EGGA 2024 Programme

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Day 1: Getting Your Message Across To Reviewers Quickly and Clearly

09.30-09.50
Welcome & Introduction. The Purpose of a Grant Application
Sophie Hyndman

09.50-10.20
How Do Projects Get Funded? Processes & People
Issy Reading

10.20-11.00
PANEL DISCUSSION: What do Funding Panels Love & Hate in the Applications They See?

11.00-11.20
COFFEE/TEA BREAK

11.20-12.20
Writing Tips: Story, Style & Sales Pitch
Sophie Hyndman

12.20-12.40
Getting Your Foot in the Door I: Principles of Plain English
Bernard Gudgin

12.40-13.00
Getting Your Foot in the Door I: Writing a Plain English Summary
Paul Hewitson

13.00-13.45
LUNCH

13.45-14.25
Getting Your Foot in the Door II: Developing a Research Question (& Aims & Objectives)
Lisa Douet

14.25-14.30
Course Work Brief: Writing Techniques
Sophie Hyndman

14.30-15.10
Q&A Session: Space to Ask Questions Arising from Today’s Sessions

15.10-15.30
COFFEE/TEA BREAK

From 15.30
One-to-Ones with RSS Advisers (scheduled)

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Day 2: Showing Reviewers You Can Deliver 1: The Research Plan

09.30-09.50
Course Work Debrief
Sophie Hyndman

09.50-10.40
Research Plan I: Expectations & Reviewers’ Concerns
Sophie Hyndman

10.40-11.00
Research Plan II: Developing a Research Plan: a Worked Example
Nisreen Alwan

11.00-11.20
COFFEE/TEA BREAK

11.20-11.40
Q&A Session

11.40-11.45
Writing Technical Sections: Introduction
Issy Reading

11.45-12.30
Writing Technical Sections I: Statistics
Natalia Permyakova

12.30-13.15
LUNCH

13.15-14.00
Writing Technical Sections II: Health Economics
Liz Stokes

14.00-14.45
Writing Technical Sections III: Qualitative Studies
Eila Watson

14.45-14.50
Course Work Brief: Reviewing a Research Plan
Sophie Hyndman

14.50-15.10
COFFEE/TEA BREAK

15.10-15.40
Q&A Session: Space to Ask Questions Arising from Today’s Sessions

15.40-15.50
COFFEE/TEA BREAK

From 15.50
One-to-Ones with RSS Advisers (scheduled)

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Day 3: Showing Reviewers You Can Deliver 2: Credible Support and Potential Impact

09.30-09.50
Course Work Debrief
Sophie Hyndman

09.50-10.40
Research Processes & the Importance of Good Project Planning
Sophie Hyndman

10.40-11.00
COFFEE/TEA BREAK

11.00-12.30
The Importance of Patient & Public Involvement
Megan Barlow-Pay, Paul Hewitson, Bernard Gudgin

12.30-13.15
LUNCH

13.15-13.45
The Importance of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
Rebecca Barnes

13.45-14.15
PPI & EDI Q&A Panel

14.15-14.30
COFFEE/TEA BREAK

14.30-15.10
Dissemination – Demonstrating Potential for Tangible Outputs & Impact: Papers, Plus, Plus, Plus!
Dean Phillips

15.10-15.40
Managing Intellectual Property
Janice Ng

15.40-16.10
Working with Local Authorities
Adam Briggs

16.10-16.20
The Importance of Pre-submission Review, the Role of the RSS & Your Next Steps
Issy Reading

16.20-16.40
Q&A Session: Space to Ask Questions Arising from Today’s Sessions

16.40-16.50
COFFEE/TEA BREAK

From 16.50
One-to-Ones with RSS Advisers (scheduled)

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