ThePeerReviewProcessforUKRIgrants(withafocusonEPSRC)
CarolineJayUniversityofManchester
Peerreviewprinciples
• Transparency• Appropriateness• Managinginterests• Confidentiality• Expertassessment
• Prioritisation• Righttoreply• Separationofduties• Noparallelassessment• Fairness
Standardprocess
• Receiveproposal• Accept/decline(quickly)• Readguidance• Completereview(ontime)
• Ifthescoresarehighenough,proposalissenttopanel
Whathappensatapanel?
• Sentallproposals(aLOTofreading)• Allocatedproposalsasprimary,secondaryortertiaryreviewer– Scoreproposals(basedoncomments)– Scorereviews
• Considerinorderofinitialscore• Placeinrankorder
Beingagoodreviewer
• Benice• Beconstructive– youdon’tneedtowritealot,butwhatyoudowriteshouldcount
• Beawareofyourbias• Discloseconflicts• Startattheendofthepack
Beingagoodpanelmember
• Keepitbrief• Keepitfocused• Dospeakyourmind
Whypeerreviewgrants?
• Yougetpaid!(Butonlyforpanels,andnotverymuch)
• Importantcommunityactivity• Helpsyoutowritebetterproposals• Goodwayofengagingwithotherresearchersandtheresearchcouncils
Gettinginvolved
• Attendresearchcouncilevents• Getonthemailinglist• Registerwiththeassociatecollege• Keepyourresearchinterestsuptodate
Questions?