Resources

Microcatalyst Programme 

The University of Manchester Team Research Programme (TeamsBuildDreams) invites applications to their micro-catalyst call each year.

The aim of this call is to help staff planning future funding applications, and/or partnerships with external stakeholders (policymakers, community groups, charities, businesses) to build connections / networks across disciplines, faculties and boundaries and develop the skills needed to effectively work within interdisciplinary teams.   

 Past Funded Projects 

 2023-2024 

18 applications received. Six projects funded. 

2024-2025

The 2024-2025 funding round was run as a joint call with the Healthier Futures platform 

24 applications received 14 funded: 6 funded by Team Research & 8 funded by Healthier Futures. 

• Christabel Pankhurst Institute | Team Research Microcatalyst Call Launch 2024 25 (manchester.ac.uk) – Looking for funding to develop a collaboration? Join our event on 15th October for a showcase of the completed 23-24 cohort of Microcatalyst projects and an information session on the 24/25 call, timelines and how to apply. Plus a special keynote talk (TBA!) A lovely lunch will be provided
• Integration and Implementation Insights – A community blog and repository of resources for improving research impact on complex real-world problems. 
• Improving cross-disciplinary collaboration with strategy knotworking and ecocycle planning –Blog post by Nancy White published on the ‘Integration and Implementation Insights’ website (November 2022).
• Team Research Workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico hosted by Divergent Science LLXC –Blog post published on the ‘Christabel Pankhurst Institute’ website (April 2023). 
• Deploy team science principles to mend “silos” in academic medicine – Blog post by Darshana Shah, PhD published on ‘The Harvard Macy Institute’ website (October 2018).

• The Language Exchange – Radio 4 series where ‘poets and scientists meet to share language and ideas and create new work’. 
• Team Science with Charlotte Stockton-Powdrell and Ruth Norris – Podcast episode (2023) from ‘The Pankhurst Presents: Health Tech Matters’ series (Spotify, episode also available on Youtube). 

Research Collaboration – A step-by-step guide to success. Bramley, A. and Ogilvie, L. (2021).

• Pathway profiles: Learning from five main approaches to assessing interdisciplinarity. Laursen, B. K., Motzer, N., & Anderson, K. J. (2022). Research Evaluation.
  This award-winning news article won the Best Paper award at the 2022 Science of Team Science conference.
• PhD training is no longer fit for purpose — it needs reform now. Editorial (2023). Nature. 
  “The nineteenth-century approach of doctoral students and professors in a master–apprentice relationship can no longer prepare researchers for the way science is done today: in large, interdisciplinary teams.” 
• Ten simple rules to ruin a collaborative environment. Lawrence-Dill C.J., Allscheid R.L., Boaitey A., Bauman T., Buckler E.S. IV, Clarke J.L., et al. (2022). PLoS Computational Biology. 
• Build up big-team science. Nicholas A. Coles, J. Kiley Hamlin, Lauren L. Sullivan, Timothy H. Parker & Drew Altschul. (2022). Nature. 
  The broader context is what is called “Big Team Science”. 
• Realising the potential of community-based multidisciplinary teams. Therese Lloyd, Jake Beech, Arne Wolters, Charles Tallack. (2023). The Health Foundation. 
  Insights from our evaluation of multidisciplinary teams in communities.*
• What science can tell us about building great teams. Emily Stone. Kellogg Insight. 
• Interdisciplinary campus battles UK sector status quo. London Interdisciplinary School has geared its courses around tackling real-world challenges, but some students seem reluctant to step outside the traditional higher education (THE) sector. * Note: you will need to create a free login with THE to view this article
• Team development is an essential team science competency – Integration and Implementation Insights (i2insights.org) by Gaetano R. Lotrecchiano, L. Michelle Bennett and Yianna Vovides
• Towards fair transdisciplinary collaborations that honour epistemic justice – Integration and Implementation Insights (i2insights.org) by Annisa Triyanti, Barbara van Paassen, Corinne Lamain, Jessica Duncan, Jillian Student, Jonas Collen Ladeia Torrens and Nina de Roo
• Decision support interventions – Integration and Implementation Insights (i2insights.org) by Etiënne Rouwette and Alberto Franco

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The N8 Research Partnership 

The N8 Research Partnership is a collaboration of the eight most research intensive Universities in the North of England; Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester, Sheffield, and York. 

Working with universities, industry and society, N8 aims to maximise the impact of this research base by:

• promoting collaboration
• establishing innovative research capabilities & programmes of national and international prominence
• driving economic growth

International Network for the Science of Team Science (INSciTS)

INSciTS is the member-based, 501(c)3 non-profit organization of team science and the Science of Team Science (SciTS) field.

INSciTS aims to create and facilitate a high-impact community that develops and disseminates an evidence-base to support team science and shapes how research is conducted to solve complex problems.

INSciTS hosts a annual conference which we highly recommend attending. You are also invited to get involved by applying to be on the Program Committee and to submit papers. 

To find out about becoming a member and for more information click here

A Review of the Literature of the Followership Since 2008: The Importance of Relationships and Emotional Intelligence. Martin, R (2015). Sage Journals.

• Analyzing The Strength Between Mission And Vision Statements And Industry Via Machine Learning. Alshameri, F., & Green, N. (2020). Journal of Applied Business Research.
• Does organizational vision really matter? An empirical examination of factors related to organizational vision integration among hospital employees. Slåtten, T., Mutonyi, B. R., & Lien, G. (2021). Biomedcentral.

• Measuring motivation for team science collaboration in health teams. Lotrecchiano, G. R., Schwartz, L., & Falk-Krzesinski, H. J. (2021). PMC (nih.gov)
• Guide to project onboarding (checklist and common problems). Burger, R. (2021). Resource Guru.

• Interpersonal relationships drive successful team science: an exemplary case-based study. Love, H. B., Cross, J. E., Fosdick, B., Crooks, K. R., VandeWoude, S., & Fisher, E. R. (2021). Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (nature.com).

• Using Norms To Control Conflict. Maximum Advantage.
  Effective communication skills for business and personal success.
• Paul Osincup – Keynote speaker website.
• Research Provides Insights into Cultural Factors Behind Positive Employee Attitudes and Behaviors. Moores, G. (2021). Colorado State University.