Sarah Womack is former political correspondent and social affairs correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, with a particular interest in women’s issues and social science. Here she writes about International Women’s Day, and how ESRC research contributes to its 2017 campaign…
Help! My stakeholders aren’t interested in my research
Taken from Issue 1: Fast Track Impact The two most common reasons why stakeholders may not be interested in your research are that: Your research is too narrow, niche or specific to be of significant interest; or Your research does…
Being Human Festival – 2017 festival call for participation
Being Human is the UK’s only national festival of the humanities. Held in November, the festival brings together universities, Independent Research Organisations (IRO) and community and commercial partners to stage activities that make leading research in the humanities accessible to…
5 Top Tips… for Motivation
1. Remember why you started Was it career progression? To prove you could do it – or to make your mum proud? Whatever it was, use this as fuel to power you through. 2. Give yourself a break No one…
EPSRC unveils results of balancing exercise
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is to decrease the share of its portfolio allocated to medical imaging, superconductivity and seven other areas, according to its latest prioritisation exercise. The results of Balancing Capability, one of the council’s three…
MRC/AHRC GCRF Global Public Health; Partnership Awards pre-call announcement
The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) offers a unique opportunity for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC) to co-design a global public health initiative. The forthcoming call seeks to bring together expertise in…