Managing research / Robert W. Bushaway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bushaway, Robert W., 1952-

Series:

Managing universities and colleges

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Great Britain--Management.

Research.

Great Britain.

Management.

Physical Description:

xvi, 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead, England ; Philadelphia : Open University, 2003.

Contents:

1 The research context 4

1.2.1 What is a research grant? 20

1.2.2 What is a research contract? 20

1.3 Motivation 21

1.3.1 Intellectual curiosity and stimulation 22

1.3.2 External drivers (stakeholders) 22

1.4 The shaping of research

other factors 23

1.5 Current research issues 24

1.5.1 Collaborative research between disciplines 25

1.5.2 Forms of research: the balanced portfolio 26

1.5.3 Levels of research management: backing winners or winning backers 29

1.6 National research scrutiny exercises 30

1.7 Peer review 33

1.8 Research assessment 33

1.9 Building a research strategy 36

1.10 E-search: research in a virtual environment 38

2 Postgraduate research 39

2.1 Introduction: the postgraduate research student 39

2.2 Postgraduate research and the research environment 42

2.3 Changing expectation 42

2.4 Pitfalls in postgraduate research 47

2.4.1 Differing perceptions 47

2.4.2 Problems 48

2.4.3 Standards 49

2.4.4 Support 49

2.4.5 Communications 49

2.4.6 Isolation 50

2.4.7 Beast of burden or ship in the night? 50

2.4.8 Relationship with the sponsor 51

2.5 Managing the process 51

2.6 Grant support 52

2.7 Drawing up a code of conduct or practice 53

2.8 The student-supervisor relationship 54

2.9 Choice of supervisor 55

2.10 Choice of topic 56

2.11 Supervision 57

2.12 Student responsibilities 59

2.13 Supervisor responsibilities 59

2.14 Quality assurance 60

2.15 Postgraduate research skills and development 61

2.15.1 General programme 62

2.15.2 School- or division-based activities 62

2.15.3 The research environment 63

2.16 The role of the graduate school 64

3 Grant-aided research 68

3.1 Introduction: some distinctions 68

3.2 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 72

3.3 Economic and Social Research Council 73

3.4 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 73

3.5 Medical Research Council 74

3.6 Natural Environment Research Council 74

3.7 Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council 75

3.8 The British Academy and the Arts and Humanities Research Board 75

3.9 The United States 76

3.10 Research Council evaluation 78

3.11 Professional associations 79

3.12 Other schemes 80

3.13 Charities, trusts and foundations 83

3.13.1 Costing 85

3.13.2 Intellectual property 85

3.13.3 Ethical considerations 86

3.13.4 Corporate charity 86

3.13.5 Involvement with the charitable sector 86

3.14 General charitable funding for university-based research 88

3.14.1 The Wellcome Trust 89

3.14.2 Leverhulme Trust 89

3.14.3 Nuffield Foundation 90

3.14.4 Joseph Rowntree Foundation 90

3.14.5 The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts 90

3.14.6 The Wolfson Foundation 91

3.14.7 The National Lottery 91

3.15 The European Union 92

3.15.1 The Framework programme 93

3.15.2 Other European funds 94

3.16 Writing successful research grant applications 95

3.17 Compliance and eligibility 97

3.18 Do your homework

sponsor management 98

3.19 Some general selection criteria and advice 98

3.19.3 In advance 100

3.19.4 Title and summary 100

3.19.5 Aims and objectives 101

3.19.6 Background

context 101

3.19.7 Methodology 101

3.19.8 Project management 102

3.19.9 Resources 102

3.19.10 Outcomes, outputs and dissemination 103

3.20 The application process 103

3.21 Supporting the application process 104

3.22 Developing grant-fundable research ideas 105

4 Contract research 108

4.1.1 Objectives of the different parties 109

4.1.2 Motivations of the different parties 110

4.2 The battle of the standards 111

4.3 The nature of research contracts 112

4.4 The third task 113

4.5 The regional context 114

4.6 Drawing up a research contract 115

4.7 Contract issues 115

4.7.1 Deliverables 116

4.7.2 Timescale 116

4.7.3 Research protocol or specification 116

4.7.4 Intellectual property 117

4.7.5 Risks and liabilities 117

4.7.6 Termination 117

4.7.7 Standard elements 117

4.8 The contract from the client's perspective 118

4.9 The contract from the university's perspective 118

4.10 Conflicts of interest 121

4.11 Negotiation: working together 122

4.12 Collaborative research 124

4.13 Sponsored research 124

4.14 Strategic relationships 125

4.15 Fair dealing 126

4.16 Government and public sector research contracts 126

4.16.1 Link scheme 129

4.16.2 The Smart scheme 129

4.16.3 The Teaching Company Scheme (TCS) 129

4.16.4 Postgraduate training partnerships 129

4.17 Research costing and pricing: general issues 131

4.18 Costing a research project 134

4.19 Collaboration and partnerships 135

4.20 Sponsored research agreements 136

4.21 Intellectual property management 137

4.22 Pricing negotiations 138

4.23 Value 139

5 Leading and managing research 141

5.1 Introduction: doing research 141

5.3 The unit of research 143

5.4 Leading research 146

5.5 Managing research 148

5.6 Research coordination 149

5.7 Research planning 151

5.8 Supporting research 152

5.9 Information and intelligence 152

5.10 Advice and guidance 154

5.11 Strategy and scrutiny 154

5.12 Commercialization 155

5.13 Research project management 156

5.13.2 Liability for research data 157

5.13.3 Risk assessment and management 158

5.13.4 Project or principal investigator 159

5.13.5 The research project manager 160

5.13.6 Budgetary controls 161

5.13.7 Internal progress review 161

5.13.8 External progress review 162

5.13.9 Post research project review 162

5.14 Managing contract research staff 163

5.15 Managing research performance 168

6 Supporting research 171

6.3 Supporting research as a business process 177

6.4 Model structures for supporting research 180

6.4.1 Model structure: the university company 184

6.4.2 Model structure: the research services office 186

6.5 Service-level statements 188

6.6 Ethics and conduct 189

7 The making of a university strategy for research 192

7.1 Personal development planning and support 192

7.2 Mapping on to personal motivation 195

7.3 Perspectives on research 198

7.3.1 The postgraduate research student 198

7.3.2 The postgraduate research supervisor 200

7.3.3 Member of contract research staff 201

7.3.4 The principal investigator 204

7.3.5 The research group leader or research champion 206

7.3.6 The research manager or administrator 208

7.3.7 Unit, centre or department director or head 210

7.3.8 University senior manager 213

7.3.9 The external funder (public) 216

7.3.10 The external funder (private) 218

7.4 Strategic partnerships 220

7.5 Making a corporate research strategy 222

Appendix 1 Government departments 224

Appendix 2 Some organizations concerned with research in universities 230.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-236) and index.

ISBN:

0335208606

0335208592

OCLC:

50651602