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…
Alzheimer’s Society Announce Care and Public Health programme Grant
The Society’s newly launched Care and Public Health Programme Grants aim to improve quality of life for people with dementia by focusing on research into skilled dementia care and non-pharmacological interventions. By funding studies into effective care and support interventions,…
EU funds virtually all UK economics research
The study of economics and cancer research would be particularly vulnerable to Brexit, as they are among the research fields in the UK more dependent on EU funding, a report has said. Examining Implications of Brexit for the UK’s Research…
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…
UK-China PhD Placement Programme
This opportunity is open to UK and Chinese nationals who are currently enrolled, as PhD students, at accredited higher education institutions or research institutions in the UK or China respectively. The Programme offers sponsorships for UK and Chinese PhD students…