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BBSRC – International Workshops
EU: Study on the cooperation between higher education institutions and public and private organisations in Europe
Posts from ‘October, 2009’
Weekly Digest for October 29th
Je-S Tip: Document Preview
If you use Je-S (Joint Electronic Submission) to submit proposals to any of the UK Research Councils, you may have overlooked the very useful Document Preview function, which was introduced a few months ago:
You’ll find this at the bottom of the Document Menu in any bid you’re working on in Je-S, just above the “Back [...]
NIHR: Public Health Research Call
NIHR has released the next cut-off date for outline proposals for its Public Health Research call. The deadline is 11th January 2010. Following this proposals will be assessed and shortlisted applicants will have 8 weeks to complete a full bid:
The programme evaluates public health interventions, providing new knowledge on the benefits, costs, acceptability and wider [...]
Weekly Digest for October 22nd
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What do older people with high support needs want and value from life? Involving older people in shaping ‘A Better Life’ | Joseph Rowntree Foundation
EPSRC: The Collaboration Fund
Shared Technology Strategy Board: User-Centred Design of Energy-Efficient Buildings.
HEPI Criticises Impact in REF Consultation
The Higher Education Policy Institute, an independent think-tank on HE and university-related policy issues, has released a critique of HEFCE’s REF consultation. The main criticism is aimed at the “experimental” use of economic and social impact to judge research quality. HEPI is particularly concerned at the large proposed role of impact assessment – 25% of [...]
Weekly Digest for October 15th
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ESRC – Subjective Wellbeing and Public Policy
ERRIN / EVENTS CALENDAR / Healthy Ageing-Research and Innovation Challenges
RESEARCH – Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Information Day
Shared ESRC Society Today – ESRC Third Sector Pilot Placement Call.
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RCUK: Travel Funding for Early Career Researchers
UK Grant Making Trusts
Shared ESRC Society Today – Opportunity for placement fellowship in [...]
Repository Presentation at MHT Faculty Conference
On 17th September, Jill Partridge and I from the University of Lincoln Repository team attended the faculty of Media, Humanities and Technology annual research conference where we delivered a short presentation on open access, the repository and benefits to staff. Here’s our write-up of that presentation, to be published in the faculty’s newsletter, Ada’s Notes [...]
Travel Funding to India for Early Career Researchers
Research Councils UK – India Office has just announced a new pilot programme to provide funding for early career researchers to travel to India as part of a networking activity. Please see the link below for full details on applications – the deadline for this pilot round of funding is 31st January, though you should [...]
