URO Training Events in April

The University Research Office runs a number of training and staff development events every month. These events are open to all University of Lincoln staff and cover everything from finding funding opportunities for research projects to becoming a better bid writer. Both one-to-one and group-based support is available. You can find out more about them and how to book a place by clicking on the link to the internal Portal page below (login required):

Research Office Staff Development Events

This takes you to the Research Office home page on the Portal. On the right hand side of this page is a list of all of our upcoming training events.

Coming up in the next month we have:

Bid Writing Surgery: Thursday 7 April, all day, Ground Floor Meeting Room, Enterprise @ Lincoln, Brayford Campus

Dr. Martin Pickard (Grantcraft) is an external consultant employed by the University of Lincoln. Martin’s monthly bid writing surgery will give staff an opportunity to access his 25 years of experience in supporting bids for external funding. Please contact research@lincoln.ac.uk if you wish to book an appointment to speak to Martin about a bid to any funder. Each appointment lasts around 45 mins to 1 hour.

Working on the web: Wednesday 13 April, 12pm – 1.30pm, Computing Services Training Room 1, MAB, Brayford Campus

Find out how free and easy-to-use web technologies (Web 2.0) and standards (RSS) can improve the way you work online. This lunchtime workshop, run in conjunction with CERD and the Library, will introduce tools to help you easily keep track of funding and published research. It will also show you how you can collaborate and promote your research online. Please contact HR to book a place: training@lincoln.ac.uk

Grant Development Workshop: Wednesday 23 March, 9.30am – 3.30pm, Meeting Room 2, Enterprise @ Lincoln, Brayford Campus

The Research Grant Development Workshop is designed to improve success rates of research funding applications. The morning session takes the form of a mock funding panel, with participants reviewing previously submitted funding bids. In the afternoon, participants will get the opportunity to comment in detail on their own outline bids prepared in advance. Numbers are limited to 8 per session to facilitate group discussion. Please contact research@lincoln.ac.uk if you’re interested in attending.