Category Archives: Events

Research & Impact Strategy 2013-16 Published

Posted on September 2, 2013 by pw30

The University’s new Research and Impact Strategy 2013-16 was approved by Senate last term, and is now available on the Research Services website, together with a summary of its main points: I will be getting in touch with Directors of … Continue reading →

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ECR Network: Balancing the Conflicting Demands of Academia

Posted on May 30, 2013 by pw30

The final Early Career Researcher Network event of the year will take place next Wednesday, 5 June between 12-2pm, and will focus on how to balance the conflicting demands of academia. Starting off in academia can be difficult. Not only are you … Continue reading →

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Grants Factory – Recycling your Proposal – 29 May

Posted on May 20, 2013 by pw30

The penultimate workshop in this year’s Grants Factory programme will look at how to recycle your proposal. Preparing a research funding proposal takes a huge amount of time and work. Having prepared and submitted an application, it makes sense to … Continue reading →

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European Grants Factory – 9 May

Posted on April 15, 2013 by pw30

On 9 May we will be joining in the University’s celebrations for ‘Europe Day’ by holding two European Grants Factory events. 12:00 – 13:00 An Overview of Horizon 2020 Sobia Aslam (UKRO)  Rutherford Lecture Theatre 2  Sobia Aslam from the UK … Continue reading →

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Research Professional’s New Service – ‘Funding Insight’

Posted on April 8, 2013 by pw30

The University has a subscription to Research Professional, which is the leading database of all research funding opportunities that are currently available. We have recently extended our subscription to include a new service they are planning to launch, ‘Funding Insight’. … Continue reading →

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NIHR Information Day 11 April 2013

Posted on March 25, 2013 by pw30

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds NHS-related research, including social care and public health. Last year it gave out over £200m of research grants through a range of programmes. This event will provide an overview of the NIHR … Continue reading →

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Grants Factory: Responding to Reviewers’ Comments – 27 March

Posted on March 19, 2013 by pw30

Most of the Research Councils (and some other funders) allow you to respond to the comments that their reviewers give your application. Often the comments seem uninformed, and it’s easy – and tempting ! – to respond quickly and angrily to these. … Continue reading →

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ESRC Media Training Days

Posted on March 19, 2013 by pw30

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has announced a new round of media training days. You can see all the dates and venues on the ESRC media training page at www.esrc.ac.uk/mediatraining. The dates and venues are as follows… EARLY … Continue reading →

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Leverhulme Programme Grants

Posted on March 6, 2013 by pw30

Each year Leverhulme announces two areas of interest for which it will provide grants of up to £1.75m. It only funds two grants. This year the topics are: The Nature of Knots Innovation for Sustainable Living. These are intended to … Continue reading →

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ECR Network: ‘Relationships with Senior Staff’

Posted on March 6, 2013 by pw30

The next Early Career Researcher Network event will take place next week (Wednesday 13 March, 12-2pm, Cornwallis SR6), and will look at ‘Relationships with Senior Staff’. ECRs have very different experiences of working with senior staff. Some have had very … Continue reading →

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