Glasgow University Business Intelligence Project Case Study

While university business systems contain large quantities of information about research activity, using this information to model new research alignments and identify possible cross-disciplinary themes can be a cumbersome and slow process. Engage will seek to make better use of existing data in the University of Glasgow’s core systems for evidence-based strategic decision-making. It will explore definitions of research clusters and test visualisations of information about research cluster activities. This will provide easier access to key data both for internal and external users and reduce the time, and therefore cost, of obtaining data about research clusters. This project aims to: • Field Test JISC InfoNet BI resource and provide feedback to the JISC InfoNet BI team . [Workpackage 1] • Explore definitions of what a research cluster, theme or group is and the data requirements of research clusters. [Workpackage 2]. • Create a method for visualising and presenting data associated with research clusters. [Workpackage 3]. • Share our story including any issues encountered with the secto