CPHS Seminar: An Introduction to Digital Research Services

Join David Fergusson, Head of Research Services, and Robin Rice, Data Librarian & Head of Research Data Support Services, from Information Services for highlights of the benefits of data management, and an introduction to the tools available to support researchers throughout the research lifecycle, including, services tailored to scalable and data intensive research.

Visit the University of Edinburgh's Digital Research Services website

Biographies

David Fergusson has a PhD in Biochemistry/Ecotoxicology and a Master’s in IT and has worked at the Moredun Research Institute, the Beatson Cancer Research Centre and the Wellcome Unit for Molecular Parasitology in Glasgow.  He has extensive experience overseeing the specification and architecture of high performance computational infrastructure with leadership positions held at the National eScience Centre, the Francis Crick Institute, and the global Large Hadron Collider.  He is currently responsible for the computing and data platforms to support research across the University of Edinburgh and associated institutes.

Robin Rice is Data Librarian and Head of Research Data Support at University of Edinburgh, where she has provided research data services for twenty years. She is co-author of The Data Librarian's Handbook and co-creator of the Research Data Management Training (MANTRA) online course and of the Research Data Management and Sharing MOOC on Coursera. She leads a team in supporting University researchers with issues across the data lifecycle, and acts in a strategic role as service owner for the Research Data Service. She has worked as a data librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and EDINA, and is currently based in the Library & University Collections division of Information Services.

Lunch will be provided.