Thanks to everyone that attended our user conference in London. Special thanks to all of our wonderful client speakers.

You can catch up on all the recordings and view the slides from our agenda in this Figshare collection.

We’re delighted to announce that we will be holding an in-person 2-day event for our UK and European User Community.

The event will feature presentations from both the Symplectic Team and the Figshare Team focusing on open research infrastructure and management, funding workflows, funder policy compliance, open data, non-traditional research outputs and more.

We are aiming to release a preliminary schedule in the next couple of months, but you can expect presentations on the themes above as well as product development-focused presentations from both Figshare and Symplectic.

We can’t wait to see you in person again.

If you’d like to present and share your experiences on a particular topic, we welcome client talks and would love to hear from you – please let us know your ideas when registering.

Note: Tickets have now all been allocated. There may be a limited amount available on the door, but this is not guaranteed. Please email anna@symplectic.co.uk to register your interest.

Our agenda

Day One (arrivals from 9:15)
Figshare: Emerging use cases, integrated research management workflows and open research

*Due to the planned TFL strike action on the 6 & 7 of November, we have edited the timings of our agenda slightly to accommodate longer journey times.*

Day 1: Arrivals from 9.45

10:30 Housekeeping, agenda and welcome

10:45 Figshare: Highlights from Recent Releases and Product Roadmap

10:45 [Concurrent session] A Newcomer’s Introduction to Figshare

11:15 Enhancing the Figshare Review Workflow

11:35 Break (20)

11:55 Figshare at King’s College London: Meeting the different needs of our research community

12:10 Case Study: University of the Arts London (From Outdated to Outstanding: The Piaggi Hat Collection’s Journey to Figshare)

12:25 Sneak Preview: The State of Open Data 2024

12:55 Case Study: drUM – Data repository of the University of Malta

13:10 Case Study: Charting a Roadmap towards FAIR Data & Software at the University of Sheffield

13:25 Lunch (55)

14:20 Case Study: Carnegie Mellon University (A View from North America – Figshare as an Institutional Repository)

14:40 Unlocking Open Access: Figshare & Symplectic Elements

14:55 Case Study: Implementing Figshare and Elements Together at Karolinska University

15:10 ICES Library and the Figshare API

15:25 Break (25) 

15:50 Interactive Session: Research Transformation: Change in the era of AI, Open and Impact 

16:55 Day One Wrap-up

17:00 Networking Drinks at the Marquis Cornwallis

Please note, if you are only attending day 2 you are still welcome to join us for the networking drinks at the Marquis Cornwallis.

Day Two (arrivals from 10:00 am)

Symplectic Elements: Research Information, Impact and Institutional Success

10:30 – Housekeeping

10:35 – Welcome and Agenda

10:45 – [Concurrent Breakout] A Newcomer’s Introduction to Elements

10:45 – Symplectic Elements: Highlights from Recent Releases and Product Roadmap

11:15 – Case Study: Carnegie Mellon University (A View from North America: Innovation using Symplectic Elements)

11:30 – Case Study: Sheffield Hallam University (Using Professional Activities to Support Narrative CVs, Research Planning, REF PCE and PDRs)

11:40 – Break

12:00 – Introducing Awards Management in Symplectic Elements

12:20 – Case Study: University College Dublin (From Opportunity to Award: Optimizing the Research Project Lifecycle with Awards Management)

12:30 – Managing External Organizations

12:45 – Update on New Navigation

12:55 – New Enhancements to the Open Access Monitor

13:15 – Lunch Break

14:15 – Showcasing research & impact to global audiences (public profiles) / Enhancing the Public Profiles Experience

14:35 – Case Study: University College London (UCL Change Builders – Launching Public Profiles)

14:50 – Showcasing Your Organizations: Introducing Groups to Public Profiles

15:10 – Break

15:30 – Digital Science Strategic Update: SDGs

15:45 – A new Workflow for Reviewing Outputs & Activities

16:05 – Interactive Panel: Embedding Research Impact (Including Progress Report from the UK Symplectic Elements Research Impact Working Group)

16:35 – Digital Science Strategic Update: REF 2029

16:50 – REF2029 Community Discussion and Q&A

17:35 – Finish

Please note: If you choose not to attend our REF-related afternoon events, you are welcome to depart early.

What will you get out of the event?

This conference is designed to be a dynamic and collaborative experience, providing you with the tools and knowledge to address current and future challenges in the industry. During the event, you should expect to:

• Hear from industry-leaders and peers on their strategic approach to current and future organisational challenges.
• Network, share thoughts, and build your own community initiatives to shape the future of research.
• Find out what’s next on our product roadmap and how it can make your jobs easier and more effective.
• Input directly into the future functionality of Symplectic Elements and Figshare.
• Gain actionable insights and strategies to help you address the challenges of today and tomorrow.