Comments for ARCC

Comment on What is the future for built environment research? by Roger B Street

Roger B Street — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 13:40:15 +0000

We had a really great day with the built environment researchers at the workshop held in London back in 2016, and uncovered a lot from their discussions around the priority themes. I encourage you to read our summary report on this site (pdf, 1.5 MB). I think there are opportunities for researchers in the built environment to maximise their use of responsive mode for funding, especially by engaging early with EPSRC with proposal ideas.

Comment on Understanding infrastructure interdependencies: challenges and progress by John Dora

John Dora — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 08:54:26 +0000

Beginning the conversation is a challenge when many operators are focussed on the ‘here and now’ and rightly trying to meet corporate or regulatory targets. The management and aftermath of last winter’s storms has led to good work in learning and improvement but mostly I would argue ‘introspectively’. How can organisations find the the space within their lean management structures to develop the wider ‘system of systems’ view and work collaboratively with others whose goals will not align with their own?

I would suggest a drive to build capacity in systems thinking through the corporate management chain; CEO and Boardroom to practitioners on the front line…

Comment on Sharing data by Fiona Hewer

Fiona Hewer — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 09:17:18 +0000

A preliminary guide to sharing data and documents for the ARCC network is now available at OpenARCC.

Comment on Sharing data by Fiona Hewer

Fiona Hewer — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:25:41 +0000

Thank you very much for your comments. We have been working on the ‘data-sharing policy template’ this afternoon. My first attempt is more of a guide than a template, but we’ll see what you and others think of it and amend as required…more soon. I have found several examples of good practice at ESRC eg RELU but haven’t looked at MRC yet. We’re going to focus on guidance for EPSRC, as the funder of the ARCC Network, but I am trying to keep in touch with other RCUK policies and guides.

Comment on Sharing data by Joanne Leach

Joanne Leach — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:16:02 +0000

I like the suggestion of a data-sharing policy template. I also think there is scope to share best practice with ESRC (who have had a data repository requirement for some time) and MRC (who have been dealing with sharing confidential data for many years). I think it would be worthwhile to create a cross-RCUK guidance document on data depositories and sharing – assuming one does not already exist of course (which I assume it does not).

Comment on Sharing data by Fiona Hewer

Fiona Hewer — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:05:28 +0000

Thank you for your comments David. It’s great to have feedback. Yes, I’m sure there is something I could do with colleagues in the ARCC coordination network here at Oxford to create a data-sharing policy template for EPSRC-funded projects. A challenge will be to ensure it can be flexible enough to respond to the changing environment of institutional policy and research data management.

Comment on Sharing data by David

David — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 17:22:14 +0000

Is there something that could be done to help devise a “data-sharing policy template” that can be used at the outset of an EPSRC-funded project that encapsulates the EPSRC Policy Framework Guidelines, and any institution-specific guidelines on research data management? This could subsequently be extended for something specific related to the nature of the data being shared, or the nature of the project itself. Stakeholders external to academia can be interested in a project and want to get involved, but can find themselves reluctant because they are not made aware in a clear (couple of pages) and concise manner the likely implications in the future of them sharing data in the present i.e. where will this data reside; who will have access; are there other projects who may request access currently etc? Whilst these kinds of questions can be specific to the data being shared or contributed from a stakeholder, there must be some commonalities across institutions and projects that could be drawn out to help facilitate the process. Or maybe not…just a thought.