{"id":1251,"date":"2021-09-02T11:34:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T11:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/?page_id=1251"},"modified":"2022-09-14T09:46:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T09:46:13","slug":"the-vre-virtual-research-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/the-vre-virtual-research-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"The VRE (Virtual Research Environment)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1251\" class=\"elementor elementor-1251\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b454eae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b454eae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2354530\" data-id=\"2354530\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4249b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e4249b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keeping your VRE profile up to date is important for not just tracking and reporting, but for networking and finding opportunities.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.westminster.ac.uk\/do\/westminster-auth\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Virtual Research Environment<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is also where any R&amp;KE ethics applications are made.<\/p><p>Developments to the VRE are ongoing and more guidance will be published here later this year, but the below is an introduction to some of its core functions.<\/p><p>You can direct any questions about the VRE to the R&amp;KE Office at research-knowledge-exchange-office@westminster.ac.uk<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1816515 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1816515\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcca8c7\" data-id=\"dcca8c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243f334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"243f334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=XGV9zZcOZEU&amp;list=PLX4wrfly6zDKeo9xns-tybniFMRxkgq4Y&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979a965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"979a965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A demonstration of how to add a research output to the repository section of the VRE.<\/p><p>Follow updates to the VRE\u00a0<a style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/tag\/vre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b69df3\" data-id=\"5b69df3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276480b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"276480b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/IJtd2xS896Q&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830cca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"830cca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This video explains how to update the public and community engagement section of your researcher profile in the VRE.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #030303;font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;letter-spacing: 0.2px;background-color: #f9f9f9\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1902c63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1902c63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-346b8a1\" data-id=\"346b8a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a958c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a958c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=DnN_PnE4DmU&amp;list=PLX4wrfly6zDKeo9xns-tybniFMRxkgq4Y&amp;index=2&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7be18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c7be18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This video explains how to start or amend an ethics application on the VRE. For further enquiries please contact research-ethics@westminster.ac.uk, and for more info on research ethics, integrity and governance please see the <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblctVkNqNzVXWkVUc2NSSE1JMnlaWjhWcjBrUXxBQ3Jtc0tsY2V3NUVKRVc1SWd6RnY3Y3hSTWhxM19qX09aeWJCS19ZRXR5eGROcUJiako4UjFIRlNISnJzRFFZVVRnNjZKS1YxbmtrZW5mdjB4dTE1cTdlMXUwcjRyd25SVkpPRE5JdWJaWjR0OXpDdWdmdHBvOA&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.westminster.ac.uk%2Fresearchoffice%2Fcategory%2Fethics%2F\">relevant pages of the R&amp;KE Office blog.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-025c6a5\" data-id=\"025c6a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b575e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9b575e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=mi5YFcRlvOQ&amp;list=PLX4wrfly6zDIYlRG4egMqzJBkrIsEdhiS&amp;index=7&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef468a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef468a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This video focusses on making a full research ethics application via the VRE for review by a Research Ethics Committee.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping your VRE profile up to date is important for not just tracking and reporting, but for networking and finding opportunities.\u00a0The Virtual Research Environment\u00a0is also where any R&amp;KE ethics applications are made. 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