F-GLUE looking back to move forwards by Alison Fox https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9 We would very much like to keep our ideas alive and learn from this experience of bidding. Please add your thoughts under the three questions below, by clicking on the cross in the bottom left corner of the screen to open a new post, typing a title and comment and then publishing a post. This can be joined to the question or to other posts by clicking on the three dots on the top right corner of the post, clicking connect... and selecting the other posts to link to. You can also support someone else's post by clicking on the heart, bottom left of their post, or add a comment which will show up where the speech bubble is at the bottom right of the post. en-us 2022-10-14 10:11:44 UTC 2025-12-07 22:18:31 UTC hello@padlet.com What went well in the F-GLUE project planning process and why? alison_fox1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2340178253 2022-10-14 10:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2340178253 What went less well and what should we have done? alison_fox1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2340184358 2022-10-14 10:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2340184358 If you can think of any next steps/avenues to explore as a group, please add them here? alison_fox1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2340191195 2022-10-14 10:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2340191195 I felt very strongly that everyone was very committed and enthusiastic about the collaboration and the ambitions behind it inmaalvarez1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368875870 2022-11-03 17:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368875870 It was tricky to work over the Summer with most of us trying to get some holidays https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368877752 2022-11-03 17:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368877752 Every problem was overcome - or so we thought - with different members of the team coming up with solutions alison_fox1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368877833 2022-11-03 17:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368877833 The bid was very, very complex with different funding bodies and hence different requirements. alison_fox1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368882473 Each research support team members from the various countries committed to looking at these and becoming familiar with what could be funded and the constraints on them.]]> 2022-11-03 17:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368882473 It was tricky to work on the bid over the Summer when everyone was trying to get some holidays. It would have been good to have more meetings to elaborate on the details of the research inmaalvarez1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368883588 2022-11-03 17:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368883588 The summer was a period where the team found it difficult to keep in touch - this was compounded by ill health by the PI alison_fox1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368886067 Other members of the OU team needed to step up to carry on the leadership without the ability to forward plan for this time]]> 2022-11-03 17:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368886067 Everyone was already busy before the bid came in and didn't have any spare capacity but the bid was so perfect to bid for, to match our interests and expertise we made time alison_fox1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368888322 What more could we have done on the capacity front?]]> 2022-11-03 17:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368888322 It would have been useful to have more clarity on responsibilities between the academic and support team. For instance, there was some confusion regarding the format of the CVs and who will be doing the final checks inmaalvarez1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368890060 2022-11-03 17:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368890060 definitely want to take this idea forwards to a funder if we can - we have a great design and it is so topical and important alison_fox1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368891985 2022-11-03 17:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368891985 Alison managed to get a good and complementary partnership which made the proposal quite strong inmaalvarez1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368895730 2022-11-03 17:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368895730 We needed checks and balances when working on the bidding document (as people were only dipping in and out and doing what they could when they could) to keep the bigger picture and the detail of the call requirements in mind alison_fox1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368896378 We only failed on word count which we did know about when starting to write and it was on the document but that was not the focus when finalising the lines of argument, clarifying what should be in/out - but was evidently VITAL. ]]> 2022-11-03 17:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368896378 Following the networks of colleagues built a strong team by finding the right people who wanted to be around the table and brought complementary expertise and perspectives. A collective energy and commitment emerged. alison_fox1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368899347 2022-11-03 17:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368899347 I felt it may have been easier if we could have spent a few days together finalising the bid. Ideally face to face but it can also be done online. inmaalvarez1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368904286 2022-11-03 17:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368904286 I would like to have time to digest all the very useful comments that Elisa provided that could help strengthen the bid, e.g. linking the narrative more explicitly with gaps in research inmaalvarez1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368915930 2022-11-03 17:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368915930 I personally enjoyed embracing the challenge of writing the bid. inmaalvarez1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368918772 2022-11-03 17:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368918772 Meeting new partners and learning about their activities and ideas was fantastic. inmaalvarez1 https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368919844 2022-11-03 17:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2368919844 Project idea elisamalnis https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2392884245 The project idea itself has originality and potentially fitted the funder's criteria]]> 2022-11-21 16:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2392884245 Roles and responsibilities elisamalnis https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2392887246 This is key. Normally one person would be in charge of ensuring all bid parts are eligible, including word count, formatting etc. These roles need to be clarified at bid start. ]]> 2022-11-21 16:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2392887246 Word count elisamalnis https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2392891582 Word count needs to be tracked in the interim as well, not only at the end. It must be flagged at a task, with dedicated time]]> 2022-11-21 16:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2392891582 Time elisamalnis https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2392892972 A bid of this nature would have needed more time to get to a level to beat the competition. We need to have enough time to commit to a bid. If a bid is due on Monday, active weekend work is a necessity, if the bid is not finished]]> 2022-11-21 16:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2392892972 Literature review elisamalnis https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2392897108 For any bid - including this one - it is key to conduct a robust literature review and show how the project fills a gap, brings an intellectual / conceptual contribution to the discipline, and impacts policy/practice. Not all these aspects were covered]]> 2022-11-21 16:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2392897108 Re-marketing elisamalnis https://padlet.com/alison_fox1/39jmwa94vmvxyiz9/wish/2392900289 Conduct horizon scoping and see how to re-market the bid, possibly also through the Development Office. Will not be easy as the topic is very specific, but we can try. If we re-submit, we need more time commitment to hit all the funders' criteria and hot buttons

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