Research Management Solution

The objectives of the Research Management Solution (RMS) initiative are to:

  1. Streamline processes – we will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our business processes.
  2. Provide a positive experience – we will provide a positive experience for our researchers, HDR candidates and stakeholders as they undertake their research.
  3. Leverage technology – we will fully leverage contemporary information systems and sound data management practices.

4 values - Create a positive user experience, focus on people, streamline processes and leverage technology

Project Scope

Higher Degree Research

Research Ethics

Digital transformation of paper and email workflows used for HDR candidature management.

Includes:

  • Supervisor registration
  • Thesis submission and examination
  • Examiner selection
  • Milestone management
  • Candidature variation

New technology and digital workflows for the end-to-end management of research ethics.

Includes:

  • Digital committee agendas
  • Human, animal and biosafety application forms
  • Ethics amendments

Researcher Public Profiles

Research Publication Harvesting

Modernisation of the tools available to researchers to profile and promote their research online.

Includes:

  • Refresh of the current public profile pages for academic staff
  • Automated ingestion of data from other systems
  • Ability for academic staff to configure their own profile
  • Discoverability via search engines

New technology and workflows to harvest and curate publication metadata from researchers and publishers.

Includes:

  • Automated harvesting of data
  • Publication management workflows
  • Dissemination of data to other systems

Research Funding & Projects

Institutional Repository

New technology and digital workflows for the research project lifecycle, encompassing the management of research grants and projects.

Includes:

  • Pre-award
  • Post-award
  • Progress management
  • Pricing and costing
  • Reduced re-entry of data across systems

Implementation of a contemporary platform for the deposit and curation of research outputs.

Includes:

  • Replacement of ResearchDirect
  • Automated integration with other research management systems

The RMS initiative is supported by a collaboration of staff from Information Technology & Digital Services (ITDS), Research, Graduate Research School, Schools and Institutes, and the Library.