Who is this for?
Staff having recently started (within 6 months) in a role involving research administration activities or who have responsibility for staff in such roles. This will include:
- lead administrators, research and finance officers, and project managers in departments
- officers supporting research planning and activity in divisional offices
- research facilitators and coordinators in divisional, departmental and thematic roles
- research administrators in UAS
What does it cover?
This half-day session will provide an introduction to research administration at Oxford. It will begin with an introduction to the policy and funding environment affecting research in the UK higher education sector. We will take a research project through each stage of the life cycle at Oxford, from the idea through to final reporting, highlighting the support offered to researchers, key units (and the linkages between them), procedures, systems, and further opportunities to learn more.
It is an interactive session tracking the life of a research project (including the up and downs) with opportunities for questions, hypotheticals and group discussion. Speakers will include representatives from Research Services and Research Accounts.
Learning outcomes
Participants will gain an overview of:
- the research funding environment and Oxford context
- the organisation of research administration at Oxford
- what research support is like 'on the ground' and the important roles various people play in facilitating research at Oxford
- resources and sources of support to assist them in their roles
When and where will this take place?
The workshop will be given four times this year:
- Thursday 18 April 2024
- Monday 17 June 2024
- Wednesday 11 September 2024
- Wednesday 4 December 2024
Each workshop will be held from 10:00am - 12:30pm in the Social Space, 5 Worcester Street OX1 2BX.
Registration is from 9:30am for a prompt start at 10:00am.
How to book
Booking will be available from October 17th 2024
Please visit Eventbrite to book: Introduction to Research Administration and Management
Places are limited, so please only book if you are definitely able to attend. Thank you.
Workshop Dates for 2025
- Wednesday 23 April 2025
- Thursday 26 June 2025
- Wednesday 10 September 2025
- Tuesday 9 December 2025
