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28 October 2015
Research Councils UK will set interdisciplinary strategies and gain more back-office powers if plans to avoid
a wholesale merger of the UK research councils make it
beyond next months spending review, RCUK chairman
Philip Nelson has told Research Fortnight.
In an email sent to the research councils London
and Swindon head offices on 19 October, Nelson said
that the seven councils had committed to become a
single, collective organisation with a core of shared
functions. The email, signed by all seven chief executives and RCUK executive director Hilary Reynolds,
and seen by Research Fortnight, sets out a range of
back-office functions that will be managed centrally.
It also says that the chief executives will devise a collective research strategy for interdisciplinary work,
while individual councils will retain competences over
discipline-specific areas.
Nelson has confirmed that RCUK would manage the
core functions, as well as set and deliver interdisciplinary research strategies and calls. Back-office functions
coming under RCUKs new remit include human resources, office estates and finance, which Nelson defines as
everything from managing and monitoring budgets
to dealing with invoices and reporting of accounts.
However, he says that the councils will continue to have
separate strategic financial advice that will inform their
planning and research funding decisions.
The governance of RCUK would remain the same, says
Nelson, and the organisation would maintain its nonlegal status as a non-governmental body. He adds that
more collective decision-making is expected between
the seven chief executives and Reynolds. The official
target for implementation is April 2016, but Nelson
acknowledges that it could take more than six months.
The move is the strongest indication of the chief
executives commitment to increase their collaborationsone of the major recommendations of last
years triennial review. It has been seen as a preemptive strike to dissuade business secretary Sajid
Javid from a wholesale merger of the councils. It is a
shrewd proposal from the chief executives, says former Medical Research Council chief executive Colin
by Cristina Gallardo
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elsewhere
Dont ask me any scientific questions,
because Im not a scientist.
Former MI5 chief Eliza Manningham-Buller,
who was recently appointed chairwoman of
the Wellcome Trust, doesnt want to go into
the specifics of its new 5-billion strategy.
BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, 22/10/15.
I fear that these bullies will leave and
become unethical pariahs like insider
traders...and corrupt VW engineers.
In a letter to students at the University of
Cambridge, chemist Alan Fersht urges second
years not to pressure younger students to
take part in drinking games and freshers
initiations. The Telegraph, 17/10/15.
I am consuming adrenalin at a far
greater rate of knots than I can remember
for quite a while.
Andrew Blake, former laboratory director
at Microsoft, says that despite his hectic
first weeks as director of the Alan Turing
Institute, he is relishing the opportunity.
Financial Times, 19/10/15.
It will take much more than a couple of
high-profile centres to make up for the
fact that the UKs investment in R&D is
among the lowest of the G8 economies.
Athene Donald of the University of Cambridge
says that large, one-off investments in the
north wont counter the UKs productivity
problems. The Guardian, 18/10/15.
Hinkley is on course to become the most
expensive power station ever built anywhere in the world. Bill payers could be
paying over the odds for decades.
Shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandyvoices
displeasure over plans for the nuclear power
plant at Hinkley Point. New Statesman,
21/10/15.
Women, for whatever reason, have not
been persuaded by the facts. More facts
are not going to make any difference.
Averil Macdonald, chairwoman of UK Onshore
Oil and Gas, says that women are less supportive of fracking because they rely more on
gut reaction. The Times, 23/10/15.
decade
The UK has a huge job in
retaining the investment of
these companies. One cant
be complacent.
As R&D expenditure by small companies
drops, Mindy Wilson, head of the CBIs
business performance group, says that a
reliance on such investment puts the UK
in a vulnerable position.
Research Fortnight, 26 October 2005.
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whats going on
Wellcome Trust ups spending in five-year strategy
The Wellcome Trust will invest 5 billion in research over the next five years, as part of its
latest strategic framework, up from 6bn in the previous decade. The strategy, published on
21 October, suggests an increased focus on global and grand-challenge research, such as
vaccination and infectious diseases.
40 million for next phase of Sr Cymru II scheme
The Welsh government is planning to offer just under 40 million for the next phase of its
scheme to attract outstanding researchers to the country. The funds will support between 20
and 25 rising stars, according to the chief scientific adviser for Wales Julie Williams, who told
Research Fortnight that she plans to announce the expansion of the scheme in mid-November.
Royal Institution breaks up collection to pay debts
The Royal Institution hopes to sell rare scientific and medical books from its collection in a
Christies auction to improve its financial situation. At present the institutions debts stand at
2 million. The sale, which will take place on 1 December, will include first editions of works by
Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.
AHRC cuts Research Grant review panels
The Arts and Humanities Research Council is to reduce the number of panels it uses to assess
proposals submitted to its Research Grant scheme from four to one. The council said that this
would allow more regular panel meetings and quicker announcements of panel decisions. The
scheme awards grants of between 50,000 and 1 million for collaborative research.
Home Office gives more detail on animal experiments
The Home Office has changed the way in which information on the use of animals in scientific
experiments is collected, following an EU directive. It now includes data on the number of
experiments completed, the severity of procedures and how many procedures were carried out
on each animal. The first dataset using this method was published on 22 October.
Government seeks views on Patent Box reform
The Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs are consulting on changes to the UK Patent Box, a
system that gives companies a reduced tax rate on profits from patents and other intellectual
property. The consultation will run until 4 December, before the draft legislation is published
later that month.
Springer and Jisc sign one bill open-access deal
Universities subscribing to Springer journals will now be able to pay for open access and
subscription access through a single annual fee. The deal was brokered by the UKs higher
education ICT agency Jisc and will run from October 2015 to December 2018.
Public intellectual Lisa Jardine dies aged 71
Jardine was a historian, biographer and broadcaster. She was professor of renaissance studies
at University College London and held a number of honorary doctorates from universities
elsewhere in the UK. She was chairwoman of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
from 2008-14 and for decades played a big part in UK civil society.
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by Anna McKie
amnews@ResearchResearch.com
societys international reach. Downs says that the societys royal charter has helped enormously in increasing
its credibility overseas.
While it hasnt changed the day-to-day work of the society, Downs says the name change has created an equal
partnership between biology and chemistry and physics.
The latter two are supported by the larger societies the
Royal Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Physics.
The change could also benefit the societys organisational members, says Adam Hughes, head of group
projects and governance at one such organisation, the
Biochemical Society. The addition of the royal charter
gives it that extra gravitas, which is great for its members, he says. The RSB is a collaborative and focused
voice for the biosciences and now it is more in line with
organisations like the RSC and IOP. We feel its going to
really benefit them in their policy matters.
One policy area that Downs wants the society to focus
on is funding for biological research in government
departments, which he says is often overlooked.
by Lindsay McKenzie
lmnews@ResearchResearch.com
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Research Fortnight
28 October 2015
deadlines
focus points
Horizon 2020
The European Commission
has launched its latest
research funding calls under
Horizon 2020, with up to
16 billion available over
the next two years [1-151].
Bioscience informatics
The Biotechnology and
Biological Sciences
Research Council, under
its tools and resources
development fund, invites
applications for call 2
support for the development
of bioinformatics tools and
computational approaches.
Each grant is worth up to
150,000 [167].
Multidisciplinary grants
Cancer Research UK invites
expressions of interest for
its grand challenge awards.
Awards are worth up to
20million each [181].
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Ecosystem services
The Natural Environment
Research Council invites
applications for its
regional opportunities
fund small grants
scheme. Each grant is
worth up to 50,000 [156].
Adolescent health
The Medical Research Council
and the Department for
International Development
invite applications for their
implementation research for
improved adolescent health
in low and middle income
countries. The total budget
is 3 million [180].
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h2020
The latest Horizon 2020 calls launched on
14 October, offering 16 billion over the
next two years
Euratom
Excellent Science
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016 Marie Sklodowska-Curie innovative training networks
Budget: 370 million
Web id: 1184953
Deadline: 12 January 2016 [3]
H2020-MSCA-NIGHT-2016 European
researchers night
Budget: 8 million
Web id: 1184998
Deadline: 13 January 2016 [4]
H2020 ERC-2016-COG consolidator grants
Budget: 605 million
Web id: 1186276
Deadline: 2 February 2016 [4.1]
H2020-FETFLAG-2016 tackling grand
interdisciplinary science and technology
challenges
Budget: 9 million
Web id: 1186439
Deadline: 1 March 2016 [5]
H2020-EINFRA-2016 e-infrastructures
topic 11, 22
Budget: 36 million
Web id: 1187221
Deadline: 30 March 2016 [6]
H2020-INFRADEV-2016-2017 development and long term sustainability of new
pan-European research infrastructures
topic 3
Budget: 70 million
Web id: 1184985
Deadline: 30 March 2016 [7]
H2020-INFRAIA-2016-2017 integrating
and opening research infrastructures of
European interest topic 1
Budget: 160 million
Web id: 1184994
Deadline: 30 March 2016 [8]
H2020-INFRAIA-2017 integrating and
opening research infrastructures of European interest topic 2, two stage
Budget: 40 million
Web id: 1184999
Deadline: 30 March 2016 [9]
H2020-INFRAINNOV-2016 fostering the
innovation potential of research infrastructures topic 2
Budget: 10 million
Web id: 1185003
Deadline: 30 March 2016 [10]
H2020-INFRASUPP-2016 support to
policy and international cooperation
topics 1, 3
Budget: 15.5 million
Web id: 1185010
Deadline: 30 March 2016 [11]
H2020-FETPROACT-2016 proactive
boosting emerging technologies
Budget: 90 million
Web id: 1186428
Deadline: 12 April 2016 [12]
H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016 Marie Sklodowska-Curie research and innovation staff
exchange
Budget: 80 million
Industrial Leadership
H2020-NMBP/BIOTEC-2016 nanotechnologies, advanced materials, biotechnology
and production, two stage topics NMBP
1-3, 9-10, 17-18, 23, 26, BIOTEC 2, 3
Budget: 174.08 million
Web id: 1184871
Deadline: 8 December 2015 [35]
H2020-EUJ-2016 EU-Japan call
Budget: 7 million
Web id: 1185018
Deadline: 19 January 2016 [36]
H2020-EUK-2016 EU-South Korea call
Budget: 6 million
Web id: 1185019
Deadline: 19 January 2016 [37]
H2020-ICT-2016 information and communication technologies topics 37-39
Budget: 2.8 million
Web id: 1186822
Deadline: 19 January 2016 [38]
H2020-INNOSUP-2016 for a better innovation support to SMEs topic 6
Budget: 2 million
Web id: 1186203
Deadline: 19 January 2016 [39]
H2020-EEB-2016 energy efficient buildings topics 1-4
Budget: 49 million
Web id: 1184869
Deadline: 21 January 2016 [40]
H2020-NMBP/BIOTEC-2016 nanotechnologies, advanced materials, biotechnology
and production topics NMBP 8, 11, 21,
24, 27, 30-33, 36, BIOTEC 1, 4
Budget: 56.7 million
Web id: 1186151
Deadline: 21 January 2016 [41]
H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 dedicated
SME instrument phase two
Web id: 1186216
Deadline: 3 February 2016 [42]
H2020 CBBA-2016 awareness-raising and
capacity building for business angels and
other early-stage investors topic 1
Budget: 2.5 million
Web id: 1187171
Deadline: 16 February 2016 [43]
H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 dedicated
SME instrument phase one
funding opportunities 9
Societal Challenges
H2020-PILOTS-2016
Budget: 32 million
Web id: 1186045
Deadline: 8 December 2015 [68]
H2020-ART-2016 automated road transport two stage
Budget: 61 million
Web id: 1185291
Deadline: 20 January 2016 [69]
H2020-MG-2016 mobility for growth
two stage
Budget: 174 million
Web id: 1185312
Deadline: 20 January 2016 [70]
H2020-EE-2016 energy efficiency topics
3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 17
Budget: 50 million
Web id: 1184829
Deadline: 21 January 2016 [71]
H2020-FoF-2016 factories of the future
topics 1-5
Budget: 77 million
Web id: 1184858
Deadline: 21 January 2016 [72]
H2020-FoF-2016 factories of the future
topics 11,13
Budget: 83 million
Web id: 1185026
Deadline: 21 January 2016 [73]
H2020-SPIRE-2016 sustainable process
industries
Budget: 74 million
Web id: 1184865
Deadline: 21 January 2016 [74]
H2020-ART-2016 automated road transport single stage
Budget: 3 million
Web id: 1184916
Deadline: 26 January 2016 [75]
H2020-GV-2016 European green vehicles
initiative
Budget: 78.5 million
Web id: 1184919
Deadline: 26 January 2016 [76]
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H2020-MG-2017 mobility for growth
two stage
Budget: 205 million
Web id: 1184914
Deadline: 26 January 2017 [122]
H2020-SC1-PM-2017 personalised medicine topic 15
Budget: 25 million
Web id: 1184842
Deadline: 31 January 2017 [123]
H2020-GV-2017 European green vehicles
initiative
Budget: 128 million
Web id: 1184941
Deadline: 1 February 2017 [124]
H2020-MG-2017 mobility for growth
single stage
Budget: 20.5 million
Web id: 1185313
Deadline: 1 February 2017 [125]
H2020-CO-CREATION-2017 co-creation
for growth and inclusion topics 1,
4, 6-8
Budget: 33.15 million
Web id: 1184877
Deadline: 2 February 2017 [126]
H2020-ENG-GLOBALLY-2017 engaging
together globally
Budget: 30.5 million
Web id: 1184884
Deadline: 2 February 2017 [127]
H2020-SC6-REV-INEQUAL-2017 reversing inequalities and promoting fairness
topic 9
Budget: 3 million
Web id: 1184879
Deadline: 2 February 2017 [128]
H2020-BB-2017 bio-based innovation
for sustainable goods and services supporting the development of a European
bioeconomy, single stage
Budget: 3 million
Web id: 1185210
Deadline: 14 February 2017 [129]
H2020-BB-2017 bio-based innovation
for sustainable goods and services supporting the development of a European
bioeconomy, two stage
Budget: 12 million
Web id: 1186538
Deadline: 14 February 2017 [130]
H2020-BG-2017 call for blue growth
demonstrating an ocean of opportunities,
single stage
Budget: 47 million
Web id: 1185202
Deadline: 14 February 2017 [131]
H2020-LCE-2017 competitive low-carbon
energy call topics 1, 4, 5
Budget: 111.12 million
Web id: 1184857
Deadline: 14 February 2017 [132]
H2020-SCC-2017 smart and sustainable
cities topic 1
Budget: 71.5 million
Web id: 1186982
Deadline: 14 February 2017 [133]
H2020-SFS-2017 call for sustainable food
security resilient and resource-efficient
value chains, topics 4, 5, 13, 22, 35, 36,
43, 48, single stage
Budget: 85 million
Web id: 1184893
Deadline: 14 February 2017 [134]
H2020-SFS-2017 call on sustainable food
security resilient and resource-efficient
value chains, topics 7, 8, 10, 15-17,
20, 21, 27-30, 32, 34, 39, 40, 46, 47,
two stage
Budget: 166 million
Web id: 1184895
Deadline: 14 February 2017 [135]
H2020-CIRC-2017 industry 2020 in the
uk
highlights
New opportunities from UK-based funders.
Justice observatory
The Nuffield Foundation invites expressions
of interest for its scoping study to develop
proposals for a family justice observatory.
Funding aims to promote a system-wide
approach to the generation and practical
application of research evidence and administrative data relevant to family justice
issues, as these can have a profound influence on families and children. The budget
is worth between 100,000 and 150,000.
Web id: 1187267
Contact: Alison Rees
Email: arees@nuffieldfoundation.org
Deadline: 9 November 2015 [157]
Flexible grants
The Independent Social Research Foundation invites applications for its flexible
grants for small groups competition.
These enable independent-minded
researchers to explore and present
original research ideas which take new
approaches, and to suggest new solutions
to real world social problems. Grants are
worth up to 5,000 per project for a period
of up to one year.
Web id: 1187166
Email: applications2015@isrf.org
Deadline: 13 November 2015 [162]
African agriculture
The University of Greenwich's Natural
Resources Institute, in collaboration
with WYG International and funded by
the Department for International Development, invites concept notes for grants
under its campaign for sustainable agricultural intensification research and
learning in Africa. These aim to finance
a series of research projects to generate
new evidence and decision support tools
for decision makers at international,
national and local levels, and create an
enabling environment for poorer African
smallholder farmers, especially youth
and women, to benefit from sustainable
intensification. Proposals may request
between 400,000 and 750,000 each
for up to 45 months.
Web id: 1187235
Email: sairla@wyg.com
Deadline: 19 November 2015 [164]
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AHRC/V&A CDP
The Victoria and Albert Museum, funded
through the Arts and Humanities Research
Councils collaborative doctoral partnerships scheme, invites proposals for its CDP
studentships. These enable HEIs to invite
candidates to seek funding for PhD studies
conducted with the Victoria and Albert
Museum and a UK university. A maximum
of three studentships are available.
Web id: 1187319
Email: ahrcresearch@vam.ac.uk
Deadline: 27 November 2015 [169.4]
AHRC/Oxford CDP
The Oxford University Museums, funded through the Arts and Humanities
Research Councils collaborative doctoral partnerships, invite proposals for
their research consortium studentships.
These enable HEIs to invite candidates
to seek studentship funding for PhD
studies conducted with the university museums and a UK university. A
maximum of three studentships are
available.
Web id: 1187316
Email: dan.hicks@prm.ox.ac.uk
Deadline: 27 November 2015 [169.5]
Resilient structures
The British Council, via the Newton Fund,
invites applications for grants to attend
its workshop on resilient structures
and infrastructures. Funding enables
researchers from the UK and Kazakhstan to participate in an international
ESRC networking
The Economic and Social Research Council
invites applications for the International
Journal of Social Research Methodology
seminar competition. Funding supports
the development of critical and innovative approaches to on-going and emerging methodological debates across a
range of approaches, both qualitative
and quantitative, including mixed and
comparative methods, as these relate
to philosophical, theoretical, ethical,
political and practice issues. Grants are
worth 1,500 per seminar, and may cover
the costs of room and equipment hire,
hospitality, consumables and travel for
speakers.
Web id: 1187157
Contact: Alice Edwards
Email: tsrm-editor@tandf.co.uk
Deadline: 30 November 2015 [171]
Water management
The British Council, via the Newton Fund,
invites applications for grants to attend
its workshop on water management and
environmental assessment in gas and oil.
Funding enables researchers from the UK
and Kazakhstan to attend a workshop on
management and environmental impact
assessment in the oil and gas industry, to
be held from 14 to 17 March 2016 at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Grants cover all travel and accommodation expenses.
Web id: 1187144
Email: evina.katsou@brunel.ac.uk
Deadline: 15 December 2015 [174]
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EU experimental development
Innovate UK 5G apps
Innovate UK invites registrations for
its 5G applications and services competition. Funding supports collaborative R&D projects that aim to explore
innovative applications or services that
leverage the anticipated benefits of 5G.
The total budget is worth up to 1 million. Each project is expected to receive
between 150,000 and 220,000,
although larger proposals may be considered.
Web id: 1187306
Email: support@innovateuk.gov.uk
Deadline: 20 January 2016 [178]
uk
other
Renewed opportunities from funders based
in the UK.
EPSRC fellowships
The Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Council invites applications for
its fellowships. These aim to develop the
next generation of researchers with the
greatest potential across different career
stages. Fellowships are available at the
postdoctoral, early career and established
career level. Support is available for up
to five years.
Web id: 1163517
Email: epsrcfellowships@epsrc.ac.uk
No deadline [189]
Scotland-China collaboration
The Royal Society of Edinburgh and the
National Natural Science Foundation
of China invite proposals for their joint
projects scheme. This facilitates international collaboration between researchers
based in Scotland and China who are
working on projects related to sensor and
imaging systems. Grants are worth up to
6,000 per year for a maximum period
of two years. Within the 6,000, up to
1,000 may be requested for research
expenses.
Web id: 196255
Email: ctait@royalsoced.org.uk
Deadline: 16 November 2015 [193]
Wellcome fellowships 1
The Wellcome Trust invites applications
for the following fellowships:
the Science Foundation Ireland and
Health Research Board research career
development fellowships in basic biomedical sciences. Web id: 253970
the Royal Society Sir Henry Dale fellowships. Web id: 1164964
Email: sciencegrants@wellcome.ac.uk
Deadline: 1 December 2015 [196]
Newton-India placements
The British Council in India and the
Department of Biotechnology in India
invite applications for the Newton-Bhabha PhD placements programme. This
enables UK and Indian PhD students to
spend between three and six months
in Indian and UK higher education or
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Policy, Management & Support plus Expert Committees
Highlights
Experienced Researchers
Programme ARD 2020
Cosmetosciences (2 posts) NS
LE STUDIUM Loire Valley
Institute for Advanced Studies
Closing date: 31/10/2015
Contact: Dr Aurlien Montagu
Email: aurelien.montagu@
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Training Manager
NS
International and Scientific
Affairs Department, Centre for
Genomic Regulation
Closing date: 02/11/2015
Details: Please visit
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Research Support Manager NS
Research and Faculty Office,
London Business School
Closing date: 09/11/2015
Details: Please visit
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Email: jobs@london.edu
Business Interaction Manager
28,384 plus benefits
Biotechnology and Biological
Sciences Research Council
Closing date: 15/11/2015
Details: Please visit our job board
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Senior Innovation Manager
(Benefits Realisation)
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Biotechnology and Biological
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Senior Evaluation Manager
Economic Impact
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Biotechnology and Biological
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EPSRC Centre for Predictive
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Grants Officer
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Cancer Research UK
Closing date: 01/11/2015
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Japan fellowships
The British Academy, in its capacity as
overseas nominating authority to the
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, invites applications for the JSPS
postdoctoral fellowship for overseas
researchers. This enables early career
postdoctoral researchers to conduct cooperative research in Japan with leading
research groups in Japanese universities
and other institutions, under the guidance
of a host. Fellowships are tenable for one
to two years and provide a round-trip air
ticket, a monthly maintenance stipend of
362,000 (2,000), a settling-in allowance of 200,000, and a research grant
of up to 1.5 million per year.
Web id: 251748
Email: c.pascolini-campbell@britac.
ac.uk
Deadline: 9 December 2015 [201]
Research dissemination
The Medical Research Foundation invites
applications for grants from the Alexander Fleming dissemination scheme. This
supports the dissemination of Medical
Research Council and Medical Research
Foundation-funded research results
beyond the scientific peer reviewed press,
to patients, participants, practitioners
and policymakers. Awards are worth up
to 30,000 each.
Web id: 1165099
Deadline: 11 January 2016 [204]
BBSRC awards
The Biotechnology and Biological
Research Council invites applications for
the following opportunities:
flexible interchange programme, with
funding worth up to 150,000 per project
over two years. Web id: 1168139
modular training partnerships, with
funding worth 20,000 per module.
Web id: 212336
strategic training awards for research
skills. The budget is worth up to 250,000
per year to fund up to 30 awards.
Web id: 1186703
Deadline: 3 February 2016 [210]
Surgical research
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
invites applications for its one-year surgical
research fellowship. This enables a student
of any aspect of surgery or surgical care to
undertake research training in the UK. The
fellowship covers salary, on-costs and some
running expenses for a one-year period.
Web id: 259189
Deadline: 29 February 2016 [215]
Wellcome fellowships 2
The Pasold Research Fund invites applications for its research project grants.
These fund high-quality research relating
Gastroenterology research
Core invites applications for the following awards:
Dr Falk Pharma UK/Core awards,
worth between 1,000 and 2,500 each.
Web id: 1170893
research essay prize, worth 1,000.
Web id: 255569
Contact: Julie Solomon
Email: research@corecharity.org.uk
Deadline: 4 March 2016 [217]
Metabolic disease
Children Living with Inherited Metabolic Diseases invites outline summaries
for its research grants. These support
research projects related to metabolic
diseases, specifically those on GM1
gangliosidosis and Alexander's disease.
Grants are usually worth up to 15,000
each.
Web id: 255643
Email: grants@climb.org.uk
Deadline: 1 October 2016 [229]
Leverhulme visits
The Leverhulme Trust invites applications for its visiting professorships. These
enable UK institutions to host eminent
researchers from overseas, primarily to
enhance the skills of academic staff or
students at the host institution. Funding
covers maintenance, travel expenses and
research costs and supports visits that
last between three and 12 months. Travel
within the UK, laboratory consumables
and essential technical assistance may
also be covered.
Web id: 255771
Contact: Andreas Heiner
Email: aheiner@leverhulme.ac.uk
Deadline: 12 May 2016 [226]
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highlights
New opportunities from European funders,
excluding funders based in the UK.
EU pig castration
The Directorate-General for Health and
Food Safety invites tenders for a study
on pig castration methods of anaesthesia and analgesia for all pigs and
alternatives for pigs used in traditional
products. The tenderer will identify available methods for the use of anaesthesia or prolonged analgesia to reduce
pain at the time of castration or in the
period of restitution, and explore alternatives to surgical castration for pigs
used in traditional products, analyse
and compare the identified alternatives
with particular emphasis on costs and
benefits. The contract is worth between
80,000 (58,400) and 100,000 over
nine months.
Web id: 1187255
Contact: Marc Vallons
Email: sante-procurement@ec.europa.
eu
Deadline: 23 November 2015 [230]
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EU transnational volunteering
Border security
Frontex invites tenders for a study on
the set-up and management of border
security-related research in and outside
of Europe. The tenderer will conduct
a study aiming at obtaining consolidated knowledge on how research and
innovation related to border security
is addressed in and outside Europe by
authorities, agencies and public bodies
with responsibilities in this field.
Web id: 1187296
Email: procurement@frontex.europa.eu
Deadline: 25 November 2015 [233]
EU social services
The Directorate-General for Employment,
Social Affairs and Inclusion invites tenders for a study on integrated delivery of
social services aiming at the activation of
minimum income recipients in the labour
market success factors and reform
pathways. The tenderer will provide a
comprehensive and concise analysis and
assessment of reform processes focused
on integration of social services aiming
at the activation of minimum income
recipients in the labour market. The contract is worth up to 800,000 (584,200)
over 18 months.
Web id: 1187237
Email: empl-vt-2015-048@ec.europa.eu
Deadline: 30 November 2015 [234]
EU defence tenders
The European Defence Agency invites
tenders for the following contracts:
a business case for a multi-crypto
environment, worth up to 70,000
(51,100) over 10 months.
Web id: 1187312
course correction fuse integration
with artillery systems in the EU, worth
150,000 over 12 months.
Web id: 1187281
radar imagery applications supporting
actionable intelligence, worth 200,000
over 10 months. Web id: 1187279
Email: procurement@eda.europa.eu
Deadline: 30 November 2015 [235]
EU environment objectives
The Special EU Programmes Body invites
proposals under the European Regional
Development Fund, via the following
INTERREG VA environment objective calls :
improve freshwater basin quality in
cross-border river basins. The budget is
20million (14.6m). Web id: 1187254
manage marine protected areas and
species. The budget is 11m.
Web id: 1187253
recovery of protected habitats and
priority species. The budget is 11m.
Web id: 1187251
Email: paul.boylan@seupb.eu
Deadline: 8 January 2016 [241]
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other
Renewed opportunities from European
funders, excluding funders based in the UK
Cardiovascular research
The European Society of Cardiology
invites applications for its basic research
fellowship in cardiovascular science. This
enables a researcher to spend one year
in a European research laboratory of
their choice, working on a topic of their
choice. One fellowship is available, worth
25,000 (18,300) for one year.
Web id: 1174474
Email: councils@escardio.org
Deadline: 1 December 2015 [246]
Fellowships in Romania
The New Europe College Institute for
Advanced Study invites applications
for its international fellowships. These
enable young international researchers
and academics, working in the fields of
humanities, social studies and economics, to spend a full academic year or one
term at NEC. The fellowship includes a
monthly stipend of 700 (512), accommodation and international transport
costs to and from the home country at
the beginning and end of the fellowship
and for season holidays. Fellows staying
for the whole academic year are offered
2,600 towards a one-month research
trip to an institution of their choice, or
field research.
Web id: 1160083
Contact: Irina Vainovski-Mihai
Email: applications@nec.ro
Deadline: 7 December 2015 [247]
Cardiology fellowships
The European Society of Cardiology's
European Heart Rhythm Association
invites applications for its arrhythmias and cardiac pacing training fellowships. These promote the development
of academic medicine in the field of
arrhythmias and cardiac pacing with
emphasis on implantable cardioverter
defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy, and aim to help young
candidates to attain clinical competence
and acquire high quality experience in
electrophysiology practice. Fellowships
are worth 25,000 (18,300) each over
one year.
Web id: 1175642
Email: ehra@escardio.org
Deadline: 11 December 2015 [249]
Cardiovascular exchanges
The European Society of Cardiology
invites applications for its first contact
initiative grants. These provide resources
for the establishment of research links
from young scientists from European
institutions to hosting institutions in a
foreign country within or outside Europe.
A maximum of 10 grants are available,
each worth up to 2,500 (1,800) for a
minimum stay of 10 days.
Web id: 1161384
Email: councils@escardio.org
Deadline: 4 January 2016 [250]
Cardiology grants
The European Society of Cardiology,
through the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions,
invites applications for its interventional
cardiology training and research grants.
These offer specialised research or clinical training in the interventional cardiology field. Grants are worth 25,000
(18,300).
Web id: 259095
Email: eapci@escardio.org
Deadline: 15 January 2016 [252]
Scientific workshops
The Lorentz Center, with funding from the
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific
Research (NWO), invites applications for
support to host the Lorentz Center international workshops. These encourage
ground-breaking innovative research
and focus on stimulating new collaborations and interactions between scientists
from different countries and fields. Two
Lorentz workshop facilities offer space for
groups of up to 55 participants. The total
annual budget is 700,000 (506,300).
Web id: 1158115
Email: n.kos@nwo.nl
Deadline: 15 January 2016 [253]
EU Erasmus+ sport 1
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency, under its Erasmus+
programme, invites applications for its
collaborative partnerships in the sport
field. These offer the opportunity to
develop, transfer or implement innovative practices in different areas relating
to sport and physical activity between
various organisations and actors in and
outside sport. The total budget for all
sport actions is 27.4 million (20m),
and the maximum grant awarded for
European week of sport-related projects
is 150,000 and 400,000 for other
projects.
Web id: 1176977
Deadline: 21 January 2016 [254]
Oncology innovation
Merck Serono invites applications for
its oncology innovation grant. This
aims to support innovative research
projects that have the potential to
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EU Erasmus+
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency's Erasmus+ programme
invites applications for its key action one
call for mobility projects in the field of
education, training and youth. This supports mobility projects that comprise one
or more of the following activities: a study
period abroad at a partner higher education institution; a traineeship or work
placement abroad in an enterprise or any
other relevant workplace; teaching periods at partner HEIs abroad; staff training
periods abroad. Funding amounts vary
according to applicant country and the
duration of the project.
Web id: 1176968
Deadline: 2 February 2016 [256.1]
EU Erasmus+ partnerships 1
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency's Erasmus+ programme
invites applications for its strategic partnerships in the field of youth. These
support the development, transfer and
implementation of innovative practices
as well as the implementation of joint
intiatives promoting cooperation, peer
learning and exchanges of experience
at European level. Each grant is worth
12,500 (9,100) per month up to a
maximum of 450,000.
Web id: 1176972
Deadline: 2 February 2016 [257]
EU Erasmus+ alliances
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency's Erasmus+ programme
invites applications for the following
opportunities:
knowledge alliances action, worth up
to 1million (731,100) for three-year
alliances. Web id: 1176973
sector skills alliances action, worth up
to 1.4m for lot two alliances.
Web id: 1177048
Deadline: 26 February 2016 [268]
EU metrology grants
ERA-Net European Association of National Metrology Institutes (EURAMET)
invites applications for its early stage
researcher mobility grants. These allow
researchers in the first four years of their
research career to undertake research
activities relevant to the joint research
projects objectives, in order to prepare
the next generation of experienced
metrology researchers by building
experience of metrology collaborations.
Grants include a fixed monthly stipend
and travel allowance.
Web id: 1158304
Email: emrpa169@npl.co.uk
Deadline: 4 May 2016 [272]
EU Erasmus+ sport 2
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency, under its Erasmus+
programme, invites applications for its
small collaborative partnerships in the
sport field. These offer the opportunity to
conceive, transfer or implement innovative practices in different areas relating
to sport and physical activity between
various organisations and actors in and
outside sport. Each grant is worth up to
60,000 (43,900).
Web id: 1187320
Deadline: 12 May 2016 [273]
rest of world
Opportunities from funders outside of the
UK, Europe and the US.
EU Erasmus+ partnerships 2
Quaternary research
Physics programme
usa
nih
Opportunities from the National Institutes
of Health. Recurring NIH calls include the
next closing date only.
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usa
other
US funding opportunities available to UK
researchers.
policy diary
November
4 Praxis Unico: Essentials of
Businesss Development,
Loughborough. To 6.
http://rsrch.co/1KhPQ1q
Inside Government: Enchancing the Quality of the Student
Experience 2015, London.
http://rsrch.co/1Y2YF9w
AHRC: Doctoral Training Meeting, London.
http://rsrch.co/1i8yjBP
5 AHRC: Doctoral Training Meeting, Leeds.
http://rsrch.co/1KA0PmC
10 BBSRC: Public Engagement
Training Course, London.
http://rsrch.co/1f839tN
December
2 National Co-ordinating Centre
for Public Engagement: Engage
2015, Bristol. To 3.
http://rsrch.co/1OpQqjJ
3 AHRC: Collaborative Doctoral
Award Scheme 10th Anniversary
Event, Birmingham.
http://rsrch.co/1RwF64k
4 AHRC: Inspire and Engage
Workshop, London.
http://rsrch.co/1LQNqIT
20 AHRC: Best Practice Day for
Research Officers and Research
Managers, London.
http://rsrch.co/206QwSH
January
20 Universities UK: Strategic Fundraising for HE Leaders, London.
http://rsrch.co/1UQLuUY
26 AMRC: Essential Research
Management, London.
http://rsrch.co/1gcWHls
Universities UK: Innovation in
Teaching and Learning, London.
http://rsrch.co/1J7lQEC
February
23 AMRC: Developing New Funding
Schemes, London.
http://rsrch.co/1UQIjMW
25 WBF: The Future for Biometric
Data and Technology in the UK,
London.
http://rsrch.co/1LeFGzQ
WHEF: Extending the Global
Reach of UK Universities
Policy Priorities, London
http://rsrch.co/1MOMiX9
March
1 WHEF: The Future for the
Catapult Network, London
http://rsrch.co/1LhAUG8
EPSRC: Council Meeting,
London. To 2.
http://rsrch.co/1G7t0IJ
10 WHEF: The Changing Shape of
Higher Education Admissions
and Next Steps for Policy on
Widening Participation, London. http://rsrch.co/1BlQVaO
UK to increase research
collaboration with China
The UK government has announced a plethora of deals
to boost collaboration with China in areas such as
research, higher education and intellectual property. The
announcements, made during Chinese president Xi Jinping's
state visit to Britain between 20 and 24 October, encompass
more than 2 billion of commitments in healthcare and
life sciences, including a joint 9-million fund to support
research on antimicrobial resistance and the creation of a
32m UK-China technology fund.
Charity launches 100m cancer challenges fund
Cancer Research UK has launched a 100-million
Grand Challenges Award fund that offers international,
multidisciplinary teams the chance to win up to 20m
in funding for up to five years. CRUK says the fund is the
biggest and most ambitious cancer grant scheme in the
world. Teams must include a patient advocate and have a
strong link to the UK, where 25 per cent of the grant must
be spent.
ERC maps uneven distribution
An analysis of European Research Council awards under
Framework 7 has shown that 80 per cent of grants went to the
50 wealthiest regionsmapped using the NUTS classification
systemover the seven-year period. The three highest
performing regions were le-de-France (encompassing the
Parisian metropolitan area), inner London and East Anglia.
Innovate UK to simplify funding schemes
Innovate UK is planning to simplify its funding schemes,
according to chief executive Ruth McKernan. Speaking at
an event on 16 October, she said that there were plans to
streamline and improve access to its schemes and that a
formal announcement would be made at the Innovate UK
conference in November.
EPSRC announces 32m for grand challenge winners
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has
awarded a total of 21 million to seven research programmes
that it says will help solve some of the UKs major science
and engineering challenges. The award winners, announced
on 16 October, will also share an extra 11m from industry.
Ideas for global food security sought
The cross-council Global Food Security programme is seeking
applications from postdoctoral researchers to take part in its
Policy Lab workshop on sustainable nutrition. The workshop,
is to be held on 20-22 January 2016 and participants will
produce an evidence-based report on novel interdisciplinary
ideas in the field.
Digital Catapult seeks researchers in residence
Research Councils UK is inviting applications for its
researchers in residence programme at the Digital Catapult
Centre in London. The appointments form part of RCUKs
Digital Economy Theme, and include junior residencies
for early-career researchers and senior residencies for
exceptional researchers.
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cnnews@ResearchResearch.com
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The aim is
to support
those who do
not want to
abandon their
home country
but rather to
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Institutions must
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they depend on
safe harbour or
if individuals
rights are
protected by
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It is not clear
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science plays
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battles with
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analysis
The
Liberal leader
promised to
treat science
and evidence
with more
respect.
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interesting if true
H ard to swallow At a House of Commons Business,
Innovation and Skills Committee hearing on the productivity plan, Ruth McKernan, chief executive of
Innovate UK, told MPs the plan was very rich. Perhaps
less impressed with the plan, Iain Wright, Labour MP
and chairman of the committee, replied: Is it too rich?
Does it give you indigestion? To which a straight-faced
McKernan responded: No, not at all actually.
Premature party? The Economic and Social Research
Council is the latest of the seven to launch a 50th
anniversary celebration, but your ever-pedantic correspondent notes that this is something of an early party.
Back in 1965, the moniker ESRC was merely an apple
in the governments eye: instead it founded the Social
Science Research Council. The ESRC technically didnt
exist until 1983, when efforts to save the SSRC saw it add
more empirical research to its remit. But who can blame
the powers that be for wanting to launch the 50th party
now? The way things look at the moment, there might
not be an ESRC to celebrate if they wait until 2033.
Royal problems Rumour has it that some learned societies are struggling to arrange meetings with the
Northern Irish education minister and Sinn Fin MLA
John ODowd. We wonder if their royal charters arent
having an effect on the staunch republicanhopefully the Royal Society of Biology managed to sneak in a
meeting before it gained its charter.
R esearch search Great news for lazy journalists this
week, as it emerged that researchers at Columbia and
Stanford universities are working to develop a tool that
compares recent research papers with old ones. The team
says that the so-called Science Surveyor will help journalists identify whether a supposedly new discovery
is as novel as it claims, without missing their deadlines. But the project wont be finished anytime soon:
according to Columbia journalism professor Marguerite
Holloway, Its a many-year project. Looks like reporters will have to keep picking up the phone to check the
relevance of their stories, then.
Something fishy The BBSRCs quest for its research to
generate impact plumbed new depths this week when it
released a statement saying that prawns had revealed
the secrets of innovation. Apparently a University of
Exeter study showed that small and hungry prawns are
more likely to be resourceful in the face of adversity,
successfully locating hidden food faster than their
bigger and less hungry counterparts. The secret to innovation? Desperation, apparently.
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