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SciVal User Group Meeting

SciVal User Group Meeting is a yearly event that gathers SciVal users, including researchers, administrators, librarians, and other stakeholders from academic and research institutions.

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Check out the highlight video below to see what participants had to say about their experience at the event.

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ANZ SciVal User Group Meeting 2024

Date: Thursday, 26th September 2024 

Location: Rydges Darling Square, 72 Liverpool Street, Sydney, 2000, Australia

Agenda

Time

Topic

Speakers

10.00AM - 10.15AM

(15 mins)

Registration & Morning tea on arrival

10.15AM - 10.30AM

(10 mins)

1. Acknowledgement of Country and Team Introduction

2. Introduction to SciVal User Group Meeting

Carl Austin

Regional Solutions Director

Elsevier ANZ

Cassandra Sims

Senior Solutions Account Manager

Elsevier ANZ

10.30AM - 11.30AM

(60 mins)

SciVal Roadmap 2024

Christopher James

Principal Product Manager of SciVal

Elsevier Amsterdam

11.30AM - 12.00PM

(30 mins)

Q&A/Feedback Session for SciVal 2024

Christopher James

12.00PM - 1.00PM

Networking Lunch

1.00PM - 1.30PM

(30 mins)

Balanced, measured, and verifiable: SciVal metrics and KPIs at UNSW

Thomas Chow

Director of Research Analysis, Data and Reporting, Division of Research and Enterprise

University of New South Wales

1.30PM - 2.00PM

(30 mins)

Utilising SciVal Topics Prominance at James Cook University

Tania Wilmann

Manager, Research Strategy and Performance

James Cook University

2.00PM - 2.30PM

(30 mins)

SciVal Ranking Strategy

Gary Long

Manager - Post Award, Data and Systems, Research Services

Western Sydney University

2.30PM - 3.00PM

(30 mins)

Afternoon Tea

3.00PM - 3.30PM

(30 mins)

Leveraging SciVal for Strategic Research at UniSA

Michael Crisp

Deputy Director of Business Intelligence and Planning

University of South Australia

3.30PM - 3.45PM

(15 mins)

Academic Evaluation Framework

Cassandra Sims

3.45PM - 4.45PM

(60 mins)

Group Discussion

Facilitators:

Cassandra Sims

Christopher James

Siobhan Howard

4.45PM - 5.00PM

(15 mins)

Closing

Carl Austin

Speakers

Cassandra-Sims

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Cassandra Sims

Senior Solutions Account Manager

Elsevier

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Carl-Austin

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Carl Austin

Regional Sales Director for RI & Engineering

Elsevier

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Christopher James's image

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Christopher James

Principal Product Manager of SciVal

Elsevier, Amsterdam

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Thomas-chow

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Thomas Chow

Director of Research Analysis, Data and Reporting, Division of Research and Enterprise

University of New South Wales

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Gary Long's image

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Gary Long

Manager - Post Award, Data and Systems, Research Services

Western Sydney University, Australia

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Tania Willmann

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Tania Wilmann

Manager, Research Strategy and Performance

James Cook University

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Michael Crisp

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Michael Crisp

Deputy Director of Business Intelligence and Planning

University of South Australia, Australia

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Siobhan Howard

Customer Success Manager

Elsevier, ANZ

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ANZ SciVal User Group Meeting 2023: Changing of the Guards

Following the success of our past online meetings in 2021 and 2020, this year we are thrilled to announce the return of our ANZ SciVal User Group Meeting 2023 in hybrid meeting style. This user group meeting will provide a platform to be engaged in discussions and activities about SciVal and Research Intelligence, focus on the theme 'Changing of the Guard', and the opportunity to network with professionals in the academia and government segments.

Date: Wednesday, 19th July 2023

Time: 9:15 AM to 19:00 PM AEST

Highlight of SUGM 2023

Watch to find out why everyone loves SciVal.

Agenda

Topic

Speaker(s)

Acknowledgement of the Country and welcome to Griffith University

Tony Sheil

 Director of the Office for Research

Griffith University

Introduction to SciVal User Group Meeting

Siobhan Howard

Customer Success ManagerElsevier, Australia

Cassandra Sims

Senior Solution Sales Manager, Elsevier, Australia

"SciVal: Where We Are and Where We Are Going"

Christopher James

Senior Product Manager of SciVal 

Elsevier, Amsterdam

The changing face of higher education research evaluation

Peter Darroch

Director of Portfolio Marketing 

Elsevier, Amsterdam

"The evolving Australian higher education and research evaluation policy landscape." (Zoom)

Michelle Duryea 

Senior Manager, Research Analytics, Systems & Performance

Edith Cowan University, Australia

Group Discussion for on-site

What's in store for Australia in terms of higher education metrics and data?

How does your institution define research impact?

Considering the changes in ERA, how has the decision affected your institution?

Facilitators:

Christopher James

Senior Product Manager of SciVal Elsevier, Amsterdam

Peter Darroch

Director of Portfolio Marketing, Elsevier, Amsterdam

Adapting Without ERA: Universities’ Challenges in Measuring Impact

Angel Calderon

Principle Advisor, Institutional Research & Planning

RMIT University

Changing the face of PBRF and SciVal Reporting

Katy Miller 

Manager, Research Partnerships and Performance

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

PBRF Modelling with SciVal  API  Author Metrics (Zoom)

Weiwei Wang 

Research Planning Analyst

University of Auckland, New Zealand

'SciVal - Unwrapping our new toy'

Michael Crisp 

Deputy Director: Performance Metrics Business Intelligence and Planning

University of South Australia

Research Impact and Evaluation – Metrics

Sophie Holloway 

Associate Director, Research Performance

Australian National University

Getting the most out of SciVal – Enterprise Reporting (SciVal hierarchies)

Dr Claudia Arango 

Deputy Director, Research Strategy, Systems & Policy

Griffith University

Research Intelligence Ecosystem

Survey & Conclusion of SciVal User Group Meeting

Cassandra Sims

Senior Solution Sales Manager, Elsevier, Australia

Siobhan Howard

Customer Success ManagerElsevier, Australia

Macy Lee

Marketing Manager, Elsevier, Australia

Speakers

Angel Calderon's image

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Angel Calderon

Principal Advisor Planning and Research

RMIT University, Australia

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Sophie-Holloway

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Sophie Holloway

Interim Chief, Research and Innovation Services

Australian National University

Read more about Sophie Holloway
Claudia Arango

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Claudia Arango

Deputy Director Strategy Systems & Policy Office for Research

Griffith University

Read more about Claudia Arango
Katy Miller

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Katy Miller

Manager, Research Partnerships and Performance in the Research Office

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Read more about Katy Miller
Tony Sheil's image

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Tony Sheil

Director Office for Research

Griffith University, Australia

Read more about Tony Sheil
Michael Crisp

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Michael Crisp

Deputy Director of Business Intelligence and Planning

University of South Australia, Australia

Read more about Michael Crisp
Michelle Duryea

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Michelle Duryea

Senior Manager, Research Analytics, Systems and Performance, Research Services

Edith Cowan University, Australia

Read more about Michelle Duryea
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Weiwei Wang

Research Planning Analyst, Planning and Information Office

University of Auckland, New Zealand

Read more about Weiwei Wang
Peter Darroch's image

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Peter Darroch

Director of Portfolio Marketing

Elsevier, Amsterdam

Read more about Peter Darroch
Siobhan Howard's image

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Siobhan Howard

Customer Success Manager

Elsevier, ANZ

Read more about Siobhan Howard
Christopher James's image

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Christopher James

Principal Product Manager of SciVal

Elsevier, Amsterdam

Read more about Christopher James
Cassandra-Sims

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Cassandra Sims

Senior Solutions Account Manager

Elsevier

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Macy Lee

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Macy Lee

Marketing Manager

Elsevier ANZ

Read more about Macy Lee

APAC SciVal User Group Forum 2022

Driving Research Impact For Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: A Dialogue for Defining, Developing and Reporting on Research Impact.

Date: Thursday 17 November 2022

Location: Virtual event / Zoom webinar

Topic

Speaker(s)

Welcome Remarks

Dr Shubhra Dutta

Customer Consultant, Elsevier

Anne Clarice Africa

Regional Manager, Marketing South-East Asia, Elsevier

Research Impact and SDGs

Dr Jingwen Mu 

Senior Global Strategy Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Dr Pannee Cheewinsiriwat 

Assistant Vice President, Chulalongkorn University

Success Stories about Research Impact

Jesse Xiao

Head, Scholarly Communication and Research Services, The University of Hong Kong Libraries Dr Ping-Yu Chang

Section Chief, R&D Office, National Central University

Academia-industry collaboration for achieving SDGs

Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula

Dean, Alumni and Corporate Relations, IIT Madras Dr Anders Karlsson

Vice President, Global Strategic Networks, Elsevier

Insights for driving Research Impact

Robbertjan Kalff

Vice-president, Elsevier

Closing Remark

Jessica Low 

Regional Director, Research Intelligence, Asia Pacific, Elsevier

Asia-Pacific SciVal User Group 2021

2021 Asia-Pacific SciVal User Group meeting aims to explore and share how institutions across the APAC region use SciVal to achieve success in reporting for Rankings, Topics of Research and Collaboration. This meeting will include a number of case studies presented by our speakers from various institutions in countries and regions such as Australia, India, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. Using SciVal, understand where your institution stands and where you could go!

Date: Thursday, 28th October 2021

Venue: Virtual meeting / Zoom webinar

Agenda

Topic

Speaker(s)

Introduction

Dr Steven Riddell (Senior Consultant, Elsevier)

Dr Shubhra Dutta (Customer Consultant, Elsevier)

SciVal product team

Robbertjan Kalff (Vice-president of SciVal)

Rankings

Angel Calerdon (Principal Advisor Institutional Research and Planning, RMIT University)

Prof.  Atul Khosla, (Vice-Chancellor, Shoolini University)

Topics and Trends

Dr Yuan Chih, Fu (Assistant Professor, National Taipei University of Technology) Priscilla Pun (Functional head of library, University of Macao)

Collaboration

Dr Zhang Guangcui (Director, Office of Global Engagement, Jilin University) Dr Alison Lloyd, (Associate Vice-President, Institutional Research and Strategic Planning, Hong Kong Baptist University)

Conclusion

Dr Anders Karlsson (Vice-President of Global Strategic Networks, Elsevier)

Asia-Pacific SciVal User Group 2020

If you missed the APAC SciVal User Group 2020, we highly recommend you to watch the meeting recording by clicking the button below.

Agenda

Topic

Speaker

SciVal - where we are and where we are going

Robbertjan Kalff – Vice President SciVal

1) First round of Australia's national assessment with the University of Southern Queensland, Institutional tagging and data cleaning. 2) Australian Research Management Society - Elsevier Young Researcher Awards 3) International research collaboration, evidence-based decision making.

Professor Ren Yi – University of Southern Queensland (Australia)

Analyzing UN SDG research with SciVal - when global goals meet the local context.

Dr Jingwen Mu – University of Auckland  (New Zealand)

Examining the Initial Patters of Asia Pacific Publications on Covid-19: Priorities and Partnerships.

Professor Michael Khor – Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

What's India's take on Research? - a Bibliometric overview

Dr K. V Santhosh – Manipal Institute of Technology (India)