Funding Insight

Why the Wellcome Trust changed direction, and what this means for researchers

Consortia in UKRI scheme must have robust non-academic input

When writing a Wellbeing of Women grant application, diversity of perspective is essential

Why universities undervalue co-investigators, why they shouldn’t—and what to do about it
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The thoughts that even successful academics must keep to themselves

This week: human augmentation, medical manufacturing, accessible engineering, and what makes a good city

Examining funding fluctuations over the ERC's 15-year existence

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Building a research programme with small project grants from a specialist vision charity

This week: research infrastructure calls, Spanish Horizon participation and awards for women in science

A risk-favouring successor to NERC’s Standard Grants scheme has launched

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

Why co-investigators are crucial and how to be an effective one

This week: animal welfare, CO2 utilisation technologies, astronomy and health and care technologies

The specialist funder perfect for pilot studies related to human aggression

A plan to impact research practice is essential for the UK’s leading methodology funding scheme

This week: lump-sum funding explained, a defence innovation prize, the Bauhaus initiative and more

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Pharmaceutical company looks to back early career researchers in its R&D Postdoctoral Challenge

The roadblocks to policy impact and how to overcome them

This week: hydrogen technologies, farming, sustainable materials and UK-Japan Covid collaborations

Future of the rule of law in Europe is on the agenda for Re:constitution fellows

How to avoid missing out on commercial rewards, even when you weren’t expecting them

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

It may feel uncomfortable, but self-promotion is necessary to become a BBSRC Discovery Fellow

Guidance on how much of a pinch of salt to take with any careers advice

This week: Mexico links, Tunisia joins Horizon Europe and more

An ESRC scheme aims to unlock previously unavailable data sets and free up specialised careers

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Leading researcher on development looks back over two tough years and forward to the future

Despite EU funder being open to all, Africans only win a fraction of its grants

The astronomer who won one prestigious fellowship at the third attempt, but accepted another

Solid grantsmanship can make all the difference, says former ERC Starting Grants panellist

This week: Horizon Europe “safety net” extension and calls to reform the REF

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

Is relocation always advisable for a postdoc fellowship, and what if it’s not possible?