05- Rachel Dwyer- Working well with funding experts in your institution

Rachel Dwyer is Head of Faculty Research Support for Medicine, Dentistry and Health in Research Services at The University of Sheffield. Who do you turn to in your institution when you are trying to figure out what types of research funding are available for you and how to go about applying for research funding? Universities are complex institutions so figuring out who is there to help you in navigating the research funding landscape can feel like exploring a labyrinth.  For researchers moving between institutions and across countries getting to grip with who is there to help you throughout all the research funding processes can feel like a nightmare. The good news is that most institutions have professionals whose role it is to help academics and early career researchers access research funding. Some “key workers” in the research landscape are a tribe of higher education professionals that early career researchers often know very little about; they form part of the backbone of institutions as their complex roles entail in parts helping academics and researchers access research funding.Getting to know who they are and how they can help you, can be essential in successfully accessing research funding. They have extensive knowledge of funders and of the best approaches to successfully applying for funding. *** Engaging early on with these professionals could make a massive difference in your research career. ***In this interview, I discuss with Rachel Dwyer about her insights for successful access to research funding and what you can do to work well with the support teams in your institution.If you want to be updated each time I publish a podcast, you can join my mailing list and I will share with you the Podcast link and the shownotes. Get the Podcast insights directly into your mailbox by joining my mailing list hereYou can find all of my Podcast episodes on my website: www.tesselledevelopment.com/podcastYou can get this episode shownotes here on the website.