May 14
Interested in applying for EU fellowship funding, but not sure where to start? Need some advice and guidance? Northumbria academics and researchers are welcome along to a workshop being organised by Prof Olivier Sparagano, Associate Dean for Research in Health and Life Sciences on May 29th from 3-5pm in Northumberland Building 442. Professor Olivier Sparagano …
May 10
On Wednesday 8th May Durham University hosted a Marie Curie Information Day on behalf of the NE regional universities. Marie Curie Actions have been renamed Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions to distinguish the new MC scheme in Horizon 2020 from the MC scheme in Framework 7. The aim of Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions is to contribute towards a strong high-quality research landscape in …
Apr 25
A Marie Curie Fellowships information event, in partnership with the North East Universities (Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside), UK Research Office and Research Executive Agency of the European Commission will take place at Durham University on 8th May 2013 from 10am-4pm. There will be presentations on the benefits of being involved with a Marie …
Mar 18
The final round of FP7 Marie Curie Fellowships calls was opened last week on the 14th March. The deadline is 14th August 2013 for all three kinds of Fellowships: Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) There’s an additional deadline of 18th September 2013 for the Career …
Jan 31
Are you at the beginning of your research career – with the potential to be world-class? Is your research in the physical, natural or social sciences or humanities? Do you want to build and maintain links with leading researchers in the UK? The 2013 round of the Newton International Fellowships is open, with a deadline of 10th April 2013. The …
Jan 25
This is part 2 of a 2-part series. Read the first part here. Je-S, the Research Council (RC) joint electronic submission system used for pre- and post-award management was the topic of an open discussion. A number of issues were raised along with suggestions for improvement: Doesn’t allow for ‘soft’ deadlines, to give admin offices …
Jul 16
The AHRC has recently extended highlight notices on proposals submitted to their Research Networking scheme to 30th October 2012. Previously these were due to expire on 31st July. Proposals to the Fellowships scheme can be submitted under a highlight notice until the end of December this year. There’s a highlight for Care for the Future …
Jun 12
Northumbria University recently received notification of four successful AHRC Fellowships awarded in the last round of the competition, worth over £233,000 in total. This is a major achievement particularly given that there were only 73 awarded nationally. Here’s more on the story from the Comms team: The fellowships form the largest ever award package for …
May 30
Social science researchers who are ten years or more past their PhD award may be interested in a recent announcement by the Independent Social Research Foundation, which is inviting applications for its mid-career fellowships, worth up to £60,000. These support original interdisciplinary research across the range of social sciences. The award will enable mid-career scholars to pursue their …
Mar 29
EPSRC yesterday released an announcement with a bonanza of updates covering: Shaping Capability; Fellowships; National Importance and Peer Review; and changes to the Panel process. Shaping Capability You may recall that last month EPSRC released funding decisions for the second tranche of research areas in their Shaping Capability review. They have now completed reviewing all …
