Research Councils from seven of the G8 nations have announced a five-year joint funding program to address major international challenges. The Multilateral Research Funding Initiative will announce a series of calls for funding to tackle global issues such as climate change, energy security, water shortages and the conservation of the environment.
The first call in this [...]
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Research Councils Announce International Collaborative Fund
British Academy: International Partnerships (Africa/Middle East/South Asia)
The British Academy’s International Partnerships Scheme is now open for applications. These awards are available to support the development of ongoing links between research centres or institutions, within the humanities and social sciences in the UK and in Africa, the Middle East or South Asia, with an emphasis on helping scholars to develop research skills [...]
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 [...]
Asian Innovation: The Current Debate
Title: The inaugural Asian Innovation seminar from the Asia-Pacific Technology Network and the R&D Society
Date: 21st May 2009, 4pm – 6.30pm
Location: Linklaters, One Silk Street, London EC2Y 8HQ
More Details: Click here
Description: This will be the first in a regular series which will be run by Asia-Pacific Technology Network and the R&D Society and which will [...]
New Round of Newton International Fellowships
The Newton Fellowships scheme aims to select the best international postdoctoral researchers and fund them to come and work in the UK for two years. It has been set up by the British Academy, Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering and is open to researchers in natural, physical and social sciences and the humanities.
The [...]
INSPIRE – British Council Funds International Partnerships
INSPIRE, which stands for International Strategic Partnerships in Research and Education, was launched in September by the British Council with the aim of funding and strengthening partnerships between UK universities and HE institutions in Central and South Asia.
Eligible partner institutions can be based in Iran, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan or Afghanistan. Various funding schemes fall under the [...]
Africa Caribbean Pacific Science and Technology Programme
UK Research Office has news of a scheme which will fund networks, establish research-industry links and engage in relevant policy consultation.
The ACP (Africa Caribbean Pacific) Science and Technology Programme will facilitate the creation or strengthening of frameworks for regional and sub-regional co-operation, and of inter-institutional co-operation in the ACP region in the field of science [...]
