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As subscribers to the UK Research Office (UKRO), we are pleased to announced that our annual visit will take place on Wednesday, 8th November 2017.

The sessions for BU academics will commence at 11:30 with a discussion of the implications of Brexit and how UKRO can assist with European funding applications. After a networking lunch, there will be a review of the highlights of the 2018-2020 Work Programmes for Horizon 2020, which are due to be released at the end of October. The remainder of the afternoon’s programme will be announced as soon as agreed with Andreas Kontogeorgos, our UKRO contact point.

Bookings for this event are now open to BU Staff. 

All BU staff can access the UKRO site. If not registered, why not sign up now to ensure that you get the latest news delivered to your own inbox?

In preparation for this event, you may like to see the pre-publication drafts for some of the Work Programmes for 2018-2020, as given on the European Commission’s introductory page on Work Programmes:

Excellent Science

• Future and Emerging Technologies, DRAFT work programme published
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, DRAFT work programme published
• Research Infrastructures, including e-Infrastructures, DRAFT work programme published

Industrial Leadership

• Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies, DRAFT Introduction published
• Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology, and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing (NMBP), DRAFT work programme published
• Information and Communication Technologies, DRAFT work programme published
• Innovation in SMEs
• Access to Risk Finance

Societal Challenges

• Societal Challenge 1 (Health, demographic change and wellbeing)
• Societal Challenge 2 (Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy)
• Societal Challenge 4, DRAFT work programme published (Smart, Green and Integrated Transport)
• Societal Challenge 5 (Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials)
• Societal Challenge 6, DRAFT work programme published (Europe in a changing world – Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies)
• Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Emily Cieciura (RKEO, Research Facilitator: EU & International)