The RDST is part of central Research Support Services (RSS), that is responsible for providing academic staff with a range of support for external research funding.
The RDST for the College of Medical and Dental Sciences (MDS) is a dedicated team of Research Facilitators and Support Officers that provide strategic input and support for research funding applications.
We can can support your application through:
- Discussing your early ideas and arranging peer review input to the design and development of grant proposals
- Providing finance and costings support
- Providing assistance with network building and connecting partners / stakeholders within and outside of the University
- Supporting staff through approval and submissions processes/systems
- Signposting applicants to support for contracts, ethics, trial sponsorship and working with the NHS
- Disseminating upcoming funding opportunities
- Developing research strategies based on funder insights and intelligence
- Arranging events and workshops on topics such as open access, impact, fellowships, and grant writing
We are committed to supporting a thriving research environment at the University, and have supported the development and delivery of the Fellowships and Grants Academy, which supports early career researchers submitting their first proposals for funding.
We are also growing the global health research footprint, through working with the Global Health Research Network in MDS, which helps researchers capitalise on funding opportunities, create meaningful collaborations across the College and the University, foster new links to overseas partners, and drives challenge-led research that will strengthen capacity for research and innovation in the UK and developing countries.
In the last academic year, the RDST has supported academics in the MDS to secure over £90 million in funding from various funding bodies including Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK (CRUK), Wellcome Trust, British Heart Foundation (BHF), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), and Versus Arthritis (formerly Arthritis Research UK).
For general enquiries to the MDS Research Development Support Team, please contact: