From bedf86c98f6f3fe75c4447d1d717f4364aad9411 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Cooper Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 11:58:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Tidy up some existing pages --- _events/{202606-agile-project-.md => 202606-agile-project.md} | 0 ...02607-teaching-training-.md => 202607-teaching-training.md} | 0 _events/202609-rse-leaders-meeting.md | 3 --- 3 files changed, 3 deletions(-) rename _events/{202606-agile-project-.md => 202606-agile-project.md} (100%) rename _events/{202607-teaching-training-.md => 202607-teaching-training.md} (100%) diff --git a/_events/202606-agile-project-.md b/_events/202606-agile-project.md similarity index 100% rename from _events/202606-agile-project-.md rename to _events/202606-agile-project.md diff --git a/_events/202607-teaching-training-.md b/_events/202607-teaching-training.md similarity index 100% rename from _events/202607-teaching-training-.md rename to _events/202607-teaching-training.md diff --git a/_events/202609-rse-leaders-meeting.md b/_events/202609-rse-leaders-meeting.md index 21da272f..06eb29f8 100644 --- a/_events/202609-rse-leaders-meeting.md +++ b/_events/202609-rse-leaders-meeting.md @@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ date: 2026-09-08 location: The University of Sheffield (in-person) & online layout: event web-page: https://rsecon26.society-rse.org/satellite-events/rse-leaders/ -summary: > -summary: > - https://rsecon26.society-rse.org/satellite-events/rse-leaders/ summary: > Join us to network, celebrate successes, and explore challenges across institutions. From 3db20a27a9a5e1d6937bd17c6b1f4fc3499b39d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Cooper Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 11:58:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] First draft of focus group page --- _events/202611-prism-drtp-focus-group.md | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _events/202611-prism-drtp-focus-group.md diff --git a/_events/202611-prism-drtp-focus-group.md b/_events/202611-prism-drtp-focus-group.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5b35a8b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/_events/202611-prism-drtp-focus-group.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +title: "Focus group: The dRTP-PRISM Interface" +date: 2026-11-24 +location: King's College London (in-person) +# location-link: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/visit/strand-building +layout: event +web-page: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=_oivH5ipW0yTySEKEdmlwpofFxJMT1lCmEeJoickqdhUOVZPOFNUSUczUzBPWDQxVVQ0SERWSDZYQSQlQCN0PWcu +summary: > + As research becomes more digital, how are PRISMs and dRTPs learning to work together? + How early should technical teams be involved in a project? What's the best way to scope work and manage expectations? How can projects plan realistically for costs, timelines, and technical input? And, perhaps most fundamentally, how do you even find the right person to talk to when every institution structures its digital research teams differently? + This focus group is an opportunity to come together and explore these questions openly. +--- + +_Building Good Practice for Digital Research Collaboration_ + +As research becomes more digital, how are PRISMs and dRTPs learning to work together? Whether it's AI, large-scale data analysis, research software, digital collections, advanced computing, or new forms of digital methodology, more projects than ever are drawing on the expertise of Digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs) and depend on close collaboration between those dRTPs and Professional Research Investment and Strategy Managers (PRISMs) + +As these collaborations become more common, many PRISMs and dRTPs are finding themselves navigating new ways of working together, which bring challenges alongside exciting opportunities for research. E.g.: How early should technical teams be involved in a project? What's the best way to scope work and manage expectations? How can projects plan realistically for costs, timelines, and technical input? And, perhaps most fundamentally, how do you even find the right person to talk to when every institution structures its digital research teams differently? + +This focus group is an opportunity for PRISMs and dRTPs to come together and explore these questions openly. Through short talks, discussion sessions, and collaborative activities, participants at every level of experience will share what's worked, what hasn't, including pain points and frictions that can arise when different priorities, systems, and working practices meet. + +A key aim of the day is to turn the collective experience of the group into a short, practical guidance document for the PRISM community. This resource will help PRISMs better support digital research collaborations, and contribute to a clearer, shared understanding of the needs, constraints, and expertise that dRTPs bring to research projects. + +This focus group is part of the [Developing a Community of Leaders in Digital Research (DisCouRSE)](https://discourse-network.github.io/) project. Insights from the event will contribute to the project's work to strengthen understanding, leadership, and collaboration across the digital research landscape. + +Join us on the 24th of November to help shape this resource and connect with peers navigating the same challenges. + +**Tuesday 24 November, 11am-5pm (doors open 10:30am)** +**King's College London** + +Note that this event is **in-person only** with no hybrid option. [**Register now.**](https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=_oivH5ipW0yTySEKEdmlwpofFxJMT1lCmEeJoickqdhUOVZPOFNUSUczUzBPWDQxVVQ0SERWSDZYQSQlQCN0PWcu) From 833bc9c5907ddf906b8356b52b2e1a241a8dc73f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Cooper Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 14:43:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Add PRISM link --- _events/202611-prism-drtp-focus-group.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_events/202611-prism-drtp-focus-group.md b/_events/202611-prism-drtp-focus-group.md index 5b35a8b8..7300ac61 100644 --- a/_events/202611-prism-drtp-focus-group.md +++ b/_events/202611-prism-drtp-focus-group.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ summary: > _Building Good Practice for Digital Research Collaboration_ -As research becomes more digital, how are PRISMs and dRTPs learning to work together? Whether it's AI, large-scale data analysis, research software, digital collections, advanced computing, or new forms of digital methodology, more projects than ever are drawing on the expertise of Digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs) and depend on close collaboration between those dRTPs and Professional Research Investment and Strategy Managers (PRISMs) +As research becomes more digital, how are [PRISMs](https://www.pris-managers.ac.uk/aboutprism) and dRTPs learning to work together? Whether it's AI, large-scale data analysis, research software, digital collections, advanced computing, or new forms of digital methodology, more projects than ever are drawing on the expertise of Digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs) and depend on close collaboration between those dRTPs and Professional Research Investment and Strategy Managers (PRISMs) As these collaborations become more common, many PRISMs and dRTPs are finding themselves navigating new ways of working together, which bring challenges alongside exciting opportunities for research. E.g.: How early should technical teams be involved in a project? What's the best way to scope work and manage expectations? How can projects plan realistically for costs, timelines, and technical input? And, perhaps most fundamentally, how do you even find the right person to talk to when every institution structures its digital research teams differently?