Contents College of Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Bulletin 1. President & Vice Chancellor s Message p1 2. College Research Director s News p2 3. Research Salons & Research Update Events p3 4. Research Development Fund 5. Weekly funding alert (RED Alert) sign up 6. Impact Fund 7. Enterprise Travel Fund 8. Research Management Group p4 9. Research & Enterprise Division key contacts for the College p5 10. Annual Research Funding Deadlines p6-8 Message from Paul Boyle Reading through your impressive list of research projects, I can t help but be impressed at both the range and the quality of the work being undertaken within the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. You should all be very proud of your achievements: the successful funding bids awarded, the papers published and presentations delivered, the books written and edited. The work of this college is a vital part of what makes Leicester such an excellent university. Thank you for all your hard work. A merry Christmas to you all and here s to further success in 2016. Paul Boyle President & Vice Chancellor 1
Research Director s News Dear Colleagues, I hope you find this Research Bulletin helpful and interesting. My original intention for this Bulletin was that it should show-case some recent research achievements in the College; however, when your Research Directors sent all those details in, I ended up with 37 pages of terrific material, all of which I wanted to include, to show the range of publications, events, grants, awards, prizes, and other excellent activities from this semester. As this would make for a very bulky Bulletin, we ve put all this material into a separate document (also attached) which I d encourage you to read over the vacation: to look out for collaborators and common interests, ideas for shared practice, but mainly to celebrate our genuinely vibrant, and really hard-working, research community. In this Bulletin, you ll also find an introduction to the CSSAH-focused staff in the Research and Enterprise Division (RED). We have an excellent team in place, so do please make the most of their time and expertise. You ll also find more about colleagues in the College s Research Management Group, who are happy to answer questions and offer advice; and details of forthcoming calls and events, including most immediately the next call for the College s Research Development Fund. A new addition to our research landscape next year will be the Cultural and Media Economies Institute, co-directed by Mark Banks and Doris Eikhof, and drawing together many colleagues across CSSAH. Congratulations to them on their success. In the spring, the University will be re-running the Research Networks competition, so look out for details of that, as it could greatly benefit our College. I hope that in the new year we can build ever closer links across our disciplines and enjoy more fully the intellectual life of our College. Next semester, we ll be introducing new models of peer reviewing and mentoring for discussion, which will build on current practices and relationships, and enable us all to benefit from colleagues expertise and experience. I ve very much enjoyed working with new and old colleagues across CSSAH and within RED this semester, and look forward to doing so again in 2016. Have a lovely Christmas and New Year break. With very best wishes, Gail Marshall College Research Director 2
Research Salons & updates The College is running 5 Research Salons this year to enable people to network with others who share their research interests in an informal setting over lunch. The next Salon will be on Tuesday 12 January on Gender, Sexuality and Justice led by Prof Vanessa Munro. Our one hour Research Updates focus on particular funding schemes and opportunities. An event to support Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship applications takes place on Wednesday 13 January. Further Updates this year will include sessions on Wellcome Trust funding, European Funding and the internal Prospects Fund. Full details & booking: https://www2.le.ac.uk/colleges/ssah/research/events Research Development Fund The next deadlines for the College Research Development Fund are 11 January and 3 May 2016. You can apply for up to 5,000 to initiate or bring to fruition a research project. Bids which have the potential to generate future income, such as grant capture, and which involve collaboration with external individuals and organisations are welcomed. Please contact your Departmental Research Director or Kathy Baddiley, kxb@le.ac.uk for full application information. Weekly funding Alert RED Alert From the end of January 2016 the Research & Enterprise Division will be sending out a regular email of opportunities tailored for academic staff in the College of Social Science, Arts & Humanities. These snappy emails will generally weekly but may be less regular over holiday periods. They will include: Research funding deadline alerts and research & consultancy bidding opportunities. Please sign up here (Uni login required) : https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/red/college/ssah/red-alert Impact Fund A University fund has been agreed to support activities which develop research impact and underpin strong impact case studies for future research excellence frameworks. Funds will be on a sliding scale from 1,000 to 10,000. The first call deadline is 9am on Monday 1 February 2016. Criteria & application information is available from Departmental Research Directors and our Research Impact Strategy and Policy Manager, Sarah Hall at sh492@le.ac.uk Enterprise Travel Fund The College has a new allocation of 10,000 for 2015/16 to fund travel, accommodation and any other costs of attending events which develop partnerships with organisations outside academia. These partners might be commercial businesses, non-profit organisations/charities or public sector organisations. Maximum bids will be for 1000. Priority will be given to partnerships which have the potential for collaborative research funding bids; contract research commissioning; development of short courses & CPD; academic consultancy. Applications are light touch - maximum 2 sides of A4 with a response within a week. Contact Tristram Hughes for info e: teh13@le.ac.uk 3
College Research Management Group Key academic posts for research in the College are as follows: Professor Gail Marshall, Research Director e: gm181@le.ac.uk t: 252 2638 Dr Lisanne Gibson, Deputy Research Director e:l g80@le.ac.uk t: 252 5719 Dr Shane Martin, Research Environment Manager e: sm742@le.ac.uk t: 252 3692 Dr Christian Morgner, Enterprise Manager e: cm570@le.ac.uk t: 252 2159 Dr Rose Griffiths, Public Engagement Manager e: rnag1@le.ac.uk t: 229 7530 Dr Will Green, Director of Impact e: wg32@le.ac.uk t: 223 1233 Research Director representatives on the Group are Mark Banks (Media & Communication) and Colin Haselgrove (Archaeology & Ancient History). 4
Research & Enterprise Division (RED) Contacts Key individuals from the new Research & Enterprise Division who are focussed on supporting the College in particular are as follows: Researcher Development Meera Warrier e: mw189@leicester.ac.uk Meera s team offer academic and research staff, and postgraduate researchers, a range of opportunities to continue their personal, professional and career management development. Full details of courses are here: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/red/rd Head of Research & Enterprise Partnerships Clare Hudson e: ch328@le.ac.uk Clare develops collaborative & contract research, CPD (short courses) and consultancy projects; leads on strategic external partnerships & events for the College; and wants to hear any issues around research & enterprise support for College academics. Research Development Manager Diane Levine e: dtl6@le.ac.uk Di supports the development and writing of larger research bids and manages relationships with key College research funders. Research Grants Support Manager currently Lynne Parsons e: lep13@le.ac.uk Lynne approves research costings, submits all non-eu research funding applications for the College and negotiates and signs research funding contracts. She will move to a new role as Research Ethics and Environment Manager in spring 2016, but will continue to act as Secretary to the College Research Committee. European Union Funding Team Nicky Ketcher nak3@le.ac.uk & Guy Cummins gc58@le.ac.uk Nicky & Guy support the submission of all EU funding bids across the University. In January 2016 Victoria Hayward will come into a new role of EU Programme Manager. Business Development Executive - Tristram Hughes e: teh13@le.ac.uk Tristram develops contract research, CPD, consultancy, collaborative research bids and projects and relationships with business and policymakers for the College. Business Development Executive (Heritage) Emma Dwyer e: ed136@le.ac.uk Emma develops Heritage sector contract research, CPD, consultancy, collaborative research bids and projects. Research & Business Development Officer Jon Sheen e: jps40@le.ac.uk Jon identifies opportunities for funding/bidding; manages internal and external events and supports large-scale research & consultancy bids for the College. Contracts Manager Sarah Britton e: sab79@le.ac.uk Sarah negotiates, drafts, approves and signs contracts with our collaborators and customers. Project Finance Officers Daksha Patel e: dp230@le.ac.uk John Wilson e: jw645@le.ac.uk The post-award team report to and prepare claims/invoices for our funders and customers/clients. 5
Annual Funding Deadlines These are the funding deadlines of some of our traditional research funders for 2016: January ESRC Research Seminar Series* TBC January TBC *Commissioning for 2016 not yet confirmed by ESRC February Leverhulme Trust Emeritus Early September 4 February 2016 Fellowships BA International Partnership November 10 February 2016 and Mobility Scheme ESRC Transformative November TBC February TBC Research* Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards** 26 February 2016 July (TBC) November (TBC) *Commissioning for 2016 not yet confirmed by ESRC ** Wellcome Trust has now combined its New and Senior Investigator Awards March Wellcome Trust Research Fellowships* January and July 30 March 2016 September (TBC) Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships Early January 10 March 2016 (note internal deadlines) Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grants** Newton International Fellowships*** Dependent on approval of outline application January *September 2016 not yet confirmed by Wellcome Trust **Commissioning for 2016 not yet confirmed by Leverhulme Trust ***Deadline for 2016 yet to be confirmed by Newton May Leverhulme Trust Major Early May Research Fellowships* 6 For detailed applications: Late March Early September Early December TBC
Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships** 12 May 2016 Mid October (TBC) Philip Leverhulme Prize* Early January May British Academy Small Research Grants*** April 2016 11 May 2016 October (TBC) *Dates for 2016 not yet confirmed by Leverhulme Trust **October 2016 not yet confirmed by Leverhulme Trust ***Commissioning for 2016/17 academic year not yet confirmed by BA Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards* 26 February 2016 July (TBC) November (TBC) July AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Awards** * Wellcome Trust has now combined its New and Senior Investigator Awards **Commissioning for 2016 not yet published by AHRC July (note internal deadlines) September Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grants* Dependent on approval of outline application For detailed applications: Early September Early December Late March Leverhulme Trust Artist in Mid-September Residence* BA Mid- Career fellowship** Mid-August TBC Mid-September TBC Wellcome Trust Research Fellowships ESRC Future Research Leaders*** January and July August TBC *Commissioning for 2016 not yet confirmed by Leverhulme Trust ** Commissioning for 2016 not yet confirmed by BA *** Commissioning for 2016 not yet confirmed by ESRC October 7 30 March 2016 September (TBC) September TBC Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships* 12 May 2016 Mid October BA Postdoctoral Fellowships** Late August Mid October BA Small Research Grants** September TBC 11 May 2016 October TBC BA Skill Acquisition Awards** Early September Late October
*October 2016 not yet confirmed by Leverhulme Trust **Commissioning for 2016/17 academic year not yet confirmed by BA November Leverhulme Trust Research Early September Mid November Fellowships* Leverhulme Trust International Early September Mid November Academic Fellowships* BA/Leverhulme Trust Senior Expected October 2016 November TBC Research Fellowship** Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards*** 26 February 2016 July (TBC) November (TBC) ESRC Centres and Large Grants competition**** TBC * Commissioning for 2016 not yet confirmed by Leverhulme Trust **Commissioning for 2016 not yet confirmed by BA ***Wellcome Trust has now combined its New and Senior Investigator Awards ****Commissioning for 2016 not yet confirmed by 2016 November TBC December Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grants* Dependent on approval of outline application. For detailed applications: Early December Late March Early September *Commissioning for 2016 not yet confirmed by Leverhulme Trust Open Calls Name of scheme ESRC Research Grants Scheme AHRC Research Grants Standard Route AHRC Research Grants Early Career Route AHRC Leadership Fellowships Standard Route AHRC Leadership Fellowships Early Career Route AHRC Research Networking Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grants (Outline applications) Wellcome Trust Small Grants 8