The future for sharing
Professor Sir Ian Diamond’s report on efficiency in higher education highlighted universities’ achievements in asset sharing and called on them to build on this work. Rosie Niven rounds up the views of...
View ArticleDo you speak laboratory?
The S-Lab: Supporting World Class Science programme aims to improve laboratory efficiency and effectiveness in all dimensions, including scientific value, resource efficiency and staff well-being....
View Article16 – 17 September: Supporting World Class Science conference: Leeds
Supporting World Class Science conference: Leeds, 16 – 17 September Booking is now open for S-Lab’s Supporting World Class Science conference, focusing on all aspects of laboratory design, management...
View ArticleTell Jisc your equipment sharing needs
Tell Jisc your equipment sharing needs Jisc is carrying out a survey to better understand the decision to share a piece of equipment and interact with equipment databases. This ten minute long survey...
View ArticleMartin Farley: ‘my work should never harm the science, but rather aims to...
Straddling the disciplines of facilities management and scientific research support, the sustainable labs co-ordinator is an emerging role in universities. Rosie Niven meets Martin Farley, who became...
View ArticleDeal improves access to cloud and high performance computing for scientists
Deal improves access to cloud and high performance computing for scientists Researchers are beginning to rely on cloud computing to drive breakthrough science at breakneck speeds. An agreement between...
View ArticleKeeping quality equipment asset records – poster
Keeping quality equipment asset records – poster To achieve the best results from an equipment database, the quality of titles, descriptions, location and contact information has to be correct and...
View ArticleSharing research equipment: how can we do it better?
Last year staff from Jisc set out to better understand institutional and researchers’ needs around sharing research equipment. Senior co-designer Daniela Duca reveals the team’s findings. Our aim was...
View ArticleSir Ian Diamond: ‘We can improve… by sharing best practice’.
In 2011 Sir Ian Diamond urged universities to commit to a culture of greater efficiency. Since then institutions have become increasingly creative in how they operate which has led them to collaborate...
View ArticleUnit DX – a leaner approach to creating bio incubation centres
Unit DX opens its doors this month in the centre of Bristol, providing evidence of how universities’ expertise is benefiting local economies. Created to solve an infrastructure problem which has led to...
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