Researcher & Writer Resources
Elevate Your Research and Scholarship
The University of Utah is a top Research 1 (R1) institution, and research at our institution spans across many areas, including important work being done in the humanities. As such, research is a fundamental part of the mission of the College of Humanities. Our College and University provide extensive resources to support faculty researchers and scholars. If you need additional assistance, please contact the COH Office of Research. For more information, visit www.research.utah.edu/resources and uofuhealth.utah.edu/research/resources.
- Innovate U website highlights the University of Utah's latest research breakthroughs and discoveries. You can search for research topics and keywords in a prompt manner, all in one central site.
- U's Research Initiatives webpage provides information about university Research Hubs, Working Groups, and other campus-wide initiatives supported by the VPR Office, including research action and events happening within these entities.
- Find a U Researcher online researcher database contains listings of University of Utah faculty and graduate students who are subject experts in a variety of areas. (Tip: Faculty can update their profile via Elements: Faculty Activity Reporting.)
- Pivot-RP Scholar Profiles is a comprehensive global database where you can find researchers based on their area of expertise for collaboration. (Log in with your UNID credentials, then do an Advanced Search under “Profiles”.)
- Academic Centers and Institutes across the University of Utah cover a diverse range of study and research. Explore the full list to discover and connect with the vibrant communities, innovative work, and transformative ideas being explored at the university.
- Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and Humanities (CHEETAH) is a great resource for U faculty and students to build connections and find collaborations tied to bioethics, medical ethics, arts in health, narrative medicine, health humanities, and/or medical humanities.
- Digital Matters (digital humanities center) serves as a locus for computationally enhanced humanities research at the U and provides training, support, resources, and space for faculty and students to learn and engage with digital methods and informational technology.
- Interdisciplinary Exchange for Utah Science (NEXUS) brings together researchers across the U’s campus to collaborate on interdisciplinary projects concerning society's grand challenges. It is a hub for partnerships, programming, and resources for faculty and students.
- One Utah Data Science Hub is a university-wide effort designed to enhance research and infrastructure in data science and data-enabled science. Led by Faculty Directors from across the university, the Hub facilitates interdisciplinary research focused on data science.
- The Research Post is the go-to source for the latest news, updates, and announcements about research across the University of Utah. Subscribe to their mailing list to stay up to date. Plus, you can submit articles for research-related events and achievements. Also, sign up for the From the Desk of the AVPR Newsletter for additional information about research-related events, funding, networking, training, etc. at the U.
- U’s Research Education (RED) offers self-paced, online, and live classes, workshops, and certificate programs on a variety of research topics, including research mentoring, research administration, project management, data management, compliance, responsible conduct, budgets, proposal preparation, and more.
- U's Research Administration Training helps researchers understand compliance responsibilities and project requirements that must be carried out in accordance with university policy, federal and state laws, sponsor requirements, and the award terms and conditions.
- OSP Orientation for New Investigators prepares incoming faculty and researchers to initiate research-related activities at the University and provides early career researchers with valuable information for developing their research programs.
- Humanities Early Career Faculty Mentoring Program provides new COH faculty (in their first two years in our college) with information and guidance on a variety of pertinent topics, including research resources and procedures. Contact the COH ADR or ADAA for more information.
- Humanities Research Lightning Talks provides a lively venue for faculty to give a short public presentation connected to their research interests and connect with other scholars. Sessions are held 1-2 times per semester in the fall and spring. Contact the COH ADR for more information.
- Library Guides for Humanities provides links to a variety of resources specifically curated for Humanities faculty and researchers from the J. Willard Marriott Library, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, and James E. Faust Library. Research guides include Digital Humanities, Research Data Access Resources, and Research Data Management.
- U’s Responsible AI Initiative provides resources for researching, teaching, learning, and working with artificial intelligence. Learn about and get assistance with AI services and products available to U faculty and researchers.
- Maintain Your University Researcher Profile by regularly updating for your Faculty Profile via FAR. Plus, please let our College Grants Officer know when you apply for any grants or fellowship to ensure they are recorded in your professional profile with the University.
- Manage Your Worldwide Scholarly Profile (RED 364) self-paced online workshop covers how to use a variety of databases (i.e., Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and ORCID) and social media tools to build and maintain your online scholarly profile and protect your researcher identity.
- Set Up Your Pivot-RP Global Scholar Profile (RED 360) self-paced online workshop covers how to claim and set up your researcher profile in the Pivot-RP global research database and how to locate/network with researchers with common research interests.
- Becoming a Successful Principal Investigator article discusses positioning yourself as a scholar, researcher, and grant writer. Published in the Chronicle of Higher Education; written by David Stone, Director of Office of Sponsored Projects, Northern Illinois University.
- How to Write a Professional Bio guidelines cover how to craft a compelling bio that succinctly presents your professional identity and achievements and can be used for your faculty/researcher profile. Tip: Be sure your bio is up-to-date and revise it regularly to reflect your latest achievements and current focus.
- Get a Free Professional Headshot from the Marriott Library’s Digital Learning Technologies Video Studio. They offer a complimentary professional headshot service on Wednesdays from 11 am to 1 pm at the Video Studio ML room 1705. No appointment necessary.
- Humanities Faculty Manuscript Review Program offers COH junior faculty the opportunity to have their first book manuscript – near completion but still open to revision – reviewed by experts in the field so as to prepare it for publication. Contact the COH ADR for more information.
- U's Scholarly Writing Collective is a "write on-site" style accountability group entails a weekly 3-hour session for writers to focus on their research, starting with a half-hour of conversation and goal setting. Sponsored by Rhetoric & Writing Studies, University Writing Center, and Marriott Library.
- Taft-Nicholson Summer Fellow Residency provides intensive, dedicated time in the summer for U faculty in all disciplines to work on writing, research, creative projects, or other scholarly pursuits during a 1- to 3-week residency at the Taft-Nicholson Center in Montana.
- Summer Writers’ Workshops offer time to dedicate to writing as part of a vibrant community. Check out the Iowa Writers’ Workshop (applications due January), Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference (applications due February), Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, and Community of Writers.
- Getting Published Workshop (RED 357) and Predatory Journals Workshop (RED 356) self-paced online classes present strategies for academics to publish their papers in well-regarded journals in their field. Led by the U Scholarly Communication & Copyright Librarian.
- U's Author Services at the Marriott Library offer open access publishing options, personalized reading recommendations, finding the right publisher/journal/conference, understanding publishing contracts and copyright, and more.
- University of Utah Press offers helpful information for authors looking to get their book published. The Press publishes and disseminates scholarly books in selected fields, as well as other printed and recorded materials of significance to Utah, the region, the country, and the world.
- No-Cost Open-Access Publishing. If you are looking for a way to publish your book at no charge, the U has no-cost open-access publishing agreements with a couple of presses, through a partnership between Marriott Library and the VPRs Office. Refer to U Author Services for more information. Other open access options include self-archiving via USpace. Also, check out the ACLS Open Access Book Prize, NEH Fellowships Open Book Program, JSTOR Path to Open, TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem), and SHMP (The Sustainable History Monograph Pilot). To learn more, read Subvention 101: Funding Support for Scholarly Books.
- Book Publication Subvention: At this time, neither the College nor the University has a funding program that covers publication subvention. If you are looking for financial support for your book’s publication, the following are suggested: Talk to your chair to see if there are any available funds in your department’s research budget. Check with scholarly associations in your field; some offer subvention grants. Or do a funding search in the Pivot-RP database.
- Other Tips and Resources for Academic Writers:This handout includes Time Management Tips for Writers: Developing and Keeping a Writing Routine; Productivity Strategies for Writers: Maintaining Momentum and Overcoming Challenges; and Additional Resources for Writers, including suggested readings and UU faculty resources.
This list is not exhaustive and may contain errors. Please let the COH Office of Research know of any needed corrections or useful updates. Thanks!