Unlocking advanced capabilities in conservation and heritage science (Grant)

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Word limit: 550 In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example: opinion-formers policymakers the public the wider research community Guidance for writing a summary Clearly describe your proposed work in terms of: the challenge or opportunity what you propose to deliver the aims and objectives who will benefit how access or capability will be improved any key partnerships the expected impacts and benefits The summary should clearly explain what is being proposed, who will benefit, and why the investment is important at a national level. Core team List the key members of your team and assign them roles from the following: project lead (PL) project co-lead (UK) (PcL) project co-lead (international) (PcL (I)) specialist research and innovation associate Only list one individual as project lead. UKRI has introduced a new addition to the ‘Specialist’ role type. Public contributors such as people with lived experience can now be added to an application. Find out more about UKRI’s core team roles in funding applications . Application questions Vision Word limit: 500 What are you hoping to achieve with the proposed infrastructure? What the assessors are looking for in your response Explain how the proposed infrastructure will: deliver measurable scientific, technical, economic, cultural or societal benefits be of international importance, (if applicable) expand access to nationally significant facilities and address current unmet user demand enable high-quality, heritage science research, innovation and professional practice meet the strategic aims of RICHeS and AHRC, including through effective collaboration with industry partners, including SMEs enhance, benefit and complement the existing RICHeS distributed infrastructure network, avoiding unnecessary duplication of existing capability, facilities or established techniques support innovation in heritage science, including through the application of new or emerging techniques demonstrate clear and significant benefits beyond the host institution, including for the wider heritage sector, other scientific disciplines, industry, policymakers and the public describe credible pathways through which the proposed capability will be accessed, adopted and used by stakeholders to deliver impact identify the potential local, regional or national impacts, both direct and indirect, and who the beneficiaries might be. References may be included within this section. You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided in the Funding Service. Approach Word limit: 2,500 What are your plans to manage and deliver the proposed infrastructure? What the assessors are looking for in your response We expect you to show how your approach includes: a credible management plan covering both the strategic and operational delivery of the proposed infrastructure an appropriate legal and organisational model, where applicable effective governance arrangements, including roles, responsibilities and decision-making processes a feasible project plan, including work packages, milestones, deliverables and timescales, supported by a Gantt chart (or equivalent), with clear identification and management of risks to delivery plans for the operation, maintenance and future development of the infrastructure throughout its anticipated lifespan, including future upgrade requirements arrangements for access, usage and infrastructure sharing that maximise benefit to the wider research and innovation community a description of the research and innovation environment that will support the successful delivery and operation of the infrastructure how accessibility, equality, diversity and inclusion, and environmental sustainability have been embedded within the design and delivery of the project plans for access and user engagement, including how you will meet your obligations under the RICHeS Access Fund process, including support for users, assessment of access requests, delivery of agreed access activities and facilitation of data deposition in the Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS) how you will engage with industry partners, including SMEs, to deliver collaborative activity and maximise opportunities for innovation, knowledge exchange and commercialisation, including your approach to cascading funding for innovation plans for operational sustainability and legacy beyond the end of AHRC funding, including how follow-on staffing support will contribute to ongoing access, capability, resilience and long-term sustainability. These could include cost recovery models, securing additional funding, development or expansion after the initial period of funding appropriate approaches for data management, intellectual property management and FAIR data practices, including integration with the HSDS how the proposed infrastructure will generate benefits and impact beyond the host institution, including for users, stakeholders and wider communities credible pathways through which those benefits will be realised, sustained and maximised over time how the proposed infrastructure will contribute to local, regional, national and, where relevant, international impact References may be included within this section. You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided in the Funding Service. Applicant and team capability to deliver Word limit: 1,650 Why are you the right individual or team to deliver and manage the proposed infrastructure? What the assessors are looking for in your response Evidence of how you, and if relevant your team, have: the relevant experience (appropriate to career stage) the right balance of skills and expertise the appropriate leadership and management skills and your approach to develop others contributed to developing a positive research environment and wider community appropriate experience with working across sectors, including industry You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided in the Funding Service. The word limit for this section is 1,650 words: 1,150 words to be used for Résumé for Research and Innovation (R4RI) modules (including references) and, if necessary, a further 500 words for Additions. Use the R4RI format to showcase the range of relevant skills you, and if relevant, your team (project lead and project co-leads, researchers, technicians, specialists, partners and so on), have and how this will help to deliver the proposed work. You can include individuals’ specific achievements but only choose past contributions that best evidence their ability to deliver this work. Complete this section using the R4RI module headings listed below. You should use each heading once and include a response for the whole team, see the UKRI guidance on R4RI . You should consider how to balance your answer, and emphasise where appropriate the key skills each team member brings: contributions to the generation of new ideas, tools, methodologies, or knowledge the development of others and maintenance of effective working relationships contributions to the wider research and innovation community contributions to broader research or innovation users and audiences and towards wider societal benefit Additions Provide any further details relevant to your application. This section is optional and can be up to 500 words. You should not use it to describe additional skills, experiences or outputs, but you can use it to describe any factors that provide context for the rest of your R4RI (for example, details of career breaks if you wish to disclose them). You should complete this section as a narrative. Do not format it like a CV. The roles in funding applications policy has descriptions of the different project roles. Ethics and responsible research and innovation (RRI) What are the ethical and RRI considerations, implications and issues relating to the proposed work? If you do not think that the proposed work raises any ethical or RRI issues, explain why. What the assessors are looking for in your response Demonstrate that you have identified and evaluated: the relevant ethical and RRI considerations, including both the research or topic area itself and the design and delivery of the project the wider implications of the proposed work, and how you will maximise the positive societal, environmental, and economic benefits arising from the project, whilst minimising unintended negative impacts, such as research misuse or accidental harm how you will manage these considerations throughout the lifecycle of the project If you are collecting or using data you should identify: any legal and ethical considerations of collecting, releasing or storing the data (including consent, confidentiality, anonymisation, security and other ethical considerations and, in particular, strategies to not preclude further reuse of data) formal information standards that your proposed work will comply with Additional sub-questions (to be answered only if appropriate) relating to research involving: animals human participants genetically modified organisms You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided in the Funding Service. Please refer to the UKRI position statement on funding ethical research and Responsible innovation for more information around our expectations on ethical and responsible research and innovation. Animal involvement and “3Rs” You must complete this section about how your proposed project will involve or impact animals. If your project does not involve or impact animals, you must confirm this on the next page. You may be asked about: what animals you