UKRO Achievements 20012002 and Priorities for 20022003

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UKRO Achievements 2001/2002and Priorities for
2002/2003
Martin Penny Director, UKRO Tel 32 2 286
9050 martin.penny_at_bbsrc.ac.uk
Plenary 3 - UKRO Achievements 2001/2002 and
Priorities 2002/2003
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UK Research Office Our mission
To promote effective UK participation in EU
funded research, higher education training
related activities by alerting subscribers to
the opportunities available providing updates on
developments exchanging information between UK
EU
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The UK Research Office Staff
Director Martin Penny European
Advisors Steve Conibear Amanda
Crowfoot Carole McKinlay Ramon
Noguera Clair Watts IS Manager Cindy
Mertens Admin Assistant Sofie Werkers
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The UK Research OfficeOur services

• Electronic publications FP Calls, FP Spotlight
• European Funds, European News, RTD Insight
• Enquiry service - advice, guidance and support
• for subscribers and sponsors
• UK subscriber visits - briefing, training,
  consultancy
• IHP National Contact Point service
• Brussels based meeting room and visitors office
• Annual conference and training courses
• UKRO and NCP web sites

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The UK Research Office External relations

• Research Councils
• European Commission
• European Parliament
• UKRep
• OST and Government Departments - FP Network
• IGLO (Informal Group of RTD Liaison Offices)
• Science attachés from third countries
• EUROHORCs
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Professional Societies / Learned Bodies etc
• Other NCPs
• ACU
• Regional Offices RDAs etc. etc.

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The UK Research Office - review of the
yearHighlights of 2001/2002 (i)

• Increase in number of subscribers (6)
• Obtaining early drafts of key FP6 documents
• Attendance at key workshops on the Thematic
  Priorities
• and new instruments
• Agreement with OST to take on the role of IHP
  National
• Contact Point
• New European Advisors appointed
• On-line tutorial on FP6
• New regional groupings of ELOs - MELOS London
  Group

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The UK Research Office - review of the
yearHighlights of 2001/2002 (ii)

• Presentations at the Top Management Programme
  AUA,
• Russell Group, RAGnet, HEURO Universities
  UK
• Extension of contract with BC Science
  Directorate
• New training course - Getting the Most out of
  European
• Research Funds
• UKRO - new Secretary of IGLO
• Enhanced credibility of the Office with key
  contacts
• Student work experience placement
• Approval to develop new UKRO information
  dissemination
• system

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The UK Research Office - review of the
yearOutputs 2001/2002

• 23 issues of FP Spotlight
• 21 issues of European News
• 44 issues of FP Calls
• 89 issues of European Funds
• 12 issues of European RTD Insight
• 86 briefing visits by staff to subscribers
• 22 IHP NCP events and meetings
• 438 visitors to the Office

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The UK Research Office - objectives
2002/03Improved information dissemination
New service for early 2003

• Tailored information services
• Targeted e-mail alerts allowing a choice of
• Personalised web pages
• Access for ELOs to management information on
• users from their organisations

• Information type
• Subject area
• Frequency of alert

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The UK Research Office - objectives 2002/03New
information management system
interface
UKRO content provider
web
database
e-mail
browser
ELO/ researcher user
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The UK Research Office - objectives
2002/03Improved information dissemination - IMS
Project
Project Board Doug Yarrow, BBSRC Pierre
Espinasse, University of Oxford Martin Penny
and Cindy Mertens, UKRO User Group Yvonne Fox,
Lancaster University Juliet Gayton, University
of Exeter Gwynfor Hughes, UMIST Simon
Kerridge, University of Sunderland
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The UK Research Office - objectives 2002/03New
and improved products and services

• New on-line tutorials - incl. contract
  management,
• mobility programmes
• New training courses - incl. proposal writing
  for FP6,
• contract and IPR management
• Collection and analysis of data on web usage
• More in-depth FP Spotlight Specials
• Improved partner searching (through IGLO)
• NCP events and promotional material on FP6
  mobility
• measures

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The UK Research Office - objectives
2002/03Improved and more efficient
infrastructure

• Stabilise staffing base
• Examine potential for further student
  placements
• Expand IT services for Office visitors
• Upgrade the Office Frame Relay Service
• Redevelop the UKRO Intranet
• Invest to develop services for the future, to
  the benefit of
• all members
• Contain costs and generate income to maintain
  the
• pricing of services

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The UK Research Office - objectives
2002/03Representing interests of sponsors and
subscribers

• Closely monitor policy and personnel
  developments
• relating to ERA/FP6 and other European
  programmes
• Inform and facilitate members contributions to
  ERA/FP6
• policy debate
• Assist Universities UK and EUA with their
  European policy
• Maintain and develop relations with key MEPs
  and
• Commission staff
• Foster and develop links with UK Government
  departments
• Develop more collaborative projects with IGLO
• Work with PMs and other NCPs
• Deliver effective NCP service on behalf of OST

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The UK Research OfficeYour views count

• How to contribute to future Office developments
• Direct to UKRO Director and / or your European
  Advisor
• Questionnaire in Conference pack
• Through your UKRO Steering Committee
  representatives
• Pierre Espinasse, University of Oxford
• Martin Hamilton, University of Leeds

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The UK Research OfficeUKRO expertise

• UKRO facilitates your participation in EU
• Programmes by providing
• a critical path to successful participation
• identification of key contacts
• expert interpretation of issues
• advice on influencing policy
• developments