Researchers can now create or connect their ORCID identifier (ORCID iD) in the Research Councils' grants system (Je-S) by logging in to their personal information page. This is seen to be an important first step towards improving the flow of research information across the higher education sector.
ORCID offers a platform for researchers to capture their scholarly activities throughout their careers even if they change name, publish under different variations of their name, move institutions, or switch fields. This helps them get exposure and recognition for their work. Increasingly it will be a tool to link and re-use research information unambiguously across multiple systems whether that's for funders, publishers or their university.
Professor Jane Elliott, Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), chairs a sector-wide group that is undertaking a project to map what datasets are available across the UK research landscape and provide ways to make them more widely available for a range of potential users.
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