A presentation from our research event on 15 December 2020

1. Shaping future research environments:
challenges and opportunities
A Jisc digital research community event, 15 December 2020
While you wait – introduce yourself with PLACE (where you are), SPACE (what’s around
you / weather etc) and FACE (how you’re feeling ) – can’t beat a 3 word slogan

2. Taking part
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Using Zoom – find the icons at the bottom of the screen:
• Check audio / video settings
• Turn off live transcript if desired
• Use Q&A for questions
• Use Chat for comments and… chat!
• Save chat (ellipsis at bottom of chat panel)
www.menti.com code 51 91 85
Twitter hashtag #JiscDigiRes
This webinar is being recorded
https://flic.kr/p/5TuDxy

3. Background
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Spring 2020
Feedback from
PVCR strategy
forum and focus
groups with
national academies
July 2020
First meeting
of community
council
October 2020
Workshops to
discuss
priorities and
activities
December 2020
Mailing list launched,
discussion paper
published, launch
webinar
Jisc digital research community get involved page
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/get-involved/digital-research-community-group
Jisc digital research community discussion paper: Identifying priorities, actions and next steps
https://bit.ly/3a9UTZL [PDF]

4. Purpose of the community
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Connect
a place to bring people and communities
together and find peer support
Share
a place to showcase and
share experiences
Collaborate
a place to work together to address
issues and find solutions

5. Who is it for?
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Anyone involved in the
research process in any
context
Every role contributing to the
research process has value
and a voice in the community
Research excellence is
promoted through teamwork

6. Priorities the community council identified
•The skills agenda
•The policy agenda
•Interdisciplinarity and mobility
•Tools and methods for future researchers
•Interface between technical skills and needs
of researchers
•Improving the wider research infrastructure
•Improving visibility of different kinds of
research
•Ethics, research integrity and reproducibility
•Dangers of digital poverty
•The European / international perspective
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7. What could the community do?
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Themed webinars with speakers / Q&A
Discussion based community calls / workshops
Showcases
Blog posts
Case studies
Recommendations / position papers
Produce guides/handbooks of shared practice
Drop-in clinics
“A day in the life” contributions
General news / events updates

8. Today
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Facilitators
Helen Clare
Jisc
Dr Caroline
Ingram
Jisc
Verena Weigert
Jisc
Speakers
Dr Victoria
Moody
Jisc
Professor
Balbir Barn
Middlesex
University
Professor Anne
Boddington
Chris Awre
University of Hull
Discussion
Zoom chat / Q&A
Menti.com
Code 51 91 85
Twitter
#JiscDigiRes

9. Menti question
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Which of the following describes you best?
• Researcher
• Research manager
• Library staff
• IT staff
• Society / institute
• Publisher
• Researcher developer
• Other

10. Which of the following describes you best?
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11. Speakers
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12. Next steps
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https://www.cscce.org/resources/community-participation-model/

14. Menti questions
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What activities would you like to see the community do?
How would you like to get involved in the community?
Rank your top 3 issues by priority

15. What activities would you like to see the
community do?
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16. What activities would you like to see the
community do? (2)
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17. What activities would you like to see the
community do? (3)
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18. What activities would you like to see the
community do? (4)
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19. What activities would you like to see the
community do? (5)
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20. Rank your issues by key top priority
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21. How far would you like to be involved in the
community?
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22. What next?
Presentations, recording will be
made available
You’ll get a feedback form
Continue the discussions and
help shape the community…
See where we are in six months!
Keep up to date
• Join the mailing list
• Join the Teams site
• Subscribe to the new Jisc research blog
Contact details helen.clare@jisc.ac.uk