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Our annual UKRO (UK Research Office) visit from our European Advisor, Maribel Glogowski, will take place on Wednesday, 14th October 2015 at Talbot Campus.

There will be an information sharing session for RKEO-only staff in the morning with presentations for all staff in the afternoon.

Indicative Schedule:

12:00 – 13:00      Lunch (afternoon attendees and RKEO)

13:00 – 14:00      EU Funding (an introduction to Horizon 2020)

14:00 – 16:15      (Draft) Work Programmes (specific strands):

14:00 – 14:25      Cross-cutting – Science with and for society / Widening participation

14:30 – 15:30      European Research Council (ERC) and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

15:30 – 15:45      Break

15:45 – 16:15      Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) and Industrial Leadership

16:15 – 16:30      Concluding remarks

You can see the draft Work Programmes in the Subscribers’ area on the UKRO portal. As BU subscribes to this service, all staff can register.

Please register for this event as soon as possible by contacting Dianne Goodman, so that we can arrange catering. Once you have registered, we will confirm your attendance and venue.

If you aspire to be research-active in Europe, this event is for you. We look forward to welcoming Maribel and BU staff with international research aspirations as well as those already active in this funding stream.