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TSB and AHRC: Developing novel approaches to multi-disciplinary software development

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The Technology Strategy Board and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) are to invest up to £1m in feasibility studies to stimulate the development of new multi-disciplinary approaches to software development.

We are looking to fund projects that seek to create novel approaches to critical parts of the software development process, such as capturing user requirements and understanding user culture, and the translation of these into proposals for effective business methodologies suitable for small projects and budgets.

Our aim is to reduce the amount of software that is produced that is unfit-for-purpose, because it is developed without a real understanding of the contexts that users are working in, or their cultures and behaviours, and so does not meet user requirements. The AHRC is particularly keen to encourage innovative engagement with research expertise from across the full spectrum of the arts and humanities.

The competition aims to enable software development teams to work with partners with complementary expertise from non-software disciplines (eg the arts, humanities and social sciences), to explore new and better ways of working, meaning that the value of significant annual investment in software development in the UK can be maximised.

Feasibility studies are open to companies of all sizes, and must be business-led and collaborative. Projects can attract up to 75% public funding for SME business partners (65% for larger organisations). Total project costs should not exceed £66,666. We expect projects to last up to six months.

This competition opens on 28 May 2013. A briefing event for applicants will be held on the same day. The deadline for registration for the competition is noon on 3 July 2013, and the deadline for submission of applications is noon on 10 July 2013.

We are also launching a call for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), lasting up to one year, and focusing on bringing academic learning into software development business practice. The call will open in May 2013. Any organisations applying to both competitions must make sure that their proposals can stand alone and are not dependent on both applications being successful.

  • Status: Forthcoming
  • Key features: Investment of up to £1m in feasibility studies to stimulate the development of new multi-disciplinary approaches to software development.
  • Programme: Feasibility studies
  • Award: Up to £1m
  • Opens: 28 May 2013
  • Registration closes: 03 Jul 2013
  • Closes: 10 Jul 2013
  • Status: Forthcoming
  • Key features: Investment of up to £1m in feasibility studies to stimulate the development of new multi-disciplinary approaches to software development.
  • Programme: Feasibility studies
  • Award: Up to £1m

  • Opens: 28 May 2013
  • Registration closes: 03 Jul 2013
  • Closes: 10 Jul 2013

To apply, please visit the TSB’s website, or contact Research and Income Generation Support at Research and Enterprise.

Annual conference celebrates pioneering postgraduate research at the University of Lincoln

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Postgraduate Student Conference at Riseholme Park

Postgraduate students will be exhibiting their work in a celebration of research across the University of Lincoln, as it hosts its seventh Annual Postgraduate Student Conference.

The conference, which will showcase discoveries being made, applied and critiqued by current postgraduate research students, will take place on Thursday 18th April at the Riseholme Park Conference Centre within the University’s Riseholme Park Campus.

Throughout the conference, postgraduate students will present a multitude of innovative research projects to delegates, through presentations, displays and art exhibitions. The one-day event will be opened by a key note speech from Distinguished Professor of Social Research, Stephen McKay, which will provide important insight into ‘The Craft of Research: A View from the Social Sciences’.

The conference will also include a series of workshops and instructive Q&A panel sessions, hosted by Professor Mike Neary, the University of Lincoln’s Dean of Teaching and Learning and Director of The Graduate School.

Professor Neary said: “We are looking forward to celebrating the research undertaken by our postgraduate students here at the University of Lincoln. The conference seeks to demonstrate that the spirit of research is not the preserve of any particular subject or discipline, but is what all researchers share in common and constitutes what is essential about higher education – ‘the idea of the University’.”

Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Scott Davidson, added: “Research is what distinguishes universities from other kinds of educational institution and here at the University of Lincoln we actively promote the excitement and value of research endeavour to all our students. Among our postgraduate students there is a truly astounding range and depth of high quality research and we are looking forward to seeing this showcased at our Annual Postgraduate Student Conference.”

The Annual Postgraduate Student Conference is part of Postgraduate Week 2013, which takes place from Monday 15th – Friday 19th April, as a celebration of the entire postgraduate community at the University of Lincoln. This year’s programme includes presentations, advice sessions, career and library workshops and evening debate opportunities regarding “The Future of Academic Publishing”. The week will conclude with an evening drinks reception and quiz night, hosted at the Graduate School.

The University’s Graduate School promotes the development of postgraduate activity and champions the interests of postgraduate students throughout the University. The University of Lincoln is currently home to over 1,300 postgraduate students.

The Annual Postgraduate Student Conference is open to all staff and students at the University of Lincoln, and will take place from 9am to 5pm on Thursday 18th April, with registration open from 8:30am. For more information, and to register for your free place, visit: www.postgraduateconference2013.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk.

If you would like further information regarding the conference or Postgraduate Week, please contact the Graduate School at graduateschool@lincoln.ac.uk.

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Medieval conference to uncover secrets of Lincoln’s famous bishop

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Medieval Lincoln

Lincoln will play host to some of the UK’s most esteemed historians, as they gather for the city’s celebrated annual medieval conference.

‘New Perspectives: Religious Life in Medieval Lincolnshire’ will be hosted by the Lincoln Record Society and will take place at the Lincoln Cathedral Centre on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th April 2013.

The annual conference provides the opportunity to join international historians as they celebrate the medieval heritage of the city and its monuments. This year, the University of Lincoln’s Dr Philippa Hoskin will take centre stage as one of the key note speakers.

Dr Hoskin, Programme Leader for MA Medieval Studies and Senior Lecturer in History in the School of Humanities at the University of Lincoln, will reveal a new perspective on “Robert Grosseteste and the Dangerous Clerks”, as she opens the second day of the conference.

Dr Hoskin has led ground-breaking new research into the famous Lincoln bishop, which will be presented at the conference for the first time. She will describe new findings about Robert Grosseteste’s attitudes to the education and qualifications of his clergy, and unveil the truth behind his time as head of the Lincoln Diocese. Her talk will bring fresh evidence to light, and suggest that his current reputation may not be entirely correct.

Dr Hoskin said: “I’m delighted to be a part of this conference here in Lincoln. ‘New Perspectives: Religious Life in Medieval Lincolnshire’ will showcase the enormous amount of important scholarly work being done on the religious history of medieval Lincolnshire at the moment.”

She will be joined at the conference by Sara Mederos, a graduate student also from the University of Lincoln’s School of Humanities, who will deliver a public talk entitled “Untying the Knot: Canon Law and the Marriage of Christina of Markyate”.

Lincoln’s famous medieval legacy and rich historical resources attract academic minds from across the country, and this year visitors to the conference will enjoy the expertise of academics from the universities of Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Cardiff, York and Keele.

New Perspectives: Religious Life in Medieval Lincolnshire will take place on 12th – 13th April 2013 from 9am. Attendance at the conference costs £10, or £8 for members of the Lincoln Record Society. For more information and to book your place, please contact conference organisers Alan Kissane or Marianne Wilson.

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(Not) born to be King? Henry V before 1413: Professor Anne Curry to speak at the University of Lincoln

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Henry VAn internationally renowned historian will take to the stage in a free public lecture to celebrate the minority of Henry V, on the 600th anniversary of his accession to the throne.

New research into the life of Henry as prince has been pioneered by Professor Anne Curry, and she will invite an audience to share her findings in the University of Lincoln’s Annual Medieval Lecture on Thursday 21 March 2013.

The event, part of the University’s Lincoln Academy series, will draw on novel research and the collected views of distinguished contemporaries to explore the highly complex life and character of an enduringly fascinating English hero.

Henry V was not born to be king, and his creation as the Prince of Wales was the result of his father’s usurpation of the throne in 1399. Professor Curry will explain why his time as prince proved problematic in a time of medieval warfare, and how he developed into the authority now recognised as the perfect king, defeating the French and coming within a whisker of uniting England and France under a single monarchy.

Professor Curry is an esteemed Professor of Medieval History and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Southampton. She has an international reputation for her work on medieval military history of the fifteenth century and is recognised as an expert broadcast commentator. Her innovative online database, The Medieval Soldier, has also been credited as providing a human face to medieval warfare.

She said: “I am delighted to be coming to speak in Lincoln. It is an amazing medieval city with an enterprising university, which has established a strong reputation in historical and heritage studies.

“We are approaching the actual anniversary of Henry V’s accession to the throne, and this provides an ideal opportunity to reappraise him as a king and as a man.”

Dr Philippa Hoskin, Programme Leader for MA Medieval Studies, adds: “Here at the University of Lincoln we are delighted to have such an eminent and exciting lecturer to talk to us about Henry V’s minority, on the 600th anniversary of his succession.”

During an illustrious career, Professor Curry has also held posts as the Editor of the Journal of Medieval History, President of the Historical Association and Vice President of the Royal Historical Society.

Her lecture, entitled ‘(Not) Born to be King: Henry V before 21st March 1413’ takes place at 6pm on Thursday, 21 March 2013 at the University of Lincoln’s EMMTEC auditorium. Registration starts at 5.30pm.

This talk is part of the University’s Lincoln Academy series of free public events. Places should be booked in advance by calling 01522 837100 or e-mailing events@lincoln.ac.uk.

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Anniversary exhibition celebrates Lincoln legacy

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Lincoln School of Art, 1886The University of Lincoln will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its oldest predecessor institution with a free public exhibition at The Usher Gallery, where historic works from the Lincoln School of Art will be brought together in a comprehensive showcase for the first time.

Past and Present: A Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Lincoln School of Art, curated by Dawn Heywood and Andrea Martin, will be open to the public from Saturday 16th March and will run throughout the summer. It will chart the historic development of the School and its alumni, and will display artwork dating back to its inception in the nineteenth century.

The Lincoln School of Art opened its doors in 1863, and 150 years later it is an intrinsic part of the University of Lincoln. Lincoln alumni have made a significant contribution to the art world over the decades, and the exhibition will mark one and a half centuries of artistic heritage in the city by celebrating their international success.

Amongst the school’s alumni, many have gone on to exhibit their work as members of the Royal Academy, and at acclaimed venues such as the Paris Salon, Mercury Gallery and even the Bolshoi Ballet. Notable nineteenth and twentieth century graduates include the prolific English landscape, portrait, and genre painter William Logsdail, and internationally renowned artist William T Warrener, who excelled in the Parisian post-impressionist scene.

Artwork on show at the exhibition will also include paintings, artwork and sculptures from post-impressionist genre painter Frank Bramley, and the more recently celebrated local artist Peter Moss, who is a Fellow of the Society of Designer Craftsmen, Ceramic Artists and Arts.

Dr Alec Shepley, Head of School of Art and Design at the University of Lincoln, said: “We are delighted to be able to commemorate 150 years of art provision in the city of Lincoln, and this exhibition is the second in a series of events to mark the work and achievements of our staff, undergraduate and postgraduate students and alumni.

“Lincoln School of Art and Design, as part of the University of Lincoln, continues to make a significant contribution to the cultural activity and wellbeing of the city and the wider region, with many of our graduates going on to achieve great success.”

“Increasingly the Lincoln School of Art and Design is becoming recognised as an international centre of excellence and all our students can benefit from our networks and projects with a number of national and international partners. This anniversary coincides nicely with our move later on in the year to our new building on the Brayford campus, which is another significant step in our history.”

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