A useful research partnership starts with a project that needs something you can contribute. OppAlerts helps you find calls for data, expertise, participants, and collaborators. Read the call to understand the relationship and commitment being proposed.
Imagine you hold operational data relevant to an industry question. A call for data contributors may fit. A call for individual study participants asks for a different kind of involvement, even if the subject is the same.
Use the Research Partnerships opportunity type to find calls for joint research and study partners. Universities, industry bodies, associations, and research publishers may describe similar subjects in different ways. Check the role they're asking you to take.
For a dataset, establish what the researchers need and what you're permitted to share. If it includes customer information, bring in the people responsible for privacy and legal review before making a marketing commitment. A relevant research question doesn't itself authorize use of the records.
Agree on what happens after you contribute
Agree on who owns and can use the data, what will be published, and whether you can review material before publication. Research may produce unexpected findings. Get clear on how the output will be handled before you contribute.
Plan for staff time as well as data. Preparing records, explaining limitations, answering questions, and reviewing material may involve several people. Check that they can support the collection, analysis, and publication schedule. Agreeing to collaborate today doesn't establish when a report will appear.
Discuss attribution explicitly. A named partnership, an acknowledgement, a dataset citation, and no public credit are different arrangements. Confirm which applies, including any expected link or description of your business.
If an ongoing partnership is too much, look for a narrower request for expert input or participation. Assess that request separately. A short contribution may still need permissions and review.
Proceed when the researchers need what you can supply and everyone understands the responsibilities.
Related reading: searching by opportunity type, a much lower-effort route to being quoted, qualification.
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