Description
Created by the combined experience of a leading social scientist and the chief executive of a major international research development institution, this book will be a standard work of reference for new research leaders, in any discipline or country, looking for help and inspiration.
Chapter
1 - Preparing for a Research Career
2 - Planning and Project Management
4 - Getting Funded for the First Time
6 - Developing a Project and Choosing a Funder
PART II: Developing the Proposal
7 - Developing and Managing Budgets
8 - Supporting Management with Technology
9 - Incorporating Gender and Diversity
11 - Considering Ethics for Social Science Research
12 - Managing Researcher Safety
PART III: Getting Organized
13 - Organizing and Managing Research
14 - Engaging the University Administration
15 - Collaborating Across Disciplines
16 - Developing and Executing Cross-National Projects
PART IV: Managing in Different Environments
17 - Succeeding in a European Research Environment: Eleven Lessons from Denmark
18 - Negotiating in a US University Environment
19 - Managing Research in a Developing Country
20 - Promoting Research and Development in Large Organisations
21 - Working Outside Universities
22 - Managing the Private-Sector Research Project
PART V: Managing the People
23 - Promoting Teamwork, from Within and from Afar
24 - Enacting Leadership in Research Programmes
25 - Surviving and Progressing as a Research Fellow
26 - Making Best Use of Research Administrators
27 - Hiring, Integrating and Removing Team Members
28 - Mentoring, Appraising and Ensuring Professional Development
PART VI: Planning for Impact
30 - Exchanging Knowledge in the Humanities and Social Sciences
32 - Planning for Publications
33 - Mobilizing and Disseminating Research Findings through Informal Mechanisms
PART VII: Delivering Impact
34 - Planning and Executing ‘the Book’
35 - Working with Print and Online Journalism
36 - Working with the Broadcast Media
37 - Crafting Strategic Events to Strengthen Research Outputs and Disseminate Results
38 - Using Graphics in Print and Presentations
PART VIII: Beyond the Current Project
39 - Developing a Research Strategy at a Research Intensive University: A Pro Vice Chancellor’s Perspective
40 - Using Research Process to Improve Research Practice
Conclusion: The Qualities of Successful Research Management