Last Friday I attended a Study Tour of the Wellcome Trust, organised by the Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA). Study tours allow research administrators to gain useful insight into a funder’s vision, values, goals, policies and funding opportunities…
Collaboratories: Short Film About Virtual Research Environments
Collaboratories are virtual research environments that enable researchers across the country or the world to work together on research projects, bids or publications. Here’s a short video which shows how researchers and librarians in the Netherlands are using these tools…
Research Connection 2009 Sessions Now Online
The 2009 Research Connection conference, which took place in Prague on 7th and 8th May, had a wealth of information on EC funding streams. All of these presentations, including videos, are now online: EC Research Connection 2009 Presentations This is…
Periodic Table of Videos
Nottingham University’s Periodic Table of Videos is a great example of a project which engages the public with science; chemistry in this case: www.periodicvideos.com Every element on the periodic table has a short video with a basic introduction and a…
EU Promotes Marie Curie Funding On Youtube
The European Union’s Research Directorate General is using Youtube to promote funding available for researchers: The Marie Curie, or PEOPLE programme is part of the EU’s Framework Programme 7 funding for research. It funds a range of activities focused on developing…