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Joyce Kenkre Professor of Primary Care University of South Wales Associate Director Wales School of Primary Care Research Funding and Assessment
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Joyce Kenkre Professor of Primary Care University of South Wales
Associate Director Wales School of Primary Care Research
Funding and Assessment
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
Language and the “community of practice”
Key point: gain membership of the community “the physical nearness or distance of the granting agency…
influenced the interplay of communication in the grant application process, which in turn influenced….how comprehensive the grant proposal, how rigid and technical the form, etc” (Beaufort 1997;p520)
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
Joining the community “It’s not that when you go for a proposal you lay your cards on the table
and get the money. That’s not it. There are lots of other influences, and interactions with people that are very important”
“You can’t look at preparing a proposal as an isolated
experience….you’re not just accumulating knowledge [as you write], but meeting people who are going to play a role down the line…”
“When a neophyte thinks about going to meetings, they tend to think
strictly of the papers. That’s important, but it’s not the only thing…It is uncanny how you talk to someone at a meeting and then five years later, that person evolves in your life in some way. If you’re aware of that, there is a tendency early to nurture these things”
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
PhD Opportunities
RCBC
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
Structure analysis of Grant Proposals
Claiming the territory
Spotting the gap
Stating the goal (Describing the promised land)
Stating the means
Reporting previous research
Benefits and impact
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
What makes a good proposal?
Quality of proposed research Significance and importance of the project and
contribution it will make clearly articulated Appropriateness, effectiveness and feasibility of
proposed research methods Well-prepared and checked Carefully costed and approved by organisation Uses headings as requested Ensure scheme aims are met
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
Eligibility Assessment
Are you eligible to apply?
What are the submission requirements?
Word limits?
What signatures, etc are required?
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
(Applications must answer “Yes” to all questions in order to pass the eligibility assessment) 1. Have all questions have been answered in full and appropriately? YES/NO
If “No”, please discuss
2. Have the questions been answered within 10% of the stated word limits? YES/NO
If “No”, please discuss
3. Do applications have all necessary signatures? YES/NO 4. Was application submitted before deadline? YES/NO 5. Have three paper copies been received? YES/NO 6. Has an electronic version been received (MS Word or PDF)? YES/NO 7. Is the lead applicant based at an institution or organisation in Wales? YES/NO 8. Is the duration 24 months or less? YES/NO 9. Does the application have translational relevance? YES/NO 10. Does the lead applicant have senior support from a principle co-applicant? YES/NO
Eligibility Assessment
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
�Peer Review Policy Assessment �
In accepting to review this application, you are agreeing to keep the application and its contents CONFIDENTIAL.
Please declare any conflict of interest before completing this review.
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
Peer review policy assessment
Please read the application thoroughly and provide comments on the relevance of the application to current Welsh Assembly Government policy.
Please score the application between 1 and 10 using the
scoring scale provided at the back of this form. Your response should be succinct, however it should
capture all key points you wish to make in relation to the proposal’s relevance to current Welsh Assembly Government policy, and it’s potential to impact on future policy development.
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
Scoring Scale
Score Indicators Very strong policy fit (9-10)
10 Very strong relevance to Welsh Assembly Government policy and project has very high potential for impact on future policy development.
9 Very strong relevance to Welsh Assembly Government policy and project has high potential for impact on future policy development.. Strong policy fit (7-8)
8 Strong relevance to Welsh Assembly Government policy and project has high potential for impact on future policy development.
7 Strong relevance to Welsh Assembly Government policy and project has fair potential for impact on future policy development. Fair policy fit (5-6)
6 Fair relevance to Welsh Assembly Government policy and project has high potential for impact on future policy development.
5 Fair relevance to Welsh Assembly Government policy and project has fair potential for impact on future policy development.. Weak policy fit (2-4)
4 Fair relevance to Welsh Assembly Government policy and project has weak potential for impact on future policy development.
3 Weak relevance to Welsh Assembly Government policy and project has weak potential for impact on future policy development.
2 Weak relevance to Welsh Assembly Government policy and project has no potential for impact on future policy development.
Unacceptable policy fit (1) 1 No relevance to Welsh Assembly Government policy and project has no potential for
impact on future policy development.
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
Scoring System
These scores are: Combined Ranked A cut-off point is found, depending on
the numbers of applications that can be managed
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
The HS&DR Programme aims
To produce rigorous and relevant evidence on the quality, access and organisation of health services, including costs and outcomes.
To enhance the strategic focus on research that matters to the NHS including research on implementation and a range of knowledge mobilisation initiatives.
To support ambitious evaluative research to improve health services.
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
Health Service & Delivery Research
Assessment Stage 1 – review of studies by panel.
Short list 2-3 x as many projects that can be funded External peer review
• Relevance of proposal to call • Relevance to needs, interests and current future challenges
for the management community in the NHS • Likelihood to produce findings which is useful to
management • to provide greater engagement with the academic
community
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Assessment
Importance to the needs of the NHS And delivery of health services
Scientific quality Advance in scientific knowledge and understanding Leading to improvement in services Understanding of the broader topic area
Feasibility Skill mix, experience, project management and
infrastructure Realistic costs
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NIHR - HTA
Research information about the effectiveness, costs and the broader impact of healthcare treatments and tests for those that plan, provide and receive care in the NHS.
“Rhannu a Datblygu Rhagoraeth - Sharing and Developing Excellence”
If you butter a piece of toast and drop it, it lands butter side down.
If you drop a cat it always lands on its feet.
What would happen if you buttered the back of a cat and dropped that?
From: Toast polls, surveys and quizzes. http://www.pollsb.com
(Accessed 17th March 2010)
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Proposal for the study of toast
Written in response to a call for proposals in the area of Chance and Destiny. Whether toast lands butter side up is central to our understanding of whether the
world is governed by chance. Smith found no difference between butter-side-up and butter-side-down outcomes
in a trial (BSU vs BSD). However, he used only English bread, and it may be that bread baked in Wales behaves differently.
This proposal aims to establish whether the properties of Welsh bread differ, using the Criteria for Bread (CfB) categories and a bread catapult described elsewhere.
Using sufficient quantities of bread from well-established Welsh bakeries, we will measure the properties of Welsh bread and, through direct observation by trained assessors, the frequency of BSU and BSD outcomes.
The impact on public services will be considerable. Should results indicate that the world is not governed by chance, then money should be diverted towards offerings to placate the gods. If it is governed by chance, then psychological support for victims of random toast-related accidents in particular should be increased.
