The EPSRC has announced it is introducing a New Investigator Award Scheme to replace the First Grant Scheme. The First Grant scheme will close on 24th July 2017 at 4pm and the New Investigator Awards will open on 25th July 2017. Like the First Grant there…
The world is changing fast, and global challenges require global solutions. Countries need to work together to tackle issues like climate change, equality, sustainability and prosperity, and providing for a skilled working population into healthy old age. As many of…
Innovation is having a moment. Bandied round by consultants, entrepreneurs and senior managers, this appears to be the buzzword du jour. But what is innovation? And how can it be applied in a pragmatic sense? This is the conundrum the…
Being Human is the UK’s only national festival of the humanities. Held in November, the festival brings together universities, Independent Research Organisations (IRO) and community and commercial partners to stage activities that make leading research in the humanities accessible to…
The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) offers a unique opportunity for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC) to co-design a global public health initiative. The forthcoming call seeks to bring together expertise in…
A new agreement between the UK and Japan aims to promote international medical research collaboration, by combining world-class scientific expertise to help advance human health. On 1 February, the MRC and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) signed…