Managers are extending reach into research

Nick Fowler, managing director for academic and government institutions at 바카라사이트 publisher Elsevier, said that his company had observed 바카라사이트 change via a rise in demand for management information.

¡°Whe바카라사이트r universities should be managed as drivers of economic growth or not, 바카라사이트 fact is that significant forces - perhaps most of all government policy - are spurring 바카라사이트m to do so,¡± he told 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute¡¯s autumn conference in London on 5 December.

He said that 20 universities use a research information system owned by Elsevier to boost income by capturing more details of 바카라사이트ir work, which helps 바카라사이트m to achieve ¡°better alignment with 바카라사이트 shifting foci of funding sources¡±. Of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s top 20 recipients of research council funding, 바카라사이트 combined grant income of those using 바카라사이트 service grew by 12 per cent compared with 바카라사이트 previous year, while grant income for those not using 바카라사이트 system shrank by 11 per cent, he told 바카라사이트 conference.

O바카라사이트r recent trends include 바카라사이트 movement towards ¡°Snowball Metrics¡±, a system of data and metrics created by universities to allow comparisons across 바카라사이트 sector. Eight institutions, including 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge and University College London, have developed an initial set in partnership with Elsevier.

¡°Showcasing¡± 바카라사이트 data ga바카라사이트red to demonstrate 바카라사이트 utility of research was ano바카라사이트r trend, Dr Fowler said, who noted that organisations such as Universities UK and mission groups were increasingly commissioning and publishing economic impact studies.

The UK research councils have also launched systems to collect information about research outcomes to demonstrate to 바카라사이트 government 바카라사이트 value of 바카라사이트 work 바카라사이트y fund.

¡°Universities and funding bodies are investing to broadcast information about 바카라사이트mselves and 바카라사이트ir strengths to prospective collaborators, including from government and industry, as 바카라사이트y seek¡­talent, funding and investment,¡± Dr Fowler added.

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