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REF panel criteria published
The final versions of the REF Panel Criteria and Working Methods have been published on the HEFCE website (http://www.hefce.ac.uk/research/ref/pubs/2012/01_12/01_12.pdf).
Key changes:
a) outputs pre-published in 2007, fully published in 2008 may be submitted as long as they were not submitted to RAE2008
b) the number of outputs required of ECRs remains as in the draft criteria
c) a new tariff has been introduced for the number of outputs required of staff who work part-time, go on secondment or have career breaks
d) a reduction of one output per period of statutory maternity or adoption leave is allowed, with no minimum qualifying period
e) a reduction of one output per period of âadditional paternity or adoption leaveâ lasting 4 months or more
f) working methods are now common across the whole exercise; not distinguished by panel
g) all panels will accept reserves for double-weighted outputs, though this will be exceptional
h) co-authored outputs may be listed at most twice in the same submission
Key changes:
a) outputs pre-published in 2007, fully published in 2008 may be submitted as long as they were not submitted to RAE2008
b) the number of outputs required of ECRs remains as in the draft criteria
c) a new tariff has been introduced for the number of outputs required of staff who work part-time, go on secondment or have career breaks
d) a reduction of one output per period of statutory maternity or adoption leave is allowed, with no minimum qualifying period
e) a reduction of one output per period of âadditional paternity or adoption leaveâ lasting 4 months or more
f) working methods are now common across the whole exercise; not distinguished by panel
g) all panels will accept reserves for double-weighted outputs, though this will be exceptional
h) co-authored outputs may be listed at most twice in the same submission
Slides from the European Funding Event, UKRO
The slides from the recent UKRO presentation on 'Looking to the horizon: the end of FP7 and the future of European funding' and the ERC workshop are now available online at: https://www.kent.ac.uk/researchservices/events/past/events11-12-slides.html.
Talk by Rick Rylance, Chief Executive, AHRC- Friday 17th Feb
Rick Rylance (Chief Executive of the AHRC and Chair of RCUK Executive Group) will be visiting the University on Friday 17 February.
Rick will be speaking to staff at an open meeting in the Darwin Conference Suite at 1.30 pm about the AHRC's Delivery Plan (http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/About/Policy/Documents/DeliveryPlan2011.pdf) and strategic direction.
There will be plenty of time for questions so if you have a question about plans for longer and larger grants, the new Fellowship schemes, demand management or the influence of government policy on the Council's strategy, please come along and ask.
Please let Lynne Bennett (L.Bennett-282@kent.ac.uk) know if you are planning to come along so that we can get an idea of numbers.
Rick will be speaking to staff at an open meeting in the Darwin Conference Suite at 1.30 pm about the AHRC's Delivery Plan (http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/About/Policy/Documents/DeliveryPlan2011.pdf) and strategic direction.
There will be plenty of time for questions so if you have a question about plans for longer and larger grants, the new Fellowship schemes, demand management or the influence of government policy on the Council's strategy, please come along and ask.
Please let Lynne Bennett (L.Bennett-282@kent.ac.uk) know if you are planning to come along so that we can get an idea of numbers.
Bookings Open for Two New Grants Factory Events
Bookings are now open for two spring term Grants Factory workshops.
Playing the Game: Dr Jenny Billings and Prof Sarah Spurgeon
Weds 15 February: 12.15-1.45pm
This lunchtime workshop is led by two successful Kent researchers with extensive experience of both winning and awarding research grants. It looks at winning research grants as a 'game' that applicants will play better if they understand the rules, the skills and the tactics needed for success. Prof Sarah Spurgeon (EDA) is an elected member of the EPSRC Engineering College and has received grants worth over £4 million from EPSRC, the Leverhulme Trust, the European Commission and both government and industry sources. Dr Jenny Billings (CHSS) is particularly experienced in large collaborative projects and has acted as an evaluator for the European Commission as well as wining and coordinating funded research projects from sources as diverse as the European Commission, the Big Lottery, health charities, primary care trusts and government sources. The event is largely discussion-based and Sarah and Jenny are pleased to welcome Dr Heather Ferguson (Psychology)and Dr Nicola Shaughnessy (Arts) who will join them to help lead the workshop. No advance preparation is required and sandwiches will be provided.
Writing Better Bids: Prof David Shemmings
Thurs 1 March: 10am- 12pm
Prof. David Shemmings has been running popular grant-writing workshops at the University of Kent and at a range of other institutions (including an ESRC-funded researcher development programme) since 2009. This informal talk (with plenty of opportunity for discussion and questions) provides a set of techniques that you can use to structure and write grant applications that appeal to busy, non-specialist decision makers and are more likely to succeed in research funding competitions. It explains: the decision-making process; the way that grant applications are used by referees and grants' committees, and how to make your application stand out against the competition. No advance preparation is required and refreshments will be provided.
Both events are suitable for academic staff at any career stage and from any discipline. Places are limited and we have already received some advance bookings for both, so please let my colleague Jacqueline Aldridge know asap if you would like to attend (if you haven't done so already) or want further information.
Playing the Game: Dr Jenny Billings and Prof Sarah Spurgeon
Weds 15 February: 12.15-1.45pm
This lunchtime workshop is led by two successful Kent researchers with extensive experience of both winning and awarding research grants. It looks at winning research grants as a 'game' that applicants will play better if they understand the rules, the skills and the tactics needed for success. Prof Sarah Spurgeon (EDA) is an elected member of the EPSRC Engineering College and has received grants worth over £4 million from EPSRC, the Leverhulme Trust, the European Commission and both government and industry sources. Dr Jenny Billings (CHSS) is particularly experienced in large collaborative projects and has acted as an evaluator for the European Commission as well as wining and coordinating funded research projects from sources as diverse as the European Commission, the Big Lottery, health charities, primary care trusts and government sources. The event is largely discussion-based and Sarah and Jenny are pleased to welcome Dr Heather Ferguson (Psychology)and Dr Nicola Shaughnessy (Arts) who will join them to help lead the workshop. No advance preparation is required and sandwiches will be provided.
Writing Better Bids: Prof David Shemmings
Thurs 1 March: 10am- 12pm
Prof. David Shemmings has been running popular grant-writing workshops at the University of Kent and at a range of other institutions (including an ESRC-funded researcher development programme) since 2009. This informal talk (with plenty of opportunity for discussion and questions) provides a set of techniques that you can use to structure and write grant applications that appeal to busy, non-specialist decision makers and are more likely to succeed in research funding competitions. It explains: the decision-making process; the way that grant applications are used by referees and grants' committees, and how to make your application stand out against the competition. No advance preparation is required and refreshments will be provided.
Both events are suitable for academic staff at any career stage and from any discipline. Places are limited and we have already received some advance bookings for both, so please let my colleague Jacqueline Aldridge know asap if you would like to attend (if you haven't done so already) or want further information.
Slides from Grants Factory Event: Big Questions,Big Projects
Prof. Jon Williamson's slides from the 'Big Questions, Big Projects' event are now available online at: https://www.kent.ac.uk/researchservices/events/past/events11-12-slides.html
Weekly Social Sciences Funding Updates
The weekly funding updates for the Social Sciences, which include news, events and funding opportunities, are now available on the Research Services Sharepoint site. So if you miss the weekly Friday email, not to worry: just go to http://bit.ly/u56kEM, where they are being stored in monthly folders. If you have any problems accessing it, contact Phil Ward (p.ward@kent.ac.uk).
Grants Factory: Big Questions, Big Projects - 1 Dec 2011
Prof. Elizabeth Mansfield and Prof. Jon Williamson will lead a new Grants Factory workshop on Thursday 1 December - on how to develop interesting research ideas into more substantial research projects.
Both Elizabeth (Maths) and Jon (Philosophy) have had experience of developing larger projects in areas where these arenât the norm and have been successful in attracting research funding from a wide variety of sources
Staff at all levels and using any methodological approach will find this session useful and informative.
The workshop runs from 12.00-2.00pm and includes lunch. Places are limited so please contact Lynne Bennett (l.bennett-282@kent.ac.uk) as soon as possible if you would like to participate.
Both Elizabeth (Maths) and Jon (Philosophy) have had experience of developing larger projects in areas where these arenât the norm and have been successful in attracting research funding from a wide variety of sources
Staff at all levels and using any methodological approach will find this session useful and informative.
The workshop runs from 12.00-2.00pm and includes lunch. Places are limited so please contact Lynne Bennett (l.bennett-282@kent.ac.uk) as soon as possible if you would like to participate.
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Highlights and insights from the wonderland of UK research funding from Phil Ward, Research Funding Manager
Highlights and insights from the wonderland of UK research funding from Phil Ward, Research Funding Manager
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