Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, is pleased to announce that Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has chosen Symplectic Elements from Digital Science’s flagship products to advance awareness of its world-class research.

ANSTO is the home to some of Australia’s most significant national infrastructure for research. Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to ANSTO’s state-of-the-art instruments every year. 

With around 350 ANSTO researchers and instrument scientists and supporting over 8,000 visiting national and international researchers making use of their highly specialist facilities, ANSTO was seeking a way to collate, surface, showcase and report on all research outcomes and outputs associated with those facilities. By building up this comprehensive view, they seek to drive greater visibility of research by the ANSTO community, driving collaboration and innovation. As a statutory body of the Australian Government, ANSTO also needs to meet specific reporting requirements on research outputs, which it has sought to make easier and more efficient. 

Symplectic Elements was selected following a detailed tender process to source a current research information system and portal, and will provide ANSTO with publication management, grants management, public researcher profiles, open access support, and powerful reporting and analytics. Elements is a highly configurable platform which ingests data from multiple sources to build a truly comprehensive picture of scholarly data and activities. 

For 20 years, Symplectic has specialised in supporting the management of research information and internal and external reporting exercises for a broad range of government organisations, higher education institutions and corporate research organisations. Symplectic has served the Australasian research community since 2010, and currently provides services to three of the Group of Eight (Go8) research-intensive universities in Australia. Over 70% of New Zealand’s research article output and funder-acknowledging publications are captured in a Symplectic Elements system. 

“With the high volume of scientific research being published by our scientists, collaborators and users, and the growth and impact of digital channels, ANSTO needs a comprehensive, efficient and effective system to capture science metrics linked to our organisation. We are looking forward to the implementation of the Symplectic solution,” said Sandy Haig, ANSTO General Manager, Strategic Research Services & Engagement. 

Jonathan Breeze, CEO of Symplectic, said: “We are thrilled to welcome ANSTO to the Symplectic community, and look forward to supporting them in their goal of furthering nuclear science and technology for the benefit of all Australians.”

About ANSTO

ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with a broad range of industry and research partners to apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries, and protects the environment. ANSTO is the home to some of Australia’s most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research, including the Australian Synchrotron, Centre for Accelerator Science, Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, and the OPAL multi-purpose research reactor. Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state-of-the-art instruments every year. For more information visit www.ansto.gov.au.

About Digital Science

Digital Science is a technology company working to make research more efficient. We invest in, nurture and support innovative businesses and technologies that make all parts of the research process more open and effective. Our portfolio includes admired brands Altmetric, Dimensions, Figshare, ReadCube, Symplectic, IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, Overleaf, Writefull, OntoChem, Scismic and metaphacts. We believe that together, we can help researchers make a difference. Visit www.digital-science.com and follow @digitalsci on Twitter or on LinkedIn.

About Symplectic

Symplectic works in pursuit of the advancement of knowledge, delivering flexible research management solutions that help government and federal departments, funding organisations and academic institutions achieve their research goals. Its flagship products include Symplectic Elements, a research information management system that captures, analyses and showcases scholarly activities, and Symplectic Grant Tracker, providing specialist tools to streamline the grants management lifecycle.

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David Ellis, Press, PR & Social Manager, Digital Science: Mobile +61 447 783 023, d.ellis@digital-science.com

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Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, is pleased to announce that Stellenbosch University (SU) has selected Symplectic Elements from Digital Science’s flagship products to support its goal of advancing knowledge in service of society. 

Symplectic Elements will provide SU with a Researcher Profiles and Research Outputs Management Solution, supporting and streamlining DHET (Department of Higher Education and Training) submissions and providing a public profiling system for its researchers. 

SU is one of South Africa’s leading tertiary institutions, and is recognised internationally as an academic institution of excellence. According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, SU is one of the top 300 universities in the world, and among the top 20 in BRICS countries. 

Symplectic Elements was selected following a comprehensive tender process to identify a Researcher Profiles and Research Outputs Management Solution that would support two primary use cases: 

1)    Streamlined capture and review of research outputs ready for DHET submission

2)    A public profiles portal that would drive discoverability of researchers across the university, and help to showcase the work being done on and off campus.

DHET submissions

The Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET) allocates subsidies to higher education institutions based on their policy to encourage quality research. All public higher education institutions in South Africa must annually submit to the Department their subsidy funding claims for research and creative outputs. 

Symplectic Elements’ core functionality is centered around continuous, automated capture of research output data from multiple internal and external sources. By using Elements, Stellenbosch University will be able to harvest publication data from a variety of data sources, and review and verify it, ready for submission to DHET. 

Research profiles

SU also selected Symplectic Elements to provide a new public profiles portal, replacing its legacy Knowledge Directory. Public profiles repurpose the rich and often unique data already collected within Elements to populate fully-rounded profiles including biographical information as well as publications, grants and professional & teaching activities.

“Stellenbosch University looks forward to our partnership with Symplectic Elements,” said Maryke Hunter-Husselmann, Director of Research Information and Strategy at Stellenbosch University.

“The system will streamline our current processes related to the electronic submission of research publications. It will also enable access to additional information on our research outputs, which will be valuable for integrated reporting. We are also excited about the possibilities that the Discovery module holds to showcase SU’s areas of expertise – not only on an individual researcher level but also institutionally. It will definitely contribute to our efforts to create visibility for our research portfolio, and our core strategic area Research for Impact, as set out in SU’s Vision 2020.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Stellenbosch University to the Symplectic community, and look forward to supporting SU in achieving its Vision 2040 goal of becoming ‘Africa’s leading research-intensive university, globally recognised as excellent, inclusive and innovative,’” said Jonathan Breeze, CEO of Symplectic. 

“Symplectic has a long history of supporting the capture and reporting of research outputs to government and funding organizations and our partnership with SU will better help us deliver a suite of workflow functionality within Elements to help SU and other higher education institutions meet the requirements of DHET submissions.”

About Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University (SU) is rooted in Africa and global in its reach. The University’s positioning is guided by Vision 2040: to be Africa’s leading research-intensive university, globally recognized as excellent, inclusive, and innovative, where staff and students advance knowledge in service of society. The University comprises 10 faculties: AgriSciences, Arts and Social Sciences, Economic and Management Sciences, Education, Engineering, Medicine and Health Sciences, Law, Military Science, Science, and Theology.

About Digital Science

Digital Science is a technology company working to make research more efficient. We invest in, nurture and support innovative businesses and technologies that make all parts of the research process more open and effective. Our portfolio includes admired brands Altmetric, Dimensions, Figshare, ReadCube, Symplectic, IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, Overleaf, Writefull, OntoChem, Scismic and metaphacts. We believe that together, we can help researchers make a difference. Visit www.digital-science.com and follow @digitalsci on Twitter or on LinkedIn.

About Symplectic

Part of Digital Science, Symplectic works in pursuit of the advancement of knowledge, delivering flexible information management solutions that help universities, institutions and funders achieve their research goals. With over 18 years of experience and 115+ clients, Symplectic Elements is trusted by universities, institutions and research organizations around the world.

Media contacts

Jennifer De Beer, Functional Systems Custodian, Division for Research Development, Stellenbosch University: +2721 8089444, jad@sun.ac.za

David Ellis, Press, PR & Social Manager, Digital Science, Mobile +61 447 783 023: d.ellis@digital-science.com

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