Research Development In 'Research development' Researcher Training and DevelopmentResearch DevelopmentGrant SetupInternal Research FundingEU and internationalStrategic Research DevelopmentOverseas research risks and safety From this page you can access all of the information about funding opportunities and support available to develop a research funding proposal. The University’s online platform for developing and costing research bids is called Worktribe. This system needs to be used for all research bids being made to any funding body or organisation. You can access Worktribe online at https://birmingham-research.worktribe.com/. If you would like to go straight to your own College's Research Support pages please click the following links: College of Arts and Law College of Engineering and Physical Sciences College of Life and Environmental Sciences College of Medical and Dental Sciences College of Social Sciences For support for overseas research proposals, contact the dedicated European and International Research Support Team. If you can't find what you're looking for, aren't sure who to ask, or if you spot a mistake on these pages please contact researchsupport@contacts.bham.ac.uk. Internal research funding The University holds a number of funding research streams which it is able to allocate internally. Details of the funding steams available, and how to apply, are available on our web page. Research funding - project development Proposals to major UK funders: Contact your College Research Support Team Bid development for EU and other international projects Bid development for large, complex projects Innovate UK Grant Writing Support How can the KTN help your business Example Innovate UK competition briefing slides KTN Funding Application Booklet(writing a successful application - external link to KTN website) KTN Workshop Slides Innovate UK Sector Competition Draft Review Form Assessing your application: From an assessors perspective Introduction to Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) Costings & Finance Research Proposal Costing & Pricing – Policy and Guidance, May 2018 Guidelines for Research-Funded Staff Recruitment, September 2019 Contracts, Governance & Ethics Research contracts Research governance, clinical trials and insurance Research ethics and integrity Impact Academic impact Improving your academic impact Using bibliometrics to promote your research Economic and societal impact What do we mean by economic and social impact? Collaborating with existing businesses Assessing your research outputs for commercial viability Spin-out company development Getting your research into the press Public engagement Open Research Funders are increasingly asking researchers to make their outputs available in easily accessible, public repositories. At the same time, it is just as important as ever to make sure that ideas and research with commercial potential are protected. The University of Birmingham has a number of departments that can advise on this. Open access Research data management Copyright Protection of intellectual property PURE Research Fish Training & Development RSS Researcher Training and Development (for research grants) Digital skills and technology team General research skills (People and Organisations Development) Media & podcast training for researchers Enterprise training for researchers Training networks for early career researchers Postdoctoral / early researcher career development and training (PERCAT) - MDS Postdoctoral / early researcher career development & training (PERCAT) - EPS and LES Birmingham Academic Facilities, IT & Library Support Support for research Campus-wide IT resources for research - BEAR IT service desk Library support for research Support with literature searching, research metrics, open access, research data management, copyright and more Can't find what you're looking for? Let us know