Trust and confidence in policing: Research & Innovation Consortium

What the assessor looks for

• is of excellent quality and importance within or beyond the field(s) or area(s)
• has the potential to advance current understanding, generates new knowledge, thinking or discovery within or beyond the field or area
• is timely given current trends, context and needs
• impacts world-leading research, society, the economy or the environment
• addresses the potential challenges encountered by the consortium in this research area, including members who are from under-represented groups
• will embed EDI considerations into the programme, and outline how these will guide your aims and activities
• if applicable, demonstrate the alignment of the application to the funding opportunity objectives
• clearly state the research and innovation challenges that you will address
• explain how you will embed environmental sustainability within your activities

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.

What the assessor looks for

• is effective and appropriate to achieve your objectives
• is feasible, and comprehensively identifies any risks to delivery and how they will be managed
• if applicable, uses a clearly written and transparent methodology
• if applicable, summarises the previous work and describes how this will be built upon and progressed
• will maximise translation of outputs into outcomes and impacts
• describes how your, and if applicable your team’s, research environment (in terms of where the research is undertaken and relevance to the project) will contribute to the success of the work
• explain how you will undertake community and stakeholder engagement and wider participation
• will build EDI considerations into the formation, operation and governance of the consortium, including how these will be operationalised
• outlines future plans for funding and sustaining the partnerships, tools and approaches beyond this application
• evidence co-creation and user engagement
• provide a detailed and comprehensive project plan including milestones and timelines
• explain how the consortium will be planned and managed, and how it will enable stakeholders to work together to collectively deliver innovative co-designed solutions

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.

What the assessor looks for

• will be effectively governed, including details about advisory structures
• will be effectively and inclusively managed, demonstrated by a clear management plan
• has clear leadership team roles and responsibilities
• will manage and encourage partnerships with non-HEI organisations across government, industry and civil society
• has plans for monitoring your progress as well as self-evaluation throughout the lifetime of your award
• will put in place appropriate governance and administration to deliver the range of devolved funding opportunities
• has equality, diversity and inclusion embedded in plans for convening and engaging with their community and the allocation of the awarded funds

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.

What the assessor looks for

• the relevant experience (appropriate to career stage) to deliver the proposed work
• the right balance of skills and expertise to cover the proposed work
• the appropriate leadership and management skills to deliver the work and your approach to develop others
• contributed to developing a positive research environment and wider community
• 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

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What the assessor looks for

• 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, while minimising unintended negative impacts, such as research misuse or accidental harm
• how you will manage these considerations throughout the lifecycle of the project
• any legal and ethical considerations of collecting, releasing and 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
• human participants
• genetically modified organisms

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.

What the assessor looks for

• project staff
• significant travel for field work or collaboration (but not regular travel between collaborating organisations or to conferences)
• any equipment that will cost more than £25,000
• any consumables beyond typical requirements, or that are required in exceptional quantities
• all facilities and infrastructure costs
• all resources that have been costed as ‘Exceptions’
• International collaboration costs
• are comprehensive, appropriate, and justified
• represent the optimal use of resources to achieve the intended outcomes
• maximise potential outcomes and impacts

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What the assessor looks for

• supports your objectives
• distributes funding appropriately across a diverse range of activities
• where appropriate, distributes funding through robust, transparent competitive processes
• accounts for sufficient time to completes funding distribution, while considering risk management
• ensures appropriate processes for monitoring, reporting and governance of funded activities

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What the assessor looks for

• will deliver local, regional or both impacts, both direct and indirect, and who the beneficiaries might be
• enhances the UK’s research and innovation capabilities through local, regional or both activity
• will engage local and or regional stakeholders in meaningful partnership
• show understanding of the strengths, needs, opportunities and challenges in the targeted places
• make good use of local, regional or both strengths and assets in the targeted places, including UKRI assets
• demonstrate how this project will align with local, regional or both strategies or activities

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What the assessor looks for

• confirm the partner’s commitment to the project
• clearly explain the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the work to them
• describe any additional value that they bring to the project
• have a page limit of 2 sides A4 per partner

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What the assessor looks for

• name of facility, copied and pasted from the facility information list (DOCX, 43.1KB)
• proposed usage or costs, or costs per unit where indicated on the facility information list
• confirmation you have their agreement where required

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.