The future of research in tough times

"What every institution wants is the ability to be able to attract, retain and support its researchers on a shrinking budget, so research reputation is also important. For research-intensive institutions, this is about maintaining a high-profile presence in the research arena....Reputation is built on the opinion of funders so we need to ensure that institutions are assisted to manage their research information management in the most efficient ways possible....Making research more visible through open-access platforms is an established way of reaching this wider audience...."