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How To Find Research Funding: A Series of Lunchtime Workshops

The University Research Office is now running monthly practical sessions on Finding Research Funding. They’ll take place on the first Wednesday of every month. The next one is on 3rd February at 12pm in Computing Services Training Room 1, on the 1st floor in the Main Administrative Building.
These hour-long lunchtime workshops will show you how [...]

Information event for FP7 Social Science and Humanities, and Science in Society Programmes

23/10/09 
Regent’s College, London.
In its capacity as National Contact Point for the FP7 Social Science and Humanities (SSH) Programme and the Science in Society Programme, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is arranging a one-day briefing event on opportunities and expectations in these two programmes. 
The event will focus on the current calls outlined in the [...]

Finding Research Funding Workshops

One of the most requested topics for research-related training has been sessions on finding research funding opportunities. Following URO’s popular and successful Working Smarter with the Web workshops, we’re pleased to announce we’re now running monthly practical sessions on Finding Research Funding, starting 23rd September at 12pm in Computing Services Training Room 1.
These hour-long lunchtime [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

EC Publishes “Practical Guide to EU Funding”

The European Commission has now published the final version of their Practical Guide to EU Funding which provides information on how to support research by combining FP7, Competitiveness and Innovation, and Structural funds. Often funding from different sources can be combined to support different aspects of one project, but the complexity of the different EU [...]

UKRO Visit Day – 11th September 2009

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 intelligence on EC funding from the UK Research Office (UKRO). It will:

Update staff, both academic and support, on key developments in EC funding.
Provide an opportunity for one-to-one and [...]

ERC Starting Grants: UK Information and Proposal Writing Events

Title: UKRO Information and Proposal Writing Events for ERC Starting Grants
Location: Various (see below)
Dates: Various (see below)
More Details: Click here
Description:
The UK Research Office – in its capacity as UK National Contact Point (NCP) for the European Research Council (ERC) – and in partnership with institutions from across the UK, will hold a series of [...]