This text has been translated from Norwegian with the assistance of GPT UiO.
The smell of cinnamon buns and freshly brewed coffee fills auditorium 7 as Tobias Bach, professor at the Department of Political Science, prepares to take the podium. As the first speaker in The Academic Breakfast Club (ABC), he is looking forward to sharing practical tips on how researchers at the faculty can further improve their research proposals.
– Grant writing is not something we receive direct training in during our research education. I therefore believe there is a great deal of tacit knowledge out there, which I hope to bring to light today, says Bach.
He thinks there are also several myths surrounding how, for example, applications to the Research Council of Norway or the ERC are evaluated.
– I hope I can use this opportunity to dispel some of those myths. To make grant writing a little less intimidating, quite simply.
Opportunity for knowledge update
Lars Tjelta Westlye, Dean of Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences, says he is pleased—but not surprised—by the strong interest in a programme like ABC.
– There is a demand for this type of skills-focused dissemination, skills that all researchers require. Even though we initially thought ABC would be particularly suited to early-career researchers, we believe it will be useful for researchers at all career stages, including those approaching retirement, says Westlye.
The research dean believes it is important to stay up to date on the topics presented in ABC.
– Today, Tobias will talk about his experiences with writing research proposals. He speaks from his perspective in political science, but many aspects of his experience will undoubtedly be valuable to colleagues from other disciplines as well, says Westlye.
The theme for the next seminar in the breakfast series is social media, where Daniel Quintana from the Department of Psychology will discuss how researchers can use social media to reach audiences outside academia.
– Daniel is always exciting to listen to, so I’m very much looking forward to that, says Westlye.
– I also think it will be valuable to get an update on how we can make better use of artificial intelligence in our research, which will be the following event in the ABC series. We can therefore look forward to two new seminars during the coming spring semester.
