STM publisher Elsevier has reached an agreement with Russia's Ural Federal University (UrFU) to provide its researchers, faculty members and management with access to Pure, a research information management system to enable evidence-based decisions, promote collaboration, simplify administration and optimize impact. Pure is part of the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio of tools and services.
Over the years, UrFU, one of the leading Russian universities, has focused on increasing the quality and quantity of its research output with the aim of increasing its position in the world research rankings.
With access to Pure, UrFU researchers, faculty members and management can improve transparency in their research processes, monitor and facilitate collaboration and track the university's research outcomes, including awarded grants, publications and research output and impact. Furthermore, the customised dashboards and flexible reporting capabilities will help managers make more strategic, evidence-based decisions to improve the university's performance.
UrFU is the oldest higher educational institution in the Ural region. It was founded in Ekaterinburg in 1920. Since 2008 the Ural University has carried the name of Boris Yeltsin, its graduate of 1955, elected by the people in 1991 to be the first President of Russia. UrFU is one of the top ranked scientific centres in Russia, carrying out research in natural, technical, and social sciences, the humanities, and economics.
