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These RTPs are responsible for maintaining Imperial's research computing platforms, such as the high-performance computing and research data store
Blog

Supporting digital Research Technical Professionals: Building a community, shaping careers

With a growing recognition of the technical skills needed to underpin modern research, a project has been launched to support a community of professionals with these skills. Jeremy Cohen describes STEP-UP and how it will give this community the infrastructure they deserve.

Researcher using an e-lab notebook to record data Photo by ThisIsEngineering: https://www.pexels.com/photo/scientist-checking-crops-in-laboratory-3912509/
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Elevating research data stewardship at UCL

The job of curating and sharing research data is vital, but it has traditionally fallen to different groups of people. At UCL a dedicated team of Research Data Stewards has been assembled to work across a range of projects and services, as James Wilson explains.

Two researchers working at Royce Cambridge's Physical Vapour Deposition and Characterisation Facility
Spotlight

Royce Cambridge

The Royce facilities at the University of Cambridge provides state-of-the-art equipment for the study of many different materials with almost a third of users from outside the host institution. Find out more about how Royce Cambridge supports the UK research ecosystem.

University of Southampton's Levelling Up Impact Report cover image
News

South east universities contribute £117bn to the national economy

Almost half of UK higher education and research’s contribution to the national economy come from institutions based in England’s Greater Southeast.

Data: Clarivate as analysed by UCL colleagues. Graphic: Janine Clayton
Collaborations

Our strengths, in numbers

Our members’ research excellence extends over many different fields, but a data analysis we commissioned shows some clear strengths.