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24th March 2020
This event has been cancelled due to restrictions arising from COVID-19.
Latest research and knowledge exchange news at Bournemouth University
24th March 2020
This event has been cancelled due to restrictions arising from COVID-19.
Monday 9th March RKEDF: Global Visiting Fellowship – Drop in sessions
12:30 – 13:30 Talbot Campus
For those who are thinking of nominating an applicant for the GVF fund, to come along with their idea and seek advice on the joint application process from panel members.
Wednesday 11th March RKEDF: Getting started in public engagement with research
10:00 – 12:00 Lansdowne Campus
An intensive introductory session covering why Public Engagement is important, what it can do for your research, how to identify audiences and target their needs, designing public engagement activity and the logistics of public engagement – from securing funding through planning, developing skills and the support offered at BU. Also the evaluation of engagement activity.
Friday 6th March RKEDF: Research Outputs – Writing Day
Dedicated time and space, free from everyday distractions with a collaborative focus on productive writing with other BU authors.
FULLY BOOKED
Next dates: 14th May and 14th July
If you have any queries, please contact mailto:RKEDF@bournemouth.ac.uk?subject=Research Event Query.
Tuesday 13th April – Thursday 15th April
The three-day Writing Academy will enable you to develop the skills required to improve the quantity and quality of your publications and to develop a publication strategy which best represents you as an academic.
The academy is a great opportunity for academics who are new to publishing or would benefit from some additional direction and coaching.
You’ll have access to an external consultant who will advise you on techniques and style. You will also have the opportunity to discuss your ideas and issues with your peers.
The program and objectives for Writing Academies are as follows:
You will also have the opportunity to discuss your publishing goals and prepare a plan to accommodate writing within your day to day routines.
The trainer for the Writing Academy is Patrick Brindle.
Patrick divides his time between his training and consultancy business – Into Content – and his work for City, University of London. At City he is Programme Director on the Publishing MA and International Publishing MA. Patrick has a PhD in History from Cambridge University, and has worked in editorial positions across the social sciences at Pearson Education, Oxford University Press and SAGE Publications. Patrick provides staff and PhD level training on book and research paper writing, and on general publishing strategy, to a range of universities, including Oxford, UCL, Leicester, Royal Holloway, the SRHE and the ESRC’s National Centre for Research Methods. He also has a specialism in helping academics in writing about methodology.
If you are interested in booking a place, please contact RKEDF@bournemouth.ac.uk.
Early Career Conference Grants fund emerging researchers who have not yet had the opportunity to travel internationally beyond their region to present at overseas conferences. Applications for the Early Career Conference Grants are now open. 25 grants of up to £2000 are available in 2020.
To apply, researchers must:
How to apply
Full details and the application form can be found on the ACU website
Applicants are required to complete four short personal statements, upload their conference proposal, and attach a letter of reference from their line manager or head of department.
The closing date is 23:59 GMT on Wednesday 25 March.
If you have any queries, please contact RKEDF@Bournemouth.ac.uk
We have some great events coming up in the next few weeks to help support you in your research activities. Please click on the links for further details about each event.
Tuesday 25th February | RKEDF: Research Ethics @ BU |
Wednesday 26th February | RKEDF: Measuring the Impact of Your Research with Advanced Citation Tools |
Thursday 27th February | BRIAN training – nominating your outputs for the REF mock exercise |
Thursday 27th February | RKEDF: SciVal |
Friday 6th March | RKEDF: Research Outputs – Writing Day |
Monday 9th March | RKEDF: Global Visiting Fellowship – Drop in sessions |
Wednesday 11th March | RKEDF: Getting started in public engagement with research |
Monday 16th March | RKEDF: Global Visiting Fellowship – Drop in sessions |
Thursday 19th March | RKEDF: Environment Narrative Writing Day |
Tuesday 24th March | NIHR Grant Applications Seminar & Support Event |
Wednesday 25th March | RDS Academic and Researcher Induction Event |
Monday 30th March | RKEDF: Building Evidence for REF Impact Case Studies |
You can see all the Organisational Development and Research Knowledge Development Framework (RKEDF) events in one place on the handy calendar of events.
Please note that all events are now targeted, so look closely at the event page to ensure that the event is suitable for you. In addition, most RKEDF events now require the approval of your Head of Department (or other nominated approver). Please follow the instructions given on the event page and the template email for you to initiate the booking request.
If you have any queries, please get in touch!
We have some great events coming up in the next few weeks to help support you in your research activities.
Tuesday 18th February | RKEDF: Preparing Practice-Based Research Outputs for Assessment |
Wednesday 19th February | RKEDF: Advanced Literature Search Techniques |
Thursday 20th February | RKEDF: Environment Narrative Writing Day |
Monday 24th February | Global Visiting Fellowship Fund – Best Practice Workshop |
Tuesday 25th February | RKEDF: Research Ethics @ BU |
Wednesday 26th February | RKEDF: Measuring the Impact of Your Research with Advanced Citation Tools |
Thursday 27th February | BRIAN training – nominating your outputs for the REF mock exercise |
Thursday 27th February | RKEDF: SciVal |
Friday 6th March | RKEDF: Research Outputs – Writing Day |
Monday 9th March | RKEDF: Global Visiting Fellowship – Drop in sessions |
Wednesday 11th March | RKEDF: Getting started in public engagement with research |
Monday 16th March | RKEDF: Global Visiting Fellowship – Drop in sessions |
Thursday 19th March | RKEDF: Environment Narrative Writing Day |
Tuesday 24th March | NIHR Grant Applications Seminar & Support Event |
Wednesday 25th March | RDS Academic and Researcher Induction Event |
Monday 30th March | RKEDF: Building Evidence for REF Impact Case Studies |
You can see all the Organisational Development and Research Knowledge Development Framework (RKEDF) events in one place on the handy calendar of events.
Please note that all events are now targeted, so look closely at the event page to ensure that the event is suitable for you. In addition, most RKEDF events now require the approval of your Head of Department (or other nominated approver). Please follow the instructions given on the event page and the template email for you to initiate the booking request.
If you have any queries, please get in touch!
The Leverhulme have launched their Doctoral Scholarships scheme offering UK universities funding of 15 Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships in a priority research area for that institution. As a university we may submit one application only and therefore the university will be coordinating expressions of interest from Academic Staff.
By 11th February 2020, those who are interested in making an application to the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships are invited to submit the following expression of interest – Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships EOI to Alexandra Pekalski .
Further information about the scheme is available from the Leverhulme Trust. Applicants are advised to check the eligibility criteria very carefully.
Purpose of funding
The Leverhulme will fund 15 doctoral scholarships in a priority research area for that institution. Each award funds 15 Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships at that institution, with 5 scholarships to be offered in each year of the first three years of the grant.
Each scholarship is for a fixed sum of £90,000 for each student for up to 48 months of full-time doctoral study. This covers:
Any remaining funds are to be used for the Leverhulme Scholar’s research and training expenses.
While the scholarships may be held by students of all nationalities, the Trust has a particular interest in supporting UK or EU students.
Process for selecting applications to be submitted
Should you be interested in applying, please note that your expression of interest application will be assessed by Doctoral Funding Panel. Further details of the assessment criteria can be found within the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships EOI . Candidates can expect feedback by 25th February 2019.
Timetable
21-01-2020 | RDS advertise Expression of Interest (EoI)competition for call |
11-02-2020 | EoI deadline (EoIs to be sent to RDS) |
13-02-2020 | Papers (applications) sent to Doctoral Funding panel (RDS to administer) |
20-02-2020 | Doctoral Funding panel meeting (virtual) |
25-02-2020 | Doctoral Funding panel decision and feedback disseminated to applicants |
25-02-2020 | RDS to contact Leverhulme to provide the Trust with the principal applicant’s name, departmental affiliation and email address. Access will then be granted to the Leverhulme Trust Grants Management System |
March/April/May-2020 | Applicants develop proposals with the support of RDS and Doctoral College |
22-05-2020 | Application finalised for APF financial sign-off by UET |
05-06-2020 | Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Deadline |
If you have further questions or queries please contact Alexandra Pekalski (apekalski@bournemouth.ac.uk) and/or Lisa Andrews (andrewsl@bournemouth.ac.uk ). For queries relating to Doctoral colleague support please contact Fiona Knight (fknight@bournemouth.ac.uk) and/or Julia Taylor (jtaylor@bournemouthac.uk).
SPACES STILL AVAILABLE
Wednesday February 5th
11:00 – 13:00
7th floor of the Executive Business Centre
The Royal Society is the independent scientific academy of the UK, dedicated to promoting excellence in science. The Society performs a number of roles including influencing policymaking, promoting public engagement with science and funding leading scientists. Over £40 million is spent annually by the Royal Society across the grant-making schemes.
This event, presented by the Royal Society’s Grants Operations Manager and the Grant Impact and Promotions Officer, will deliver an overview of the society’s funding schemes and provide advice on putting together a successful funding application. Academics with a successful track record will also discuss their personal experiences, and there will be a Q&A session followed by a networking lunch.
The intended learning outcomes of this session are:
For more information and to book, please see the staff intranet. If you have any queries, please contact RKEDF@bournemouth.ac.uk.
Research Training Opportunities
We have some great events coming up to help support you in your research activities.
Friday 31st January | RKEDF: Environment Narrative Writing Day |
Tuesday 4th February | RKEDF: EndNote Desktop for Managing References and Writing for Publication |
Tuesday 4th February | RKEDF: Good Clinical Practice ‘Lite’ |
Tuesday 4th February | RKEDF: Building Evidence for REF Impact Case Studies |
Wednesday 5th February | Royal Society Visit |
Wednesday 5th February | RKEDF: Introduction to Impact |
Tuesday 11th February | RKEDF: Overview of NIHR, CRNs and NIHR portfolio |
Thursday 13th February | RKEDF: Writing Day – Systematic and Scoping Reviews |
Wednesday 19th February | RKEDF: Advanced Literature Search Techniques |
Thursday 20th February | RKEDF: Environment Narrative Writing Day |
Tuesday 25th February | RKEDF: Research Ethics @ BU |
Wednesday 26th February | RKEDF: Measuring the Impact of Your Research with Advanced Citation Tools |
You can see all the Organisational Development and Research Knowledge Development Framework (RKEDF) events in one place on the handy calendar of events.
Please note that all events are now targeted, so look closely at the event page to ensure that the event is suitable for you. In addition, most RKEDF events now require the approval of your Head of Department (or other nominated approver). Please follow the instructions given on the event page and the template email for you to initiate the booking request.
If you have any queries, please get in touch!
The Leverhulme have launched their Doctoral Scholarships scheme offering UK universities funding of 15 Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships in a priority research area for that institution. As a university we may submit one application only and therefore the university will be coordinating expressions of interest from Academic Staff.
Those who are interested in making an application to the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships are invited to submit the following expression of interest – Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships EOI to Alexandra Pekalski by 11th February 2020.
Further information about the scheme is available from the Leverhulme Trust. Applicants are advised to check the eligibility criteria very carefully.
Purpose of funding
The Leverhulme will fund 15 doctoral scholarships in a priority research area for that institution. Each award funds 15 Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships at that institution, with 5 scholarships to be offered in each year of the first three years of the grant.
Each scholarship is for a fixed sum of £90,000 for each student for up to 48 months of full-time doctoral study. This covers:
Any remaining funds are to be used for the Leverhulme Scholar’s research and training expenses.
While the scholarships may be held by students of all nationalities, the Trust has a particular interest in supporting UK or EU students.
Process for selecting applications to be submitted
Should you be interested in applying, please note that your expression of interest application will be assessed by Doctoral Funding Panel. Further details of the assessment criteria can be found within the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships EOI . Candidates can expect feedback by 25th February 2019.
Timetable
21-01-2020 | RDS advertise Expression of Interest (EoI)competition for call |
11-02-2020 | EoI deadline (EoIs to be sent to RDS) |
13-02-2020 | Papers (applications) sent to Doctoral Funding panel (RDS to administer) |
20-02-2020 | Doctoral Funding panel meeting (virtual) |
25-02-2020 | Doctoral Funding panel decision and feedback disseminated to applicants |
25-02-2020 | RDS to contact Leverhulme to provide the Trust with the principal applicant’s name, departmental affiliation and email address. Access will then be granted to the Leverhulme Trust Grants Management System |
March/April/May-2020 | Applicants develop proposals with the support of RDS and Doctoral College |
22-05-2020 | Application finalised for APF financial sign-off by UET |
05-06-2020 | Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Deadline |
If you have further questions or queries please contact Alexandra Pekalski (apekalski@bournemouth.ac.uk) and/or Lisa Andrews (andrewsl@bournemouth.ac.uk ). For queries relating to Doctoral colleague support please contact Fiona Knight (fknight@bournemouth.ac.uk) and/or Julia Taylor (jtaylor@bournemouthac.uk).
We have some great events coming up in the New Year to help support you in your research activities.
Monday 13th January | RKEDF: Research Outputs – Writing Day |
Tuesday 14th/15th January | RKEDF: Writing Academy |
Wednesday 15th January | RKEDF: Working with Industry |
Friday 17th January | RKEDF: Preparing Practice-Based Research Outputs for Assessment |
Monday 27th January | Writing Day – Systematic and Scoping Reviews |
Wednesday 29th January* | Introduction to Impact |
Thursday 30th January | RKEDF: Environment Narrative Writing Day |
Tuesday 4th February | RKEDF: EndNote Desktop for Managing References and Writing for Publication |
Tuesday 4th February | RKEDF: Good Clinical Practice ‘Lite’ |
Tuesday 4th February | RKEDF: Building Evidence for REF Impact Case Studies |
Tuesday 11th February | RKEDF: Overview of NIHR, CRNs and NIHR portfolio |
Wednesday 12th February | RKEDF: Working with Industry |
Tuesday 18th February | RKEDF Leverhulme Prize Drafting Workshop |
Wednesday 19th February | RKEDF: Advanced Literature Search Techniques |
Wednesday 19th February | RKEDF: AHRC Leadership Fellowship |
Thursday 20th February | RKEDF: Environment Narrative Writing Day |
Tuesday 25th February | RKEDF: Research Ethics @ BU |
Wednesday 26th February | RKEDF: Measuring the Impact of Your Research with Advanced Citation Tools |
You can see all the Organisational Development and Research Knowledge Development Framework (RKEDF) events in one place on the handy calendar of events.
Please note that all sessions are now targeted, so look closely at the event page to check that the event is suitable for you. In addition, most RKEDF events now require the approval of your Head of Department (or other nominated approver). Please follow the instructions given on the event page and the template email for you to initiate the booking request.
If you have any queries, please get in touch!
*The date of this event may be subject to change
An online brokerage event for the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 6 (SC6) ‘Europe in a changing world – Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies‘ will take place on 12 December 2019, from 11:00 to 12:30 CET.
This online event is foreseen for up to 50 participants and registration is open until 8 December.
The event is organised by Net4Society, a network of SC6 National Contacts Points. More information is available on the event’s webpage.
The UK SC6 NCP is also holding an information event in London on 5 December, to support the UK stakeholders interested in the SC6 call. The call is now open with deadline of 12 March 2020.
In a case of no-deal Brexit, the H2020 Guarantee extension covers all successful bids made after EU Exit on schemes that the UK can bid for in its new status as a third-country – above mentioned call falls under this guarantee. H2020 Guarantee extension funding is for the lifetime of the grant as awarded.
Please note the links won’t be active until just before the starting time.
Your local branch of the NIHR RDS (Research Design Service) is based within the BU Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU) on the 5th floor of Royal London House.
We can help with your application. We advise on all aspects of developing an application and can review application drafts as well as put them to a mock funding panel (run by RDS South West) known as Project Review Committee, which is a fantastic opportunity for researchers to obtain a critical review of a proposed grant application before this is sent to a funding body.
Come as early as possible to benefit fully from the advice
Feel free to pop in and see us in person, call us on 61939 or send us an email.
We have some great events coming up over the next few weeks to support you in your research activities.
Tuesday 5th November | RKEDF: Clinical Research- documentation and filing |
Wednesday 6th November | RKEDF: Research Outputs – Writing Day |
Wednesday 13th November | RKEDF: EndNote Desktop for Managing References and Writing for Publication |
Monday 18th November | RKEDF: UKRO Visit |
Tuesday 19th November | RKEDF: Environment Narrative Day |
Tuesday 19th November | RKEDF: Advanced Literature Search Techniques |
Tuesday 19th November | RKEDF: Working with Industry |
Tuesday 19th November | RKEDF: Building Evidence for REF Impact Case Studies |
Tuesday 19th November | RKEDF Impact Planning Session |
Wednesday 20th November | RKEDF: Inspirational Impact Journey |
Wednesday 20th November | RKEDF: Leverhulme Trust Visit to BU |
Tuesday 26th November | RKEDF: Evaluation: Developing your approach |
Wednesday 27th November | RKEDF: Measuring the Impact of Your Research with Advanced Citation Tools. |
You can see all the Organisational Development and RKEDF events in one place on the handy calendar of events.
Please note that all sessions are now targeted, so look closely at the event page to ensure that the event is suitable for you. In addition, most RKEDF events now require the approval of your Head of Department (or other nominated approver). Please follow the instructions given on the event page and the template email for you to initiate the booking request.
If you have any queries, please get in touch!
As usual, RDS will host an annual UK Research Office visit to BU in 2019. This year’s event has been scheduled for November; the reason is obvious – Brexit!
All academic staff interested in EU funding are invited to attend the event:
Monday 18th November Fusion Building – FG06 from 11:00 – 14:30. Lunch will be included.
Dr Andreas Kontogeorgos, European Advisor of the UK Research Office will be discussing with us the impact of Brexit on EU funding opportunities. Academics are welcome to submit any other EU funding related topics for discussion to Ainar Blaudums by the end of October.
UKRO delivers subscription-based advisory service for research organisations and provides MSCA and ERC National Contact Point services in the UK. As part of UKRO services, BU members of staff may sign up to receive personalised email alerts and get early access to EU funding related publications on UKRO portal.
Please contact Organisational Development to book a place.
Looking to enhance your career as an academic researcher ?
Here are some great RKEDF training events coming up in the next fortnight.
Tuesday 15th Oct 10:00 – 12:00 Good Clinical Practice ‘Lite’ – helping you to maintain essential standards for conducting clinical research.
Wednesday 16th Oct 10:00 – 12:00 Getting Started in Public Engagement – essential for disseminating your research findings.
Thursday 17th Oct 16:00 – 17:00 BRIAN – Building Your Staff Profile – a key tool for networking and managing your research output.
Monday 21st Oct 09:00 – 13:00 High Quality Public Engagement – for those experienced in public engagement who want to step up to the next level.
Monday 21st Oct 15:00 – 17:00 ACORN Pre-Application Workshop – for those ECRs who wish to apply for internal ACORN funding.
Thursday 24th Oct 09:30 – 13:00 GCRF Best Practice Workshop – for those with Global Challenge Research Fund experience and those who want to apply.
Thursday 24th Oct 10:00 – 12:00 Overview of NIHR, CRNs, and NIHR Portfolio – find out more about nation’s largest funder of health and care research.
Follow the links for more information and to book.
Checkout the full range of possible events via the RKEDF or by date using the OD Event Calendar.
The prestigious Leverhulme Trust are visiting on
Wednesday 20th November 11:00 – 14:00 in Bournemouth House (Lansdowne)
The Trust provide a range of research grants and fellowships for Humanities and Social Sciences. During this visit their representatives will provide an overview of the Trust, it’s remit, the types of funding offered, their decision-making processes and timeframes, and discuss the planning of a Leverhulme Trust application.
The presentation will be followed by Q& A and a networking lunch.
The intended learning outcomes of this session are:
To register your interest in this workshop please e-mail Organisational Development
Please see the latest newsletter from the Bournemouth University Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU). We hope you find it interesting. This is our ‘last’ newsletter and covers content from last year, we are shortly introducing new quarterly ‘BUCRU Bulletins’ with more recent content to be disseminated digitally.
BUCRU supports researchers to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of research locally by supporting grant applications and providing on-going support in funded projects, as well as developing our own programme of research. 2018 was an exciting year for BUCRU including being awarded a further 5 years of funding from National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to continue our work as the RDS (Research Design Service) South West. We’ve also submitted 14 grant applications, have 23 peer-reviewed publications and over £800,000 in grant involvement.
You can find out more within the newsletter, including news from our colleagues in the Centre of Postgraduate Medical Research and Education or visit: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/bucru
And don’t forget, your local branch of the NIHR RDS (Research Design Service) is based within the BU Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU) on the 5th floor of Royal London House. Feel free to pop in and see us, call us on 61939 or send us an email.