Red Lining Week

The next Red Lining Week in the Faculty of Science will take place during the week commencing 13 January 2014

Red Lining Week (RLW) is a Faculty-wide initiative which is intended to allow academic staff to concentrate on research development activities during a specific week. Red lining refers to putting a notional ‘red line’ through diaries to indicate that individuals are unavailable for other activities.

What you do in Red Lining Week is up to you:

RLW is intended to be mechanism to protect research development time and to provide support to academic staff in research development activities.
Participation is optional – it is intended to be ‘for’ research staff rather than something imposed upon them.
RLW is not meant to be linked to specific deadlines – many activities in RLW are likely to lead to impact over the medium to long term
Staff are encouraged to ‘flavour’ RLW as appropriate to them – once size is not intended to fit all.

When is Red Lining Week?

The next Red Lining Week in the Faculty of Science is:

w/c 13 January 2014

Who else is involved?

The Faculty of Engineering will be holding Red Lining Weeks in the same weeks as Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health will also be holding a Red Lining Week in the w/c 13 January 2014

What do I need to do?

As with the Red Lining Week held earlier this year, academic staff are encouraged to block out as much time as they can during the week commencing 13 January 2014 to allow them to focus on research development activities such as:

Drafting of research grant proposals
Networking
Development of ideas in gestation
The development of early career researchers
Research-focussed thinking time

Support

Research & Innovation Services support staff will be based in the Faculty Office throughout Red Lining Week, alongside Sheffield Science Gateway staff, to help with queries relating to research development. For the unfamiliar, easiest access will be via Firth Court. Go to the top of the stairs leading to Firth Hall, turn left and through the door at the end of the corridor. Go up the stairs to your left and we will be in the office immediately in front of you.

Example events – from the last Red Lining Week

Panel members insights into peer Review (Tues 2 July 10.30am-12.30pm, B81, Richard Roberts Building. No registration required)
The inside story on how peer really review works, what reviewers expect in a good proposal, things that are likely to have a negative impact, and other keys to success

Nuts and bolts of a research application (Weds 3 July 10.30am-12.30pm, B81, Richard Roberts Building. Register with Di Maltby, d.maltby@sheffield.ac.uk)
Aimed primarily at Early Career Researchers, this session will talk through the ‘nuts and bolts’ of submitting your first research proposal. Will include: Planning over the medium to long term, How to identify relevant funding opportunities, Making sure you are eligible and your project is within remit, How to begin drafting a proposal, JeS (Joint Electronic Submission), Costings and URMS, Peer Review.

RI&S collaboration workshop (Weds 3 July 9.15am-2pm, Humanities Research Institute (HRI), Gell Street. Register at www.shef.ac.uk/ris/other/forms/collaboration)
This workshop is specifically designed for academics, researchers and KE support staff from the faculties of Science, Engineering and Medicine, Dentistry and Health. The workshop is aimed at identifying ways of improving the creation of external economic and social impact from the University’s research activities, by both improving the identification of opportunities to contribute to it and strengthening the collaborative processes and partnerships which are so important in delivering it.

Marie Curie IEF, IIF and IOF Workshop (Thurs 4 July 10.30am-12.30pm, B81, Richard Roberts Building. Register with Di Maltby, d.maltby@sheffield.ac.uk)
Following on from the information session in April 2013, this workshop will help prospective applicants assess where they are up to with their proposal, identify next steps and critical success factors, and make sure they are aware of the timelines and process of submission.

National Importance & Pathways to Impact (Friday 5 July 10.00am-12 noon, Mappin Hall, E Floor Mappin Building, Mappin Street. No registration required)
Part of the Faculty of Engineering Red Lining Week, this session will include presentation from the EPSRC staff (Associated Director Impact and Engineering Lead) on national importance and pathways to impact.

Please contact Andrew Isaac: a.d.isaac@sheffield.ac.uk, ext 21338.