The EPSRC has recently announced a series of regional meetings open to the engineering and physical science research community. For more details and booking forms, please check the EPSRC webpage:
EPSRC Regional Meetings 2010
The closest meeting to Lincoln is in Loughborough on 5th March. The closing date to register for this meeting is Friday, 19th February [...]
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EPSRC Regional Meetings 2010
EPSRC Study Days for 2010
The EPSRC has announced a series of study days for 2010 to be held at the EPSRC offices in Swindon.
The one-day events will give university staff an overview of EPSRC strategies and procedures, and will cover recent changes in peer review, the new requirements for impact plans and the steps taken by the EPSRC to safeguard [...]
EPSRC Admin Study Day
Last week I attended an information and study day held by EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Science Research Council) for research administrators. It was a good opportunity to hear from EPSRC staff on the future direction of the Council, as well as share stories and network with research office staff from other UK institutions. We also [...]
EPSRC Issues Impact Plan Advice
The Engineering and Physical Science Research Council has published a list of tips for researchers who are preparing an impact plan in a research bid as part of the new research council requirements on demonstrating impact. The advice appears in the latest August issue of EPSRC’s Connect newsletter and supplements the existing material on the [...]
Research Council Toughens Up Resubmission Policy
EPSRC has announced in their latest Connect newsletter that they intend to alter the peer review process to help “alleviate pressure on all involved”:
12 Month Cooling Off Period
The new rules – which come into effect from 1st April 2009 – make resubmission significantly tougher. Uninvited resubmissions of proposals after this date will no longer be [...]
EPSRC Now Mandates Open Access Publication
Paul’s just blogged this at The Winch:
News that the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has agreed to mandate open access publication for research that it has funded, bringing it in line with the other 6 councils and with RCUK’s policy statement. Guidance on open access is available on the C.E.R.D. Academic Commons website.
Links:
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/AboutEPSRC/AccessInfo/ROAccess.htm
http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/access/
http://commons.lincoln.ac.uk/open-access/
http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/faq.html
Pioneers 09: EPSRC Funding and Networking Event
Title: Pioneers 09
Location: Olympia Conference Centre, London
Date: 4th March 2009
Start Time: 09:30
End Time: 18:00
Website: Click here
Description: This event is organised by EPSRC to promote the latest research in the area and build links between business and academia. EPSRC staff will also be on hand to discuss funding opportunities. The event is free, but you need to register on [...]
Find out more about EPSRC funding at a study day
EPSRC (the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) recently announced a series of one-day workshops running throughout 2009 which aim to give academics an overview of the organisation. You should seriously consider attending if you’re interested in applying for EPSRC funding and would like to:
Find out more about the EPSRC as a whole
Learn about the peer [...]
