Collaborative Research – some points worth considering
General
- Increase in the level of funding available for research
- Collaborative research is more likely to be funded
- A greater appreciation by researchers and a greater understanding by research users of the relevance of health research, through the building of direct relationships between researchers and funders
- An increase in the direct contact between the researcher and other funders, leading to greater understanding and a cementing of the relationship for future research collaborations
- Funds are more likely to be given to a research project with a “track record” already, so it is an incentive to collaborate with one that has already had some success
Organisational
- Staff development opportunities, through offering more varied and changing responsibilities
- Incentives for accurate activity based costing, to ensure that the council is accurately reimbursed for its services
- Benefits of working within a team environment
- Additionally, staff time can be another limited resource, and an increase in involvement with others funders would increase pressure on this resource