Communicate collaboration and impact

    Whether you want to find collaboration partners or apply for research funding, you need to be able to clearly communicate what your research project is about and how you intend to collaborate.

     

    Photo: Ida Åberg

    Meeting potential partners

    When you are looking for collaboration partners outside the academy, it can be wise to describe early on:​

    • your project idea.
    • what is new with your research.​
    • what the intended partner can get out of being part of the project.
    • in which way(s) you would like to involve the partner in question.
    • in which of the phases you want the partner to be involved.
    • who might benefit from the project's long-term effects and how the results will be communicated.

    In your application

    Many funders require that the research that is financed must take place in collaboration with the actors concerned and/or benefit society at large. However, exactly what is requested can differ, both between funders and different calls for proposals.

    Some questions that you usually need to answer in your application are:​

    • With whom or which organisation do you collaborate?
    • Why do you do that?​
    • Who are the consumers? That is, those who can take part in the long-term effects of the project.
    • What are the benefits of your research project, to your partner and to society?

    Find partners

    Do you want to get tips on ways to make contacts? The Research Support and Collaboration Office arranges many different meeting places and can give you useful advice for new collaborations.

    Go to Find collaboration partners

    Courses and workshops

    Do you want to learn more about communicating research and collaboration? There are several internal training courses that you and your colleagues can sign up for.

    Go to Courses and workshops

    Lena Holmberg
    5/29/2023