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Practical Application of Outcomes Based Pricing Models in Scotland
(2022-02)Based on consultation with the expert advisory group, the objective of this report is to make recommendations on the next steps necessary to understand the practical application of an Outcomes Based Pricing (OBP) scheme ... -
University of Edinburgh Research Data Management Policy (2011)
(The University of Edinburgh, 2011)The University adopts the following policy on Research Data Management. It is acknowledged that this is an aspirational policy, and that implementation will take some years. -
University of Edinburgh Research Data Management Policy (2021)
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021)The purpose of the policy, updated from 2011, is to make clear the responsibilities of the University and its researchers for managing research data well, in order to adhere to accepted good practice, advance the University’s ... -
Wikisource as a tool for OCR transcription correction: the National Library of Scotland’s response to COVID-19
(Maize Books, 2021-09)This chapter focuses on the National Library of Scotland’s Wikisource transcription correction project, an organization-wide effort during lockdown that generated 1,000 fully accurate transcriptions of 3,000 Scottish ... -
Centre for Data, Culture & Society Annual Report: 2020-21
(College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh, 2021)The annual report of the Centre for Data, Culture & Society, based with the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. -
Development Opportunities in Fife: Evolving Data-Driven Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021)This report aims to identify opportunities for the University of Edinburgh to develop data-driven innovation (DDI) activities in Fife. -
Development Opportunities in the Scottish Borders: Evolving Data-Driven Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021)This report was commissioned to identify opportunities in the Scottish Borders for the development of Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) activities, partnering with the Data-Driven Innovation Programme. -
Collaboration and Change within Library & University Collections: Perspectives from the University of Edinburgh
(De Gruyter, 2020-11-04)Kirsty Lingstadt and Dominic Tate discuss approaches to change, cooperation and collaboration within the University of Edinburgh’s library service. We consider organisational context, strategy development, digital skills, ... -
Developing data-driven innovation in creative industries
(University of Edinburgh, 2020-08-26)This White Paper reports on the findings of the Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) Programme Sector Development consultation (2018-20), which investigated the data capability and further potential for innovation across the ... -
Centre for Data, Culture & Society Annual Report: 2019-20
(College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh, 2020-05-29)The annual report of the Centre for Data, Culture & Society, based with the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. -
“Data Something”: Assessing Tools, Services and Barriers for Research Data Collaboration at the University of Edinburgh [Report]
(2019)We carried out a small-scale study in order to gain a better understanding of the tools researchers use to collaborate around data, and to explore the barriers and difficulties that prevent researchers from using institutional ... -
International collaborations using linked administrative data: Lessons from the MARIC study
(2020-01-15)Introduction: The Mortality After Release from Incarceration Consortium (MARIC) is a multi-disciplinary collaboration of researchers, clinicians and decision-makers representing 29 cohorts of adults from 11 countries with ... -
The grant is dead, long live the data
(2020-01-15)Open research, data sharing and data re-use have become a priority for publicly- and charity-funded research. Efficient data management naturally requires computational resources that assist in data description, preservation ... -
eDataShield: Running an analysis of combined data when the individual records cannot be combined
(2020-01-15)In social or epidemiological research comparable data are often collected by agencies in different settings, e.g. in different countries or by different organisations. Disclosure concerns may prevent the agencies releasing ... -
Bringing researchers to data: computing skills training with Edinburgh Carpentries
(2020-01-15)Data availability is essential Researchers also need to find and use the data They need the right knowledge and skills How can we empower researchers to use data well? Ask researchers what they need – SBS Computing ... -
Dealing with data on peace and conflict: Experiences and lessons learned
(2020-01-15)Researching conflict and peace has never been as driven by large-N data as it is now, nor has it ever before seen such abundance of data and data-production methods. However, the analytical conundrums in the discipline ... -
Restoring Gig Workers to Power: The Collective Potential of Personal Data Portability
(2020-01-15)Gig workers in the United Kingdom currently work without basic employment protections. As such, they assume not only all expenses associated with their work, but also the risks of this work, while lacking access to ... -
Integrated secure web application to deliver centralised management of research samples, histology services and imaging data
(2020-01-15)Within the Centre for Reproductive Health, the histology team provides a valuable service to underpin and support research within the Little France campus as part of the SuRF (Small University Research Facilities) service. ... -
Dealing vis Data
(2020-01-15)It's exciting times to work with data: more and more data are becoming available; more people are getting trained in analysis; better analysis methods provide us with more and better information about our world. With this ...
