The Health Foundation has recently launched a new research funding programme, Efficiency Research Programme. The Health Foundation’s Efficiency Research Programme is an open call for innovative research ideas on system efficiency and value for money in health and social care.…
EPSRC Resource Efficiency Scoping Workshop
The EPSRC invites expressions of interest to attend a scoping workshop to be held in Birmingham on 26 April 2012. The workshop will bring together researchers from a wide range of disciplines, industrialists and other stakeholders that have a broad…
NERC to Introduce Demand Management Measures
From the 1st April demand management measures will be introduced for applications submitted to the following NERC responsive mode schemes: Urgency, Large and Standard grants (including those led by new investigators). The RCUK efficiency of Peer Review Project report published in February 2006,…
Updated Guidance on RCUK Efficiency Measures
Back in May I blogged about Research Councils UK’s response to the Wakeham Review, Efficiency: Ensuring Excellence with Impact. This report detailed reductions to indirect costs, indexation and equipment funding which have been introduced this year in various stages. Full…
RCUK Efficiency Savings: Indexation, Indirect Costs and Equipment
** UPDATE 20/09/2011 ** Added guidance on changes to indirect cost grant submissions and guidance for top slice calculations on existing grants, issued by RCUK. RCUK has recently reported on changes to grants which will enable it to meet its…
Technology and innovation centres: Prospectus and registration of interest
The following extract comes from the press office of the Technology Strategy Board. The TSB is looking for comments on its proposal for high value manufacturing technology centres, as well as registrations of interest from organisations wishing to form a centre:…