WISER: Locating research funding

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1 WISER: Locating research funding 12 May 2009 Dr Glenn Swafford and Claudia Kozeny

2 Overview 1. Introduction to what we do and how we can help you 2. Introduction to ResearchResearch.com, an excellent source of research funding information available to all University members 3. Some other ways of identifying funding opportunities

3 1. - Introduction

4 2. ResearchResearch.com What is ResearchResearch.com? New version of ResearchResearch.com went live on 9 March ( More functionality to come in 2009/2010 Our aims for today: Understand new system and workgroup functionality Learn how best to search/browse/share funding opportunities Learn how to create some saved searches and folders of selected funding opportunities. Some of you might want to set up workgroup pages at some point if so, please contact the divisional Workgroup Administrator (see Guide to Workgroups handout).

5 ResearchResearch.com Demo 1.) Workgroups (Directory section) Workgroups: Space to group together tailored lists of funding opportunities (fops)/search criteria for different audiences Hierarchy / tree structure Trial small no. for go-live already set up How are workgroups used? Users can join multiple groups get shortcuts Induction wizard Users can bookmark shared resources Users can sign-up for workgroup alerts Users can browse Workgroup editors and administrators remits

6 Trial Workgroup hierarchy for Oxford as at 9 March 2009

7 ResearchResearch.com Demo (cont.) 2.) Demo of basic functionalities navigation searching and browsing (incl. 3-level hierarchy) institutional resources saving searches and creating folders sharing funding opportunities with colleagues setting up alerts Questions/Feedback? Tel. (2)89813

8 Get started on ResearchResearch.com! Create a user account on (click Self-register ) while on the Oxford network User log ins and passwords are case sensitive If you held an account on the previous ResearchResearch.com system, your user details and alerts will have been retained on the new system Browse the site Explore the workgroup homepages (in Directory section) and become a member of those you are interested in Set up your own saved searches (in Funding section) and subscribe to alerts based on these Collect any interesting funding opportunities into funding folders ( Bookmarks ) Request new workgroups from relevant divisional workgroup administrators why not become a workgroup editor yourself? For further information, up-to-date User Guides and publicity material about RR.com, see our Find Funding web pages at Send any feedback, errors or requests for publicity material to research.services@admin.ox.ac.uk

9 3. Some other ways of identifying funding opportunities Find Funding web pages ( including: Funding for Visiting Researchers Internal Funding Other External Funding Resources Travel Grants (via ResearchResearch.com) Funding for Early Career Researchers (via ResearchResearch.com) Oxford University Gazette ( e.g. Prizes and Scholarships ( Oxford Research Vacancies ( Other online sources Talk to Colleagues