research RMA Workshop Programme 2013/14: The Research Management and Administration (RMA) team is delighted to announce its new programme of workshops for 2013/14. All workshops are open to academic research staff, please check if the workshop you are interested in is targeted to your level (ECR, Mid-career, Senior). Essential training sessions are marked in blue. The workshops will take place across the year at various UAL locations. What do funders want? 12/11/13 CCW 11/02/14 LCC To understand the priorities of different funders Main points covered: Research Councils and their strategic priorities Trusts and foundations Pitching to a funder - understanding the key elements of a good application Open to: All levels
29/04/14 CSM
Data Management (DM) To address DM issues in funding applications and funded projects Main points covered: Understanding DM and its importance Research Councils and Open access Understanding Green and Gold routes for publishing Internal data management policy Technical plans in grant applications Open to: All levels
14/01/14 CCW
Ethics To understand ethical issues and how they should be addressed in research Main points covered: What are ethical considerations? What sorts of things in projects do they include? Why are ethical considerations important? Examples of ethical considerations on existing projects? Internal procedure for ethics at UAL Speaker from UAL ethics committee? Open to: All levels
20/11/13 LCF
Contracts To understand the contract issues raised by a research project Main points covered: Types of contract in a funding applications Points to consider Open to: All levels
06/11/13 CSM
Intellectual Property To understand the principles of IP and how they apply to a research project Main points covered: Different types of IP (background, foreground) Differences between legal terminologies Use of non-disclosure agreements Open to: All levels Employing researchers To understand how to employ staff on research contacts Main points covered: Recruitment procedures Managing staff Open to: Mid-career, Senior Putting an application together – small projects To be able to put together a first grant application Main points covered: Identifying suitable funders Application formats and required documents Budgets Open to: ECR
TBC 04/12/13 CSM
TBC 13/02/14 CSM
28/01/14 LCF
Impact and public engagement – small projects 04/02/14 LCC To understand how to engage with the impact agenda Main points covered: Understanding impact Identifying different private, public and third sector audiences and types of impact Types of impact activity and understanding what is appropriate for each audience Using social media Open to: ECR Career-specific opportunities – ECR To identify opportunities for developing a career Main points covered: RCUK’s definition of ECR What the funders are looking for from ECRs Grants schemes with routes or call targeted at ECRs Open to: ECR
12/03/14 LCF
Putting an application together – major projects To be able to put together a first major grant application Main points covered: Identifying suitable funders Application formats and required documents Budgets Open to: Mid-career, Senior
24/04/14 LCC
Impact and public engagement – major projects 14/05/14 CCW To understand how to engage with the impact agenda in major grant applications Main points covered: Understanding impact Identifying different private, public and third sector audiences and types of impact Types of impact activity and understanding what is appropriate for each audience Using social media Open to: Mid-career, Senior Career-specific opportunities – mid/senior 20/05/14 LCF To identify opportunities for advancing a career Main points covered: What the funders are looking for from mid-career and senior researchers Grants schemes with routes or call targeted at mid-career and senior researchers Open to: Mid-career, Senior EU funding To be able to pursue an EU funding application Open to: Mid-career, Senior
28/05/14 CSM
Collaboration To understand how to engage and work with different partners Main points covered: Working with academic and non-academic partners Taking the first steps Nurturing and maintaining relationships Open to: Mid-career, Senior
9/06/14 CSM