Oxford University e-Science Centre 6 VRE for the Integrative Biology Research Consortium (IB VRE) –To develop a large-scale Virtual Research Environment (VRE) demonstrator –investigate collaboration frameworks to support the entire research process of a large- scale, international research consortium –The key deliverables from the project will be: a robust integrated VRE demonstrator based on OGCE supporting the work of a major multi- and inter-disciplinary research consortium at the interface between the physical and the life sciences detailed reports on the requirements, specification, design, and implementation stages of the development of a fully-functioning VRE to support this leading international research community detailed evaluation studies based on extensive user- and developer-experience of the use and extension of existing VRE middleware to support large-scale collaborative research.
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