The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has issued a call for proposals which seek to identify what existing evidence and emerging practice tell us about local, including community, resilience to climate change. The JRF are looking for proposals that will help them…
Lincoln achieves partner status with pioneering UN settlement programme
The University of Lincoln has become part of a select group of institutions to hold partner status with a pioneering United Nations programme, opening the door for staff and students to engage with humanitarian projects around the globe. The United…
Robots could lend a helping hand
With a rapidly ageing population, the number of people with dementia and other age-related disabilities is expected to soar by 2050. Coupled with warnings about future shortages of health workers and doctors, it’s clear other options need to be found.…
BBSRC: FLIP
BBSRC’s FLexible Interchange Programme (FLIP) supports the movement of people from one environment to a different one to exchange knowledge/technology/skills, developing bioscience research/researchers and addressing our strategic priorities. FLIP awards provide flexible opportunities for individuals (“the interchangers”) moving between different…
ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is to celebrate what it calls “high-impact” research with six new awards. Launched on 12 December, the Celebrating Impact Prize aims to reward ESRC-funded researchers whose work has strongly affected economics or society.…
2012 Portraits of Britain Photographic Competition
Are you a keen photographer? Can you capture the meaning of ‘social sciences’ and ‘society today’ in a single picture? If so, the ESRC Portraits of Britain photographic competition could be for you. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)…