Discover RIMS Blog
Insights on research intelligence, rankings, accreditation, and modern research data management.
A RIMS Buyer's Guide for Research Universities
Six criteria — coverage, time to value, deployment, security, total cost, and proof — plus a scorecard and who should be in the evaluation.
May 16, 2026
Security and GDPR Checklist for Research Systems (for CIOs)
The RIMS security and GDPR checklist for CIOs: data residency, encryption, RBAC, audit logs, and the three GDPR controls that are non-negotiable before deployment.
May 15, 2026
Research Impact and Open Science: A Strategic Guide
Why impact and openness are now strategic, how to evidence impact beyond citations, and how reliable data turns it into a defensible institutional narrative.
May 15, 2026
A Research Data Checklist for Institutional Accreditation
Accreditation stress is rarely about weak research — it is about data readiness. A six-point checklist and what review-ready looks like.
May 14, 2026
Migrating to a New RIMS: A Data Migration Playbook
Migration is a chance to fix attribution and duplication, not preserve it. A source-led migration playbook that avoids importing old problems.
May 14, 2026
Core RIMS Capabilities Explained: From Profiles to Analytics
A practical capability map for evaluating a RIMS: researcher profiles, unified publications, collaboration and impact analytics, and reporting.
May 14, 2026
RIMS Implementation Timeline and Change Management
Time to value is decided as much by change management as software. A realistic phased timeline and the organisational work that drives adoption.
May 13, 2026
Do You Need a RIMS? An Institutional Readiness Assessment
Not every institution is ready for a RIMS. A practical readiness assessment and scorecard to use before evaluating vendors.
May 13, 2026
SDG Mapping for Universities: From Publications to Impact Evidence
Funders and rankings want SDG impact evidence. Why manual tagging fails, the pitfalls, and how automated mapping creates a defensible story.
May 12, 2026