Research related support
There are departments and tools to help you with matters related to research.
The (RSO) helps researchers at the faculty with information on grants and potential scholarships, both national and international. For example, if you wish to pursue a further career in academia, RSO may inform you about the possible grants that you could apply for. RSO also offers workshops, coaching, and has extensive experience with writing grant applications. Contact RSO also if you need advice on data management and privacy (see below).
For advice and background information on data management, we refer to the . At UU level, can help you, with information, tools and courses.
If your research involves working with human participants, you or your supervisor may want to obtain ethics approval before starting your research. Try to get approval for a whole research line, rather than for one specific experiment. Ask your supervisor(s) about the guidelines and procedures within your research programme. You can contact the for ethics reviews.
Everyone involved in academic teaching and research at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ shares in the responsibility to maintain research integrity. There is a research integrity contact person at faculty level, and confidential advisors for research integrity at university level, who you can contact in confidence for questions, dilemmas or complaints regarding research integrity. For more information, see Personal Support.
Cartography Design, of the Communication and Marketing department, supports the design of , and other cartographic and graphic illustrations.
In addition to the quality of research and education, the potential impact that research outcomes have on society has become more and more important. Impact activities may be targeted at the societal domain, for instance, contributing to the public debate through public engagement. Economic impact, on the other hand, is aimed at the creation of economic value from knowledge, for example, through initiating a start-up. Societal impact may be relevant in your research as well, so discuss this topic with your supervisor. Geosciences’ will give you information, support and tools. Also, courses are available if you want to learn more about this (see education and development).​