Providing
the most effective service:
Special workshop for research support staff
Outline Programme
Special workshop for research support staff
Outline Programme
Day
1
| 11:15 | Collect coffee if required |
| 11:15 | Session 1 Syndicates consider participants’ draft/unsuccessful applications Plenary feedback on strengths and advice for improvement |
| 12:15 | Session 2 Presentation by Sarah Andrew: Writing award winning grant applications Questions and discussion |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Session 3 Presentation by John Wakeford: making applications writing styles; and what to do if you are turned down |
| 15:00 | Tea Groups produce presentations: ‘What we need from the research support system’ Questions and discussion |
| 16:00 | Academic group depart |
| 16:15 | Session 4 Sharing agendas |
| 16:30 | Session 5 Presentation: research funding – the current context Discussion |
| 17:15 | Mid course review, proposals for issues for evening and next day |
Break: walking maps available
| 19:00 | Reception, dinner, evening session if required (e.g. discussion of diary of senior academic bidding for research funding) |
Day
2 - provisional
Subject to revision in the light of mid course review
Subject to revision in the light of mid course review
| 07:30- | Breakfast available |
| 09:00 | Syndicates:
critical review of sample of research applications Plenary feedback on how a research support office could contribute to improving them |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
| 11:00 | Presentation
by Robert Crawshaw: Bidding experience and perspective of an academic |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Syndicates:
key components of an effective support system for successful bidding
for research funds |
| 14:30 | Tea |
| 15:00 | Action planning: setting up the best system |
| 15:45 | Evaluation |
| 16:00 | Ends |
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