Rollout begins for new research management system 'Worktribe'
Posted on behalf of: The Better 小蓝视频 Team
Last updated: Wednesday, 1 May 2024
The Research Management System (RMS) project is a part of the University’s Capital programme, and is a key pillar supporting the Research with Impact strategy workstream.
This week sees the official start of the rollout process, to colleagues in Research & Enterprise Services (RES) as well as research project approvers in Schools, Finance and Technical Services, who will be using the system for the very first time.
For colleagues involved in research, there will be some small changes to the research application process in May for an interim period; proformas and contract requests are to be submitted to RES or Research Development Managers (RDMs) via email as usual, who will upload the research project details to Worktribe. RES colleagues or the RDM will continue communication via email, but these conversations will now be uploaded to Worktribe to evidence changes to the application before it is submitted for approval.The approvals process itself will be conducted within the Worktribe system. RES staff or the RDM will update Principle Investigators (PIs) and any other staff involved in the research of the approval progress via email.
The benefits of Worktribe
- A shared platform for Academic and Professional Services colleagues for proposal development and management
- A project costing tool
- Enabling the capture of internal peer reviews.