On Monday 9 July, the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, will announce the final and biggest work programme of the Seventh Framework Programme for research and development (FP7). The Commissioner will present the strategic priorities of…
HEA UK Travel Fund
The HEA’s UK travel fund will enable staff and students in UK higher education to exchange and disseminate good practice in learning, teaching and assessment and engage with their peers. The funding may be used to help the applicant(s) attend…
Research Development Day 2nd May 2012
The next Researcher Development Day will take place next Wednesday, the 2nd May. This months session will concentrate on Successful Bid Writing and is aimed at academics who already have a proposal in mind: Successful Bid Writing, 3.5 hours, 9am – 12pm…
ARMA Conference 2011: Notes, Reflections and Analysis
This year’s annual Association of Research Managers and Administrators conference was subtitled “Good Advice for Hard Times”, referring of course to the recent and impending wave of government spending cuts as well as the HE White Paper, which is the…
Investment in R&D and the global research landscape
On the 11th May Jan Anderson, EARMA Chair and Senior Executive Advisor at the University of Copenhagen, presented a brief webinar which focused on the challenges we face with the growing demand for the internationalisation of research and the move…
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Working Together: Opportunities and Challenges
The AHRC, ESRC, and the British Academy recently held an event to debate the challenges and opportunities facing the arts, humanities and social sciences. A summary of the event, provided by Professor Jane Chapman from the Lincoln School of Journalism can be found…