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Big Lottery: funding event at Staffordshire University – February 5th

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We are really pleased that Stephna Davis-Watts, Policy and Partnership Officer at the Big Lottery Fund is coming to the Ashley Centre, Stoke on February 5th.

1-00pm -4-30pm

Initially the Big lottery were reluctant to come to the University as they equated it entirely with research related work – we have persuaded them otherwise.

We have asked Stephna to make a presentation on the current opportunities for large project funding from the Big lottery and to discuss large project ideas with colleagues in the university and with  partner organisations.

We are inviting colleagues from across the university in areas of interest that the Big Lottery can fund; these include

  •  Low carbon
  • The Environment
  • Creative communities
  • Community engagement
  • Arts and creative technologies
  • Physical activity
  • Mental health
  • Public health
  • Social enterprise

The Big lottery is geared towards partnership funding – you could use the event to scope out a project idea with a group of partners –with a Big lottery expert on hand –  if there are individuals you would like us to invite as well do let us know.

For current large funds see:

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding/funding-finder?area=England&amount=50001%20-%20500000

To book a place please email externalfundingofficer@staffs.ac.uk

 

 

Horizon 2020 portal update

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The Horizon Europa Website Project Team have posted the following

‘Welcome to the new website with latest information on Calls, Grants and Funding as well as workshops and training to develop the skills necessary to be successful in winning those grants.

Just about everything is new from Logo to layout, plus a new 5000+ page EU programme database specially designed for researchers and advisors,

You may already have seen the Logo video, if you haven’t and you have a minute for a bit of fun watch it here

You can find the site at www.Horizoneuropa.eu 

For existing members, profiles and subscriptions have been transferred, however you will need to log in and reset your password by following the ‘forgotten password’ link.

For non members the site has expanded dramatically, guides, newsletters and eventually videos and presentations are accessible by registering for “Free stuff!”

Follow this link to Download Our FREE 15 page “Horizon Europa’s Guide to Horizon 2020”

If you’re waiting for the Experts page to be up and running this is now fully functional click here to register.

And finally if you like what you see please share it with your colleagues

January’s Wider Outlook is here!

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January’s Wider Outlook concentrating on the commercialisation opportunities offered by the Technology Strategy Board and the newly announced Erasmus+ programme – replacing all the European Commission’s lifelong learning programmes is here:

http://bit.ly/1hBCTDR

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Erasmus + deadlines announced

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The first call for proposals under the new Erasmus+ programme for education, youth and sport has been published by the European Commission.

 The call covers a wide number of activates under all three Key Actions in Erasmus+,

Key Action 1— learning mobility of individuals,

Key Action 2 — cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices,
 
Key Action 3 — support for policy reform, as well as the Jean Monnet and Sport initiatives.
 

All proposals for Erasmus+ have to be submitted using the new Education, Audio-visual, Culture, Citizenship and Volunteering Participant Portal operated by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

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Workshop: Disconnection, Division and Exclusion – apply by 30th January 2014

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​This open call invites expressions of interest to attend a research development workshop addressing the challenges of Disconnection, Division and Exclusion, being held as a part of the cross-Council Connected Communities Programme on 18-20 March 2014 at the Novotel Sheffield Centre Hotel.
 
The aim of this workshop is to stimulate the development of innovative, cross-disciplinary, community-engaged, research projects to better understand the disconnections that can occur from, within and between communities and the consequences, positive and negative, of disconnection in different cultural contexts. It will explore the potential for research to engage with the assets and creativity within diverse communities, to address some of the challenges that can be associated with ‘disconnection’, such as loneliness, isolation, exclusion, alienation, marginalization, discrimination, conflict and extremism and low levels of civic participation and/or engagement. A key priority will be the sharing, understanding and further development of creative approaches to engaging with diverse communities in the co-production and co-design of the research projects to address issues of disconnection.

The AHRC is are seeking applications to participate in the workshop from:

  • Researchers and project partners supported under the Connected Communities Programme who are interested in working with others to address the challenges of disconnection, division and exclusion.
  • Researchers from a wide range of disciplines who are not currently involved in the Connected Communities Programme with expertise relevant to the themes of this workshop (disconnection, division and exclusion etc.) interested in working collaboratively with other academic and non-academic partners to explore these issues.
  • Individuals from outside the higher education sector (e.g. from community, voluntary or policy organisations or from the heritage and creative arts sectors) with experience or expertise in exploring issues such as disconnection, division and exclusion and who are interested in working collaboratively with academic and other non-academic partners to explore these issues.

The facilitated workshop will be highly participative, interactive and open to innovative ideas from participants about future research opportunities and priorities. Attendees at the workshop will have an opportunity to apply for ring-fenced funding for follow-up projects of up to £100,000 to support inter-disciplinary collaborative grants combining arts and humanities expertise with other research disciplines and community, policy and practice partners, to take forward the most innovative research ideas that emerge during the workshop that would contribute to the aims outlined above.

The workshop is being organised by the AHRC as a part of the cross-Council Connected Communities Programme, in collaboration with RCUK partners in the ESRC, NERC, MRC and EPSRC. Through the workshop the research  councils are also keen to explore links to other initiatives and potential collaborations with other research funders and with a range of other policy, practice, charitable and voluntary organisations.

Closing Dates

30/01/2014

Deadline Date 
The deadline for applications to attend the workshop is 1700hrs Thursday 30th January 2014.
 
How to Apply

​The deadline for applications to attend the workshop is 1700hrs Thursday 30th January 2014. Applications should be submitted electronically as an e-mail attachment to connected.communities@ahrc.ac.uk (please quote ‘EOI Research Development Workshop’ in the subject line). Please note that late submissions will not be considered.

Further information on how to apply is provided in the call document (PDF, 246KB, opens in new window).

Further ​Enquiries about the workshop should be directed to:

Visualising research workshop: January 24th 2014 – London

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Event Date: 24/01/2014
Event Location: British Library
 
Visualising Research: bringing public data to life

Can you present complex data to tell a compelling story that anyone will be able to understand?

The AHRC are inviting designers, graphic artists, software developers, programmers and anyone with an interest in data visualisation to enter the ‘Visualising Research’ competition and produce images that will show how this public funding contributes to research in the UK.

This workshop is for anyone considering entering the competition who wants some inspiration, information about the Gateway to Research database and to meet potential collaborators. Representatives from the AHRC and BBSRC will be there on the day, as well as data visualisation evangelists (Guardian Digital Agency) and developers (Cottage Labs) who have worked with the data.

There is no charge for the workshop and lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please sign up by 15 January 2014 as places are limited (opens in new window).

You do not have to attend the workshop to enter the competition. Entry forms will be available from the ‘Visualising Research’ website on 27 January 2014; the competition closes on 21 March 2014 (opens in new window).

 Every year the seven Research Councils, funded by UK tax payers, spend around £3 billion on research that improves lives and the world around us. Research Council funds are awarded on the basis of applications made by researchers, which are subject to independent, expert peer review. Applications are judged by considering a combination of factors, including their scientific excellence, timeliness and promise, strategic relevance, economic and social impacts, industrial and stakeholder relevance value for money and staff training potential.

Key data from the seven Research Councils are now available from one place – Gateway to Research – enabling anyone to interrogate grants awarded, publications, people and organisations.

Horizon 2020: New Participant Portal Now Live

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The new version of the Research Participant Portal, to be used for Horizon 2020 calls and projects and ongoing FP7 projects is now live. 

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

The Participant Portal is the point of entry for information about Horizon 2020, funding calls, partner searches and information about the types of funding instrument in Horizon 2020. It is also the mechanism through which applications will be submitted for calls under the programme, and through which grant signature and subsequent grant management will take place.The portal is different in appearance to the FP7 portal and is easier to navigate. A key document is the Online Manual, accessible through most pages and providing useful information on applying for grants and on each stage of grant management.

Users should note that much of the portal is not yet complete – in particular, information on calls is not yet provided. The intention is that most of the site will be fully operational from 11 December and the launch of Horizon 2020, but some areas may continue as work in progress after this date as final details are resolved and can then be added to the portal.

Information continues to be available on the portal on FP7 – key documents for instance – and access to existing FP7 projects is unchanged by the upgrade of the participant portal.

Wider Outlook: December’s edition now here

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The External Project’s Team newsletter Wider Outlook for December is now here –

http://bit.ly/1hsDytB

the team has chosen the theme of  Horizon 2020 this month—our annual UK Research Office UKRO event on December 11th will major on the new EU research funding programme –and this month’s edition is full of tips, information and advice to get your project off the ground. As ever do contact us with any comments, ideas or suggestions at  externalprojects@staffs.ac.uk.

 

 

 

Horizon 2020 work programmes published by European Commission

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The European Commission has started publishing drafts of some Horizon 2020 Work Programmes. These are now available on the official Horizon 2020 website.http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020-documents

Some draft Work Programmes for Horizon 2020 have now been made available by the European Commission. To date, these include the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, ICT, Access to Risk Finance, the ‘Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials’ societal challenge and the European Research Council.

The current drafts give information on the likely topics or actions for funding and the planned calls for proposals. Some indicate budgets and deadlines. For each topic, there are three sub-headings, the “Specific Challenge”, the “Scope” and the “Expected Impact”.

These are still drafts and changes can be made before the adoption of the final work programmes and their publication. The Commission is publishing these drafts to allow potential applicants to familiarise themselves with the main lines of funding planned ahead of the launch of the first calls, which is expected for 11 December 2013.

Calls will be published on the Commission’s Research Participant Portal, a new version of which is due to be launched in early December. 

The External Projects Team has produced a number of factsheets for the different Horizon 2020 funding streams.http://blogs.staffs.ac.uk/research/2013/11/11/horizon-2020-factsheets/