Research tools and resources

Searching for Opportunities

The University of Queensland provides a variety of resources to assist researchers in identifying potential funding opportunities.  Funding opportunities in the Research Bulletin and UQ funding database are sourced from a number of external databases, some of which can be accessed directly by researchers.

UQ's Major Funding Schemes and Fellowships Calendar

A calendar of funding opportunities including closing dates and application information.

Find a UQ Research Collaborator

Search for Topics, Researchers, Supervisors and Experts on the UQ Researchers Database.

Grants Library

The UQR&I Grants Library provides UQ researchers with a valuable resource for drafting and preparing research proposals.

Budget Preparation

When preparing the budget for research grant applications or negotiating a budget for contract research, it is important to consider both the direct costs and indirect costs (overheads) associated with the proposed program of research.

Consumer and Community Involvement (CCI) in research happens when there is an active partnership between researchers and consumers and community members who may benefit, directly or indirectly, from the research. CCI is different from research participation or research engagement – it is about research being carried out with or by consumers and community members rather than to, about or for them.

Consumers and community members can be involved in all types of research including basic science, clinical or applied research, and health services research.

Resources available at UQ

The Faculty of Medicine is committed to:

• Building consumer and community capacity to participate in research
• Strengthen researcher ability to meaningfully engage with consumers and communities
• Ensure that consumer views and contributions are valued and acknowledged
• Support the development of a thriving research culture that actively involves consumers and the broader community across the research to translation lifecycle.

HaBS and FoM have collaborated to develop a Consumer and Community Involvement toolbox of resources specifically curated for researchers wanting to involve consumers in their research.

The Consumer and Community Involvement (CCI) in Research resource site is currently hosted on Blackboard Learn website.

To access the CCI in Research Resource Site, follow the link and click on 'Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research' under 'My Organisations'.

The toolbox includes resources to support researchers including information about different levels of CCI, why to include it in your research project, who are consumers and community members, when consumers should be involved and a “How to” guide. The “How to” guide demonstrates how to integrate CCI costs in grant budgets, how to recruit consumers and community members, how to renumerate consumers and more i.e., ethical considerations, with a large number of links to further reading and online resources.

Embedding CCI in grant applications

When budgeting for consumer and community involvement a range of costs may need to be considered including:

• honorariums to consumers for their time
• reimbursements of the consumers for out-of-pocket expenses
• staff time to administer and coordinate CCI in your project i.e., staff and researcher time for working with consumers, training of staff
• advertising and recruitment costs
• support services needed to make your CCI plans inclusive (such as interpreters, carers, and other accessibility supports)
• other costs, such as catering, venue hire, conference fees/costs.

There are several tools available to assist you to develop an appropriate budget for CCI, including:

• Guidance material coordinated with Finance Professional Service – Medicine
  • Consumer Remuneration Guide (PDF, 131.8 KB)
  • Consumer Travel Claim Form (DOCX, 65 KB) (DOCX, 57.5 KB)
  • Consumer Honorarium Declaration (PDF, 916.5 KB)
  • Health Consumers Queensland position statement (PDF, 202.1 KB)
• Australian Clinical Trials Alliance Cost Calculator is a downloadable spreadsheet that you can use and adapt 
• NIHR Involve has an online tool for calculating budget items for CCI.

For further information about CCI, contact Jo Maxwell, FoM Principal Project Officer, Consumer Engagement – email jo.maxwell@uq.edu.au or your Research Development Manager.

CCI Seminar Series

• Planning your consumer priority setting research activity (30 March 2023)
• True Co-Design in Health and Medical Research (29 September 2022)
• Planning for consumer engagement success (25 August 2022)

Faculty of Medicine Consumer Involvement in Research Working Group (CIRWG)

History:

• The inaugural Faculty Consumer Engagement Working Group meeting was in June 2021 and the initial focus of the group was to determine the use of federal government funding, Research Stimulus Packaging (RSP) to support development of resources for consumer and community involvement (CCI).
• The working group advocated for a Principal Project Officer employed Nov 2021 to facilitate rollout of initiatives (2021 – ongoing).
• The vision for the Faculty of Medicine CIRWG is to build an academically led and professionally supported CCI program.

For more information please refer to the CIRWG purpose statement (PDF, 147 KB).

CIRWG members

Post-Award: How do I obtain a GRL?

Quick overview of the post-award GRL process.

UQ Library Research Impact

Further information on research outputs, metrics and ESI is available from the UQ Library website.

You may also contact your RIS (Research Information Service) Librarian for queries on bibliometrics.

The UQ Library, through its Research Support services, can offer support to researchers who are seeking assistance with data management planning: including what a plan should cover, and tools such as checklists and templates to help you create a plan.

UQ Library Online Data Management Planning Tool

DMP Online is a tool to help you write a data management plan.  The tool has been developed by UQ Library based on the model created by the UK Digital Curation Centre.

Please familiarise yourself with UQ Research Data Management Policy and the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research before you start.

Integrity and Compliance - Human & Animal Ethics

UQR&I provide important information for both human and animal ethical clearance. Please keep up to date with the interim arrangements in place from 1 December 2015, as the University transitions to its new 2016 Human Ethics Committee frameworks.

Faculty and Institute Research Liaisons

Faculty and Institute Research Liaisons provide research management support to the Associate Deans, Research and Deputy Institute Directors in the key functional areas of research administration.