success factors in grant applications and research projects keith horner university of manchester
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Success factors in Success factors in grant applications and grant applications and research projectsresearch projects
Keith Horner
University of Manchester
1824 “Mechanics Institute”
1851 Owens College
1880 Victoria University of Manchester
2004 Merged with UMIST to form “The University of Manchester”
John Dalton
RutherfordBragg
UK largest single-site University
34,000 students
1. High International Standing2. World Class Research3. Exemplary Knowledge and Technology Transfer4. Excellent Teaching and Learning5. Widening Participation6. Empowering Collegiality7. Efficient, Effective Management8. Internationally Competitive Resources9. More Effective Community Service
Nine goals for 2015
2. World Class ResearchTo establish the University of Manchester by 2015 among the 25 strongest research universities in the world on commonly accepted criteria of research excellence and performance.
“Headhunting”
Nobel Prize winners
Key Performance Indicators of Research
Increase in research publications in high impact factor journals
Increase in external grant income
Increase in expenditure of institution on research
Increase in research postgraduate students successfully completing their studies
Success in grant applications and Success in grant applications and research projects: aims of lectureresearch projects: aims of lecture
To identify the essential preparations in grant applications
To show how the institution (the University) can promote research success
To illustrate the pitfalls and errors that can lead to failure
To show that good grant application planning should ensure success over the duration of the project
““perfect planning aids perfect performance”perfect planning aids perfect performance”
Success in grant applications and research projects
The institutionThe team
The research idea The funder
The applicationThe execution
The academic staff
The academic staff
“I don’t know how to find a grant funder”
“I don’t know how to do a good
application” “I haven’t got the time to write
applications”
“I made an application once
and was rejected”
“There is nothing in it for me”
The institution
Promote a “research culture”
Set clear goals
Encourage collaboration
Strategy
Recognition and reward