The European Science Foundation (ESF) has issued its 2010 call for Exploratory Workshops with a deadline of 29th April 2010. This call funds workshops which aim to explore new areas or topics, or open up new avenues of interdisciplinary research. It funds subjects across a wide range of disciplines, including life and physical sciences, social [...]
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Launch of Daphne 2010 funding call
A funding call for proposals under the Daphne III programme is now open. Daphne is part of the General Programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’. The aim of the Daphne programme is to contribute to the prevention and combating of violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and groups at risk.
With a [...]
Need a Postdoc or Research Fellow?
Find out how to bid for Marie Curie Fellowships from experienced external bid writer, Dr. Martin Pickard.
In this lunchtime seminar open to all Lincoln academic and research staff, Dr. Martin Pickard will outline the Marie Curie Fellowships scheme and explain how to write a good proposal. Martin has over 20 years of bid-writing experience and [...]
UKRO: Getting the Most out of European Funding
Last week I attended a course held by UKRO (the UK Research Office) which covered a range of relevant topics designed to provide an introduction to the European research funding landscape. The course provided a detailed overview of the European Union and its programmes and policies, in addition to more specific insights into the Framework [...]
Erasmus Mundus calls for 2010 launched
The Eramsus Mudus call for 2010 has been launched by the European Commission. The call provides support to projects that enhance the quality of European higher education and that promote best practice and cooperation between academic institutions in the EU and internationally.
Erasmus Mundus is composed of three different actions:
Action 1 – Joint Programmes offers funding [...]
How To Draft A Successful Proposal for FP7 Funding
From the AHRC website, but relevant to researchers from all disciplines:
To enable UK researchers to put in the best FP7 application possible the UKRO will be holding a one-day proposal writing course in two different venues (Salford and London) for researchers and research administrators involved in preparing FP7 proposals. The course is designed to help [...]
NET4SOCIETY Consortium-Building Event
Notification of this event was sent via the UKRO mailing list. It looks like a useful networking and consortium-building opportunity for the currently open Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities calls in FP7:
1st NET4SOCIETY SSH Brokerage Event
16th October 2009 in Brussels, 9.30 a.m. – 16.30 p.m.
The venue is University Foundation CLUB, Rue d’Egmont, 11-B-1000 Brussels
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Places Still Available for UKRO Visit Day: 11th September
Places are still available for the 2009 UK Research Office visit to University of Lincoln on 11th September. Please visit the Staff Development Portal or email training@lincoln.ac.uk to book a place.
The annual UK Research Office visit day on 11th September 2009 is a unique opportunity to stay up to date with the latest news and [...]
