JISC Support of Research committee
JISC Support of Research committee ensures JISC provides appropriate infrastructure and services to support the needs of researchers, particularly in the context of the UK Research Grid. This includes network infrastructure and key issues such as authentication and data storage/retrieval.
Current JISC Support of Research committee funded initiatives include:
Papers and reports
Terms of reference
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support the requirements of the research community by identifying relevant areas of work appropriate to JISC
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help ensure that appropriate JISC activities remain relevant to the research community where appropriate
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identify ways in which these activities can be modified or extended to increase their usefulness in supporting research - including work on research related aspects of the information environment, network infrastructure and applications, middleware, technology watch and standards, scholarly communications and online resources etc
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manage JISC involvement in e-Science and the Research Grid with the particular aim of improving the outreach of the Grid and e-Science to the wider education environment
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provide advice to the
JISC Content Services committee on appropriate resources to support research
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advise other JISC sub-committees as appropriate and provide a report to each JISC meeting
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provide advice to the JISC and appropriate sub-committees on issues relating to JISC activities jointly funded by the Research Councils and, where relevant, overseas research programmes (eg Internet 2)
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liaise with other relevant organisations, in particular the Research Councils