H2020 Research Infrastructures Information Day London
Date and Time Tue 14 November 2017 10:00 – 15:00 GMT Location Natural History Museum, London Purpose of the event: This event (click here to register) has been organised to inform participants of the...
View ArticleReal-time Research Professional Updates at the click of a button
Have you noticed this box on the BU Research Blog? By clicking on this box, on the left of the Research Blog home page just under the text ‘Funding Opportunities‘, you access a Research Professional...
View ArticleHE policy update for the w/e 13th October 2017
Well, anyone who thought the Minister would have less to do in this session of Parliament, other than oversee the implementation of the Higher Education and Research Act, was underestimating him....
View ArticleCross-Research Council Mental Health Network Plus call is now open
The research councils are pleased to announce the cross-disciplinary mental health network plus call. The aim of the call is to encourage the creation of multi-disciplinary networks that cross the...
View ArticleFunder Visit – Japan Society for the Promotion of Science on 21st November 2017
BU’s Research & Knowledge Exchange Office is delighted to be hosting the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science visit on Tuesday, 21st November 2017. The schedule for the event is: 13:00...
View ArticleJapan Society for the Promotion of Science – Fellowship Funding
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) would like to raise awareness of the first of two calls in FY2018 for their Short Term Pre/Postdoctoral Fellowships, which is now open: JSPS...
View ArticlePostgraduate Research: Santander Mobility Award 2017-18 – Call For Applications
We are delighted to announce that the Doctoral College has been awarded Santander funding for postgraduate research mobility activities. Information on submitting an application can be found on the...
View ArticleCommissioning process for NERC DTP2 confirmed
NERC will commission its second round of Doctoral Training Partnership investment (DTP2) through a fully open competitive call, to be launched in January 2018. The announcement of opportunity,...
View ArticleHorizon 2020 Health Info Day – 7th November
Sold Out There will be a H2020 Health, Demographic + Well-being – Match and Info Day on Tuesday, 7th November at Cardiff City Hall. If you would like to attend, please register for the event now as...
View ArticleH2020 Societal Challenge 2 (Food security, sustainable agriculture, blue...
Innovate UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network are hosting the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 event (Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research...
View ArticleUS Sponsored Projects – Key messages
At a recent NCURA (US National Council of University Research Administrators) workshop, the following key messages were given to research administrators and managers from research offices from across...
View ArticleHorizon 2020 – hit the ground running for 2018-2020
The European Commission has pre-published a number of the Horizon 2020 draft Work Programmes for the period 2018-2020. In each case, please keep in mind that these drafts have not been adopted or...
View ArticleNewton Fund – Funding Update
Please see the calls currently open, or forthcoming, being offered through the Newton Fund scheme. Some calls are newly opened whilst others have been promoted previously via the BU Research blog. In...
View ArticleERC News
We have received an update from the European Research Council, which highlights…. The current ERC Starting Grants call has now closed with results due in the summer of 2018. The ERC Work Programme has...
View ArticleCall for Applications: UK-US Early Career Research Collaboration Workshop
When: Saturday 10th–Sunday 11th February 2018 Where: 136 Irving Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA The British Academy, in collaboration with the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the...
View ArticleREMINDER – Cross-Research Council Mental Health Network Plus call Meeting
Just a quick reminders… We will be holding a networking event for BU academics who are interested in the Cross-Research Council Mental Health Network Plus call on 1st November 09:30-11:30 in PG140. It...
View ArticleResearch Professional – all you need to know
Every BU academic has a Research Professional account which delivers weekly emails detailing funding opportunities in their broad subject area. To really make the most of your Research Professional...
View ArticleHorizon 2020 – Work Programmes now live
The Horizon 2020 Work Programmes for 2018-2020 were published on 27/10/17, with some calls already open or due to open before the end of 2017. You can search for relevant calls via the Participant...
View ArticleIs it worth applying for all this new Horizon 2020 funding, then?
Recipients of updates from this blog will have, no doubt, seen updates concerning the many new funding calls arising as a result of the release of the Horizon 2020 Work Programmes for 2018-2020. With...
View ArticleNew UK funding to work with outstanding overseas academics announced
The British Academy will receive new funding to enable up to 60 world-leading researchers in the humanities and social sciences to work with UK colleagues. The news was announced by Universities and...
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