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Research Management Money, People and Policy

Research Management Money, People and Policy. Lita Denny Head of Research Support Service University of Manchester. The University. Manchester Context 4 Faculties, 20 Schools and 19 Research Institutes. Research Grants and Contract (RGC) income of £196m per year.

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Research Management Money, People and Policy

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  1. Research Management Money, People and Policy Lita Denny Head of Research Support Service University of Manchester

  2. The University • Manchester Context • 4 Faculties, 20 Schools and 19 Research Institutes. • Research Grants and Contract (RGC) income of £196m per year. • 39,732 students of which 3541 are Post graduate Research. • 10,712 staff including 3714 Academic and 1800 Research Associates. • Live RGC projects around 4000 at any one time. • We average around 2000 applications for research funding a year.

  3. Money The Funding challenge • Reduction and Concentration • Greater competition • Compliance and complexity

  4. Influence Influence is key • Working with funders to ensure processes are efficient • Making the profession heard when “rules” are in danger of becoming unworkable • Being a respected voice within your intuition • Supporting policy and strategy development

  5. People Research is all about people and research management is all about making their lives easier. • Agile • Innovative • Freedom to follow the academic mission • Expert individuals • High level of frontline influence • Accessible to researchers and treated as a partnership

  6. Collaboration Greater strength in collaboration. • Between Universities • Between Funders • Across Professional Associations Examples: N8 Asset Collaboration Project www.n8research.org.uk/research-themes/asset-collaboration/ Project Snowball www.projectsnowball.info/

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