From research-academic
Expert guidance for setting up and organising research grant applications following established patterns for UKRI, EU, and other funding bodies
npx claudepluginhub seabbs/skills --plugin research-academicThis skill uses the workspace's default tool permissions.
Use this skill when creating new grant application repositories, organising proposal documents, or setting up collaborative grant writing workflows.
Guides Next.js Cache Components and Partial Prerendering (PPR) with cacheComponents enabled. Implements 'use cache', cacheLife(), cacheTag(), revalidateTag(), static/dynamic optimization, and cache debugging.
Guides building MCP servers enabling LLMs to interact with external services via tools. Covers best practices, TypeScript/Node (MCP SDK), Python (FastMCP).
Generates original PNG/PDF visual art via design philosophy manifestos for posters, graphics, and static designs on user request.
Use this skill when creating new grant application repositories, organising proposal documents, or setting up collaborative grant writing workflows.
Standard grant application repository:
grant-name/
├── .claude/ # Claude Code config (optional)
├── .gitignore
├── CLAUDE.md # Claude instructions
├── README.md # Overview, timeline, collaborators
├── coapplicant_details/ # Co-applicant information
│ ├── coapplicant1.md
│ └── coapplicant2.md
├── correspondence/ # Email correspondence, queries
├── data/ # Planning data
│ ├── milestones.csv # Milestone tracking
│ └── plan.csv # Work package timeline
├── docs/ # Call documentation, guidance
│ └── call-specification.pdf
├── submission/ # Main submission documents
│ ├── application.qmd # Full application
│ ├── research_vision.qmd # Research vision/summary
│ ├── approach.qmd # Technical approach
│ ├── team_capability.qmd # Team and capability
│ ├── references.bib # Bibliography
│ ├── schematics/ # Figures and diagrams
│ └── cell-numeric.csl # Citation style
└── slides/ # Presentation materials (optional)
# [Grant Title]
[Brief description of the grant application]
## Timeline
| Date | Milestone |
|------|-----------|
| [Date] | Collaborator list agreed |
| [Date] | Case for support drafted |
| [Date] | All sections complete |
| [Date] | Final submission deadline |
## Collaborators
| Name | Institution | Role |
|------|-------------|------|
| PI Name | Institution | Lead applicant |
| Co-I Name | Institution | [Work package/expertise] |
## Structure
- `/submission/`: Main application documents
- `/docs/`: Call documentation and guidance
- `/coapplicant_details/`: Co-applicant information
- `/data/`: Planning data (milestones, timeline)
# CLAUDE.md
This file provides guidance to Claude Code when working with this repository.
## Repository Overview
This repository contains a [FUNDER] grant application focused on [TOPIC].
The project aims to [BRIEF OBJECTIVE].
## Document Structure
- `/submission/`: Main application documents
- `/docs/`: Call documentation and guidance
- `/coapplicant_details/`: Co-applicant information
- `/data/`: Planning data (milestones, timeline)
## Language Requirements
Always respond in British English (UK).
## Word Count Utilities
```bash
# Count words in a QMD file (excluding YAML header and references)
cat submission/document.qmd | sed '1,4d' | sed '/# References/,$d' | sed 's/\[@[^]]*\]//g' > temp.txt && wc -w temp.txt && rm temp.txt
submission/references.bib@placeholder for unavailable references (never invent citations)[@author2024] or [@author2024;@author2025] for multiple[Include example text in preferred style]
### .gitignore
.DS_Store .pdf !submission/.pdf *.html _files/ temp.txt .Rhistory
## Quarto Document Setup
### Application Document Header
```yaml
---
title: "Application Title"
format:
pdf:
documentclass: article
geometry:
- margin=2.5cm
fontsize: 11pt
include-in-header:
- text: |
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
bibliography: references.bib
csl: cell-numeric.csl
---
---
title: "Research Vision"
format:
pdf:
documentclass: article
geometry:
- margin=2.5cm
fontsize: 11pt
bibliography: references.bib
csl: cell-numeric.csl
---
milestone_id,work_package,description,month,type,deliverable
M1,WP1,Initial framework design complete,6,S,Software prototype
M2,WP1,Core module implementation,12,S,Release v1.0
M3,WP2,First training workshop,12,T,Workshop materials
M4,WP3,Methods paper submitted,18,P,Publication
Types:
activity_id,work_package,activity,lead,start_month,end_month,dependencies
A1.1,WP1,Literature review,PI,1,3,
A1.2,WP1,Framework design,PI,3,6,A1.1
A2.1,WP2,Training materials,Co-I,6,12,A1.2
Grant applications have strict word limits. Track counts regularly:
# Basic word count
wc -w submission/document.qmd
# Accurate count (excludes YAML header, references section, citations)
cat submission/document.qmd | \
sed '1,/^---$/d' | \
sed '/^---$/,$d' | \
sed '/# References/,$d' | \
sed 's/\[@[^]]*\]//g' | \
wc -w
@placeholder for missing citationsRecent outbreaks of Ebola, COVID-19 and mpox have demonstrated the value of
modelling for synthesising data for rapid evidence to inform decision making.
Methods used to synthesise available data in real time broadly fall into two
classes: either combining results from multiple, smaller models calibrated in
isolation (the _pipeline approach_, e.g., [@huisman2022]), or representing a
single model tuned to the specific scenario (the _joint model_ approach,
e.g., [@birrell2024;@Watson2024-vj]).
Store in coapplicant_details/:
# [Name]
## Affiliation
[Institution, Department]
## Role in Project
[Specific responsibilities, work packages]
## Track Record
[Key achievements relevant to the grant]
## Contribution
[What they bring to the project]
Activate when:
For compliance checking against existing grants, see the grant-compliance-checking skill.