Permissions
■	Permission from employers to use work premises, data, work time or resources
■	Permission from participants
■	Permission from parents for
children’s participation
■	Permission to use facilities or resources
■	Permission to use or reproduce materials
■	Criminal records checks (DBS) if working unsupervised with children and/or vulnerable adults

Sources and materials
■	Journal articles or texts on inter-library loan
■	Documents, film, photographs or other materials
that need to be ordered (see page 150)
■	Information or materials to be prepared for use
by participants
■	Sheets for participants to sign to give permission
for use of their data, photograph, video, etc.
■	Tools to track progress
■	Tools to record your findings and results
■	Tools to analyse findings and results
■	Other materials

Work out the resources you need to organise and for which dates. Consider  whether each of the following are likely to apply to you.

Equipment and software
■	Conferencing tools such as Zoom or Teams
■	Survey tools
■	Statistics software, search tools, apps, AI-based
tools
■	Camera/recorder
■	Reference management tools (page 34)
■	Other equipment

People
■	Booking meetings with supervisor/
tutor
■	Finding participants and making
arrangements for their involvement
■	Support from other students
■	Support from employers
■	Support from others See Chapter 18.

Rooms and facilities
■	Labs or other space for experiments
■	Places to meet other students
■	Interview spaces
■	Other facilities

Finances
■	Are there substantial financial costs involved?
■	Will you need to find further finance to support
this research project?
■	Are sources available – through your college,
university, union, student union or employer?
■	Is it likely that you would find a financial sponsor?
■	Can you afford to research the topic as currently
designed? If not, what action do you need to take so you can?
See page 48 below.