RGMS update
RGMS Update 3 March 2011
Revised Closing dates: TRIPs and CREs The closing dates for the following schemes have been revised to ensure that no applicants are disadvantaged by the previous disruption in RGMS accessibility and performance. The revised closing dates are: Centres of Research Excellence: 31 March 2011 Translating Research into Practice Fellowships (TRIPs): 15 April 2011 As with all revised deadlines, only applications commenced in RGMS by the original closing dates will be accepted...
RGMS Update – 14 January 2011
Impact of flood crisis: Research and Practitioner Fellowships NHMRC will support researchers and institutions affected by the flood crisis, noting that the closing date for Research and Practitioner Fellowship applications is 10 February 2011. If, as a result of the floods, you feel that you may be unable to meet the 10 February 2011 closing date, please contact NHMRC (details below). Research Administration Officers are welcome to contact NHMRC on behalf of candidates within their institutions...
RGMS Update - 10 December 2010
Since our last edition... We are pleased to advise that the NHMRC funding calendar for 2011 is available on the NHMRC website. On Monday 13 December 2010, RGMS will be open for applications for Project Grants, Research and Practitioner Fellowships and Centres of Research Excellence. Thank you We wish to thank the people that have helped us to improve RGMS. Increased technical capacity, streamlined forms, new help text, monitoring and load management, together ensure that users...
RGMS Update - 9 November 2010
Since our last edition... NHMRC staff have worked hard to implement and test a number of improvements to RGMS infrastructure and performance. We have also finalised data migration from the old Research Management Information System into RGMS. The RGMS production environment was reopened on 1 November. Our staff are now working to finalise application forms and associated documentation for when key grant rounds open in December. We apologise that this edition of the RGMS Update is a little...
RGMS Update - 22 October 2010
Since our last edition... RGMS is off-line as we continue to install and validate our system improvements. We look forward to finalising this process and re-opening RGMS. Access over the next two months When RGMS is re-opened and until funding schemes open, users will initially only have access to update their CV and profile. We expect, by the end of November, to enable users to view awarded grants (that is, to view grants imported from the old RMIS system). Following the opening of...
RGMS Update - 8 October 2010
Since our last edition... October is the month when we take our RGMS production environment off-line to install all the improvements we have been working on over the last six months. These improvements have been developed and road-tested in our "development" and "test" environments and are now being migrated into the "production" site. What is happening to RGMS this month? All the improvements to the software, databases and underlying architecture of...
RGMS Update - 24 September 2010
Since our last edition... We are gearing up to install our upgrades to RGMS during the month of October. As previously announced, RGMS will not be available during this time. We would like to thank the Research Administration Officers (RAOs) and researchers who have volunteered to test some of the changes we have made to RGMS, in response to the feedback we have received from them over the last 6 months. RGMS unavailable during October As outlined in the previous update, RGMS will not...
RGMS Update - 10 September 2010
Since our last edition... We have continued working on our priority areas for infrastructure development and getting ready for load testing RGMS in October. We hope that our FAQ approach to this edition is useful. NHMRC would also like to again acknowledge the invaluable contribution of our GRP members – this week was the last GRP week for Project Grants. We will continue to host the peer review processes for Partnerships Projects and Program Grants and look forward to welcoming...
RGMS Update - 27 August 2010
Since our last edition... This edition contains important information about the availability of RGMS in October. Over the past fortnight, NHMRC has continued to support the Project Grant Review Panels here in Canberra, improved our tracking of inquiries to the Research Help Centre, and finalised plans for technical improvements to the RGMS system. Improving our infrastructure - RGMS availability - October 2010 NHMRC has been working intensely over the past 4 months to identify and...
RGMS Update - 13 August 2010
Since our last edition… During the past fortnight, we have enjoyed playing host to the GRP members assisting us with the grant review process. While we have not been able to offer the crisp sunny winter days that we usually enjoy, we thank the GRP members for their perseverance in our cold and blustery weather. For those of you coming to GRPs in Canberra next week, we are expecting cold sunny weather and there is snow on the Brindabellas. RGMS User Reference Group meeting 6 August...