide for those working and considering working in the area of open access. It was drafted by members of the Open Research Competencies Coalition. Open Access (OA) refers to research that is published as digital, online, free of charge for reading, and free to re-use or share

ORCC UKRN Primer on Working in Research Data Management

This is an introductory guide for those working and considering working in the area of research data management. It was drafted by members of the Open Research Competencies Coalition. Research Data Management (RDM) refers to the storage, access, and preservation of data produced by a given investigation. Data management practices cover the entire lifecycle of a project, from planning the investigation, conducting it, backing up data as it is created and used, to long term preservation of data deliverables after the research investigation has concluded

ORCC UKRN Primer on Working in Open Research

This is an introductory guide for those working and considering working in the area of open research. It was drafted by members of the Open Research Competencies Coalition. There are many resources available on the topic of open research either aimed at those working in open research roles or more generally on open research practices. A list is included in the document

Open Research, and Professional and Technical Support Staff

This short report summarises some reflections of professional and technical support staff on their perspectives on open research. The reflections are based on input to, and discussions at, a community workshop and roundtable event co-convened by UKRN and Jisc on 20th February 2023. The report is intended to inform discussions within groups of staff in similar roles, across different professional and academic groupings in institutions, and with other stakeholders such as funders