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Supporting our researchers

Oxford provides a huge range of support for research staff, from help finding funding, to career advice, to guidance for new principal investigators. 

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Your primary source of information and support will be your departmental Head of Administration and Finance and your principal investigator or line manager. These pages point you to the wealth of support available from your division and the wider University, whether you’ve just arrived and want to find your way around, need help applying for or managing grants, want to get in touch with other researchers, or are thinking about the next step in your career.

If you are in a research support role, please go to the Research and Innovation section on OxIntranet for additional information and guidance.  

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New to Oxford

Welcome to the University of Oxford, and congratulations on your appointment to a research position. You're joining a community of around 5,000 research staff across the University who make an invaluable contribution to our position as one of the best places in the world to do research.

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Research culture

Oxford’s research culture programme, led by Professor Patrick Grant, focuses on three connected priorities: promoting rigorous and transparent research practices; recognising and valuing the full range of contributions that support research and innovation; and fostering fair, inclusive assessment and career development.

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Support for fixed-term researchers (Researcher Hub)

We are here to support all researchers on fixed-term research or teaching contracts at Oxford. Our activities will also benefit academic and professional service colleagues in their work with fixed-term researchers.