Funding advice
Guidance on how to secure research funding, from finding funding to grant applications and working with funding bodies
Evaluating the impact of patient and public involvement in health research
Measuring the impact of involving patients and the public in healthcare research is less about proving that the practice is a ‘good thing’ and more about finding ways to …
Researcher speed-dating: developing strategic collaborations with international partners
From meeting online to forming long-term relationships, researchers’ shared projects can foster stronger international partnerships between…
Reimagining the role of higher education in a world of intersecting revolutions
To remain relevant, universities must shift from reactive funding requests to proactive transformation, writes Rahim Somani
‘Changing the culture from academic-owned equipment to shared ownership is not easy’
With dedicated research technical professionals alongside equipment investments, universities can foster a culture of equipment sharing. Here, Sarah …
THE podcast: two vice-chancellors on maintaining quality and financial stability within a university
Hear Anton Muscatelli of the University of Glasgow and Alex Zelinsky of the University of Newcastle, Australia, discuss the complexities of successfully running a…
Donors want to see real-world impact. What does that mean for higher education in the sciences?
Amid academia’s challenges related to talent retention and fundraising, universities can use translational research programmes to enhance scientific edge and real-…
How to help postdoctoral researchers gain experience in teaching
Early career researchers increasingly require teaching experience for job applications or promotion. How can we create opportunities that help postdocs gain educational…
How exactly does research get funded?
Ever wondered how research funding works? Raghavendra U breaks down the entire process in this resource
All together now: how to write an interdisciplinary research proposal
Advice on drafting successful research proposals to secure support and funding for interdisciplinary projects, from three academics with experience developing…
Set sail on the choppy waters of grant proposals with the 3 Gs approach
If securing research funding is like a budding pirate king navigating choppy waters in search of untold treasures, how can we build the resilience to keep journeying…
The four key steps to writing a successful funding bid
The art to writing successful funding bids lies in your vision – and assembling a crack team to enact it. Rob Waterson offers his tips
Love and money: why the search for funding is like romance
Funding is a relationship of sorts. You and your research project funder will enter into a finite symbiosis. It’s a joyful, exciting, uncomfortable and occasionally scary co…
How to lose a grant in 10 ways
Want your funding application to be rejected? Have we got some advice for you. But, seriously, don’t do these things and you might just find your perfect grant match
Philanthropists, governing boards and faculty must play active roles in university governance
All parties involved in donating and managing university funds must play active roles in ensuring such financial gifts are used wisely, if US higher education is to avoid further…
Devolved research funding in universities – a counter-narrative
Unfunded research could paradoxically add value to an institution’s output, profile and impact. Rosalind Edwards asks what lessons European initiatives can offer
The three key building blocks for a successful knowledge transfer partnership
KTPs offer huge benefits to all involved – as long as you have the right partner, the right project and the right graduate, explains Ruth Greenhalgh
A guide to writing grant proposals
To write a successful grant proposal, academics need to focus on the relevant details that will help sell their research idea to the reviewer and this requires a shift of…
The arts and humanities have not been forgotten: finding funding post-pandemic
Edward Harcourt on why the arts and humanities are vital to tackling societal challenges and what funding streams are available to research within these disciplines
