Aim
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Objectives
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Deadline
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Milestones/Monitoring
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Staff responsibilities
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1. To prepare succession and develop potential for REF
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Priortise support for REF outputs amongst staff identified as having a viable REF plan
Allocate QR funds in response to REF individuals bids. QR funds will be allocated to this
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By August 1 deadlines of 30 Jan. 30th May, 30th September
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Identified 2011-12 plan in which HODs identified staff with research potential. HoDs can identify additional staff members with REF potential & they must provide a valid REF plan before applying for funding.
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Dir RIMAD, HoDs QR allocation committee
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Support activities which enable research outputs to achieve research impact.
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By August 1 deadlines of 30 Jan. 30th May, 30th September
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Draft REF impact statements
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HoDs, Dir RIMAD, QR allocation committee
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2. To enable all staff contribute to research
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Identify a research role for each member of staff – e.g. chairing vivas, admissions, second supervision, mock viva panels, reviewing research bids, reviewing draft papers, monitoring research publicity online, internal examinership, organising research seminars, organising conferences, become knowledgeable and keep up to date on one funding body’s requirements &c
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30 September 2012
Reviewed annually
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Research activity stated in career review
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Line managers decide with Dir RIMAD
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3. To increase the numbers of able postgraduate research students
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Welcome research students, seek appropriate supervisory team and turn round their applications in good time
Liaise with IO and RGS to facilitate applications
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Reply within a month
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Increase good quality applications
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Graduate admissions tutor, Dir RIMAD
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Sustain web/virtual presence through blogs, social media and web presence, publication of conference papers online
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ongoing
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Conferences/symposia for each group/centre
Web discussion fora
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Heads of Centre, leaders of research groups, Post-Doc
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Support and develop Professional Doctorate
Investigate a full time route
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Ongoing annual recruitment cycle
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Leader of Prof Doc programme
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Strategically select Visiting professors or Hon Research Fellows for 3-4 year affiliations to underpin supervisory teams and research projects
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Additional 3-4 by Sept 2012
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Proposals (cv plus rationale) via for RI Board to consider
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Research Group leaders and Heads of Centres with Dir RIMAD
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4. Vigorously seek external funding
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Identify projects suitable for funding
Target research funders for specific projects
Attend funder’s training days/consultation
Continue peer review of funding applications
Support preparation of bids through QR RIMAD bid process deadlines
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20 annually
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Identify projects suitable for funding through career review and else where
Notify staff of calls
Report back on training days
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All staff with
Research Development Manager
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Identify potential university or other partners for larger international or national collaborative research projects from each centre or group seed corn developments
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Via RIMAD QR funding applications
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Deadlines: 30th Sept, 30 Jan, 30th May
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All staff via centre and group leaders
Research Development Manager
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5. To Support research reputation of RIMAD
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Continue support of annual conferences
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Agenda item at all for next RIMAD Boards
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Heads of centre
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Receive subject specialist conferences via Sara Waller
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2012
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Sara Waller and staff liaison with conferences
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6. To support publications from conferences
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Aim to get publications from research talk series and/or conferences
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Ongoing
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Book proposals put forward
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Post-doc and/or research talk co-ordinators
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7. Get good grading and feedback from research projects with external bodies
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Ensure contracted projects achieve their objectives and out puts
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Ongoing
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Establish project code and lines of administrative responsibility
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Dir RIMAD
PI
Research Development Manager
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