The Technology Strategy Board has recently set up a sub-group to act as an information hub for its “Internet of Things” Knowledge Transfer networks. This field is relevant to a range of strategic research priorities led by TSB and other…
BBSRC Delivery Plan 2011-2015
In line with other research councils, BBSRC released its Delivery Plan for 2011 – 2015 [PDF] just before the Christmas break. These documents set out the research councils’ strategic priorities for the next four years – i.e. the anticipated duration of…
Research Councils UK Launch Knowledge Transfer Portal
RCUK have recently launched a ‘one-stop shop’ for information, news and advice on all seven Research Councils’ knowledge transfer schemes: RCUK Knowledge Transfer Portal Here’s more from RCUK’s press release: A portal to help researchers and businesses find funding for…
Supporting and Developing Research Staff
Title: Supporting and Developing Research Staff Location: Woburn House, London Date: 4th December 2008 Start Time: 10:00 End Time: 16:00 Link out: Click here (PDF) Description: Anyone with an interest or responsibility in supporting and developing research staff may be interested in…
New Lambert Model Contracts for Industrial Research
John Denham, Secretary of State for the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), announced yesterday that a new set of Lambert model agreements had been published: Lambert Toolkit for Collaborative Research The Lambert Toolkit consists of a set of…
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Awards
If you have an idea for a PhD research project which could be carried out in collaboration with a non-academic body in the arts and humanities, the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) scheme could provide funding. The purpose of the…