Simon Kerridge

Founder and Principal Consultant (Research, science and technology policy)

Canterbury, Kent

Simon has been a research manager and administrator (RMA) for over 30 years, and is currently an independent research consultant at Kerridge Research Consulting. Prior to that he was Director of Research Services at the University of Kent where he was responsible for all aspects of research support at the university. He has a number of external national and international affiliations including being on the EARMA Board and Awards Committee; and the NISO CRediT Standing Committee. He leads the INORMS RAAAP projects, is co-investigator on the PIoS project, and a advisor to the RAPIDS and RM ROADMAP projects. He holds a doctorate in research management and administration, and has specific areas of expertise in: RMA as a profession, research impact, open access, grant management systems, research development, research assessment and research information management. Simon is also the managing editor of the open access Journal of Research Management and Administration

Publications

Open access for REF2020
An Integrated System Supporting Virtual Consortia in the Construction Sector
RMAS
CERIF for Datasets (C4D) – An Overview
Integration of CERIF, ESB and cloud in the development of a national global research and administrative management system
RAAAP-2 Questionnaire (pdf)
RAAAP-2 (Research Administration as a Profession - INORMS follow on project to RAAAP)
The Metric Tide: Report of the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment and Management
Research Information Management System (KRIMSON) at Kent
A Framework for Agreeing Standard Terminology
RAAAP CareerDataset
RAAAP EmploymentHistoryDetails
RAAAP Main Dataset
RAAAP EmployerDataset
RAAAP Data Analysis Plan Summary
RAAAP Data Cleansing Process
RAAAP AnyComments
RAAAP CurrentEmploymentStatusDetails
RAAAP CurrentRoleLevelDetails
RAAAP HighestQualificationSubjectDetails
RAAAP InstitutionCharacterDetails
RAAAP InstitutionTypeDetails
RAAAP NumOtherDetails
RAAAP OrgDepartmentDetails
RAAAP Professional Development Other Details
RAAAP Professional Qualifications Other Details
RAAAP SPSS Syntax file - processing
RAAAP SPSS Syntax file - processing output
RAAAP SPSS Syntax file - splitting
RAAAP SPSS Syntax file - splitting output
RAAAP Codebook
RAAAP Codebook to Datafile matrix
RAAAP Questionnaire
Research Administration as a Profession (RAAAP) - a snapshot of research administrators and their skills from around the world.
CASRAI-UK: Using the CASRAI approach to develop standards for communicating and sharing research information in the UK
Research Administration around the World
Open Science Skills Workshop Presentations
RAAAP "Research Administration as a Profession" data sets and supporting files
RAAAP AnyIssues
Data retrieved from survey Qualtrics within the framework of the project Professionals at the Interface of Science (PIoS): the missing link?
Data retrieved from survey Qualtrics within the framework of the project Professionals at the Interface of Science (PIoS): the missing link?
RAAAP-2 Questionnaire (pdf)
RAAAP-2 (Research Administration as a Profession - INORMS follow on project to RAAAP)
Professionals at the interface of science: is there more than meets the eye?
Variable-Dataset Mapping.xlsx
RAAAP-3 HIBARMA Questionnaire
RAAAP-3 HIBARMA Questionnaire
Benefits of Research Management and Administration for African Universities – The Way Forward
Data retrieved from survey Qualtrics within the framework of the project Professionals at the Interface of Science (PIoS): the missing link?
Electronic Research Administration
Engineering large-scale agent-based systems with consensus
Model-based condition monitoring applied to a large-scale industrial steel mill
Supplypoint: Electronic Procurement using Virtual Supply Chains-An Overview
Virtual Tendering and Bidding in the Construction Sector
XML a succesor to EDI?
Is Research Management and Administration (RMA) a Profession?
RAAAP-2 Datasets (17 linked datasets)
RAAAP-2 SPSS Data Cleansing syntax files
Botswana Statement
Botswana Statement
Shaping the future of research evaluation: Insights from The Festival of Hidden REF
RAPIDS Questionnaire
RAPIDS Questionnaire
RAAAP-123 Main Datasets (for Workshop).xlsx
RAAAP-123 Main Datasets (for Workshop).xlsx
Beyond the Bench: The Professional Identity of Research Management and Administration