Early in 2016, Robert Macintosh published ‘Top Ten Hints on Building Your Academic Reputation’, a post aimed explicitly at postgraduate students. It was republished in the Times Higher Education blog where it lost a lot of its postgraduate context. Robert…
Creative Europe Deadlines and Events
Are you an academic or researcher in the cultural or creative sectors? Are you interested in cooperating with others in Europe? The European Commission supports your sector through the Creative Europe Programme. Within the Culture sub-programme Creative Europe funds transnational…
Tackling antimicrobial resistance: Funding call announced
The ESRC, in partnership with the NIHR, AHRC, MRC, Defra and VMD are pleased to invite applications for cross disciplinary proposals on the topic of behaviour relating to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This call will address theme 4 of the cross-Research…
The HE White Paper: creation of an overarching funding body
The UK government’s white paper ’Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching excellence, social mobility and student choice’ on higher education has proposed the creation of an overarching funding body, UK Research and Innovation that will disburse quality-related funding to English…
MRC Festival of Medical Research – June 2016
The first annual MRC Festival of Medical Research is taking place from 18 to 26 June 2016, inspired by the MRC’s Centenary Open Week in 2013. The MRC Festival will see scientists from research establishments showcasing their research through events…
MRC announces cross-council awards of £9.5m to tackle antibiotic resistance
Three large collaborative grants, totalling £9.5m, have been announced by the MRC as part of a cross-council initiative to help tackle the rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The awards mark one of the biggest investments into AMR since the initiative…