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Title: 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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