Support for researchers
This page is focussed on internal services to support Oxford’s researchers.
That support is provided through a distributed partnership of managers and administrators, and specialist academic services.
Department administrators lead the provision of local support services in each academic department. The Divisional Secretaries lead academic-related support in each of the four academic divisions. There are also, as appropriate, posts established locally to provide support, e.g. Research Facilitators, Program or Project Managers, Grant Support Officers, and Project Finance Officers. Local ICT staff are also often heavily involved in supporting research projects.
University-wide, there are specialist units that support Principal Investigators and departmental and divisional-based managers and administrators. These include Research Services, the Finance Division (especially Research Accounts) and Isis Innovation Ltd.
The Academic Services and University Collections (ASUC) group comprises Bodleian Libraries, the Language Centre, the University Archives and the University’s museums and Botanic Garden.
Information about the University's IT services can be found at: www.ox.ac.uk/it
The Research Skills Toolkit for University Researchers has links to research skills-based courses.
For staff looking for information and help with funding opportunities, research grant applications, accepting new awards, sponsor liaison, negotiating contracts, planning, the costing and pricing of research, and facilitating knowledge transfer.
The University has gained the ‘HR Excellence in Research Award’ in recognition of its commitment to its research staff, underpinned by the 
