Two calls have been announced for the UK India Education Research Initiative. UGC UKIERI – the focus of this call is on “e-partnership and research incubation” with an overarching aim to develop ‘jointly funded research and innovation partnerships with…
A new funding opportunity is being launched as part of a decade-long partnership between the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DFID) which aims to place innovation and appetite for risk at the…
Please see the below letter received from the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) regarding their “Large Grants Competition”. Dear Colleague LARGE GRANTS COMPETITION In May the ESRC announced a Large Grants competition. As part of the call we…
August 2016 Following a review* ESRC are launching a new set of measures to enhance their support for early career researchers (ECRs). A series of measures will seek to provide a more integrated support system across three distinct ECR stages:…
In a recent letter to UK Research Organisations written by Dr Rob Buckle (Director of Science Programmes at the MRC), the Medical Research Council have outlined some changes to their funding policy and application process, to allow the inclusion of a one-page…
Researchers can now create or connect their ORCID identifier (ORCID iD) in the Research Councils’ grants system (Je-S) by logging in to their personal information page. This is an important first step towards improving the flow of research information across…