Professor Nelarine Cornelius Queen Mary, University of London Small Grants Professor Nelarine Cornelius Queen Mary, University of London

Small Grants – worth pursuing? Opportunity to pursue research in a modest but nonetheless useful and effective way Small grants can be sought from within institutions and externally Often thought of as especially useful early in a research career However, with increasingly busy academic schedules, small grants are an excellent way of balancing responsibilities

Personal Reflections Small is still challenging and intense competition Preparation time – do not assume short deadline means limit preparation will be adequate (check deadlines) You need to ensure that your work is paper reviewed and edited before final submission Factor in also time that will be needed for ethics and institutional approval Research – Practice development

Seminar series – conducted with my colleague at Manchester, MMLucio and importantly, where the design was always to have a shared platform between practitioners and academics. In addition to the events listed here, we also had a seminar at Bradford (I had moved there just before the event in Birmingham), a doctoral developmental seminar and a closing round table at the British Library. The seminar series went very well: two special editions (JBE and Urban Studies) and some great speakers and on-going conversations. But also a very keen sense that the BAME agenda, at the governmental level, was fragmented and unlikely to be sustainable: limited funding for QUANGOS and enthusiastic social organisations (more limited, central government)

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Faults with the Police Service Community Policing and Training for Community Policing - Kent Police 1995 – Equal Opportunities R&S guidelines for assessors 1997 – Assessor for Home Office Assessment Consultancy Unit/ Police, Fire and Prison Service colleges and Cabinet Office 1999 – Report – Stephen Lawrence Inquiry 2002 – ‘Training Matters HMIC report (Robin Field-Smith) 2002- Assessment Centre work with Bob Ayling (DCC, Kent Police) - invitation to review HR practices at Kent Police and involved also in range of training and development activities (co-produced with serving officers) given chances to ‘Kent Policing Model’ (officially) and Inquiry experience (unofficially) 2004 – Kent Police Officer Training Programme (KSOP) 2004 – asked to keep ‘watching brief’ then investigate public perceptions of front-line service quality 2005 – Invited to assess impact of KSOP programme by ACC/ Director of Personnel and Training

British Academy Small Grant Schemes BAM Transitions 1 Grant Scheme Aimed at BAM members early in their research career. BAM Transitions 2 Grants Scheme Aimed at BAM members who are established researchers who want to develop a new research area. BAM MKE Grants Scheme Aimed at BAM members who want to propose a research project that informs the scholarly debate around management knowledge and education: on management learning and teaching, pedagogy, andragogy, leadership development or the generation and circulation of management knowledge and knowing. Research projects should be designed to contribute to theoretical and philosophical understandings that inform the practice of management educators.

Alpha - Should definitely be awarded the grant Beta - Should be considered, if more grants are available

What needs to be paid attention to Scientific statement Literature review Gap and contribution to knowledge Dissemination of findings (research, practitioner, social media)

Summary of important points, REF impact case studies REF Definition – What is impact? An effect on, change or benefit to the economy, society, culture, public policy or services, health, the environment or quality of life, beyond academia What is an impact case study? An impact case study is a four-page document, describing the impact of research undertaken within the submitting department. It also contains information about the research that underpins the impact that took place

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