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The following opportunities have been announced. Please follow the links for more information:

• The ESRC are looking to fund six research grants relating to understanding the challenges of the food system.  Joint funding of up to £1.87 million at up to 100% FEC is available.  The call closes 30/01/14.
• Research base funding is available for research in engineering and the physical sciences from the EPSRC.  This funding is very flexible and can be used for almost any project over any length of time.  There is no maximum limit and there is no closing date for this call.
• Early career fellowships are available from The Leverhulme Trust providing up to a maximum of 50% of each Fellow’s salary and up to £6000 in research expenses.  The maximum award is £87,000 and the closing deadline is 06/03/14.
• Research grants and new investigator research grants are on offer from the MRC to those seeking to occupy their new research complex in Harwell.  The maximum award is unspecified and the closing date is 08/01/14.
• Career development awards are also available for researchers who want to utilise the MRC‘s new research complex in Harwell.  There is no maximum award however the closing deadline is 30/04/14.
• The MRC are looking to support methods development research looking at the effect of bias in randomized controlled trials.  They are particularly interested in multiple testing and subgroup analysis.  There is no specified maximum award and the closing deadline is 23/01/14.
• The MRC are looking for researchers to investigate missing data and the use of propensity scores.  There is no specified maximum award and the closing deadline is 23/01/14.
• The MRC is interested in supporting methods research for assessing the quality of life in carers.  There is no specified maximum award and the closing deadline is 23/01/14.
• Funding to support methods research to support the use of observational data in clinical decision making  is available from the MRC.  There is no specified maximum award and the closing deadline is 23/01/14.
• Up to £5 million is available from the TSB for a  India-UK Collaborative Industrial Research and Development Programme.  Registration closes 12/02/14 with a final closing date of 19/02/14.

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