The External Projects Team are delighted to be hosting the annual UKRO event on the 13^th February 2013.

The event is aimed both at colleagues who have experience of, and those who would like to know more about, EU funding.

This is an opportunity to hear about the new EU funding programmes (2014-2020) with UKRO European Advisor Jo Frost; as well as  firsthand experience of running EU partnerships and projects from Prof. Nachi Chockalingam and Jon Fairburn.

The Programme is set out below –and is arranged so that you can book for any, or all of the sessions. Some sessions are repeated during the day to offer maximum flexibility.

Please register by February 6th  via externalprojects@staffs.ac.uk, specifying which sessions you wish to attend;

                                    STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY

                                   UKRO Annual visit Feb 13^th                                                                                                  FINAL PROGRAMME                   

        All sessions in ROOM BG 21 – Ground floor Brindley Building

  SESSION 1

0900, Horizon 2020, the new EU research and innovation funding programme (2014-2020):Current proposals and decision making process.  Jo Frost, European Advisor, UKRO

1100 Coffee/ networking

SESSION 2 1130, Working with EU partners –Staffordshire University experience. Nachi Chockalingam, Professor of Clinical Biomechanics
School of Psychology, Sport and Exercise; Faculty of Health Sciences

SESSION 3 1200, How to make the most of UKRO services (repeated  1500). Jo Frost, European Advisor, UKRO

SESSION 4 1400, Erasmus for All: replacing the Lifelong Learning Programme, includes education funding and  funding related to Sport. Jo Frost, European Advisor, UKRO

SESSION 5 1430, Working with EU partners –Staffordshire University experience. Jon Fairburn: Enterprise Reader, Business School – Research & Enterprise. Faculty of Business, Education and Law

SESSION 6 1500, How to make the most of UKRO services (repeat of 1200) Jo Frost, European Advisor, UKRO

SESSION 7 1530 -16-30, Marie Curie Individual Fellowships – session for all or 1-2-1 individual slots. Jo Frost, European Advisor, UKRO.