Future Research Leaders Program

ANU Future Research Leaders Program (FRLP)

Certificate for the Future Research Leaders Program

Best Practice training in Research Management

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Settling in: The Researcher's Guide to The Australian National University

1. Research Strategy and Planning
2. Commencement and Collaboration – Putting Ideas into Practice
3. Governance and Compliance – Protecting Yourself, Your Research and Your University
4. Intellectual Property and Commercialisation
5. Financial, Resource and Risk Management
6. Grant and Contract Administration
7. Managing and Leading People in a Research Context
8. Project Closeout

Further Information

Grant and Contract Administration

Aims:
Module 6, Grant and Contract Administration, aims to:

• Inform you about your obligations and responsibilities as the first-named CI/PI of a research grant or research contract;
• Provide practical advice on how to manage research grants and contracts;
• Give you an overview of the legalities and structure of research contracts;
• Help you to think strategically about how to schedule tasks and outcomes for your new project while accommodating all the other activities in which you are involved.

Learning outcomes:

• After completing this module you should be able to:
• review a funding agreement or draft research contract and identify key issues that relate to the administration of your project;
• make strategic decisions about how to optimise your research outcomes within the constraints of time and funding limits;
• identify personnel issues that have the potential to impact on the progress of your project;
• design a plan for the management of your project that includes the preparation of a schedule of timelines, tasks and outcomes for everyone involved in the project;
• identify administrative sections in your institution that can assist in the administration of your research.