Implementing the RQF at Flinders University

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Implementing the RQF at Flinders University

• Jenny Smith
• RQF Executive Officer, Flinders University
• 20 September 2007

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The Flinders RQF project
RQF Coordinating Committee
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Flinders DEST Pre-implementation Trial Groups

• Cultural Heritage and Cultural Exchange
• Focus Constructing a portfolio across multiple
  discipline panels
• Assessment Quality
• Flinders Cancer Control Alliance
• Focus Constructing a portfolio across University
  and health service employees in understanding the
  impact of relative contributions under the RQF
• Assessment Quality
• Flinders Medical Devices and Technologies
• Focus Developing a context statement and case
  studies with a focus on commercialisable outputs
• Assessment Impact
• Health Society
• Focus Developing an impact statement using
  non-traditional outputs
• Assessment Impact

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What did we learn?

• Good data is fundamental
• Time intensive
• Resource intensive
• Research Impact a new question
• Beyond academia
• Lack of experience how to tell story

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Timeline
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Timeline
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Information

• Workshops share learnings of Trial Groups.
• Roadshows keeping staff informed of latest
  developments.
• Development of resources to assist Research
  Groups, particularly impact.
• Training
• Internal
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Contacts

• RQF Project Team
• Jenny Smith, RQF Executive Officer email
  jenny.smith_at_flinders.edu.au
• Corey Wallis, RQF Data Officer email
  corey.wallis_at_flinders.edu.au
• Kristy Manuel, Project Officer email
  kristy.manuel_at_flinders.edu.au
• Web address
• RQF at Flinders http//www.flinders.edu.au/resea
  rch/rqf/
• THANKYOU.