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“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 ... -
Using data to improve outcomes for children
(2020-01-15)This new partnership between UNICEF, the University of Edinburgh and the Scottish Government presents some unique opportunities and challenges for a variety of reasons. This talk will take you through the story so far in ... -
Building the Knowledge Graph for UK Health Data Science
(2020-01-15)Extracting patient phenotypes from routinely collected health data (such as Electronic Health Records) requires translating clinically-sound phenotype definitions into queries/computations executable on the underlying data ... -
“Data Something”: Assessing Tools, Services and Barriers for Research Data Collaboration at the University of Edinburgh
(2020-01-15)Results from a small-scale study carried out by Dr Tamar Israeli, with support from the Research Data Support team, to gain a better understanding of the barriers and difficulties that prevent researchers from using ... -
Crafting the 21st century UK artisan-silversmith: exploring the elements of a silversmith development framework
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-26)This thesis makes a contribution to our understanding of how artisan-silversmiths in the United Kingdom develop and become commercially and personally successful by asking the question: Which elements of artisan-silversmiths’ ... -
High spectral resolution mass spectrometry imaging of three-dimensional cell culture
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-11)Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture combines the simplicity of two-dimensional (2D) cell culture systems with the complex interplay of factors resembling the multifaceted physiology of tissues in vivo. These microscale ... -
Remodelling cutin by transacylases in the plant epidermis: dynamic processes during growth and response to environmental stress
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-11)Based on the discovery of the only known cutin-related GDSL transacylase, cutin synthase (CD1), we hypothesized that cutin can also be re-modelled by transacylases in the same family as CD1 post-synthetically. Cutin ... -
Impacts of anthropogenic aerosols on air quality, climate, and extremes
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-12)Anthropogenic aerosols have significant impacts on global air quality and climate. However, there are still major uncertainties in our understanding of their characteristics and effects, particularly the mechanisms through ... -
Political change and Scottish Nationalism in Dundee 1973-2012
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-12)Prior to the 2014 independence referendum, the Scottish National Party’s strongest bastions of support were in rural areas. The sole exception was Dundee, where it has consistently enjoyed levels of support well ahead of ... -
Phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of Ceiba Mill. (Malvaceae: Bombacoideae)
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-25)The Neotropics is the most species-rich area in the world and the mechanisms that generated and maintain its biodiversity are still debated. This thesis contributes to the debate by investigating the evolutionary and ... -
Exploring the solvent extraction of rhodium and gold
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-26)This work explores the solvent extraction of precious metals, specifically rhodium and gold, from chloride solution, with the aims of understanding how existing extractants work and designing new extractants. A wide ... -
Structural behaviour of cross-laminated timber elements in fires
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-26)Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a comparatively novel engineered material consisting of timber boards that are arranged in layers of alternating directions and bonded with adhesives. It is increasingly the material of ...
