Research Newsletter – Issue 81: Information and Updates
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TORA (as part of the Agresso system) is currently undergoing a multi-phased upgrade. Phase 1 of this upgrade will soon be completed. To facilitate the go-live of Phase 1, the TORA system will be offline for all users from 5pm on Friday 24th February 2023 until 10am Thursday 2nd March 2023.
This phase of the upgrade will not result in any significant changes in terms of end user experience, although some minor differences may be noticed.
If you have any TORA related queries during this time please don't hesitate to contact research@dcu.ie.
Please note that the end-user TORA training orginally scheduled for 2nd March will now take place on Tuesday 7th March (1-2pm). Register here.
The SFI Annual Plan 2023 has been launched, and can be found on the SFI website.
The Research Policy (RP) team in SFI has recently updated a number of documents relating to the Narrative CV and DORA. Specifically, updated guidance pertaining to SFI’s Narrative CV and DORA is available on a new tab on the Policies and Guidance landing page of SFI’s website.
As part of a consultation process, SFI engaged with stakeholders (including the IUA and THEA) regarding improvements to the Narrative CV process and guidance. Recommendations have been considered and consolidated in updated guidelines and process flows and can now be found on the Narrative CVs and DORA webpage.
The language for the Sex and Gender Dimension in Research question has also been updated and the updated file can also be found on the Gender and Maternity policy site.
The Health Research Board has developed an online guide to the EU’s Horizon Europe funding programme for researchers.
This user-friendly guide can be accessed via the HRB website. Some elements are focused on Health but others are applicable across the whole programme or topic areas.
This Research Professional Know-How article provides tips on overcoming modesty to present your achievements in the best light:
https://www.researchprofessional.com/0/rr/funding/know-how/early-careers/2023/The-hard-sell.html
The Azrieli Fellows Program has announced the launch of Postdoc in Israel, a website developed in collaboration between the program and the Council of Higher Education in Israel.
The site serves as a one-stop-shop for international postdocs planning to conduct research at Israeli academic institutions. Information regarding fellowships in Israel and how-to guides for finding housing in the largest Israeli cities, banking, healthcare, and more can all be found on the site. Furthermore, the site includes a supervisor database. Please note, that at this time, the database is only relevant for STEM supervisors. They plan to expand the database to include social science and humanities in the near future.