External researcher resources
UQ researchers are part of the community of researchers around the world. In order to participate in this broader community, researchers require access to external resources on engagement, policy and development.
Researcher professional development
- Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Early Career Research Award
- Australasian Research Management Society professional development
- Brighttalk - Getting peer review right: a guide for early career researchers
- Elsevier - Charting a successful research career guide (PDF - 1.9MB)
- Editage insights - 6 article types that journals publish
- Fresh Science - collection of stories about Early Career Academic discoveries
- Institute for Academic Development - University of Edinburgh
- National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP)
- Society for Mental Health Research ECR resources
- The Guardian - Early Career Researchers
- The Sociological Review Early Career Researcher support
- United States Department of Energy Early Career Research Program
- Vitae - realising the potential of researchers - non-profit provider of professional development for researcher
Engagement, impact and enterpreneurship
- Australian Academy of Science Early to Middle Career (EMCR) Forum - requires external login
- Centre for Entreprenuerial Research and Inovation (CERI) - organisation that supports entrepreneurship and startups in Western Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) - Australia's leading scientific research organisation
- Entreprenuers Program - Australian Government initiative to support research and entrepreneurship
- Fast Track Impact - training by researchers for researchers
- Nature Index Journals and other FAQ of Nature Publishing - a database of author affiliation information collated from research articles
- Research Communication for Policy Influence: Key Toolkits - online toolkits teaching research communication practices
- Research Impact - SlideShare presentations on research impact
- ScienceDirect - search tool for online research journals, articles, book chapters and Open Access content
- Science Meets Business - online magazine covering industry and research
- Startup QLD - a not-for-profit organisation that supports entrepreneurship and startups in Queensland
- University World News - online magazine about higher education
Social media and networks
- Australian Science Media Centre (ausSMC) - an independent, not-for-profit service for the news media, giving journalists direct access to evidence-based science and expertise.
- Social Media for Research Impact (Slideshare presentation)
- Voice of the Researchers - European support network for researchers
- The Royal Institute of Australia (RiAus) - organisation connecting policy makers and researchers
- Science over Coffee - YouTube site developed by UQ's Dr Lee Hickey, where researchers bust common myths for general audiences
- eLife - network connecting researchers and funders (Facebook)
- Using Twitter as a data source: An overview of current social media research tools - The London School of Economics and Political Science impact blog entry
- Voice of Young Science - network of early career researchers across Europe involved in public discussions about science
- Mozilla Science Lab - a community of researchers, developers, and librarians making research open and accessible
Research policy and funding
National
- Department of Education and Training - Higher Education Research
- National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA)
- Australian Research Council (ARC) - ARC Policies and Strategy
- ARC - Delivering NISA measures
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Queensland
- Advance Queensland - funding opportunities for researchers
- Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation (DSITI)
- Queensland Health - Health Innovation, Investment and Research Office