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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear All<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Marie Henderson from RKES will visit the department on Tuesday 23<sup>rd</sup> September between 9.30 – 12.30 in JA8.24. Marie will be on hand to provide information on funder mandates. Please see extract below
for further information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please take the opportunity to drop in to discuss any queries you may have or alternatively to seek advice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Many thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Kirsten<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">“As you know much of the research undertaken at Strathclyde comes from public funds, notably the
<a href="http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/datapolicy/">RCUK (Research Councils UK)</a>, which includes: EPSRC; AHRC; ESRC; NERC, STFC, et al; as part of the terms and conditions of such public funding, recipients have to comply with certain expectations and
principles, often referred to as ‘funder mandates’; failure to comply may lead to the withdrawal of funding and a halt to future funding streams.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Given the frequency and quality of Strathclyde’s funded research I am sure you will recognise the importance of ensuring that all researchers are fully informed and guided throughout this process. This is where
the Research Data Management and Sharing Project comes in. The RDMS project has been specifically set-up to help researchers create data management plans and to provide support with research data management - in order to ensure compliance with funder mandates.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">One of the things we hope to achieve is to speak to
<i>every</i> Strathclyde researcher (PGR student onwards) to inform them about all of the guidance and services (extra storage space for research data and a cloud platform/‘StrathCloud’) we have on offer. In order to do this I was hoping to set-up a presentation
desk in a public area of your department/centre/school, where I could distribute info about our project and ensure that
<i>everyone</i> is aware of their obligations with regards to research data management. I have a laptop and project pop-up stand, as well as some literature.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As an exemplar, I have attached a document which details EPSRC’s expectations and principles– as you see, the ‘Research Organisation’, namely the University of Strathclyde, is obliged to comply as well as the
individual researcher – ergo there is an onus on <i>all</i> Strathclyde staff to facilitate compliance - your help and assistance in achieving this is greatly appreciated.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kirsten Munro<br>
Department of Physics<br>
University of Strathclyde<br>
John Anderson Building<br>
107 Rottenrow East<br>
Glasgow<br>
G4 0NG<br>
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Tel: 0141 548 3386<br>
Fax: 0141 552 2891<br>
e-mail: <a href="mailto:kirsten.munro@strath.ac.uk"><span style="color:blue">kirsten.munro@strath.ac.uk</span></a><br>
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The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, number SC015263<o:p></o:p></p>
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