Information handling in collaborative researchEllen Collins, Research Information Network

LIBER 2012, Tartu, Estonia

http:

//w

ww

.flic

kr.c

om/p

hoto

s/re

doxk

un/3

8044

2908

3/siz

es/l/

in/p

hoto

stre

am/

http:

//w

ww

.flic

kr.c

om/p

hoto

s/bi

sgov

uk/4

6994

8087

7/siz

es/l/

in/p

hoto

stre

am/

http:

//w

ww

.flic

kr.c

om/p

hoto

s/el

ectr

otyp

e/30

8296

8047

/size

s/z/

in/p

hoto

stre

am/

Discipline Aim Partners

Intelligent Care Technology Developing a monitoring system for older people living in residential dwellings

1 commercial partner1 university

UK Reactics Engineering Exploring the potential commercial applications of novel auxetic materials (materials which expand when stretched)

6 commercial partners3 universities

PRISMA Health / Social care European priorities for research and measurement in end-of-life care

11 partners, including 4 universities, with a range of public and third sector bodies

Structural Genomics Consortium (Oxford)

Structural biology Pre-competitive mapping of protein structures to support new drug discovery

11 funders – mix of public and charitable funding and pharmaceutical companies3 universities

Locating Communications Heritage

Arts / Digital technology Developing a platform which enables mobile phone users to access history of communications and IT

1 university1 third sector (museum)2 commercial

The cases

http://www.flickr.com/photos/via/5120024781/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2466359870/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhendrix/6644037141/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http:

//it.

wik

iped

ia.o

rg/w

iki/F

ile:M

agna

_car

ta_1

297_

high

-res

.png

http://www.flickr.com/photos/68751915@N05/6355360253/

http:

//w

ww

.flic

kr.c

om/p

hoto

s/em

agic

/510

6952

2/siz

es/l/

in/p

hoto

stre

am/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfwcre8tive/5548530335/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http:

//w

ww

.flic

kr.c

om/p

hoto

s/ha

nsth

ijs/1

7884

9354

9/siz

es/o

/in/p

hoto

stre

am/

Ellen Collins Research Information Network

ellen.collins@researchinfonet.org@ellenscollins