We want Edinburgh Napier University to be a place where good researchers want to do excellent research. We are committed to promoting a positive research culture and have a number of measures to support this, including training, expert advisers and…
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When conducting research and innovation activities it is important to ensure the work is performed with integrity. Two new guidance frameworks have been generated to guide you through things to consider when conducting your work. Safeguarding Framework This framework expands…
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The University has recently updated its policies on data management and adverse events in research. This post summarises the polices and the changes for each. Data Management Policy The data management policy was updated and approved by the Research and…
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The online research and innovation ethics application form for staff and research students is now available to all 7 ethics committees via Worktribe. Each school has a committee and we now have a new Education Research Integrity Committee (ERIC) covering…
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The Principal Investigator (PI) of a project is the individual who takes responsibility for intellectual leadership, and the overall management of the project. This covers many aspects of project development, from concept to beyond the project end-date, and in the dissemination…
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Over the summer we have been busy working on a number of different projects which are to enhance the research information management at the University. Worktribe We have updated Worktribe to the Summer 2021 version. This has user improvements for…
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We now have an online ethics application system within our Worktribe system. This was added on 17th June 2020. This part of the system is now live for use for researchers in the Schools of Computing and Health and Social…
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Research data management (RDM) is a way for you as a researcher to manage your data during the lifetime of a research project and beyond. Why? sticks (requirements) and carrots (benefits)! Policy compliance: Research funding comes from public money. Funders…
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