Award of Research Information Management System (RIMS) to Elsevier by University of Huddersfield

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The University of Huddersfield e-Tendering awarded a contract to Elsevier for a Research Information Management System (RIMS).

The system was intended to consolidate disparate internal research data and external citation information, enabling efficient extraction of management data for planning.

Key drivers included the REF2020 submission and addressing the University strategy's KPIs to 2018 and beyond, such as REF quality outputs.

The high-level aim was a Research Intelligence system that would answer all current research management and reporting needs, improve internal and external visibility of research capability, achievements, and expertise, and provide flexibility for future needs with an intuitive interface for data entry, review, and reporting.

The system was to link with existing business systems and be pre-populated with historical data where possible.

Key requirements included flexibility, user-friendliness, and support for multiple activities in a complex, heavily devolved organisation.