Category Archives: Career Young Researchers

Summary-time, and the writing ain’t easy…

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Adam

A version of this article first appeared in Funding Insight in March 2019 and is reproduced with kind permission of Research Professional. For more articles like this, visit www.researchprofessional.com All funding schemes have a summary section as an essential part of the application … Continue reading →

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How can we help researchers with grant applications? The contribution of Research Development professionals

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Adam

A version of this article first appeared in Funding Insight in February 2019 and is reproduced with kind permission of Research Professional. For more articles like this, visit www.researchprofessional.com You are the academic expert, in the process of applying for funding to make … Continue reading →

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A Fantastic ‘Funding Friday’ in Finland

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Adam

Last month Back in February, I was delighted to be invited to give the keynote talk at the University of Turku’s inaugural Funding Friday event. Before the invitation I didn’t know very much about Finland (other than the joke that in … Continue reading →

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Mistakes in grant writing – cut and paste text

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Adam

A version of this article first appeared in Funding Insight in November 2018 and is reproduced with kind permission of Research Professional. For more articles like this, visit www.researchprofessional.com Given the ever-expanding requirements of most research funding application forms, it’s inevitable that applicants … Continue reading →

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Top application tips for postdoc fellowships in the social sciences

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Adam

A version of this article first appeared in Funding Insight in June 2018 and is reproduced with kind permission of Research Professional. For more articles like this, visit www.researchprofessional.com Post-doctoral or early career research fellowships in the social sciences have low success rates … Continue reading →

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Eight tips for attending a research call information and networking day

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Adam

A version of this article first appeared in Funding Insight in July 2018 and is reproduced with kind permission of Research Professional. For more articles like this, visit www.researchprofessional.com Many major research funding calls for substantial UKRI investments now include one or more … Continue reading →

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Applying for research funding – is it worth it? Part II – Costs and Benefits

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Adam

A version of this article first appeared in Funding Insight on 9th March 2018 and is reproduced with kind permission of Research Professional. For more articles like this, visit www.researchprofessional.com My previous post posed a question about whether applying for … Continue reading →

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Applying for research funding – is it worth it?

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Adam

A version of this article first appeared in Funding Insight on 6th March 2018 and is reproduced with kind permission of Research Professional. For more articles like this, visit www.researchprofessional.com Success rates are low and applications are more and more … Continue reading →

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USS Pensions Strike – Could deliberative democracy be a way out of the impasse?

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Adam

My headline, unfortunately, is a classic QTWTAIN (‘question to which the answer is no’) because I can’t see any evidence that the employers want to negotiate or seek alternatives or engage in any meaningful way. You can find an admirably … Continue reading →

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“Once more unto the breach” – Should I resubmit my unsuccessful research grant application?

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Adam

This article first appeared in Funding Insight on 11th May 2017 and is reproduced with kind permission of Research Professional. For more articles like this, visit  www.researchprofessional.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * … Continue reading →

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