The University Press Office have just published an interesting article on an EPSRC funded project from the Lincoln School of Engineering which has been looking at energy recovery from landing aircraft: Tomorrow’s aircraft could contribute to their power needs by harnessing energy…
EPSRC Call for Expressions of Interest: Research in the Wild 2012
The EPSRC has issued this week a call for expressions of interest for Research in the wild 2012 under the Research Councils’ digital economy theme. The RCUK Digital Economy Theme supports research to rapidly realise the transformational impact of digital technologies on aspects of…
The Jospeh Rowntree Foundation Challenges Society to Think Differently About Ageing
Have you seen the new site launched by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation this month? This month JRF has launched a new site which offers glimpses into what life’s like for older people with high support needs. The site includes a…
Research News and Funding Opportunities Weekly Digest for February 20th
Posted NERC – Minister launches next generation of supercomputers for UK researchers. Posted Innovator of the year 2012 – BBSRC. Posted Latest Calls For Proposals – DH Policy Research Programme call for proposals…. Posted Special Project Grant Scheme – Royal…
Horticulture and Potato Initiative
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) in collaboration with the Scottish Government and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) invites proposals for its horticulture and potato initiative. This initiative aims to support industrially relevant, high-quality research projects on…
Deadlines for Final Marie Curie Calls in the Seventh Framework Programme
The UK Research Office (UKRO) has received notification of the proposed deadlines for the 2013 Marie Curie calls, which will be the last such calls in FP7. Confirmation of these deadlines is expected on 12 July 2012, when the final…