Research Administrator and Manager Training
Facilitating excellent research
Discover the types of training available to Research Administrators and Managers at Birmingham City University. These diverse training opportunities are designed to support the wide range of roles within the Research Office and others supporting research ensuring a comprehensive approach to ongoing professional development and research excellence.
This includes internal sessions and external courses from providers such as ARMA, AdvanceHE, the UK Council for Graduate Education, Praxis Auril, The Knowledge Academy, UKRI and more. Topics covered include developing research proposals, management information, policy and governance, knowledge transfer, dissemination, project delivery, and service organisation in addition to resources for postgraduate researchers.
Developing proposals
Identifying funding sources and preparing proposals, costing, pricing and submitting funding proposals for research projects.
Book on iCity (Staff)Management Information and related functions
Working with information systems, supporting audits and making statutory returns.
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Contributing to research policy and strategy, contributing to REF, and supporting research ethics and governance.
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Dissemination and pathways to impact, knowledge exchange and business development and supporting staff development provision.
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Drafting, negotiating and accepting contracts, dealing with project finance, employing staff on research contracts, and creating reports for funders.
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Managing a research support service, organising and structuring a research support service, mapping and reviewing research. support services and functions
Book on iCity (Staff)Postgraduate Researchers
This training will assist in supporting postgraduate researchers in their academic journey, including supervisor support, mental health and neurodiversity training.
Research Development Framework
As part of our ongoing staff development framework we are offering a series of support mechanisms aimed at different stages of a research career, which include training workshops and community events to help develop research skills at every level.
News and events
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