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How new technologies can enhance research and collaboration

Advances in networks and new ways to access services and data are having a profound effect on the research that can be done and the way researchers work across all disciplines.

This JISC-sponsored roadshow for researchers and those providing IT support, will introduce some of the infrastructure and Web 2.0 tools available to help researchers collaborate in teams spanning disciplinary, institutional and/or national boundaries. We will hear about the development of Virtual Research Environments to support all stages of the research lifecycle and from researchers at Liverpool John Moores University about their experiences using, developing or evaluating some of these tools or techniques.

Speakers include Dr David Fergusson, Deputy Director, Training, Outreach and Education, the National e-Science Centre and Professors Patrick Carmichael and Iain Steele who will present the work at LJMU.

Demonstrations and videos over lunch will showcase local initiatives and examples of the use of e-infrastructure and Virtual Research Environments across different disciplines.

The day will end with a panel discussion on how to take advantage of new technologies to enhance research.

Programme

Time	Activity
09:30 - 10:00	Arrival and refreshments
10:00 - 10:10	Welcome Professor Andy Young, Director of Research, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)
10:10 - 10:40	Introduction to e-Research and overview of the e-Infrastructure for large-scale collaborations Dr David Fergusson, National e-Science Centre, University of Edinburgh View presentation (Powerpoint)
10:40 - 11:00	Virtual Research Environments: overview and benefits for researchers Dr Annamaria Carusi, University of Oxford View presentation (Powerpoint)
11:00 - 11:10	Questions
11:10 - 11:30	Break
11:30 - 12:20	Academic Networking: How can Web 2.0 technologies enhance Virtual Research Environments? Professor Patrick Carmichael, LJMU View presentation (Powerpoint)
12:20 - 12:40	MyExperiment: a social VRE Mr Jiten Bhagat, University of Manchester View presentation (Powerpoint)
12:40 - 12:45	Introduction to the lunchtime demonstrations
12:45 - 14:00	Lunch Demonstrations: Symplectic software (LJMU Research Publications database), JISC videos on Virtual Research Environments and e-infrastructure use cases
14:00 - 14:30	eStar (e-Science Telescopes for Astronomical Research) Professor Iain Steele, LJMU View presentation (Powerpoint)
14:30 - 15:00	Semantic Technologies for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Professor Patrick Carmichael, LJMU View presentation (Powerpoint)
15:00 - 15:30	Panel discussion How can early career researchers take advantage of new technologies to enhance research?
15:30	Close

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