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Big Data Away Day: 16 Jan 2015

Posted on October 21, 2014 by pw30

Following the initiative by Dr Eerke Boiten and others in establishing a Big Data research group, he and Prof Andy Fearne are planning a ‘Big Data Away Day’ on Friday 16 January. The objective of this day is to define … Continue reading →

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Grants Factory Event – What Makes a Good Leverhulme Fellowship Application?

Posted on October 2, 2014 by bl55

When? Wednesday 15th October 1-2pm Where? Cornwallis NW Seminar Room 6 Professor Davina Cooper (KLS) sits on the Leverhulme Trust decision making panel for fellowship funding, and has kindly offered to share her insights with potential applicants. This seminar is … Continue reading →

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Visit to the University by the AHRC Theme Leadership Fellow for ‘Translating Cultures’

Posted on September 29, 2014 by pw30

9 October 2013 Keynes Seminar Room 12 Professor Charles Forsdick, AHRC Theme Leadership Fellow for ‘Translating Cultures’   and Professor of French at the University of Liverpool will be visiting the University on Thursday 9 October.   As AHRC Theme Leader, Professor … Continue reading →

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Important News for Holders of Research Council grants

Posted on September 16, 2014 by pw30

The Research Councils have moved away from requesting final reports on grants in order to collect outcomes information on an ongoing basis using a harmonised collection of research project outcomes using the Researchfish system which has been used by MRC … Continue reading →

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Medway Research Festival: 10 Sept

Posted on September 3, 2014 by pw30

The Universities of Kent, Greenwich and Canterbury Christ Church will be holding a joint Research Festival on the shared Medway Campus on 10 Sept. The event kicks off at 14:00, but the main part of the day will be a … Continue reading →

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Pushing the Boundaries: Early Career Research and Interdisciplinarity

Posted on September 3, 2014 by pw30

Phil Ward, the Deputy Director of Research Services, will be taking part in a discussion on ‘the problems and prospects for interdisciplinarity’. The session is part of a CHASE Consortium event, hosted by the Open University, in London on 23 … Continue reading →

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ERC Starting Grant Application Writing Sessions

Posted on September 2, 2014 by pw30

The UK Research Office in Brussels is running workshops for those planning to apply to the European Research Council’s Starting Grant schemes. These are very useful, and provide practical information and context. All those planning to apply are encouraged to … Continue reading →

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EPSRC Project Seeks Participants

Posted on July 16, 2014 by pw30

Dr Jim Ang (EDA) is taking part in a project that is seeking non-academic staff to take part in a study of how modern communication technology affects work-life balance, and how we manage switches across work life boundaries. The project is a … Continue reading →

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EDA wins three prestigious EPSRC Research Awards

Posted on July 9, 2014 by cmb47

The School of Engineering and Digital Arts in the Faculty of Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury has won 3 prestigious EPSRC research awards this month. Dr Nathan Gomes (PI), Prof Jiangzhou Wang and Dr Huiling Zhu were awarded £1.1 Million (£490,000 for Kent) for … Continue reading →

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