Accessing Sign Language for Better Communication
We warmly invite you to a two‑day workshop/symposium funded by the British Council’s International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF). The event will open on Monday afternoon (9 March) with two...
View ArticleNepal Study Days 2024
Tomorrow (Monday 13th May) and Tuesday BNAC (Britain-Nepal Academic Council) will held its annual conference. The conference is called the 21st BNAC Nepal Study Days, which will be in Edinburgh this...
View ArticleGoodBye JeS, Hello TFS
UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Simpler and Better Funding (SBF) programme has been creating a funding service that is easy to use and supports everyone involved in research funding. The new...
View ArticleLast BU paper of 2022
On the very last day of 2022 the Nepal Journal of Epidemiology published our editorial ‘Guidance to applying for health research grants in the UK’. [1] The lead author is Dr. Brijesh Sathian who is BU...
View ArticleFunding Development Briefing 21/9/22 Spotlight on: NERC Pushing the Frontiers
Funding Development Briefings kicked off on 14th of September 2022 for this academic year. What are Funding Development Briefings? Each session will cover the latest major funding opportunities,...
View ArticleReminder – Spotlight on MRC TODAY
The RDS Funding Development Briefings occur weekly, on a Wednesday at 12 noon. Each session covers the latest major funding opportunities, followed by a brief Q&A session. Some sessions also...
View ArticleFunding Development Briefing – Spotlight on…MRC
The RDS Funding Development Briefings occur weekly, on a Wednesday at 12 noon. Each session covers the latest major funding opportunities, followed by a brief Q&A session. Some sessions also...
View ArticleEmbedding Impact in Funding Applications
Writing about impact in a grant application can be challenging, but a strong description of the benefits you hope your project will have can make all the difference between getting funded or not. This...
View ArticleDevelop programme ideas with the BBC:New Generation Thinkers 22
The 2022 call for the prestigious scheme is now open; It offers early career researchers the opportunity to develop programmes for the BBC. If selected, you’ll workshop ideas with BBC producers, get...
View ArticleRSA supports BU researchers to re-connect
Research Staff Coffee Break – The Place to Be! On Thursday, 10 June, we held our second Research Staff Coffee Break and were delighted to welcome some new faces. We discussed recovering as a...
View ArticleDr. Anna Feigenbaum delivers keynotes on Data Storytelling and COVID-19
Sketchnote illustration of Dr. Feigenbaum’s keynote address. illustration by Alexandra Alberda (comic script by Anna Feigenbaum, Alexandra Alberda and Yazan Abbas) On The 27th of November 2020, Dr....
View ArticleFree interactive training on impact and UKRI/Horizon 2020 funding bids
If you would like to take the opportunity of online impact training as it relates to the UKRI Case for Support or writing the impact sections of Horizon 2020 proposals, Professor Mark Reed of Fast...
View ArticleNERC standard grants (July 2020 deadline) – internal competition launched
NERC introduced demand management measures in 2012. These were revised in 2015 to reduce the number and size of applications from research organisations for NERC’s discovery science standard grant...
View ArticleUKRI Future Leadership Fellowships scheme Workshop
If you’re an arts and humanities early career researcher who has applied to Round 4 (or thinking of applying to future rounds) of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) Scheme, then we have an...
View ArticleNERC standard grants (January 2020 deadline) – internal competition launched
NERC introduced demand management measures in 2012. These were revised in 2015 to reduce the number and size of applications from research organisations for NERC’s discovery science standard grant...
View ArticleFunding opportunity – Climate Environment and Health
NERC/MRC/ESRC in collaboration with the Belmont Forum, have issued a call to fund transdisciplinary, end-user focused approaches to investigate and address the linkages between climate, environment...
View ArticleCalls for Global Challenges Research Fund OPEN
The following Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) calls are open and a Town Hall meeting has been arranged to cover the call details. EDUCATION – Gender and Intersectionality Network Plus RESILIENCE...
View ArticleUKRI GCRF regional engagement events – Now Open!
UKRI are developing a programme of UK based GCRF engagement events which will take place January-March 2019. These events provide a timely opportunity to engage with the GCRF Challenge Leaders, for...
View ArticleGCRF Collective Programme Pre- Call Announcements
WATCH THIS SPACE! The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Collective Programme calls will be announced shortly. If you are interested or require support please contact Alexandra Pekalski or call on...
View ArticleDr Gavin or: how I stopped worrying and learned to love research
A lesson on patience It apparently took J.D. Salinger 10 years to write his first novel, The Catcher in the Rye. J.K. Rowling spent about 6 years writing and re-writing Harry Potter and the...
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