Your Research Practice

This theme is about how you work and carry out your role as an academic researcher. It includes support for writing and publication and key aspects of research management.

To support your development around this theme you could:

Use the 'Research' domain on Vitae's Researcher Development Framework (RDF) to evaluate your strengths and areas for development.
Attend workshops offered through Research and Innovation (book via our Training & Development page). All courses are mapped against the Vitae RDF.
Check out our Research and Innovation Support for the Research Lifecycle which includes Research Integrity and Open Research.
Complete our Trusted Research online learning modules - Introduction (mandatory) and Advanced available via LearnUpon.
Check out UKRIO’s webinar series on Research Integrity and related issues (register for new webinars and watch past ones).
Explore some of the research practice resources below...

Research Practice resource bank:

Funding and Finance

Guidance on academic research funding and developing a research proposal (Vitae).
The Good Application Guide (Innovate UK).
Research in Academic Careers – no grant too small... (jobs.ac.uk).
Developing Big Bids Toolkit: for researchers on the journey toward submitting their first big bid, as well as those with prior experience who want to hone their knowledge and skills (UKRI Future Leaders Fellows Development Network).

Writing and Publishing

Writing Skills - Elearning resources for ECRs (Elsevier Writing Academy).
What is open access? - THE podcast.
Think. Check. Submit. - To help identify trusted publishers.
Pointers on writing and publishing for academics - THE podcast.
Academic publishing today: what you need to know - A guide to today's changing academic world.

EDI In Research

Check out UKRIO's Guidance for inclusive research and innovation practice and webinar on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Research Environment.
Learn to embed inclusive practices into your research with this online EDI Toolkit. There's practical guidance on case studies, project planning, funding proposals and grant applications (open access resource, registration required).
Explore approaches to making your research more inclusive through this Fundamentals of Inclusive Research online tutorial (National Centre for Research Methods).

Digital and Technological Capabilities

Consider the potential risks AI poses to research integrity with this UKRIO guide to embracing AI with integrity.
Use the AIR framework (AI in research) to help think through and describe your use of AI.
Explore the guidance and training available via the university's Digital Skills and Training Hub.