As Senior Research Data Officer, I am responsible for all DCU research systems: the grant management system TORA (U4 RCP), the researcher profile system Research Engine (Vidatum Academic profiles), the research funding database Pivot-RP and Elsevier’s analytical database SciVal.
A key element of my role is coordinating research reporting activity to a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Research Interests
I am actively engaged across the institution through membership on several high-level committees, including the Athena Swann SAT and the Rankings Committee, and I provide secretariat support to senior and strategically important committees such as the DCU Research Strategy Committee and the DCU Open Research Steering Group.
Keeping abreast of sectoral and international movements, for example in relation to bibliometrics, research assessment and open research, is crucial in this ever-evolving landscape. I am a member of the HEAnet RESIN network, HEA working groups, and the Irish ORCID Consortium as well as national/international user groups for the research systems used across the University.