We’re delighted to announce that we will be holding an in-person 2-day event for our UK and European User Community.
The event will feature presentations from both the Symplectic Team and the Figshare Team focusing on open research infrastructure and management, funding workflows, the REF 2029, open data, non-traditional research outputs and more.
We can’t wait to see you in person again.
If you’d like to present and share your experiences on a particular topic, we welcome client talks and would love to hear from you – please let us know your ideas when registering.
Note: Due to strike action, we have adjusted the agenda to allow a slightly later start time.
Our agenda
Day One (arrivals from 10:00)
10:30 Housekeeping, agenda and welcome
10:45 Figshare: Highlights from Recent Releases and Product Roadmap
10:45 [Concurrent session] A Newcomer’s Introduction to Figshare
11:15 Enhancing the Figshare Review Workflow
11:35 Break
11:55 Figshare at King’s College London: Meeting the different needs of our research community
12:25 Sneak Preview: The State of Open Data 2024
12:55 Case Study: drUM – Data repository of the University of Malta
13:10 Case Study: Charting a Roadmap towards FAIR Data & Software at the University of Sheffield
13:25 Lunch
14:20 Case Study: Carnegie Mellon University (A View from North America – Figshare as an Institutional Repository)
14:40 Unlocking Open Access: Figshare & Symplectic Elements
14:55 Case Study: Implementing Figshare and Elements Together at Karolinska University
15:10 ICES Library and the Figshare API
15:25 Break
15:50 Interactive Session: Research Transformation: Change in the era of AI, Open and Impact
16:55 Day One Wrap-up
17:00 Networking Drinks at the Marquis Cornwallis
Please note that you are welcome to attend our evening networking event even if you are attending Day Two only.
Day Two
10:35 – Welcome and Agenda
10:45 – [Concurrent Breakout] A Newcomer’s Introduction to Elements
10:45 – Symplectic Elements: Highlights from Recent Releases and Product Roadmap
11:15 – Case Study: Carnegie Mellon University (A View from North America: Innovation using Symplectic Elements)
11:30 – Case Study: Sheffield Hallam University (Using Professional Activities to Support Narrative CVs, Research Planning, REF PCE and PDRs)
11:40 – Break
12:00 – Introducing Awards Management in Symplectic Elements
12:20 – Case Study: University College Dublin (From Opportunity to Award: Optimizing the Research Project Lifecycle with Awards Management)
12:30 – Managing External Organizations
12:45 – Update on New Navigation
12:55 – New Enhancements to the Open Access Monitor
13:15 – Lunch Break
14:15 – Showcasing research & impact to global audiences (public profiles) / Enhancing the Public Profiles Experience
14:35 – Case Study: University College London (UCL Change Builders – Launching Public Profiles)
14:50 – Showcasing Your Organizations: Introducing Groups to Public Profiles
15:10 – Break
15:30 – Digital Science Strategic Update: SDGs
15:45 – A new Workflow for Reviewing Outputs & Activities
16:05 – Interactive Panel: Embedding Research Impact (Including Progress Report from the UK Symplectic Elements Research Impact Working Group)
16:35 – Digital Science Strategic Update: REF 2029
16:50 – REF2029 Community Discussion and Q&A
17:35 – Finish
Please note: If you choose not to attend our REF-related afternoon events, you are welcome to depart early.