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Whitaker Institute PhD Forum
Dr Ann Ryan, 24th May 2017
Research Careers
http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/index_en.cfm
10% of PhD graduates from the University of Cambridge secure a permanent academic post
Innovation Union: Europe will need 1M extra researchers by 2020, mostly in the private sector
Funding Application Considerations
Eligibility Remit Special initiatives Host environment Driver – question/career development
Career stage Deadlines
Getting Started
Read the call document carefully Read it again! And again!
Understand the peer-review process Complement your expertise Get feedback
Adapting your style
Academic writing……….
• Researcher-centred
• Past-oriented
• Expository
• Impersonal
• Verbosity rewarded
• Specialised jargon
Grant writing…………
• Funder-centred
• Future-oriented
• Persuasive
• Personal
• Brevity rewarded
• Accessible language
Structure of the Proposal
• Introduction• Specific aims• Background and significance
• Preliminary studies• Design and methods
• Study design is crucial
• Timelines, milestones, outputs, deliverables
• Abstract – write last
Delivering on Research
Impact: demonstrable effect that excellent research makes to society and the economy.
i.e., the direct and indirect influence of research or its effect on an individual, a community or society as a whole, including benefits to our economic, social, human and natural capital.
Input Activity Output Outcome Impactdissemination
uptake
Pillars of Impact
Science & Innovation group of the Small Advanced Economies InitiativeBroadening the Scope of Impact, 2015
Other considerations
• Dissemination• Budget – justify request• Budget approval• Internal deadlines• Submission process
• Title• Ethics• Research environment• Letters of support• Outreach
NUI Galway 2015-2016 Funding €52 Million Direct
Exchequer: 66%EU/Int: 28%Ind: 6%
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National Funding Policy
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National opportunities – part of the approach
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EI-SFI-IDA
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SFI Career Development Programmes
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Health Research Board Programmes
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Irish Research Council ProgrammesProgramme Description Anticipated
launchAnticipatedoutcome
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
Postgraduate research scholarships across all disciplines Q3 2017 Q1 2018
Employment-based Postgraduate programme
Postgraduate research scholarship based with employer partner Q4 2017 Q2 2018
Enterprise Partnership Scheme (postgrad)
Co-funded postgraduate research scholarships Q1 2017 Q3 2017
Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
Postdoctoral research fellowships across all disciplines Q4 2017 Q2 2018
Enterprise Partnership Scheme (postdoc)
Co-funded post-doctoral research fellowships Q1 2017 Q3 2017
CAROLINE MSCA Research Fellowships
Post-doctoral fellowships in partnership with an international organisation or NGO
Q3 2017 Q1 2018
Laureate Awards Excellent researchers, frontier research across all disciplines Q2 2017 Q4 2017
Research for Policy and Society Research to support policy development and decisions Q3 2017 Q4 2017
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Horizon 2020
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Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions Individual Fellowships
• Enhance creative and innovative potential of researchers to diversified skills acquisition, advanced training and international or intersectoral mobility
• Focus is on career development of fellow• Strong focus on transferable skills
• Personal fellowship to support period of mobility (2-3 years)• All disciplines• Post PhD/min of 4 years research experience• Fully funded, salary ~55K/annum, research expenses
• Host can be an academic or non-academic organisation (NGO, Industry, Museum etc)• Need a career development plan• Mobility is a key requirement
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Exciting Richness of diverse perspectives Takes researchers and funders out of their comfort zone/silosHybrid spaceReal integrated coming together of disciplines, can be within STEM/SSH or across both, to include a variety of different stakeholder types≠ multi-disciplinary≠ SSH inclusion
‘Clintechnologists’ ‘Engiticians’‘Secengologists’
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Inter-disciplinarity offers fresh perspectives
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Discipline-specific languages vary – need to build a common language/break barriers Learn about and respect other backgrounds Value diversityNew ways of presenting data Trust – networking and partnerships
→ Management of inter-disciplinaritySolve real societal challenges
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Challenges of Inter-disciplinary research
Identifying Funding Opportunities
• Funders website
• E-alerts
• Research Office website
• Research Office eZine notifications
• Research Professional
• Newsletters
• Consultation
• Mentor
http://www.nuigalway.ie/research-support-services/