Event Details

This technical workshop is for research managers and administrators who play a key role in helping academics to prepare and submit high quality research proposals.  We will provide information, advice, guidance, and examples of good practice on improving the quality of research proposals. We will look at mechanisms for providing support for proposal writing, feedback on draft proposals, facilitation of internal review, and an understanding of how funders make decisions.

The in-person workshop will be delivered by a team of presenters through a combination of case studies, breakout sessions and whole group discussion and exercises.  Through the case studies we will discuss various activities or approaches that have been used at our institutions to help raise the quality of research proposals.  Participants will be given the opportunity to explore and discuss challenges and solutions in relation to their own institutional practice.

By the end of the workshop, participants will:

• Understand the drivers for raising the quality of research proposals
• Have knowledge of several separate ways in which raising the quality of research proposals can be achieved
• Appreciate the distinct roles that the academic, research manager and administrator, and the institution can play in the process
• Have had the opportunity to discuss shared challenges with colleagues from other institutions, and learn from common experiences and challenges.

Target Audience

This workshop is aimed at pre-award research managers and administrators who support the development of research proposals at either central or departmental / faculty level.

Other training resources you might be interested in:

Professional Development workshop on Supporting Research Proposals.

On-line learning resources for ARMA members (https://arma.ac.uk/online-learning/): ARMA Bites (free); Recorded Presentations.