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Rejection is an integral part of academic life. Whether you’re applying for jobs or for funding, submitting journal articles or book propo...

Sunlight soap: the beginning of it all (photo: Øklands trykksaker CC BY 2.0) Academics love the Leverhulme Trust. Other funders may ...

Five ingredients for a perfect recipe. P hoto by  Calum Lewis  on  Unsplash Is there a formula for a successful funding proposal? Not q...

Life on Quality St: the three speakers in action The ‘Essential Elements of a Successful Application’ workshop is like the purple one...

13 June 2017, 2-4pm Venue TBC Innovation and enterprise funding routes can be a significant and rewarding - but often overlooked - ...

Understanding Intellectual Property and Copyright 7 June 2017, 12-2pm Venue TBC In the digital age the question of inte...

Dr Richard Guest Marie Skłodo wska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITNs) are one of the most popular schemes within Horizon 2020 ,...

Professor Massoura-McGonagall instructing colleagues in the dark arts Sometimes costing a grant application can seem like a dark art, ...

We've finalised the Grants Factory and Early Career Researcher Network workshops for 2016/17. Below is the full list.  Events are free,...

Monday 5 December 11.00 -12.30 followed by lunch One to one sessions available 14.00-16.00 Dr Giancarlo Pichillo EU funding is a pr...

Sometimes costing a grant application can seem like a dark art, full of unfamiliar terms, complex algorithms, and strange exclusions. The...

Prof Mick Tuite We’ve almost finalised the programme of Grants Factory and Early Career Researcher Network events for 2016/17.  More de...

Prof Davina Cooper Last week we ran a  Grants Factory  session on  Leverhulme Trust  Fellowships.  Prof Davina Cooper  from  Kent Law ...

The Imposter Syndrome is a relatively new concept. Dr Pauline Rose Clance, a clinical psychologist, was the first to coin the phrase in 1...

Welcome back to the new term! There is a full programme of workshops, talks and events this term as part of the Grants Factory and E...

Last year I compiled a list of the top ten posts on Fundermentals, based on page views. As we inch towards Christmas, and before the delu...

Last week we revisited the 'essential elements of a good application' in the first Grants Factory workshop of the 2014/15 season....

Research Professional (RP) is the UK’s most comprehensive source of up-to-date information on available research funding opportunities. It...

The following Grants Factory and ECR Network sessions are coming up at the end of the month. Both events are free and all Kent staff are we...

This year marks the fifth anniversary of the award winning Grants Factory programme. The Grants Factory provides academics and researche...