title: Making the most of research funding opportunities.
abstract: All researchers want more resources for their chosen subject, both to satisfy their personal curiosity and to find or examine something new and potentially valuable for their profession. Given that certain restraints, such as the number of hours in a day, are outside their control, individuals seek to find more time in their working life for research, and/or enhance the research facilities and environment in which they work. Inevitably these rely on funding, often sought from organisations or agencies other than the researcher's employer.
authors.affiliation: Keele University He formerly administered grant schemes at the Science & Engineering Research Council and later the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, Swindon.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith