Category Archives: News

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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HR Excellence in Research

Posted on April 3, 2013 by bl55

The University is seeking accreditation with the European Commission’s ‘HR excellence in research’ scheme, which acknowledges our alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for their Recruitment. Simon Black, Learning and Development Adviser … 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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EPSRC Mock Panel – Thursday 7 March 2013

Posted on March 5, 2013 by pw30

As part of the Grants Factory programme Research Services will be running an EPSRC ‘mock panel’ event on Thursday at 12noon. This is a useful exercise for anyone wanting to understand how a funder’s peer review panel works, the pressures … Continue reading →

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AHRC – Advice from a Peer Review Panellist

Posted on March 5, 2013 by pw30

Phil Ward took part in an AHRC event on ‘building better applications’ recently. The first speaker, Prof Roberta Mock from Portsmouth, provided a really useful insight into some of the issues that applicants should address when applying to the Council. … Continue reading →

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Grants Factory: Essentials of a Good Application – 12 Dec 2012, 2-4pm

Posted on December 5, 2012 by pw30

Everyone’s research is different, but successful funding proposals share a number of common elements. Mastering these is essential if your application is going to get the consideration it deserves, no matter how good your underlying research idea is. The next … Continue reading →

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