The External Projects Team are delighted to be hosting the Annual UKRO event on the Wednesday 13February 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 first-hand experience of running EU partnerships and projects from Professor Nachi Chockalingam and Enterprise Reader Jon Fairburn

Programme – All sessions are being held in BG21 Brindley Building, Leek Road, Stoke Campus

Session 1

9.00am Horizon 2020: the new EU research and innovation funding programme (2014-2020)

Jo Frost, European Advisor, UKRO

11.00 am Coffee/ networking

Session 2

11.30am 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

12.00pm How to make the most of UKRO services (repeated at 3.00pm)

Jo Frost, European Advisor, UKRO

Session 4

2.00pm Erasmus for all: replacing the Lifelong Learning Programme, includes education funding and funding related to Sport  

Jo Frost, European Advisor, UKRO

Session 5

2.30pm Working with EU partners: Staffordshire University experience Jon Fairburn: Enterprise Reader, Business School – Research & Enterprise. Faculty of Business, Education and Law

Session 6

3.00pm How to make the most of UKRO services (repeat of 12.00pm)

Jo Frost, European Advisor, UKRO

Session 7

3.30pm-4.30pm Marie Curie Individual Fellowships: session for all or 1-2-1 individual slots.

Jo Frost, European Advisor, UKRO

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