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*Research Professional is pleased to invite UK researchers to our updated Broadcast Demonstration series.
The next session will take place via Microsoft Teams on the 11th October 2022. Registration for the webinar is possible here.
This session will provide an introduction to the *Research Professional platform, demonstrate how to locate funding opportunities matching research interests, and show how to set up email alerts to stay informed of new developments.
Funding Development Briefings kicked off on 14th of September 2022 for this academic year.
What are Funding Development Briefings?
| Date | Spotlight Funding Opportunity | Briefing Research Facilitator Lead |
| 14/09/2022 | Innovate UK SMART Grants | Innovation & Infrastructure |
| 21/09/2022 | NERC Pushing the Frontiers | Life Sciences |
| 28/09/2022 | 23/24 Horizon Europe Work Programmes | EU & International |
| 05/10/2022 | ESRC | Humanities & Social Sciences |
| 12/10/2022 | EPSRC | Innovation & Infrastructure |
| 19/10/2022 | Wellcome Trust | Life Sciences |
| 26/10/2022 | HALF TERM | |
| 02/11/2022 | MSCA Overview of Actions | EU & International |
| 09/11/2022 | AHRC | Humanities & Social Sciences |
| 16/11/2022 | Regional Funding | Innovation & Infrastructure |
| 23/11/2022 | NIHR Overview | Life Sciences |
| 30/11/2022 | Horizon Europe Societal Challenges | EU & International |
| 07/12/2022 | Leverhulme Trust | Humanities & Social Sciences |
| 14/12/2022 | KTPs (Business Engagement and Knowledge Exchange Managers) | Innovation & Infrastructure |
Sessions will be recorded and made available after the session for those who cannot attend.
Every BU academic has a Research Professional account which delivers weekly emails detailing funding opportunities in their broad subject area. To really make the most of your Research Professional account, you should tailor it further by establishing additional alerts based on your specific area of expertise. The Funding Development Team Officers can assist you with this, if required.
Research Professional have created several guides to help introduce users to Research Professional. These can be downloaded here.
Quick Start Guide: Explains to users their first steps with the website, from creating an account to searching for content and setting up email alerts, all in the space of a single page.
User Guide: More detailed information covering all the key aspects of using Research Professional.
Administrator Guide: A detailed description of the administrator functionality.
In addition to the above, there are a set of 2-3 minute videos online, designed to take a user through all the key features of Research Professional. To access the videos, please use the following link: http://www.youtube.com/researchprofessional
Research Professional are running a series of online training broadcasts aimed at introducing users to the basics of creating and configuring their accounts on Research Professional. They are holding two monthly sessions, covering everything you need to get started with Research Professional. The broadcast sessions will run for no more than 60 minutes, with the opportunity to ask questions via text chat. Each session will cover:
Each session will run between 10.00am and 11.00am (UK) on the second Tuesday of every other month. You can register here for your preferred date:
These are free and comprehensive training sessions and so this is a good opportunity to get to grips with how Research Professional can work for you. Previous recordings can be found here if you can’t attend a session.
By clicking on this box, on the left of the Research Blog home page just under the text ‘Funding Opportunities‘, you access a Research Professional real-time search of the calls announced by the Major UK Funders. Use this feature to stay up to date with funding calls. Please note that you will have to be on campus or connecting to your desktop via our VPN to fully access this service.
About the seminar
The seminar will be hosted by the NIHR Research Design Service and will provide a great opportunity to hear from members of the RfPB programme team and funding panel, as well as from successful applicants. There will also be information about the RDS and the support available for people who are applying to the programme.
Who is the seminar for?
Researchers and health and social care professionals who want to learn more about the RfPB programme and the support available to them.
What will the seminar cover?
• An overview of the RfPB programme
• What the funding panel look for in an application
• Experience of previous successful applicant(s)
• Including Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in your application
• Including Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in your application
• How the NIHR RDS can support applicants
How to book a place
Please register via this link.
The full programme and further details will be sent nearer to the date of the seminar.
Your local branch of the NIHR RDS (Research Design Service) is based within the BU Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU)
We can help with grant applications to National peer reviewed funders. 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.
Contact us as early as possible to benefit fully from the advice
Feel free to call us on 01202 961939 or send us an email.
Every BU academic has a Research Professional account which delivers weekly emails detailing funding opportunities in their broad subject area. To really make the most of your Research Professional account, you should tailor it further by establishing additional alerts based on your specific area of expertise. The Funding Development Team Officers can assist you with this, if required.
Research Professional have created several guides to help introduce users to Research Professional. These can be downloaded here.
Quick Start Guide: Explains to users their first steps with the website, from creating an account to searching for content and setting up email alerts, all in the space of a single page.
User Guide: More detailed information covering all the key aspects of using Research Professional.
Administrator Guide: A detailed description of the administrator functionality.
In addition to the above, there are a set of 2-3 minute videos online, designed to take a user through all the key features of Research Professional. To access the videos, please use the following link: http://www.youtube.com/researchprofessional
Research Professional are running a series of online training broadcasts aimed at introducing users to the basics of creating and configuring their accounts on Research Professional. They are holding two monthly sessions, covering everything you need to get started with Research Professional. The broadcast sessions will run for no more than 60 minutes, with the opportunity to ask questions via text chat. Each session will cover:
Each session will run between 10.00am and 11.00am (UK) on the second Tuesday of every other month. You can register here for your preferred date:
These are free and comprehensive training sessions and so this is a good opportunity to get to grips with how Research Professional can work for you. Previous recordings can be found here if you can’t attend a session.
By clicking on this box, on the left of the Research Blog home page just under the text ‘Funding Opportunities‘, you access a Research Professional real-time search of the calls announced by the Major UK Funders. Use this feature to stay up to date with funding calls. Please note that you will have to be on campus or connecting to your desktop via our VPN to fully access this service.
Every BU academic has a Research Professional account which delivers weekly emails detailing funding opportunities in their broad subject area. To really make the most of your Research Professional account, you should tailor it further by establishing additional alerts based on your specific area of expertise. The Funding Development Team Officers can assist you with this, if required.
Research Professional have created several guides to help introduce users to Research Professional. These can be downloaded here.
Quick Start Guide: Explains to users their first steps with the website, from creating an account to searching for content and setting up email alerts, all in the space of a single page.
User Guide: More detailed information covering all the key aspects of using Research Professional.
Administrator Guide: A detailed description of the administrator functionality.
In addition to the above, there are a set of 2-3 minute videos online, designed to take a user through all the key features of Research Professional. To access the videos, please use the following link: http://www.youtube.com/researchprofessional
Research Professional are running a series of online training broadcasts aimed at introducing users to the basics of creating and configuring their accounts on Research Professional. They are holding two monthly sessions, covering everything you need to get started with Research Professional. The broadcast sessions will run for no more than 60 minutes, with the opportunity to ask questions via text chat. Each session will cover:
Each session will run between 10.00am and 11.00am (UK) on the second Tuesday of every other month. You can register here for your preferred date:
These are free and comprehensive training sessions and so this is a good opportunity to get to grips with how Research Professional can work for you. Previous recordings can be found here if you can’t attend a session.
By clicking on this box, on the left of the Research Blog home page just under the text ‘Funding Opportunities‘, you access a Research Professional real-time search of the calls announced by the Major UK Funders. Use this feature to stay up to date with funding calls. Please note that you will have to be on campus or connecting to your desktop via our VPN to fully access this service.
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Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) is offering funding to support public engagement projects that engage with underserved audiences on the topic of dementia, and meet one or more of the following criteria:
The scheme is open to those with the ideas, passion and ability to realise innovative public engagement projects on the topic of dementia. Applicants are encouraged to forge links with communities, collaborators or groups to strengthen ideas, and ARUK will be facilitating relationship-building during the application process.
If you are interested in applying, you are encouraged to join ARUK’s information webinar at 11am Thursday 30 June and for their Speed Networking Event at 11am on Thursday 7 July. These events will help you find out more about the scheme, as well as meeting potential partners for your project.
You do not need to have a fully formed proposal to submit an expression of interest but should outline what you would like to do, the purpose or need for it, the outcomes you want to achieve, and what partners or expertise you are seeking to be able to deliver it.
You can find out more about the Inspire fund on their website, with details of eligibility, the application process and expression of interest form, frequently asked questions and previous Inspire Fund projects.
Because this is a funded position, RDS will need to treat your application the same way we would for any grant bid. To that end, we look forward to receiving completed e-ITBs by Thursday 7 July.
The ARUK deadline for expressions of interest is: 5pm on Thursday 4 August 2022.
You are also advised to consult with the Public Engagement with Research (PER) team in RDS to discuss your application – you can book a 1-2-1 appointment here with Adam Morris, Engagement Officer.
Dear Colleagues
The NIHR doctoral training camp is a 3 day annual face to face event providing guidance and practical experience on putting together a successful application for funding.
By attending the virtual sessions run during day 1 of the NIHR Doctoral Training Camp, you will have access to the introductory plenary talks.
The event will include presentations on:
● How to sell yourself when applying for funding
● How to sell your project when applying for funding
● Effective patient and public involvement
● What funding panels are looking for in applications
Please see flyer relating to the virtual element of the NIHR Training Camp – Virtual 2022.pptx
Registration for the free event is here: Home Page – NIHR Doctoral Research Training Camp – Virtual (cvent.com)
Please do circulate to anyone that you feel this may be useful for.
Your local branch of the NIHR RDS (Research Design Service) is based within the BU Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU)
We can help with grant applications to National peer reviewed funders. 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.
Contact us as early as possible to benefit fully from the advice
Feel free to call us on 01202 961939 or send us an email.
The RDS Funding Development Briefings occur weekly, on a Wednesday at 12 noon.
Each session covers the latest major funding opportunities, followed by a brief Q&A session. Some sessions also include a spotlight on a particular funding opportunity of strategic importance to BU.
Next Wednesday 29th June, there will be a spotlight on the UKRI Future Leader Fellowships.
We will cover:
For those unable to attend, the session will be recorded and shared on Brightspace here.
Please join the briefing by clicking the link below.
The RDS Funding Development Briefings occur weekly, on a Wednesday at 12 noon.
Each session covers the latest major funding opportunities, followed by a brief Q&A session. Some sessions also include a spotlight on a particular funding opportunity of strategic importance to BU.
Today, Wednesday 22nd June, there will be a spotlight on the Wellcome Trust.
We will cover:
For those unable to attend, the session will be recorded and shared on Brightspace here.
Please join the briefing by clicking the link below.
Deadline for expression of interest: 12pm on 19th July 2022.
The UKRI Future Leader Fellowships will grow the strong supply of talented individuals needed to ensure a vibrant environment for research and innovation in the UK. The scheme is open to researchers and innovators from across business, universities, and other organisations and from around the world.
This scheme is looking for early career researchers and innovators who are either:
UKRI are offering funding to support ambitious research or innovation programmes across UKRI’s remit. You must be based at, and have the support of, an eligible academic or non-academic institution.
There is no minimum or maximum award value.
Your project can last for up to four years, with the option to apply to renew for a further three years. The external deadline for this call is 6th December 2022.
BU internal competition:
For Round 7 we are running an internal process at BU to ensure we support and encourage submissions from the highest standard of candidates. For this round, UKRI have capped the number of submissions per institution and BU is capped at a maximum of 3.
The focus is to ensure candidates are eligible and have a high chance of success, providing them with comprehensive advice and support, to develop a high-quality programme of research and proposal for submission. Applications are welcome from internal academics (both as prospective fellows and/or mentors of prospective fellows) and external academics to be hosted by BU.
Prospective applicants should complete an Expression of Interest and send to Research Development by 12pm on 19th July 2022. A panel of all DDRPPs will review each EoI and selected applicants will be notified by end of day 28th July 2022.
Selected applicants will then be supported to progress with their application and receive internal and external support as required.
A briefing on this call will be held on 29th June 2022, including an overview of the scheme and a Q&A session. Please contact apekalski@bournemouth.ac.uk if you do not already have the briefing invite in your diary. For those who cannot attend on the day, the briefing will be recorded and shared on Brightspace.
Process for selecting applications timeline:
| Date | Action |
| 21st June 2022 | Internal Launch of Call |
| 29th June 2022 | Future Leaders Briefing and Q&A for Fellows and mentors – at the funding development briefing. |
| 19th July 2022 Noon | EoI deadline |
| 19th July 2022 | Applications sent to reviewers |
| 27th July 2022 (tentative) | Panel Meeting |
| 28th July 2022 | Notify successful FLF/s |
Please contact Lisa Andrews, RDS Research Facilitator for further information on this scheme.
The RDS Funding Development Briefings occur weekly, on a Wednesday at 12 noon.
Each session covers the latest major funding opportunities, followed by a brief Q&A session. Some sessions also include a spotlight on a particular funding opportunity of strategic importance to BU.
Next Wednesday 22nd June, there will be a spotlight on the Wellcome Trust.
We will cover:
For those unable to attend, the session will be recorded and shared on Brightspace here.
Please join the briefing by clicking the link below.
The RDS Funding Development Briefings occur weekly, on a Wednesday at 12 noon.
Each session covers the latest major funding opportunities, followed by a brief Q&A session. Some sessions also include a spotlight on a particular funding opportunity of strategic importance to BU.
This Wednesday 15th June, there will be a spotlight on the Leverhulme Research Project Outline.
We will cover:
For those unable to attend, the session will be recorded and shared on Brightspace here.
Please join the briefing by clicking the link below.
From the Research Design Service (RDS) desk – optimising recruitment to a clinical trial
In this month’s blog post, we hear from Irene Stratton from RDS South Central about how to optimise recruitment to clinical trials, a key part of any successful research application and critical to successful study delivery. Find out more.
NIHR Grant Applications Seminar: guest speakers confirmed
Our popular seminar continues online and will take place on Thursday 7th July 2022 from 10.00am – 12.30pm.
We’re pleased to announce we’ll also be hearing from Janine Bestall and Louise Hayes about the NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) programme. They will be giving an overview of the programme, the assessment process and what the funding panels are looking for.
Find out more.
NIHR News
Research Reset: recovering the UK’s capacity to deliver clinical research
Research Reset is the approach being implemented to recover the UK’s capacity to deliver clinical research. Reset is an ongoing process, and sponsors have been provided access to an online tool which provides a live view of studies requiring review.
Join Dementia Research call back
The ‘Join Dementia Research’ website has a new call back function, so healthcare professionals can sign their patients up to find out which research studies they could participate in. Watch their video to find out more.
Excess Treatment Costs thresholds lowered
Excess Treatment Costs (ETC) are costs incurred when treatments given as part of research studies are more expensive than the care participants would normally receive. The ETC threshold has been lowered, providing additional funding to secondary care providers with an additional 120 NHS sites receiving payments, helping to deliver the Government’s research vision. Find out more.
eBulletins and Newsletters
Events
NIHR Senior Investigator award
The NIHR Nursing and Midwifery Incubator is hosting a webinar on 20 June 2022, to raise awareness of the NIHR Senior Investigator Award to nurse and midwife applicants. It will cover panel expectations, experience of successful applicants, and information about the support the incubator can provide.
Developing Innovative, Inclusive and Diverse Public Partnerships Programme Development Grant – webinar: 21 June, 10:30am – 12:45pm. A new annual funding call to encourage inclusive and/or new ways of partnership working between community and charity groups and researchers in health and social care. Find out more and register.
Research for Social Care
Interested in applying to our social care research funding call? Join the NIHR for a webinar on 28 June 2022, to find out more and hear from the Research for Social Care Programme team, RDS, and previous applicants.
How to apply public involvement effectively to your research application
Find out how to incorporate public involvement successfully into your research, and hear insights from a researcher and public involvement representative, at our webinar on 6 July 2022. This will cover NIHR’s definition of public involvement, guidance on co-producing a research project, what NIHR is looking for in public involvement, and more.
Funding Opportunities
Latest NIHR funding calls
Cross-programme
22/72 NIHR Research Partnerships – liver disease
Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR)
Competition 39
Your local branch of the NIHR RDS (Research Design Service) is based within the BU Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU) should you need 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 or if you’re hoping to resubmit the panel can provide some excellent tips and feedback.
Contact us as early as possible to benefit fully from the advice
Feel free to call us on 01202 961939 or send us an email.
We have a limited amount of money available until the end of the academic year for researchers to help facilitate relationship building that leads to potential impact. All awards must be spent by 31 July 2022.
Apply for the Research Impact Fund small travel grant to support network-building and meetings with key stakeholders and policymakers, media appearances, or attendance at industry/policy/third sector events where network-building for impact is the key reason for attending. (Please note that this fund does not support conference attendance unless for this purpose, and where it is likely to lead to impact development.)
Eligibility:
You will be eligible to apply if you meet the following criteria:
Please familiarise yourself with BU’s Research Impact Policy and Research Impact Fund Guidance Notes before applying.
The online application form can be completed here.
Please contact researchimpact@bournemouth.ac.uk with any queries.
The RDS Funding Development Briefings occur weekly, on a Wednesday at 12 noon.
Each session covers the latest major funding opportunities, followed by a brief Q&A session. Some sessions also include a spotlight on a particular funding opportunity of strategic importance to BU.
Next Wednesday 15th June, there will be a spotlight on the Leverhulme Research Project Outline.
We will cover:
For those unable to attend, the session will be recorded and shared on Brightspace here.
Please join the briefing by clicking the link below.
Every BU academic has a Research Professional account which delivers weekly emails detailing funding opportunities in their broad subject area. To really make the most of your Research Professional account, you should tailor it further by establishing additional alerts based on your specific area of expertise. The Funding Development Team Officers can assist you with this, if required.
Research Professional have created several guides to help introduce users to Research Professional. These can be downloaded here.
Quick Start Guide: Explains to users their first steps with the website, from creating an account to searching for content and setting up email alerts, all in the space of a single page.
User Guide: More detailed information covering all the key aspects of using Research Professional.
Administrator Guide: A detailed description of the administrator functionality.
In addition to the above, there are a set of 2-3 minute videos online, designed to take a user through all the key features of Research Professional. To access the videos, please use the following link: http://www.youtube.com/researchprofessional
Research Professional are running a series of online training broadcasts aimed at introducing users to the basics of creating and configuring their accounts on Research Professional. They are holding two monthly sessions, covering everything you need to get started with Research Professional. The broadcast sessions will run for no more than 60 minutes, with the opportunity to ask questions via text chat. Each session will cover:
Each session will run between 10.00am and 11.00am (UK) on the second Tuesday of every other month. You can register here for your preferred date:
These are free and comprehensive training sessions and so this is a good opportunity to get to grips with how Research Professional can work for you. Previous recordings can be found here if you can’t attend a session.
By clicking on this box, on the left of the Research Blog home page just under the text ‘Funding Opportunities‘, you access a Research Professional real-time search of the calls announced by the Major UK Funders. Use this feature to stay up to date with funding calls. Please note that you will have to be on campus or connecting to your desktop via our VPN to fully access this service.
Dear colleagues
– Do you have a great idea for research in health, social care or public health?
– Are you planning to submit a grant application to NIHR?
Our popular seminar continues online and will take place on Thursday 7th July 2022 from 10.00am – 12.30pm.
The seminar provides an overview of NIHR funding opportunities and research programme remits, requirements and application processes. We will give you top tips for your application and answer specific questions with experienced RDS South West advisers.
We also have a limited number of 20-minute 1-to-1 appointments available after the seminar should you wish to discuss your proposed study with an RDS adviser.
Find out more and book a place.
Your local branch of the NIHR RDS (Research Design Service) is based within the BU Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU)
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.
Contact us as early as possible to benefit fully from the advice
Feel free to call us on 01202 961939 or send us an email.
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