Funding opportunities, guidance and research news from URO at University of Lincoln.
The Arts and Humanities Research Council has announced a series of cut-off dates for key funding schemes during 2010 due to upheaval caused by its move to the RCUK Shared Service Centre:
Important information for applicants to AHRC funding schemes in 2010
Here are the key points from the announcement:
Research Grants and Fellowships Schemes – AHRC will [...]
Research Councils UK have recently announced a new fund to support researchers who want to develop a business plan:
Business Plan Competition
This provides £25K to the winning researcher to help them put their plan into action. This year the fund is being managed by the AHRC on behalf of the research councils, though the fund is [...]
Research Councils UK today published a report which gives an overview of the impacts of RCUK-funded research on UK public policy:
Impacts: Success in Shaping Public Policy and Services (PDF)
The document includes a number of case studies which highlight how publicly-funded research has significant impact outside of academia. It’s interesting to read about research which crosses [...]
RCUK have recently launched a ‘one-stop shop’ for information, news and advice on all seven Research Councils’ knowledge transfer schemes:
RCUK Knowledge Transfer Portal
Here’s more from RCUK’s press release:
A portal to help researchers and businesses find funding for knowledge transfer opportunities has been launched today. Research Councils UK have created a ‘one-stop-shop’ which gives details of [...]
