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The Research Support and Compliance Division will transfer grant-to-publication links from Symplectic to Researchfish prior to the submission window opening.  The functionality has reduced the frustration and administrative burden of re-entering publication data provided within University systems, allowing more time for researchers to focus on their research.  .

Academic staff are encouraged to add dataset records to Symplectic with a DOI and link the dataset to the relevant grant(s).  This information is used in the transfer and will not then need to be entered into Researchfish manually. All datasets should be compliant with the and research data management (RDM) policies.

All other outcome types plus any grant-publication or grant-dataset links that are not centrally transferred will need to be entered manually into Researchfish as per funder requirements.  Guidance is available on How to add publications to Researchfish using Symplectic [pdf] as well as more general guidance on the Researchfish System.

Accordion - RF Interoperability

How is interoperability managed?

All academic staff are encouraged to add records of their datasets to Symplectic, including a DOI, and to link the dataset to the relevant grant(s).  Regular transfers of datasets and publication information are now undertaken, substantially reducing the amount of information manually entered into Researchfish.

These processes are compliant with the and research data management (RDM) policies.

Is making these links in Symplectic mandatory?

Creation of publication-grant links in Symplectic is not mandatory but it is the most efficient way to transfer this information into Researchfish, reducing administration and saving time. Publication-grant links also allow you to apply for Open Access funding for linked publications.  These links can also be done manually in Researchfish.

Creation of dataset-grant links in Symplectic is mandatory.  This is due to the research data management policies of our primary research funders requiring the University to catalogue this information.

Why must Researchfish returns be done at all?

All Research Councils and a number of other funders including Cancer Research UK and NIHR now impose individual and institutional sanctions which include no future payments on existing grants and no further grant applications being accepted if a Researchfish return is not completed.

UKRI subsequently publishes Researchfish returns on , giving greater exposure to the research. It is also used to shape future funding opportunities, generate case studies and to support the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in making the case for the continued funding of UKRI.

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