6-10 January 2014 (Cranage Hall, Cheshire) The AHRC is working in partnership with ESRC, EPSRC, Dstl and CPNI, to commission new research to develop a greater understanding of how empathy and trust are developed, maintained, transformed and lost in social…
Research Investment Fund (RIF)
The University is making available an annual £500k investment fund to assist academic staff with the development of new strategic research opportunities. The fund will seek to support our research infrastructure through PhD studentships, equipment and the pump-priming of new…
Royal Academy of Engineering: research exchanges with China and India
This scheme is now open for applications for travel in 2014-2015. The deadline for applications is 5.00pm (GMT) on Monday 18 November 2013. The scheme enables engineering researchers at UK Higher Education institutions to travel to a Chinese or Indian…
TSB: Engineering solutions to enhance agri-food production
The Technology Strategy Board, together with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), and Scottish Government, is offering up to £13m for businesses to develop engineering solutions across the agri-food supply…
EPSRC: Research Challenges in Carbon Capture for CCS
EPSRC, as part of the RCUK Energy Programme, invites proposals for collaborative research projects to undertake fundamental research to tackle challenges in carbon capture for carbon capture and storage (CCS). An indicative budget of up to £4M is available from…
TSB: Digital innovation contest – Games
£125k* for digital innovation in the games sector IC tomorrow has launched the ‘Digital Innovation Contest – Games’ contest to encourage digital innovation in the games sector. They are offering five businesses up to £25k each to develop innovative commercial prototypes…