Higher Education Archives 
  Programme #HEAP
  Action plan
  Tina Morton & Matt Greenhall
  Engagement Managers
  18 September 2015
    Higher Education Archives Programme #HEAP
                                     2014-15                  2015-16                                               Possible follow up activity
      Tailored support                                        Engagement Manager mapping and visits to              Tailored support and 
                                                              services                                              guidance
      Wider Network                  Set up Steering Group                                                           
                                      
      Network development            Investigate feasibility       Organise Network meetings                       Look at links with DCDC 
                                     of using existing             Business planning with network                  conference
                                     Jiscmail HE list
                                      
      Wider Network                                           Compile list of specialist networks and provide        
                                                              contacts & specialist areas on TNA website
      Stakeholder mapping,                                         Link to corporate TNA mapping                   Relationship building 
      looking at strategic players                                 Research phase                                  developed to include TNA 
      including funders*                                           Relationship building                           directors and CEOs office
      Case study development         Identify themes          Work up 3-4 case studies to go on RLUK UDC Hub         
                                                              and/or TNA website
                                                              Possibly to include: 
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                                                               Accreditation (Bradford)
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                                                               Teaching skills (Falmouth)
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                                                               Increase internal profile (Cadbury Research 
                                                              Centre)
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                                                               Joint services / Partnership working (Hull)
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                                                               Research resource profile e.g., Warwick
                                                              
                                                               REF/Impact assessment
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                                                               Object based learning (UofA London)
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                                                               New research areas e.g. BT records used in 
                                                              linguistics study of business
  Case studies: Research and Teaching
                                       Research published at the start of the 
                                       year into archives working with 
                                       academia.
                                       Highlighted the important contribution 
                                       archives can make to REF, including 
                                       impact agenda.
                                       -
                                       Also wider contributions to teaching 
                                       and the TEF.
                                       Joint work between TNA and RLUK to 
        REF/TEF                        collate REF Impact Case Studies. 
                                       - Publication online through Unique 
                                       and Distinct Collections Hub.
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