Research Support Directory
The Research Support Directory provides points of contact and information for the Tasmanian research community.
This Directory is intended to help you wherever you are on your research journey. It lists resources available to the research community and provides contact information for further support. The Directory has been compiled by our partners and is updated quarterly. If you have any information that you think could be included within the Directory, please contact tchi.admin@utas.edu.au
Research directory
Step 1 – Identifying the research idea
All research starts with a research idea, this may be a problem that you wish to solve, an area you wish to research or a gap in current knowledge.
As your idea is forming it is helpful to:
- Develop your idea in collaboration with external partners, consumers, and research end users.
- Search current available topic literature.
- Consider the data that already exists.
- Define the research question.
Step 2 – Seek approvals
If you are working in the health system, you must discuss your research idea with your direct line manager and seek any approvals before commencing any research.
- Consider whether a formal mentoring or course may support you to achieve your research aims.
- Consider whether your research is a Quality Improvement (QI) initiative.
For University of Tasmania staff, please contact Research.CHM@utas.edu.au if you are unsure of requirements.
For Department of Health staff, please contact the Research Navigation Office or Tony Mendoza Diaz the Allied Health Lead in Research & Innovation for Allied Health projects via tony.mendoza.diaz@ths.tas.gov.au if you require support.
Step 3 – Planning and development
Building strong collaborative relationships is crucial in the development stage of your research project. Develop your research questions and study further by:
Step 4 – Research protocol
Write a detailed, thorough description of your proposed research project. Follow the appropriate guidelines to construct your study protocol. For assistance with how to prepare a research protocol:
- Speak to mentor/supervisor
- Speak to library services
- Join CoP’s and get support from peers
- Review project protocol templates on the UTAS Ethics Review Manager (link below)
Step 5 – Sources of funding
If you are applying for research funding, please follow the guidelines of the identified funder. Research funding should include ethics. If your project does not require external funding, ensure that you have a budget for any research activities such as travel and ethics approval and/or ethics fees that may be incurred.
Step 6 – Research ethics approval
Ethics review focuses on the protection of participants, researchers and those who may be impacted by the research. Almost all human research requires ethical review. It is important to identify what ethics approvals you need to obtain before proceeding.
Step 7 – Research governance approval
Governance review focuses on the capacity of the sponsor and researcher to undertake the research and site or institution to host the research including whether it conforms with standards, compliance, privacy and confidentiality, financial probity, legal and regulatory matters, risk management and monitoring arrangements, and good research.
You will also need to apply for research governance approval.
Step 8 – Undertake Research
Step 9 – Translating findings and driving implementation
Once research findings have been published in peer-reviewed journals, the project can consider how to translate these findings into actionable summaries for key stakeholders and the public.
With special thanks to:
- University of Tasmania – College of Health and Medicine Research Hub – Strategic Research Funding Team – Research Division. University of Tasmania
- Department of Health – Research Governance Office, Clinical Quality, Regulation and Accreditation (CQRA), Department of Health
- University of Tasmania – Learning and Research Librarians – University of Tasmania
- Department of Health – Library Services
- Primary Health Tasmania
- Department of Health – Quality Improvement Team
