Discover and share good practice for smarter working universities

Daniela Duca

Daniela Duca

With: Jisc

Role: Senior Co-designer

Daniela joined the research team at Jisc in 2014, where she works on research data management projects and develops business cases for new Jisc services. Daniela is a visual artist, with extensive experience in financial technology and a PhD in innovation management within the private sector.

Contact: Daniela Duca

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Five research equipment booking systems reviewed

Last year Jisc began looking for the best way to show use and sharing of research equipment across the UK. The search uncovered a number of web apps and systems that already collect data on usage, and drive efficiencies in this area. They're primarily used by researchers, principal investigators and lab technicians across a number of institutions. Daniela Duca has been looking at five of them in more detail.
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Sharing research equipment: how can we do it better?

Last year staff from Jisc set out to better understand institutional and researchers' needs around sharing research equipment. Senior co-designer Daniela Duca reveals the team's findings.