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How to nudge your draft-bid reviewers to deliver their sharpest insights
ViewBouncing back
Bouncing back
Four tips for early career healthcare researchers looking to recover from rejected bids
ViewMy winning proposal: Making sense in English and German
My winning proposal: Making sense in English and German
Bids to a joint UK-German humanities scheme must not get lost in translation
ViewFrom the archive: Hidden treasure for cancer researchers
From the archive: Hidden treasure for cancer researchers
The little-known funder that offers top-ups to clinical projects
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ViewGet better feedback, recovering from setbacks, cancer research top-up funder
Get better feedback, recovering from setbacks, cancer research top-up funder
A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles
ViewAHRC’s German connection, open your arms to open access, Muscular Dystrophy UK
AHRC’s German connection, open your arms to open access, Muscular Dystrophy UK
A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles
ViewFrom the archive: Accessibility matters on neuromuscular bids
From the archive: Accessibility matters on neuromuscular bids
A strong lay summary is essential for consideration by Muscular Dystrophy UK
ViewOpen access: The four myths of transformative agreements
Open access: The four myths of transformative agreements
Why researchers should not fear the new era of open publication
ViewAll change
All change
The green chemist inspired to move into social science to tackle the climate crisis
ViewUKRI launches £4m biodiversity scheme, when climate change means career change, Cern senior research fellowships
UKRI launches £4m biodiversity scheme, when climate change means career change, Cern senior research fellowships
A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles
ViewOpportunity profile: Accounting for the true value of nature
Opportunity profile: Accounting for the true value of nature
UKRI has launched an interdisciplinary scheme to build on the Dasgupta biodiversity review
ViewFrom the archive: Letting ideas collide
From the archive: Letting ideas collide
An open mind and an independent streak are critical attributes for Cern’s senior research fellows
ViewArts-led multidisciplinary climate bid, UK funding overview concludes, Cost Action pays off, starting small
Arts-led multidisciplinary climate bid, UK funding overview concludes, Cost Action pays off, starting small
A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles
ViewFrom the archive: On building a track record
From the archive: On building a track record
Evergreen advice on how to grow mighty oaks from tiny acorns
ViewMy winning proposal: Creativity and climate resilience
My winning proposal: Creativity and climate resilience
The practice-based researcher who has been a principal or co-investigator on three multidisciplinary climate projects
ViewSo you’re new to…UK research funding (part 2)
So you’re new to…UK research funding (part 2)
The concluding part of this primer of primers tackles the EU, learned societies and charities
ViewOpportunity profile: Cost collaborations pay off
Opportunity profile: Cost collaborations pay off
How Cost Action networks function and how they can boost careers
ViewThe funding nightmare before Christmas
The funding nightmare before Christmas
A cautionary tale of how bids can go badly awry
ViewBack to basics double bill: UK funding in a nutshell and grant mistakes to avoid, Rivkin Center pilot grants
Back to basics double bill: UK funding in a nutshell and grant mistakes to avoid, Rivkin Center pilot grants
A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles
ViewFrom the archive: Rallying to fight ovarian cancer
From the archive: Rallying to fight ovarian cancer
The US specialist funder whose main programme is researcher-led and open to international applications
ViewSo you’re new to…UK research funding
So you’re new to…UK research funding
Part one of this two-part primer of primers looks at government funding mechanisms
ViewInside a funding panel, British International Studies Association, EU lump-sum funding, bidding to niche funders
Inside a funding panel, British International Studies Association, EU lump-sum funding, bidding to niche funders
A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles
ViewA peek inside a funding panel
A peek inside a funding panel
What really goes on when your application is discussed?
ViewFrom the archive: Stay focused for small-charity funding
From the archive: Stay focused for small-charity funding
Shaping bids for maximum impact with a niche funder
ViewOpportunity profile: Opening up to international studies
Opportunity profile: Opening up to international studies
The British International Studies Association is bouncing back after a partial lockdown in 2020
ViewOur winning proposal: Breaking down lump-sum funding
Our winning proposal: Breaking down lump-sum funding
EU looks ahead to lump sum funding rollout, as pilot scheme participants describe their experiences
ViewStepping up to manage collaborations, getting closer to QR, European ambition, MRC new investigators
Stepping up to manage collaborations, getting closer to QR, European ambition, MRC new investigators
A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles
ViewMaking QR count
Making QR count
Pilot study highlights the unseen benefits of QR funding
ViewStepping up: Managing collaborations
Stepping up: Managing collaborations
The second of two articles about taking on responsibilities as an early career academic
ViewFrom the archive: Finding the balance as a new investigator
From the archive: Finding the balance as a new investigator
Demonstrating you have hit the mid-career sweet spot is vital for success in MRC scheme
ViewGetting on top of PhD supervision, confronting the reproducibility crisis, career-changing publication
Getting on top of PhD supervision, confronting the reproducibility crisis, career-changing publication
A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles
ViewThe reproducibility crisis and how to tackle it
The reproducibility crisis and how to tackle it
Why the crisis matters and what researchers and funders can do about it
ViewStepping up: Supervising PhD students
Stepping up: Supervising PhD students
The first of two articles about taking on responsibilities as an early career academic
ViewFrom the archive: I got published in Nature as a PhD student
From the archive: I got published in Nature as a PhD student
How good fortune and determination combined to unlock a career goal for one young researcher
ViewEPSRC double bill: equipment grants that are not for equipment and ICT public engagement, Embo exchanges
EPSRC double bill: equipment grants that are not for equipment and ICT public engagement, Embo exchanges
A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles
ViewMy winning proposal: The equipment grant that wasn’t
My winning proposal: The equipment grant that wasn’t
EPSRC Strategic Equipment Grants are not only about getting your hands on new kit
ViewFrom the archive: Embo’s short and sweet fellowships
From the archive: Embo’s short and sweet fellowships
Applicants must address exchange of skills in their bids