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Joint leadership between partners is required across major UK global health research programme
ViewWrite grants like a boss
Write grants like a boss
Tips on polishing your grantwriting to keep your reviewers onside
ViewOur winning proposal: Multiply funders by matching strategies
Our winning proposal: Multiply funders by matching strategies
Demonstrating shared priorities unlocked additional funding from Swiss foundation for rare cancer trial
ViewLife after academia: How to change career
Life after academia: How to change career
Christopher Caterine offers advice for researchers taking their first steps on a new career path
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ViewWhere next, post-postdoc?
Where next, post-postdoc?
Members of an alumni association provide advice on finding career paths inside and outside academia
ViewPlan S in the UK
Plan S in the UK
A quick stock-take on how three UK funders are implementing the open-access initiative
ViewOpportunity profile: Plugging gaps for Covid-19 vaccines
Opportunity profile: Plugging gaps for Covid-19 vaccines
The international vaccine funder Cepi is funding clinical research to expand the evidence base
ViewGetting published in the arts and humanities
Getting published in the arts and humanities
Four golden rules to guide your publication strategy
ViewIt’s time to recognise the diversity of research careers
It’s time to recognise the diversity of research careers
Research evaluation values leadership and excellence, putting those with specialist skills at a disadvantage
ViewSo you’re new to… Plan S
So you’re new to… Plan S
A primer on the much-debated open access initiative as Horizon Europe kicks off
ViewFunder profile: International Brain Research Organization
Funder profile: International Brain Research Organization
President says major changes are afoot at an association supporting neuroscientists worldwide
ViewFrom the archive: How to write a paper (1/2)
From the archive: How to write a paper (1/2)
Part one of a primer for early career researchers
ViewOpportunity profile: Anti-doping funder is open to outsiders
Opportunity profile: Anti-doping funder is open to outsiders
The Partnership for Clean Competition works with applicants to help them submit their best bids
ViewCovid-19 funder update: The National Institutes of Health
Covid-19 funder update: The National Institutes of Health
Senior figures at the US biomedical funder explain their priorities for supporting grantees through Covid-19
ViewMy winning proposal: If the bid fits, reapply with it
My winning proposal: If the bid fits, reapply with it
Maisha Wester’s daring interdisciplinary Global Professorship bid needed three attempts to succeed
ViewChoose the good money over the big money
Choose the good money over the big money
Why research managers and academic leaders need a holistic approach when choosing funding opportunities
ViewFrom the archive: Secrets of the deep
From the archive: Secrets of the deep
The Padi Foundation takes the plunge with marine research projects other funders might refuse
ViewOpportunity profile: Data-driven prize for pandemic protection
Opportunity profile: Data-driven prize for pandemic protection
Prize fund of £10 million will award creative ideas for harnessing data to combat disease...
ViewOpportunity profile: Thinking beyond academia
Opportunity profile: Thinking beyond academia
The New Institute in Hamburg is looking for researchers to forge connections with wider society
ViewOpportunity profile: US cancer charity reaches out to Europe
Opportunity profile: US cancer charity reaches out to Europe
Children’s Tumour Foundation president ‘loves risk’ and suggests Europeans find mentors for US grant-writing
ViewMy winning proposal: Letting ideas collide
My winning proposal: Letting ideas collide
An open mind and an independent streak are critical attributes for Cern’s senior research fellows
ViewMy winning proposal: Let your bid evolve
My winning proposal: Let your bid evolve
How a PhD student followed the learning curve to win a Leakey Foundation grant
ViewMy winning proposal: Sharpening an ESRC grant to a fine point
My winning proposal: Sharpening an ESRC grant to a fine point
Deciding what to exclude was crucial to Melissa Colloff's successful new investigator grant bid
ViewOpportunity profile: Bridging the early career funding gap
Opportunity profile: Bridging the early career funding gap
One-year fellowships from a Swiss medical research foundation help young researchers find their feet
ViewWellcome Leap bets on breakthroughs
Wellcome Leap bets on breakthroughs
The Wellcome Trust’s spinoff fund will coordinate global research teams pushing the frontiers of medicine
ViewDoes Wellcome’s strategy pass the test?
Does Wellcome’s strategy pass the test?
Is it a PR exercise or should researchers sit up and take note?
ViewMy winning proposal: Persistence pays off
My winning proposal: Persistence pays off
Tips from a linguist who secured Marie Curie fellowship on fourth attempt
ViewOpportunity profile: International prize in social science launched
Opportunity profile: International prize in social science launched
The International Union of Academies' prizes offer a pot of cash and bags of prestige
ViewOpportunity profile: Humanities scholars get a flavour of France
Opportunity profile: Humanities scholars get a flavour of France
French foundation funds short research trips for humanities and social science scholars
ViewSo you’re new to…the National Institutes of Health
So you’re new to…the National Institutes of Health
Two NIH insiders offer tips on applying to the world’s largest biomedical funder
ViewOpportunity profile: Learning the hard way
Opportunity profile: Learning the hard way
The British Academy's latest development-focused scheme looks at education in conflict and crisis
ViewTop PI Neus Sabaté: From career crisis to commercial success
Top PI Neus Sabaté: From career crisis to commercial success
Home pregnancy test sparked a flash of inspiration that transformed a stalling research career
ViewOpportunity profile: Developing markets in the developing world
Opportunity profile: Developing markets in the developing world
UK government-funded scheme offers grants for economics research in low- and middle-income countries
ViewMy winning proposal: China collaborations in the Covid age
My winning proposal: China collaborations in the Covid age
Joint programme seeds collaborations between social scientists in Australia and China, despite troubled times
ViewMy winning proposal: Set your sights on the Smithsonian
My winning proposal: Set your sights on the Smithsonian
Attention to detail brings the Smithsonian Institution's prestigious fellowships within reach
ViewOpportunity profile: Research visits to the Holy City
Opportunity profile: Research visits to the Holy City
The Lady Davis Fellowship Trust brings professors and postdocs from all countries to Jerusalem
ViewCrunch time for NIHR’s global health programme
Crunch time for NIHR’s global health programme
Four years after launching, the NIHR's international health programme is entering a phase of renewal