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We are excited to share some great RKEDF training opportunities coming up in July 2024!
Click on the titles to find further details and book your place!!!!
AHRC & ESRC: How to write an application in the new format for the Funding Service
Thursday, July 4, 11:00 – 13:00 – Online
The session will cover the requirements for the new UKRI application format. We will discuss the application structure focusing on AHRC and ESRC and the sections and how to complete them. The session will be framed with more general information on the various Research Councils that comprise UKRI and best practice in writing applications for external research funding.
Principal Investigation – Post Award for RKE
Wednesday, July 10, 14:00 – 15:00 – Online
This session is aimed at any researcher who is, who plans to be, a Principal Investigator for an externally funded research or knowledge exchange project.
New Generation Thinkers 2025 – AHRC/BBC Radio 4
Thursday, July 11, 11:00 – 13:30 – F112 – Fusion Building – Talbot Campus
This is our annual new generation thinkers’ workshop, where we look at the call, requirements, eligibility and having a panel chair and member’s point of view. For early career researchers and PGRs who want to share their research with the public.
Call information: Develop your media skills with the New Generation Thinkers scheme. The scheme is a partnership between the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the BBC.
Building a Policy Influencing Strategy
Friday, July 12, 9:30 – 16:30 and Thursday, July 18, 9:00 – 16:00 – Zoom
A one-day online workshop for up to eight researchers, delivered via Zoom and facilitated by public affairs and policy consultant Carys Davis, from The Other Place.
The session will enable participants to:
RKEDF: ECRN: Where do you begin with Research funding?
Friday 12th July – 10:00-12:00 – Online
The workshop is aimed at researchers from across BU at either postdoctoral or early career stage. It will focus on funders including (but not limited to) the AHRC, UKRI, British Academy, Welcome Trust, and NIHR.
Are you an Early Career Researcher interested in applying for research funding but unsure where to start? In this BU ERC Network special session, professional bid writing consultant Sally Baggott (PhD) offers her insights in the contemporary funding landscape for ECRs,
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For more training opportunities, please visit the ‘SharePoint site’ here.
For any further information, please contact: RKEDF@bournemouth.ac.uk
RKEDF: New Generation Thinkers 2025 – AHRC/BBC Radio 4 – Thursday 11th July – 11:00-12:30 – F112 – Fusion Building – Talbot Campus
Facilitated by: Professor Richard Berger
This is our annual new generation thinkers’ workshop, where we look at the call, requirements, eligibility and having a panel chair and member’s point of view. For early career researchers and PGRs who want to share their research with the public.
Call information: Develop your media skills with the New Generation Thinkers scheme
New Generation Thinkers is a career development scheme for early career researchers to:
The scheme is a partnership between the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the BBC.
If your application is successful, you’ll learn how to communicate research findings to the widest possible audience.
The scheme gives participants the opportunity to:
New Generation Thinkers has run since 2010. Each year a number of applicants are invited to create ideas with the BBC, of which we select the next cohort of New Generation Thinkers.
You can: read about the scheme’s achievements over the first 10 years – find the currently open New Generation Thinkers funding opportunity on the UKRI funding finder once it’s launched.
Previous winners: see a list of previous winners – listen to content created by previous winners on BBC Sounds (search for New Generation Thinkers) – read New Generation Thinkers magazine
Book your place here – under “New Generation Thinkers 2025″ in the drop-down menu
There’s still time to book your place for the BU Research Conference, which takes place on Wednesday (26 June) in the Fusion Building.
The theme for this year’s conference is powerful partnerships, exploring how working with others can enhance your research.
Speakers include Isabella Pereira, Head of the Institute for Community Studies, and a panel of BU academics sharing their experiences of working with partners regionally, nationally and internationally.
You’ll also have chance to take part in practical workshops covering topics including building international partnerships, co-creating research, and working with business.
The conference runs from 9.30am – 1pm and will be followed by a networking lunch to spark further conversations and collaborations.
We’re hoping it will be an inspiring and informative day, and we’d love to see you there.
Thursday 20th June – 10:00-11:30 – Hybrid – Poole House, Talbot Campus
Thursday 20th June – 13:00-14:30 – Hybrid – Gateway Building, Lansdowne
UKRI Assurance and compliance for externally-funded grants
This workshop is aimed at staff who have active UKRI-funded grants, or are in the process of applying for UKRI-funded grants. The workshop will cover; how UKRI conduct its assurance and compliance visits (audits), what you as a principal investigator or co-investigator need to be aware of, how to prepare, and the support you can expect to receive from Research Development & Support. By the end of the workshop, you’ll be aware of the common pitfalls and what you can do to ensure a positive outcome if UKRI pick your project as part of their assurance and compliance process.
The external facilitator for these sessions is Charles Shannon
Please note there is an AM and a PM session on the same day. You are invited to attend online or in person.
Book your place here – under “UKRI Assurance” in the drop-down menu
Formulating Practice Research Methods in Bid writing
In person event – 21st June 2024 – 11:00 – 13:00 – Create Lecture Theatre, Fusion building, Talbot campus.
This workshop is aimed at anyone trying to formulate funding proposals for grants that primarily follow a practice research method. It will look at how to formulate a practice research project, starting with the framing of the initial idea in relation to peers and relevant prior research/art, how to describe the methodology in a way that meets funding bodies requirements for transparency and rigour, and how to translate outputs into impact.
Attendees can be at any stage of a bid writing process, but should come with an idea that they want to work on, or past experiences that they can reflect on.
Book your place here under ‘Formulating Practice Research Methods in Bid writing – 21/06/2024’ in the drop-down menu.
For any queries regarding this workshop, please contact RKE Dev Framework
ECRN: Where do you begin with Research funding?
Friday 12th July – 10:00-12:00 – Online
The workshop is aimed at researchers from across BU at either postdoctoral or early career stage. It will focus on funders including (but not limited to) the AHRC, UKRI, British Academy, Welcome Trust, and NIHR.
Are you an Early Career Researcher interested in applying for research funding but unsure where to start? In this BU ERC Network special session, professional bid writing consultant Sally Baggott (PhD) offers her insights in the contemporary funding landscape for ECRs, as well as a comprehensive guide on how to improve your bid writing skills, how to work with external partners, and how to apply for funding at BU. The workshop will give an overview of various funding schemes currently available to ECRs, discuss what funders look for within their subject remits and evaluation, and demystify the process of application.
The facilitator for this event is Sally Baggott – Find out more here.
Book your place here under ‘ECRN – Where do you begin with Research funding?‘ in the drop-down menu.
For any queries regarding this workshop, please contact RKE Dev Framework
The BU Research Conference returns on Wednesday 26th June, where we’ll be exploring the power of partnerships and how collaboration can enhance your research.
As well as a keynote talk from Isabella Pereira, Head of the Institute for Community Studies, and a panel discussion around building partnerships, we also have a range of practical workshops to help with developing effective research collaborations and finding partners.
Each workshop will last 45 minutes and attendees will have the opportunity to attend two workshops on the day – click on the links below to book your place.
This workshop will provide practical strategies for engaging with underserved communities and how to build on social capital and lived experience of communities to develop and implement impactful research.
This workshop will be facilitated by Dr Sophia Amenyah, Post Doctoral Research Fellow in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
International collaboration can increase the quality, reach and impact of research, as well as provide access to datasets, facilities, and teams of talented researchers. This workshop will feature a lively discussion about the benefits of international research collaboration, opportunities to get involved in BU strategic partnerships overseas, and to meet some of our international partners in person.
This workshop will be facilitated by Dr Gloria Khamkar, Principal Academic in Journalism, Dr Alastair Morrison, Head of International Partnerships, and colleagues from our partners at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada and the Brest National School of Engineering (ENIB), France
This workshop will be an opportunity to hear and discuss opportunities for collaborating with VCSOs to maximise the relevance, quality and impact of our research. Sharing evidence and examples of best practice, the facilitators will share their insights and experiences from both academic and community perspectives, outlining where to start and how to create opportunities where all involved can work together as equal partners for equal benefit.
This workshop will be facilitated by Professor Mel Hughes and Dr Kate Jupp from the BU PIER partnership
Professor Marcin Budka will talk about his experience of working with several businesses on Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), a government-funded initiative that brings universities and businesses together to drive innovation.
He will share his insights into the process – from application to completion – and the long-term strategic impact that can arise from a successful KTP collaboration.
This workshop will be facilitated by Professor Marcin Budka, Professor of Data Science
This workshop offers an opportunity to be inspired by hearing about how to bring research into knowledge exchange collaborations creatively, with impact, and in a funding limited environment. Hear from two of our BU professors about the collaborative work they have been doing in the Ukraine and in Sierra Leone, which has had a significant positive impact on the lives of individuals, and on policy makers, in two socio-politically instable countries.
This workshop will be facilitated by Dr Wendelin Morrison, Knowledge Exchange Manager, Professor Mark Brisbane (the Ukraine Pechersk-Lavra Project) and Professor Lee Miles, Professor of Crisis and Disaster Management
There will also be the chance to find out more about a Smart Leisure and Active Ageing project, led by a team from BU Business School and the Ageing and Dementia Research Centre working in partnership with local tourism and leisure partners to support inclusion and accessibility.
The BU Research Conference takes place on Wednesday 26th June in the Fusion Building. To find out more and book your place, visit Eventbrite.
Thursday 20th June – 10:00-11:30 – Hybrid – Poole House, Talbot Campus
Thursday 20th June – 13:00-14:30 – Hybrid – Gateway Building, Lansdowne
UKRI Assurance and compliance for externally-funded grants
This workshop is aimed at staff who have active UKRI-funded grants, or are in the process of applying for UKRI-funded grants. The workshop will cover; how UKRI conduct its assurance and compliance visits (audits), what you as a principal investigator or co-investigator need to be aware of, how to prepare, and the support you can expect to receive from Research Development & Support. By the end of the workshop, you’ll be aware of the common pitfalls and what you can do to ensure a positive outcome if UKRI pick your project as part of their assurance and compliance process.
The external facilitator for these sessions is Charles Shannon
Please note there is an AM and a PM session on the same day. You are invited to attend online or in person.
Book your place here – under “UKRI Assurance” in the drop-down menu
We have a small number of places available on our Building a Policy Influencing Strategy workshops on Friday 12th and Thursday 18th July.
These sessions are suitable for you if you have already made steps to engage with policymakers, and/or you have attended previous policy training workshops. Public affairs consultant and trainer Carys Davis will deliver both sessions, and they will enable you to:
The sessions will be delivered via Zoom, from 9.30-4.30pm with 15-minute breaks in the morning and afternoon, and an hour away from screens for lunch from 12.30-1.30pm.
Carys Davis has 18 years’ experience in politics and public affairs. She has worked as a parliamentary researcher for two frontbench MPs, a policy adviser on the environment, food and rural affairs portfolio for a UK political party and was also the public affairs manager for the Financial Conduct Authority.
Please note these workshops are not intended as an introduction. If you are not sure whether they are suitable for you, please contact the impact team, who can advise. We can also offer 121 bespoke sessions with Carys up until 20 July 2024, which you can book via impact@bournemouth.ac.uk.
This 3-day workshop covers strategies for academic writing: targeting a journal, writing to prompts, types of prompt for academic writing, ‘snack’ writing, goal-setting for writing, freewriting, generative writing, analysing academic writing in your field, criteria, writing an abstract, using prompts in series, outlining, dealing with reviewers’ feedback, writing groups, micro-groups and retreats. Many of these can be used in preparing for a concentrated spell of writing at a writing retreat.
This is a practical workshop. The aim of the writing activities in this workshop is to let you try these strategies and consider how/if/where they can fit in your writing practice. We also discuss how they can be used for writing theses, articles and other writing. They also let you start and work on your writing project during the workshop.
This workshop will be delivered remotely by the facilitator however attendees will participant in person. It involves several short writing activities, all designed to help you develop your paper/chapter/thesis and use productive, healthy writing habits. By signing up to this course you agree to do the writing tasks and to talk about your writing in small-group discussions, to give and receive feedback on this writing and to discuss your writing plans and goals.
You can find the programme here. Please note, participants are required to attend all three days of the Writing Academy sessions. Refreshments and lunch will be provided on all three days.
To book a place on this workshop please complete the Booking Form.
For any specific queries regarding this workshop please email rkedf@bournemouth.ac.uk
| Workshop | Date | Time | Location |
| Writing Academy: Day 1 – Workshop | Tuesday, 18 June 2024 | 10.00 – 16.00 | Talbot Campus (facilitator will be online) |
| Writing Academy: Day 2 – Writing retreat | Wednesday, 19 June 2024 | 9:00 – 16.00 | Talbot Campus (facilitator will be online) |
| Writing Academy: Day 3 – Writing day | Thursday 20 June 2024 | 9:00 – 16.00 | Talbot Campus |
RDP Masterclass in Productive Writing – Wednesday 5th June – 14:00 – 17:00 – Online.
Facilitator: Dr Joanna Young
Session Summary:
How do you initiate the writing process when faced with only a blank page or a cursor incessantly blinking on the screen? Effective written communication is an essential part of academia and researchers are required to write a variety of documents including proposals, theses, papers for publication, grant proposals and books. Scholarly writing projects involve planning, drafting & redrafting, setting deadlines and collaboration.
This workshop will focus on how to start writing, how to keep going and how to finish. We will cover initiating and managing a manuscript, structure, productive writing techniques and a short introduction to new collaborative writing tools. Participants will be encouraged to consider where writing can fit into their schedule and what works best for them.
The workshop will include writing exercises, advice on making writing part of your working routine and a short section on dealing with and providing feedback.
Please book your place via the link here.
Getting in touch:
If you have any questions about this specific session or the Doctoral College Researcher Development Programme, please feel free to contact Enrica or Arabella in your Researcher Development team, as we are always happy to help: pgrskillsdevelopment@bournemouth.ac.uk.
‘How to write an application in the new format for the Funding Service’
Friday 14th June and Thursday 4th July 2024 – 11:00 – 13:00 – Online
These sessions are aimed at to all interested in finding out about the new funding service, from ECRs to Professors.
The session will cover the requirements for the new UKRI application format. We will discuss the application structure focusing on AHRC and ESRC and the sections and how to complete them. The session will be framed with more general information on the various Research Councils that comprise UKRI and best practice in writing applications for external research funding.
Outcomes:
General understanding of best practice for writing an application for external funding.
The facilitator for this event is Sally Baggott – Find out more here.
Book your place here under ‘AHRC & ESRC – How to write an application in the new format for the funding service’ and select either: 14/06/ 2024 or 04/07/2024’ in the drop-down menu.
For any queries regarding this workshop, please contact RKE Dev Framework
Formulating Practice Research Methods in Bid writing
In person event – 21st June 2024 – 11:00 – 13:00 – Create Lecture Theatre, Fusion building, Talbot campus.
This workshop is aimed at anyone trying to formulate funding proposals for grants that primarily follow a practice research method. It will look at how to formulate a practice research project, starting with the framing of the initial idea in relation to peers and relevant prior research/art, how to describe the methodology in a way that meets funding bodies requirements for transparency and rigour, and how to translate outputs into impact.
Attendees can be at any stage of a bid writing process, but should come with an idea that they want to work on, or past experiences that they can reflect on.
Book your place here under ‘Formulating Practice Research Methods in Bid writing – 21/06/2024’ in the drop-down menu.
Collaboration is at the heart of excellent research – whether it’s building relationships with international partners, co-creating research with communities, or working across disciplines to find fresh perspectives.
The BU Research Conference is back for 2024 and this year’s event will explore the power of partnerships, showcasing how working with others can enhance your research.
It will take place in the Fusion Building (Talbot Campus) on Wednesday 26th June, with a mix of speakers, panel sessions, and practical workshops.
The conference will run from 9.30am to 1.15pm, with refreshments included. It will be followed by a networking lunch to help start conversations and build new connections.
The keynote speaker for the conference will be Isabella Pereira, Head of the Institute for Community Studies – a research institute with people at its heart. Engaging with people across the UK, they work to influence societal change, bridging the gap between communities, evidence, and policymaking.
Following this will be the Building partnerships panel, with academics from across BU talking about their experiences of working with partners regionally, nationally, and internationally – as well as across different sectors and disciplines – and sharing their insights and advice on effective research collaboration.
We’ll also have a range of practical workshops, covering topics including working with business, building international partnerships, and public involvement in research.
The conference is open to all researchers and those involved in research across BU and other universities in Dorset.
This session is aimed at any researcher who is, who plans to be, a Principal Investigator for an externally funded research or knowledge exchange project.
By the end of the session, attendees will have a strong foundation of what to expect when being responsible for their awarded projects.
Book your place here under ‘Principal Investigation – Post Award for RKE – 05/06/2024’ in the drop-down menu.
This session is aimed at all academics to provide an overview of the Research & Enterprise Database, including how to access the system, the information available to view, budget management via RED,
and how to use RED to identify your supporting pre and post award officers.
Book your place here under ‘Introduction to RED – The Research & Enterprise Database – 06/06/2024’ in the drop-down menu.
Friday, June 7, 2024 – 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Online – Creating your impact development planFor researchers at all career stages and at all stages of the project lifecycle – from formulating research questions and preparing grant applications to developing a potential impact case study.
This practical workshop provides the tools, advice and time to start putting together your own plan to achieve impact.
Book your place here under ‘Impact Essentials: Creating your Impact Development Plan – 07/06/2024’ in the drop-down menu
This interactive online session is aimed at researchers at all stages of their careers who wish to learn how to provide evidence for the impact of their research – whether for funders’ reports or future REF impact case studies.
Participants will learn how to evaluate and evidence the impact of their research as it occurs.
Book your place here under ‘Impact Essentials: Evidencing Impact – 27/06/2024’ in the drop-down menu
For any queries regarding these workshops, please contact RKE Dev Framework
Would you like to build a media profile and take your research to a global audience?
Find out more about writing for The Conversation and hear directly from one of their editors in an online training session from 2-4pm, Wednesday 8th May.
The Conversation is a news analysis and opinion website with content written by academics working with professional journalists. Since we first partnered with The Conversation, articles by BU authors have had over 10 million reads and been republished by news outlets across the world.
In this interactive session, you’ll find out more about communicating your research to the public, what The Conversation is looking for, and have the chance to discuss your research with a Conversation editor and pitch potential story ideas.
It is open to all BU researchers and PhD candidates who are interested in finding out more about working with The Conversation.
BU staff can login below:
Conversation article: Why so many people drown at the water’s edge
Workshop on longitudinal studies in three countries
New Bournemouth University public health paper
New ACORN-funded paper published. When time is short but passion for food is strong, food day-tripping may be the answer!
Last reminder – MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 internal deadline next week MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 – internal deadline approaching
Horizon Europe – EuroHPC and MSCA PF webinars MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024
Research Information Network
Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach Fund: Open for Applications