Grants Factory 2010

Today we announced a new programme of events to support all staff applying for research funding. This will be led by a group of senior academics with extensive experience in winning funding, sitting on grant committees and coaching colleagues. The programme includes master classes, practical workshops and mock panel events, as follows:

Master Classes: what the guidance doesn’t tell you
Keynes, LT3 2.00-3.00pm

• Wed 20 Jan: Fit your funder: Prof. Peter Taylor-Gooby
• Wed 3 Feb: Work with the panel system: Prof. Mick Tuite
• Wed 17 Feb: Using the right words: Prof. Paul Allain
• Wed 10 Mar: Cross the review minefield: Prof. Peter Clarkson
• Wed 17 Mar: The common traits of funded applications: Dr Peter Bennett
• Wed 19 May: Work the six page proposal: Prof. Simon Thompson
• Wed 9 June: Make your project matter: Prof. Dominic Abrams

Grants Factory Workshops: the grant-writer’s toolkit
Led by Prof. David Shemmings

• Mon 8 Feb: Grimond Seminar Room 8, 9.30am-12.00
• Tues 9 March: Keynes Seminar Room 5, 1.30-4.00pm
• Wed 26 May: Rutherford Seminar Room 5, 1.30-4.00pm

Peer Review Panels: test drive your project

Each of these lunchtime events takes less than 90 minutes, needs no advance preparation and will be led by senior academics with experience of the relevant funding panel.

• EPSRC: Prof Peter Clarkson and Prof. Simon Thompson
• Wellcome/MRC/NHS (biomedical & experimental psychology): Prof. Mick Tuite
• BBSRC/NERC (biology, ecology & conservation sciences): Prof. Peter Bennett
• ESRC/BA/Nuffield: Prof Dominic Abrams and Prof. Peter Taylor-Gooby
• AHRC: Prof. Paul Allain

Full details will be available later in the week on the Research Services website; in the meantime contact the Research Funding Officer for your Faculty for further information:

• Humanities: Lynne Bennett
• Science: Carol Moran
• Social Science: Jacqueline Aldridge and Phil Ward
• Medway: Karen Remnant