This week Research Fortnight published an interesting story on UK Research Council success rates [login required]. The picture is diverse: from a low of 16% for the ESRC to the giddy heights of 39% for the AHRC. We’ve discussed previously…
Leverhulme Visit Lincoln: Presentation Now Available
Earlier this month, Jean Cater, Assistant Director of the Leverhulme Trust, visited the University of Lincoln to deliver a presentation on the Trust. The presentation includes analysis of the funding schemes offered by Leverhulme as well as success rates, tips…
Average Success Rates in FP7
The latest Singleimage bulletin includes the following useful chart showing average success rates across a number of collaborative research programmes in FP7: This shows data from calls where evaluation and selection had been completed by the end of 2009. It…
ESRC Considers Demand Management Options
The ESRC has recently carried out a consultation on demand management options for funding applications. Like other research councils, they are looking at various ways of reducing wasted effort spent on preparing, submitting and administering unsuccessful bids. Demand management is…
ESRC Study Tour: 9th April 2010
Last week I made an epic 7 and a half hour journey from Lincoln to Swindon for the Economic and Social Research Council‘s (ESRC) “study tour”, which was organised in conjunction with ARMA (Association of Research Managers and Administrators). Despite the…
Research Council Success Rates Dip: Times Higher
Times Higher is reporting that Research Council success rates have sunk to an all-time low: Fewer grants means fight for the prize is tougher RCUK are reportedly “concerned” about the dip in overall success rates, which now stands at 23%…