Terminology

Some of the terminology in RIMS may be different to what you are familiar with, particularly if you have interacted previously with Research Services.

 RIMS  Refers to:

Proposals

Research grants, fellowships or funding applications

Protocols

Research projects submitted for animal or human ethics approval

Projects

Any grouping of Proposals and Protocols that relates to the same research activity

PI or Principal Investigator

CI or Chief Investigator/Project Supervisor

Institution Number

The number which identifies the Proposal or Protocol record in the system. Proposals (grants) are identified by numbers with a G prefix, Human Ethics Protocols have an H prefix, and Animal Ethics Protocols an A prefix

Sponsor

Funding body

Submission

Applications or submissions within Proposals or Protocols

Department

Organisational unit, eg School

Modules

Different components of RIMS, ie Proposals, Human Ethics, Animal Use