Juggling deadlines, funder rules and endless emails? Discover how generative AI is becoming the ultimate copilot for research managers – helping you write smarter guidance, review proposals faster, and find the right funding with ease.
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), through its UK-based European Office of Aerospace Research and Development (EOARD), funds cutting-edge science to meet future U.S. Air Force needs. This article explores AFOSR’s mission, EOARD’s role in supporting research across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and how UK scientists can access its funding.
The UK Government’s Industrial Strategy Green Paper, published last autumn, emphasised devolution to support regional innovation ecosystems. This article explores lessons on devolution of innovation support from Wales.
Where do we find our motivation to motivate? This article explores where we charge our motivational batteries, how to navigate rejection and what we can learn from Mr Bean.
Areas of Research Interest are a growing phenomenon. Designed to help public organisations express their research needs, they provide a strong steer to researchers on what is most needed.
This article outlines survey responses from current research managers and administrators regarding the adoption of AI tools, their impact on grant applications, and the challenges and opportunities faced.
This article reflects on the growing influence of AI in the grant proposal process and considers how to adapt to the homogenisation of language an over-dependence on AI-generated text might cause, through “the hook”.
The UK’s recent association to Horizon Europe means researchers can fully access the funding provided by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). But what do you need to win one of these prestigious grants?
For research managers and administrators, understanding AI’s evolution and its implications is now not just a matter of curiosity, but a professional necessity in navigating the future of research and innovation across all academic disciplines.
First NERC and then the British Academy, and then the Wellcome Trust with their recent research culture call. The use of (partial) randomisation in allocating research funding seems to be on the rise.
