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ERC Starting Grant Application Writing Sessions

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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EDA wins three prestigious EPSRC Research Awards

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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Academia and Social Media

Technology is changing the way we access information, and how we communicate. Nowhere is this more apparent than in academia. Social media sites, such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and blogging platforms such as Blogger and WordPress, are increasingly being … Continue reading

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Two Upcoming Grants Factory/ECR Network Events

Welcome back to the new term! There are a couple of Grants Factory/ECR Network events coming up; details below. As ever these are free and open to all, so do let me know if you would like to come along. … Continue reading

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Research & Impact Strategy 2013-16 Published

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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