UCD Research

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UCD Research
An Introduction to UCD Research Services
Taighde UCD
UCD Research
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Objectives

• Introduction
• Context
• Approach to Research Services in UCD
• UCD Research Internal Funding Schemes
• Images of Research Competition
• Research Profiles
• Further Information

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Introduction UCD Research Services

• Provides central support to researchers at all
  stages of the research project lifecycle
• Information provision (website, seminars,
  workshops, contact points)
• Facilitate communication and research support
  networks internally and externally
• Internal funding schemes springboard
• Research infrastructure research profiles,
  intranet etc.

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Context
Financial Year Grants Awarded Year-on-Year Increase
2002/03 45,199,626  
2003/04 50,669,796 12
2004/05 62,241,965 23
2005/06 83,014,990 33
2006/07 95,207,066 15
2007/08 111,615,830 17
2008/09 116,756,654 5
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UCD New Research Grants
Academic Year No. of Awards gt1m Total Value m
2005/06 9 11.4
2006/07 16 35.9
2007/08 30 57.0
2008/09 27 54.2

• Strategic and Major Initiatives (SRCs, CSET)
• Multidisciplinary teams
• Industry Partners
• International

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Approach to Research Services in UCD

• UCD Research Services
• Pre Award (Opportunities Proposals)
• Post Award (Research Contracts Grant
  Registration)
• Research Finance Office
• Other central support units involved
• Corporate and Legal Office
• NovaUCD
• UCD HR (Recruitment)
• Fees Grants

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Approach to Research Services in UCD
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1. Research Opportunity

• Identification of funding opportunities
• New Research Funding Call Calendar
• Weekly Research Information Bulletin
• National funding calls
• EU
• Trusts and Foundations

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2. Research Proposal - General

• Specific Funding Agency Programme information
  and advice
• Programmatic support in development of proposals
• Compliance reviews
• Institutional sign-off
• Submission procedures
• Financial support (RFO)

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2. Research Proposal - Targeted

• Mentoring programmes
• Academic Peer-review (internal and external)

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3. Research Contract

• Setting up research accounts
• Any associated documentation required, legal, IP
• Liaise with funding agencies

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4. Research Project Mobilisation

• Recruitment of Research Staff Project Team
• Advance payments from Funding Agency
• Transfer of Funds to External Partners
• Transfer of Grants to/from UCD
• Procurement of Goods and Services
• Scholarships (Research students)
• Material Transfer Agreements

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5. Research Project Management

• Issue cost statements/invoices to funding agency
• Receive and allocate funds
• Financial reports
• Interim reports to funding agencies
• Audit of research projects
• Project extensions
• Budget amendments
• Programmatic changes to research project
• Transfer of grants in/out of UCD

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6. Research Project Completion

• Closing research accounts
• Final reports to funding agencies

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UCD Research Internal Funding Schemes

• Seed Funding Scheme
• to stimulate interdisciplinary research,
  creativity in research and support for
  dissemination and commercialisation activities
• Amounts up to 15k
• Next Round will open first qtr 2011

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UCD Research Internal Funding Schemes

• Strategic Major Initiatives Scheme
• To support feasibility studies for major
  institutional bids
• Interdisciplinary proposals, including
  collaborations with external institutions
• Awards up to 50,000

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Images of Research Competition

• Researchers invited to submit compelling images
  taken during the course of their research
• Winning research images used to promote the
  research taking place at UCD
• Currently open for applications

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Researcher Profiles

• Provides an online service that enables
  researchers to maintain their research profiles
• Profiles can be published, in full, or in part,
  on the School/Institute website

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Further information

• Visit our website at www.ucd.ie/research
• Call in to us at UCD Research Building, UCD

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Questions