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Issue 19 Spring 2017
University partnership rolls out new
collaborative programmes in South East Asia
In March 2017, a degree in Civil
Engineering will be delivered to
students in Myanmar. Fiona Goss
from the Portsmouth Business School
(PBS) has been heavily involved
in getting the new collaborative
programmes up and running in the
Fiona Goss region. Here she explains more about
this strategically important overseas partnership.
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What can SciVal help researchers do? The bibliometrics session on the Researcher Development
It will enable you to: Programme will give a tour of the basics of SciVal. The library
quickly find international collaborators and experts in specific webpages includes more information about using SciVal.
areas at research institutions worldwide How is SciVal different to Pure?
find out who this University or any other university has SciVal and Pure have different purposes. Pure is an internal
collaborated with across the world, including the names and management system that covers all aspects of the research
contact details of the researchers life-cycle, drawing together funding, projects, impact, media
explore the companies this University or any other university and publications. Whereas SciVal is an international database,
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compare this University to any other university in the world,
in terms of the publications produced
compare groups of universities, such as, all the institutions in
the Alliance group
compare a particular research group or department with the
corresponding group at another university
You are probably already aware that As Research Outputs My primary role as
to be eligible for the REF, HEFCE Assistant, my role Research Outputs
require journal and conference articles involves making sure Officer involves
accepted for publication after 1 that the research validating the details of
April 2016 to be uploaded to Pure shared on the the research outputs
as soon as they are accepted for Portsmouth Research that are entered into
publication. If you have any questions, Portal abides by Pure, especially recent
please feel free to contact the copyright and licensing Soozi Mead outputs that are part Andrew Clark
Research Outputs team in the Library laws. I validate all of the current REF
(openaccess@port.ac.uk). The RO elements of the Universitys research period. I can assist academics with any
team is made up of Dr Andrew Clark outputs submitted into Pure and compile queries regarding how to upload the
and Soozi Mead and myself, Dr Emily data for the Research Councils UK details of their publications into Pure
Bennett. We can help you through the which helps us monitor the progress the correctly.
maze of often conflicting copyright University is making towards complying
Open Access is a global movement,
rules, licensing agreements and with HEFCEs Open Access policy.
and different international publishers
ensure that you dont get caught out I can give advice on the Portsmouth can take a variety of approaches to their
by HEFCEs open access policy. Research Portal, Pure, HEFCEs Open Green and Gold Open Access policies.
Access policy, Open Access publishing, My role is also to ensure that all journal
copyright law, licensing law, REF and conference articles meet their Open
eligibility, bibliometrics and research Access requirements and I can assist
data. academics with any queries regarding
Open Access.
In my free time I enjoy working out at the
gym, going for woodland walks with my In my free time, I enjoy keeping fit,
family and our dachshund, cooking, and watching films and TV shows, keeping
curling-up on the sofa with a good book up-to-date with British politics, playing
and a glass of wine in front of the log fire. snooker (I tried to be a professional as a
Open access in under two minutes teenager) and reading philosophy books
video (the subject of my PhD).
Mustafa Ozer Essays on Non-Market Returns of Education: Aikaterini Stamou Development and Assessment of a
Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Turkey Haemodynamic Based Numerical Model for Stenosis Growth in
the Carotid Artery
Mustafa Altinpinar Future Development of Turkeys Border
Security Apparatus Matteo Tellarini Primordial Non-Gaussianity in the Large-
Scale Structure of the Universe
Maryn Roberts Strategic Information Systems: Their
Contribution to Organisational Performance
Dr Jean-Louis Van Gelders perspective, track record in this field, has meant
that we were able to start this new
as the international partner: project on a very advanced level
I am a criminologist and a founder member of NSCRs CRIME and continue to develop it in such a
lab. I have a PhD in Law and one in cognition and emotion in way. I think here, what is important
criminal decision-making. to keep in mind is that offender
research using novel technologies
Dr Claire Nee and I had worked together for about a year when such as virtual reality is really in its
the opportunity to get a significant contribution from the Dutch infancy so it is a bit like inventing
Ministry of Justice for our project presented itself. It took about the wheel which is different from
six months to get the final OK from them. The inclusion of Dr most research, including my own,
Nee as a leading international expert in the field of burglary who that is embedded in established
had both expertise studying burglary with simulations using research traditions.
actual offenders, plus several decades of experience doing
burglary research using different methods, was very important What has made this relationship
Dr Jean-Louis Van Gelder
in convincing our Ministry of Justice. It definitely helped us a lot. so enduring is our common
vision for the use of technology in
From our end at the NSCR, the involvement of Dr Nee in understanding crime, Dr Nees crucial expertise and knowledge
getting this project off the ground has been tremendously on the topic but also that we click and that makes it a lot of
important. Collaborating with an expert on board with a proven fun collaborating.
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Tom Greenwood, Sustainability and Environment Facilitator
To find out more about the work of UPAN contact: Derek Ward and Nicky Ansell.
T: 023 9284 4432 E: upan@port.ac.uk W: www.port.ac.uk/upan
The cosmic microwave background over the whole sky, with the
unusual Cold Spot feature circled at the lower right
Following Professor Farrers presentation the team facilitated To keep up-to-date with Innovolvements progress and latest
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As a result, six months on after Brexit, and with no real clarity hot desks) between November 2016 and January 2017. Our
on government direction, agenda or agreed outcomes with flexibility to offer changing tenure to meet changing business
Europe, confidence appears to have returned to the business requirements, outside of contractual requirements means
community, with a determination to secure premises, get on with that we can work with businesses to provide continuity and
business and await the outcome of the referendum as and when support of a working office environment as their business grows
decisions are finally made and Government plans put forward. or indeed if it needs to scale back in size due to unforeseen
circumstances.
This change in attitude has been noticeable at Innovation
Space, with the centre experiencing an initial surge and then We also look to provide a supportive environment where
continual rise in interest and enquiries on desk space, with the members can share their passion for creativity and business
subsequent conversion of these enquiries to let desks. This rise development and feed off each others areas of expertise
started around September and has increased monthly since to network, support, encourage and grow. To facilitate this,
then, with the biggest surge occurring over the usually quiet Innovation Space looks to provide an optional environment of
December period, bucking our previous letting trends. While informative and educational support in addition to the purely
maybe purely coincidental, it does indicate a potential shift physical office environment, so that members can look to build
from reservation and hesitation to commit pre-Brexit, to one of the right package to suit their individual business needs through
confidence or determination to forge ahead in unknown times a range of weekly events and activities.
and weather the situation by mitigating the risk factors.
In February we launched our 2017 Events programme. For
Innovation Space has flourished in a period of uncertainty, as a the last few years Innovation Space has provided an extensive
result of our provision of mixed desk use, and our ability to work events programme, free to attend to all local businesses
flexibly with businesses to adapt to their changing business and start-ups. Last year 558 people registered for our events,
environments and space requirements. As well as seeing a rise where we covered a range of topics from Digital Marketing,
in start-ups committing to move forward post Brexit, and taking Productivity to Branding and Bookkeeping. We have also
the plunge to secure office space, we have also seen a number started to introduce coaching style events to our range of
of start-ups mitigating the risk to their business in the formative offerings. Additionally, this year we have clustered some of our
months by taking the option to start with a hot desk to get their events into themes, so that associated topics run consecutively,
business up and running, and then progressing to full desk once and have kickstarted these themes with a focus on all things
they are satisfied that they can continue and that their business Marketing. Please see page 28 to view some of our upcoming
model has grounds to succeed. This is evidenced by a 42 event listings. The events have been and will continue to be a
per cent increase in hot desking, coupled with a 21 per cent great source of information, knowledge building and a great
increase in full desk letting (new enquiries and conversions from opportunity to make connections.
Perhaps working full time as a Senior Consultant for Hays (a Pick five words that you associate the most with your
recruitment firm) while completing, and to finance, my Masters research
studies. Recruitment is a notoriously difficult industry to get on
in and is very pressurised. In hindsight, perhaps it wasnt the Exciting, tough, rewarding, strict word (limits).
most sensible choice of job while doing my PG studies. That
said, it was a great learning curve and I got a distinction for my
MA. So, a tough period, but worthwhile.