This fund is to support and nurture interdisciplinary research through the development of new partnerships, the growth of networks beyond St Andrews and for accelerating translation of research to impact. The use of this fund will annually adapt to effectively align with current strategic priorities.
The STAIRS 2025/26 funding round is currently under review and the streams will be formalised in due course.
Before applying for any internally-managed funding, we encourage all applicants to engage with our training resources
Trusted Research
Trusted Research, the term used by the UK Government and other bodies to refer to national security issues in the planning and undertaking of research. The University is required to put in place, and enforce, relevant provisions to ensure that it attends to this agenda. The University has created guidance and a Trusted Research Tool to assist researchers and direct colleagues towards existing policy and process to ensure compliance where necessary. As part of this application, you confirm that you have (or will) review/ed relevant guidance and complete/d a Trusted Research Tool submission including any required outcomes. See the Trusted Research web pages for more information and access to the Tool.
Reporting
We ask that all recipients of STAIRS complete reports; please contact the Research Impact team who will forward on the appropriate format for your stream.
Please direct any queries to the Research Impact team [email protected]