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Guardian article on proposed changes to the structure of research councils
Kieron Flanagan in The Guardian has written an article on proposed changes to the structure of the Research Councils. The article focuses on why funding cuts are not the only thing that should worry...
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BU’s research council success rates 2014-15
Research councils Yesterday Jo added a post to the Blog about the national Research Councils’ success rates in 2013-14. This post is a follow-on from that one and provides the data at BU-level. The...
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Latest Major Funding Opportunities
The following funding opportunities have been announced. Please follow the links for more information. Arts and Humanities Research Council The AHRC and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)...
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The HE Green Paper and research – what does it tell us?
Not much. The primary focus is on teaching excellence and social mobility, however, it does reiterate and propose the following about research: Government is committed to the Haldane Principle, and...
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Long awaited Nurse Review of Research Councils published
The Nurse Review of Research Councils has been published today. Follow the link to read the full report. An analysis of what this means will follow in due course.
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Nurse review of the research councils – key messages:
Sir Paul Nurse published his review of the UK research councils on 19 November. The full report is available here: Ensuring a Successful Research Endeavour: Review of the UK Research Councils by Paul...
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Responses to Nurse Review of the Research Councils
Following on from Julie Northam’s synopsis of the Nurse Review of the Research Councils posted last week, you may be interested to see the responses from the many interested parties, such as science...
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CSR – highlights for research and KE
On Wednesday the government outlined their plans for spending over the next five years in the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) and Autumn Statement. The main points in relation to research and KE...
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Latest Major Funding Opportunities
The following funding opportunities have been announced. Please follow the links for more information. Arts & Humanities Research Council The AHRC have announced a highlight notice for the Public...
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Congratulations to Dr. Caroline Ellis-Hill
Dr. Caroline Ellis-Hill has just been accepted as a qualitative methodologist on the NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) panel for Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR). Caroline...
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ESRC Research Seminar: 12 Jan, ‘Media Representations of Antisocial...
ESRC Research Seminar: Bournemouth University and the University of East London: Media Representations of ‘antisocial personality disorder’ Tuesday, 12 January, 2016: Room EB702, Bournemouth...
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Research Councils demonstrate the impact of their investments in latest...
Yesterday, the Research Councils published their impact reports for the 2014/2015 financial year, demonstrating the impact their investments have made on the economy, on policy and for society. Each...
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An Update on EPSRC Delivery Plan
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council put out its 2016-20 delivery plan to consultation at the end of 2015. On 2nd February EPSRC published an update to the draft plan, which sets out...
View ArticleCall for expressions of interest to join the EPSRC Associate Peer Review College
As part of its Peer Review College refresh programme taking place in summer 2016, EPSRC invites expressions of interest from candidates who wish to join its Associate Peer Review College. The Peer...
View ArticleInvitation to NERC webinar on national capability research
On 7 April, NERC will be hosting a live webinar showcasing our new investments in multi-disciplinary national capability research within our centres. This will provide an opportunity for the wider...
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Research Councils publish Delivery Plans for 2016-2020
The UK Research Councils have published their Delivery Plans for the period 2016-2020. The plans outline how the Research Councils individually and collectively will use their allocations from the...
View ArticleOpportunity to join the Strategic Programme Advisory Group
NERC is seeking applications to help steer the future of UK environmental science by joining its Strategic Programme Advisory Group (SPAG). SPAG makes recommendations to NERC’s Science Board and the...
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Appointments to the Research Councils 2016
The Research Councils fund research, research facilities and postgraduate training. The Appointments Panels for four of the Research Councils are seeking applications from suitably qualified academics...
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What’s been happening at the research councils?
As you will know, the Government has published a White Paper which details its planned policy to reform support for higher education and research, including proposals on the future of the Research...
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Would you like to test the new research council grants system?
The research councils are replacing their electronic grants submission service, Je-S, in 2017. More information about this project can be found here http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/funding/2017update/ They are...
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