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:
Category Archives: Health Sciences
New Generation Thinkers
On Monday 6 January the Arts and Humanities Research Council and BBC Radio 3 are opening The New Generation Thinkers scheme for 2014, for early-career researchers with a focus on arts and humanities topics.
Emerging academics from the arts and humanities, who are currently in UK universities and who have a passion for communicating the excitement of modern scholarship to a wider audience are invited to apply for the opportunity to develop programme ideas and appear on air.
The New Generation Thinkers Scheme is intended to support up to sixty early career researchers who will have an opportunity to spend the day at the BBC to hear first-hand about the commissioning process and to develop their programme ideas alongside experienced BBC producers. Up to ten of the sixty researchers will become Radio 3’s resident New Generation Thinkers for 2014 and will have a unique opportunity to develop their own programmes for BBC Radio 3 across a year and a chance to regularly appear on air. This is the fourth year of the scheme. Previous participants have presented documentaries, taken part in on air discussions on BBC Radio 3, made pilot films for TV and spoken at public festivals.
The New Generation Thinkers scheme also works with BBC TV Arts who will be looking to develop New Generation Thinkers and their ideas into arts television.
Applicants do not have to be funded by the AHRC to apply. The scheme is open to all early career researchers based in a UK Research Organisation. This year, the call is being extended for researchers who work in areas of social sciences and medical science whose work intersects with the arts and humanities.
To read the announcement of the scheme go to http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/News-and-Events/News/Pages/Do-you-want-to-tell-the-world-about-your-work-2014.aspx
Workshop: Disconnection, Division and Exclusion – apply by 30th January 2014
AHRC
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:
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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.
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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.
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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 Enquiries about the workshop should be directed to:
Pete Henly: connectedcommunities@ahrc.ac.uk
Erasmus + calls now launched
The successor of the Life Long Learning Programme, Erasmus + has now published its first calls for proposals. Staffordshire University has successfully applied for the “Erasmus Charter” a pre requisite of applying for the programme and there are now open calls. A summary of these can be found with indicative budgets and call deadlines below.
You can link to the programme document for more detail ERASMUS + Programme Guide
BUDGET
| Education and training | : | EUR 1 305,3 million |
| Youth | : | EUR 174,2 million |
| Jean Monnet | : | EUR 11,2 million |
| Sport | : | EUR 16,6 million |
Key Action 1
| Mobility of individuals in the field of education, training and youth (all) | 17 March 2014 |
| Mobility of individuals in the field of youth only | 30 April 2014 |
| Mobility of individuals in the field of youth only | 1 October 2014 |
| Joint master degrees | 27 March 2014 |
| Large-scale European voluntary service events | 3 April 2014 |
Key Action 2
| Strategic partnerships in the field of education, training and youth (all) | 30 April 2014 |
| Strategic partnerships in the field of youth only | 1 October 2014 |
| Knowledge alliances, sector skills alliances | 3 April 2014 |
| Capacity building in the field of youth | 3 April 2014
2 September 2014 |
The external projects team will be disseminating this information across the University, but if you would like any further information please get in touch with the team at externalprojects@staffs.ac.uk
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UKRO and H2020 is now Launched!!
Hurrah!! At last all of the next Horizon 2020 proposals have been released. Following a great UKRO session yesterday with Eevi from the Brussels office (see pic below) the External Projects Team hosted a great day long programme of presentations on Erasmus + and the H2020 calls. We have been anticipating the launch which happened yesterday and we are now in the process of producing briefing sheets to help you to digest all of the information, but in the meantime you can access all of the latest info from the Commission HERE
Wellcome Trust Awards – Society & Ethics
The Wellcome Trust invites applications for its university awards in society and ethics. These allow universities to attract or retain outstanding research staff at an early to mid-stage in their careers by providing support for up to five years, after which time the applicant takes up a guaranteed permanent post in the university. A monograph and other substantial publications are expected to result from an award, and so teaching and other non-research commitments are expected to be minimal during the period of support.
Candidates must be nominated by their prospective head of department and have an undertaking from the head of the institution, vice-chancellor, principal or dean that the personal support will be taken over by the institution at the end of the grant. Support is normally available only at lecturer level, although in exceptional cases awards to senior lecturer level may be possible. The host institution should normally be located in either the UK or Republic of Ireland.
Up to five years’ support is available, providing a full salary for three years, 50 per cent in the fourth year and 25 per cent in the fifth year. The trust provides travel costs to attend meetings for five years and other research expenses for the first three years of the award. Public engagement costs may also be included.
For more information click here: Wellcome Trust Awards
Royal Society/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships
This scheme is for scientists who would benefit from a period of full-time research without teaching and administrative duties.
The scheme reimburses the employing institution with the full salary cost of a teaching replacement.
The scheme covers all areas of the life and physical sciences, including engineering, but excluding clinical medicine.
The applicant must
- have a PhD or equivalent
- hold a permanent post at a UK university or not-for-profit institution
- be at a stage in their career when they would particularly benefit from a period of full-time research
The award lasts between one term and one academic year.
The applicant’s employing institution will be reimbursed for the full salary cost of a teaching replacement (up to the equivalent of the minimum point on the lectureship scale as paid by the host university).
Research expenses up to a maximum of £2,500 are available to each fellow to cover the costs of consumables, equipment, travel and communicating science.
Eligibility requirement can be found in the scheme notes.
For further information on how to apply go to http://royalsociety.org/grants/schemes/leverhulme-trust-senior-research/
Wider Outlook: December’s edition now here
The External Project’s Team newsletter Wider Outlook for December is now here –
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.
Public health research programme – commissioned calls for proposals: 13/90, 13/91, 13/93
The Department of Health’s National Institute for Health Research invites proposals for commissioned research projects under its public health research programme.
The following commissioning briefs are now available.
13/90 – Interventions to maintain or increase physical activity in adolescents
13/91 – Interventions to prevent elder abuse
13/93 – Social and emotional wellbeing in early years
Closing Date: 18th December 2013
For guidance notes and application information: http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/funding/phr-commissioned
British Science Association Media Fellowships
Helping bridge the communication gap between journalists and scientists
The Media Fellowships aim to give scientists and their colleagues, the confidence and willingness to engage with the media and tackle issues of mistrust and misrepresentation and to give journalists access to new scientific expertise.
The scheme reflects the British Science Association’s commitment to increasing the accessibility of the sciences and providing opportunities for discussion and debate.
The scheme first started in 1987 and is the only one of its kind in the UK.
Up to ten Media Fellowships are awarded each year to scientists, social scientists, clinicians and engineers from different backgrounds and stages of their career.
Media Fellows spend three to six weeks over the summer working with professional journalist at a media host: national press, broadcast or online media.
The Fellows gain a greater awareness and understanding of the workings of the media and produce accurate and well-informed news pieces. Media Fellows will also work in the Press Centre at the British Science Festival.
Closing date: 18th March 2014
For further information go to: http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/science-society/media-fellowships