Funding Aim:Research England’s vision is for HEIs to deliver world-class research with transformational real-world application, developing the skills and talents of the workforce, and Participatory Research is a key element in realising that vision. Participatory Research also connects closely with UKRI’s vision for an outstanding research and innovation system that allows everyone the opportunity to… Continue reading UKRI Participatory Research funding allocation – Call for applications
Month: November 2021
Introduction to Research Integrity
UKRIO research integrity webinar: Introduction to Research Integrity 1st December 2021, 10am – 12pm The next webinar in the series of monthly sessions from the UK Research Integrity Office will be focused on an introduction to research integrity. An Introduction to Research Integrity, will discuss key issues relating to good practice in research and the… Continue reading Introduction to Research Integrity
Personal experiences of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
Collecting personal experiences of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 from the point-of-view of individual researchers As part of the Future Research Assessment Programme, the four UK higher education funding bodies (Research England, Scottish Funding Council, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, and Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland) seek to understand the impact of the… Continue reading Personal experiences of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
Understanding mental health support for Olympic and Paralympic sport.
Dr Sandra Leyland has recently disseminated the results of a research project on 19th November at the Royal Society for Medicine, London. Dr Leyland has worked with Dr Lisa Board and Consultant Psychiatrist and Visiting Professor Alan Currie on a project funded by the English Institute of Sport. The work the team completed examined the… Continue reading Understanding mental health support for Olympic and Paralympic sport.
Funding – Centre for Cultural Value
Funding – Centre for Cultural Value The Collaborate Fund will see the Centre for Cultural Value invest a total of £200,000 to support the development of collaborative research projects between cultural sector partners and academic researchers investigating under explored, sector-driven questions of cultural value. Research topics will be identified by cultural sector partners and then… Continue reading Funding – Centre for Cultural Value
Online incivility in politics
Angela Smith has recently published a paper with Michael Higgins in Political Quarterly. This paper is interested in the complex relationship between civility and gender in Scottish politics. It addresses two themes that have dominated discussion of Scotland’s political tone. The first has been the seeming rise in intemperate political discourse, amplified by social media… Continue reading Online incivility in politics
Research Clinics December 2021
Applying for research funding? Access free and confidential advice and support from the NIHR Research Design Service North East & North Cumbria The Research Design Service (RDS) is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to support research teams to develop and submit high quality applied health and social care grant applications to… Continue reading Research Clinics December 2021