The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) offers the Research Resources Series to connect faculty and research teams with key tools, processes, and support services.
Through a combination of webinars and in-person events, these sessions provide practical guidance on navigating funding, compliance, data management, and other aspects of the research enterprise.
Explore upcoming offerings below.
A series of virtual sessions that provide focused, practical guidance on key research processes, tools, and requirements.
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OVPR is pleased to announce Seed to Success, a Summer webinar series highlighting projects supported through OVPR's internal award programs.
The three-part series will take place from 3 to 4 p.m. on June 18, July 16 and August 20. Each session will feature Temple faculty who received OVPR internal funding through programs such as HARP, STEM, Blue Sky and I-SPARK. Presenters will share how seed funding helped advance their research, strengthen their projects and support next steps in their scholarly work.
Learn more about research taking place across campus, hear directly from colleagues about their internal award experience and identify possible opportunities for collaboration.
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Both the NSF and NIH have recently updated their requirements for Data Management (and Sharing) Plans (DMPs or DMSPs) that are required for grant applications. Learn about what each funder's new requirements are and how to meet them with Research and Data Services Librarian, Will Dean.
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NIH Biosketch Training: New Common Forms Requirement Effective January 2026
Effective January 25, 2026, the NIH required the use of the new Common Form format for Biographical Sketches and Current and Pending (Other) Support documentation. This webinar will cover the key requirements of the federal mandate and demonstrate the tools needed to create a compliant biosketch, including My NCBI, My Bibliography, SciENcv, and ORCID. Attendees will learn best practices for managing My Bibliography for publications, how to register for an ORCID iD and set up your ORCID record, how to link ORCID to SciENcv and eRA Commons, and how to use SciENcv to complete Common Forms.
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Positioning Yourself and Your Research for Success with the Department of Defense
Agency Engagement Webinar Series, presented by McAllister and Quinn
Interested in pursuing Department of Defense (DoD) funding but unsure how to begin? This instructional webinar series is designed to help faculty understand the DoD funding landscape, identify relevant opportunities, and learn best practices for engaging with the agency.
Session Three: Crafting a Successful DoD Proposal
This session offers strategies and best practices for developing a competitive DoD proposal.
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Research involving human and animal subjects, as well as biological and hazardous materials, requires review and approval by the appropriate ethics committee overseeing compliance with the applicable rules.
In this webinar, Research Integrity and Compliance II: Ethical and Regulatory Compliance Review of Research - Working with the I-Committees (IRB, IACUC, and IBC) at Temple, our Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs team will introduce the requirements and processes associated with submissions to each committee, as well as tips and best practices in working effectively with the committees.
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Positioning Yourself and Your Research for Success with the Department of Defense
Agency Engagement Webinar Series, presented by McAllister and Quinn
Interested in pursuing Department of Defense (DoD) funding but unsure how to begin? This instructional webinar series is designed to help faculty understand the DoD funding landscape, identify relevant opportunities, and learn best practices for engaging with the agency.
Session Two: Developing Your DoD Concept
This session focuses on best practices for developing a DoD concept paper/quad chart and engaging with agency officials. Click here to register for this session.
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Positioning Yourself and Your Research for Success with the Department of Defense
Agency Engagement Webinar Series, presented by McAllister and Quinn
Interested in pursuing Department of Defense (DoD) funding but unsure how to begin? This instructional webinar series is designed to help faculty understand the DoD funding landscape, identify relevant opportunities, and learn best practices for engaging with the agency.
Session One: Introduction to the DoD - February 5, 3 to 4 p.m.
This session provides an overview of DoD organization and key funding opportunities for university researchers. Attendees will learn how to identify the best “home” for their research within DoD.
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Learn how to share and preserve your research data in one of the largest and most popular generalist repositories out there, Dryad. Join Jess Herzog, Partner Experience Manager at Dryad, for a tour of how the data deposit and curation process works at Dryad, and how you can use it to meet funder requirements while maintaining control over your data during the peer review and publication process. Many deposits to Dryad are free to Temple researchers through our membership in Dryad and staff from Temple Libraries will be on hand to answer questions along with our guest from Dryad. For more information about Dryad check out our guide.
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Access earlier webinar recordings here.
Date: September 29, 2026
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Howard Gittis Student Center, Room 200
An in-person event designed to introduce researchers to the full range of campus resources and support services available to them.
Key Resources Include:
This event is a valuable opportunity for researchers to connect, share experiences, and build collaborations across disciplines.
