Research News and Funding Opportunities Weekly Digest for October 15th Annalisa Jones15/10/201215/10/2012 Digest Posted Film marks the launch of the AHRC’s ‘Knowledge Exchange Hubs for the Creative Economy’. Posted Dementia initiative | ESRC | The Economic and Social Research Council. Posted Russell Group: News and Policy Statements – 2012 – Birmingham Vice-Chancellor chosen as new Russell Group Chair. Posted The new ERC calls for 2013 are now open!!. Posted Commission launches final call for Framework 7. Posted Technology Strategy Board | Competitions | Future Digital Systems. Posted Evaluation of the Welsh Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) | ESRC | The Economic and Social Research Council. Posted Independent review of perceptions of JRF’s involvement in Bradford | Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Posted 11 July 2012 – BBSRC announces appointment of new Director of Science – Media release – BBSRC. Posted NERC – Mathematics and informatics for environmental omic data synthesis – AO – AIG. Posted RP – Integrity concordat could become grant condition. Posted ERC and NSF sign cooperation deal. Posted NERC – KE schemes – Call for Knowledge Exchange Fellows. Posted RP – Research council block grants will pay for open access publishing. Posted DG EMPL: mental health at work. Posted DG CONNECT: internet traffic study. Posted EFFRA – Factories of the Future Roadmap Consultation. Posted Sir George Alberti Research Training Fellowship – Diabetes UK. Posted Our Frugal Future: Lessons from India’s Innovation system – Nesta. Posted RCUK Welcomes NESTA Report on Research Innovation in India – RCUK. Posted RP – Call for strategy to boost sports-research quality. Posted Technology Strategy Board | Competitions | Design for Future Climate – Climate Resilient Infrastructure. Posted Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Challenges in Geological Storage for Carbon Capture and Storage – EPSRC. Posted Latest Calls For Proposals – Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme…. Posted New Medical, Innovation and Research Director completes Whitehead’s top team – ABPI. Posted RP – All together now. Posted Medical Research Council – News – Measuring the return on investment of research. Posted First BBSRC showcase for industry event – pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector – BBSRC. Posted EPSRC Frontier Engineering Awards – EPSRC. Posted Scheme to recognise Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research – EPSRC. Posted Upgrading the small scale equipment base for early career researchers in the Engineering and Physical Sciences – EPSRC. Posted Open Access to research: British Academy response. Posted NERC – Fellowship placement opportunities. Posted Open Access Status of Journal Articles from ERC-Funded Projects. Posted IT News Online > – – Research platform Mendeley acquires research social network SciLife. Posted MRC/NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme Funding Opportunities. Posted ESRC Life Study Consultation 2012 Survey. Posted New Economic Models in the digital economy – EPSRC. ← REF Guide for Research Users Now Available AHRC Strategy 2013-18 Draft Published for Comment →