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UK expertise to access £200bn large scale urban projects market

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The UK’s experience in managing large-scale urban projects and its design, data and low-carbon standards make it well positioned to take advantage of the £200-billion global cities market, a report from the Future Cities Catapult has said.

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However, How can the UK Innovate for the World’s Cities? adds that there is more work to be done to link businesses, research and public services in order for the country to take full advantage.

The report says it is intended to provoke conversation and connect people. An announcement from the catapult says that the UK’s activities related to future cities are “already worth more than £16bn”. The report aims to identify areas of strength that the country should build on.

These include the ability to deliver large-scale projects such as the Olympics, urban regeneration and the use of brownfield sites, digital creativity and standards that are respected around the world. It also says the country has expertise in spatial data analysis and multidisciplinary projects.

Annual Research Awards

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The Society for Research into Higher Education invites applications for its research awards. These awards are funded entirely by the Society, and intended to support new research into higher education. Applications on any aspect of HE should be submitted under the three overarching themes of higher education policy, higher education and society, and higher education practice.

Individual members of the society at the date of application are eligible to apply. Where a proposal is submitted by a research group or a team, the lead proposer must be an individual member of the society.

Up to four awards annually, worth £10,000 each, are available.

Two to four scoping awards annually of £5,000 each for the exploration of any new or emerging area of higher education research leading to the development of a plan for further research, are also available.

For information about joining the Society, visit SRHE Membership

Closing date: 1st September 2014

For further information go to: http://www.srhe.ac.uk/research/annual_research_awards.asp

NET4SOCIETY 4th Newsletter “Issues – The Voice of SSH in Europe”

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NET4SOCIETY, the network of National Contact Points for research in Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH), has published its fourth newsletter “Issues – The voice of SSH in Europe”.

NET4SOCIETY, the network of National Contact Points for research in Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH), has published its fourth newsletter ‘Issues’ – the voice of SSH in Europe. This edition’s content is as follows:

  • Integrating Social Sciences and Humanities in Horizon 2020 – First Experiences;
  • Notes from the Conference “Achieving Impact – Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities (SSH) in Horizon 2020”;
  • Interview with Prof. Irene Hardill on the Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities;
  • Spotlight on FP7s’ Final Call for Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities;
  • How to Increase the Participation of New EU Member States in Horizon 2020?;
  • Recent SSH Publications of Policy Relevance.

The “Issues – the voice of SSH in Europe” newsletter can be accessed via this link http://e-newsletter.net4society.eu/issues-july-2014

 

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UnLTD Social Enterprise Awards – Small Funds Avaliable to Students & Staff

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Staffordshire University have recieved a small allocation of money from the HEFCE supported UnLTD Social Enterprise awards scheme which has been matched with HEIF (Higher Education Innovation Funding) which is managed by Enterprise and Commercial Development. This small awards scheme aims to facilitate students or staff in trying new ideas that have or create social value, this can be an idea about starting a social enterprise venture, to supporting social enterprises that are already in existence.The awards start at up to £500 and dependent on your idea there may be additonal money you can access. Applcations will be accepted up until the 31st July 2014. In terms of the application process, there is a short application form to fill in, you will be required to keep reciepts and meet with us to ensure you are on track.

If you have an idea, or know of someone that does, if they are a student or a member of staff and they have an idea or a venture that they would like to discuss please contact Peter Twilley on 01782 294968 to find out more or email Peter at P.L.Twilley@staffs.ac.uk

 

 

Free seminars on Creative Europe support

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Join the British Council for free information events for cultural and creative sector organisations who are interested in funding under the Creative Europe Culture sub-programme, particularly those developing a ‘Cooperation Project’ for the deadline on 1 October 2014.

London Monday 14 July, 2-5pm Register now

Newcastle  Wednesday 16 July, 2-5pm Register now

Leicester Thursday 17 July, 2-5pm Register now

Plymouth Friday 18 July, 2-5pm Register now

 

Light refreshments are provided. Booking is limited to two places per organisation. Please forward this information to colleagues who may benefit.

24 steps to a successful start up

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We recently attended the PraxisUnico conference where Bill Aulet from MIT gave a presentation on “The coming crisis in entrepreneurship education and what to do about it”.

Entrepreneurship is exploding globally and many people believe that this is something that cannot be taught and those that are successful are born with the skills for it. Bill however does not agree this is the case. He believes some of the greatest entrepreneurs – Richard Branson, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates – have one thing in common: they made great products.

He also stated that the single condition needed to be successful is a paying customer. The customer should be involved from the very beginning so you know who they are and what they require. By not carrying out market research and selecting the market segment you will be most successful in you are likely to fail.

For more detail on the 24 steps to a successful start-up you can sign up for the Disciplined Entrepreneurship Toolbox at http://detoolbox.com/ or purchase the book http://disciplinedentrepreneurship.com/

The 24 steps game plan is below

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Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships

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The objective of these awards is to enable distinguished academics based overseas to spend between three and twelve months at a UK university, in order to enhance the skills of academic staff or students within the host institution. Any field of research is eligible.

Visiting Professors may also wish to use the opportunity to further their own academic interests.

Criteria for selection are:

  • the academic standing and achievements of the professor in terms of research and teaching
  • the ability of the host institution to benefit from the imported skills and expertise

Applications must be made by a member of academic staff, based in a UK university or other higher education institution, who will be responsible for coordinating the visit. Priority is given to new or recent collaborative ventures.

A maintenance grant up to a level commensurate with the salary of a professor in the relevant field at the receiving institution may be requested. Economy travel costs to and from the UK and research costs will also be met.

For further information go to: http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/VP/VP.cfm

 

Be a Part of European Funding: November 20th

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Be a Part of European Funding

The External Projects team’s annual UK Research Office (UKRO) event is on Thursday November 20th, LT114/116 Ashley Building, Stoke. This is our opportunity to hear the latest EU research funding news from our Brussels based UKRO representative Blazej Thomas.

9:00-10:30 –SME involvement- how researchers can work with businesses and other non-academic sectors under the different Horizon 2020 programmes

10:30-12:00 –Marie Sklodowska Curie funding. An overview of the fund, what we can do with it and the level of detail required for an application

12:00-16:30 – Information and Networking session for Businesses and University Staff Businesses interested in getting involved with European funded projects are invited to come to the University to find out how the programmes work and talk to academics about how they can collaborate on projects. The University has lead and partnered on many European projects. It is a great way for businesses to develop their European networks and to get funding to develop a new idea to improve your business. This event is free and includes lunch.

12:00-16:30 –One to One Sessions Book a one to one session with our European specialist to get inside knowledge on developing your European Project. Get individual advice on which conferences to attend to meet people, which EU policies you should be focusing on, how to find partners, how to develop your bid and more.

To book your place email externalprojects@staffs.ac.uk saying which sessions you wish to attend.

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Research Grants

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The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants invites applications for its research initiative. Research that is innovative and challenges and offers fresh perspectives on a range of topics related to the science of management accounting will be supported

Research applications are invited on the topics of:

  • big data
  • management accounting in banks and financial institutions

Grants are worth between £5,000 and £40,000.

The deadline for applications is 30 September 2014.

For further information go to: http://www.cimaglobal.com/en-gb/Thought-leadership/Research-Funding/Research-intiatives/

 

Rights, Equality and Citizenship in Europe

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The European Commission has launched a new funding scheme around rights, equality and citizenship. This blog gives an overview of the scheme. Individual calls will be launched over the coming months.

Funding Body: Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme

Overview:

Specific objectives are to:-

  • Promote non-discrimination
  • Combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance
  • Promote rights of persons with disabilities
  • Promote equality between women and men and gender mainstreaming
  • Prevent violence against children, young people, women and other groups at risk
  • Promote the rights of the child
  • Ensure the highest quality of data protection
  • Promote the rights deriving from Union citizenship
  • Enforce consumer rights

Support is available for training, awareness raising, networking and transnational cooperation.

Activities to be funded include:-

  • Training activities (staff exchanges, workshops, development of training modules etc.)
  • Mutual learning, cooperation activities, exchanges of good practices, peer reviews, development of ICT tools etc.
  • Awareness-raising activities, dissemination, conferences etc.
  • Support to main actors/key stakeholders

Budget: It may not be the same for all strands but many of them look like they will offer to fund 80% of project costs.

Deadlines: Separate calls are planned under each of the Programme objectives, the majority are planned for the second half of 2014, although some are set for the second quarter of the year.

Further Information: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/grants1/programmes-2014-2020/rec/index_en.htm

You can see a breakdown of upcoming calls on the International Unit website: http://www.international.ac.uk/newsletters/european-funding-bulletin-june/summaries-of-2014-work-programmes.aspx

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