Aims of synthesis website
D6.7 Online Synthesis of VECTORS for Stakeholders and
Policy Makers
DoW text: Task and WP leaders will prepare syntheses
reports of the project progress, its results and its
implications. These synthesis reports will be written
specifically for the policymaker and stakeholder
audience. At the end of the project a final VECTORS
synthesis report will be prepared and made widely
available.
Aims for synthesis website:
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Easy to use and navigate
Intuitive
Accessible
Engaging
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Interactive
Simple but effective
Use VECTORS Branding
Stand alone pages
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Design and structure of synthesis website
Architecture
The architecture of the website will be
based on a 3 tier structure: the home
page, landing pages and core pages.
Home
Page
The Home Page will provide the main search area
of the website designed around the search tools.
The Landing Pages will provide
Landing
summary information about a particular
Page
sector or area of the project.
The Core pages are the heart of the website
providing the detailed results of the project by
activity / task / action. Key results will be listed
along with an overview of the aim of the work
within VECTORS and the significance of the
results.
Core Page
The Home Page
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features, such as
save favourites.
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Share the page
through social
media or email
The Home Page
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These will link to the
‘More
about
VECTORS’
relevant
pages
on the provides background information on the project with links to
project website where the
the project website
information can be
accessed. We aim to
create a searchable
publications database
All of the partner’s locations will be shown on the map with
a pin. When the user clicks on a pin the box to the right of
the map will provide information about that institute
The Home Page
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‘Explore Map’ displays research results by location.
Clicking on a pin will bring up
information on that case
study and the relevant area
will be highlighted on the map
This text will be taken from the
corresponding core page. It will
provide a link to access the
page directly where the full
activity information will be
available.
View full result information
Landing Page
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This is an example landing page
List ofLead
related
author
specific
research
information
areas
(these are the core pages)
Bullet point list of specific
areas covered / project
objectives for this area/issue
Overview
information:
• What studied? You can easily save
pages to your
• Why studied?
favourites (for quick
• Where?
future reference),
• How?
print pages in an easy
• Links?
to read format and/or
share with colleagues
If you click on the objective
the relevant core pages (i.e.
the research that achieved
that objective) will be
highlighted in the list of
specific research areas
Core Page
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Save to favourites
(for quick future
reference), print
pages in an easy to
read format
and/or share with
Title of research, lead author
colleagues
and institute plus contact
email address
Diagrams, graphics,
images that support text
References
List of policies / acts /
Sources of
further
legislation
that
these
information:
results
can inform
deliverables, papers
reports, websites etc.
Example
Introduction
to Core
task:
what has
been
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studied
and why.
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on the screen.
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findings
the usuer
clicks ‘delve deeper’
it will then be
revealed
These will be live
links where the
paper / report is
open access
Mobile site
Users accessing the website from a
mobile device or tablet will see a
condensed version of the site.
The 4 search areas will drop-down
when clicked on to reveal the landing
pages (sectors/topics) and ‘search by
sea/region’ option.
We will aim for the condensed version
of the site to have the same
functionality as the full version.
Submitting your research
results to the website
A web-based form has been created for researchers to
easily submit their research results/ activities to the
synthesis webite. This form can be accessed through
the VECTORS project website
Each form submitted will be created into an individual
website page. Within each page the results are
displayed in a way that highlights and focuses on the
key findings of the research so, before you start
entering your results, please consider
• How your research should be presented; as one set
of results on a single website page, or brokendown into two or more pages.
• How many key findings can be presented? These
should be the key messages that we want to
communicate backed up by supporting evidence.
The form
has been
designed to
collect all of
the
information
required to
create a core
page of the
website so it
is imperative
that all
fields are
completed.
Submitting your research results to
the website
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Key points for submitting your research
• Please include all necessary references in the text and then provide the
appropriate citation to the paper in the box provided. When the data is
transferred to the website the references will be shown as a number to
minimise the amount of characters required.
• Avoid the use of acronyms and overly scientific terms that the reader is not
likely to understand. Use terms / definitions that are familiar to the audience
(i.e. used in directives / policies) so that they can instantly associate with the
meaning.
• Focus on the message(s) that we want to communicate to our audience, such as
the policy and management relevance of our results but make sure to be clear
how it informs / is relevant?
• Keep text concise and succinct, don’t include any detail that is not specific to
the message