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BU academics are co-appointed as Co-Editors of the Journal of Media Practice
Dr Julian McDougall and Professor Neal White (Media School) have been appointed as Co-Editors of the Journal of Media Practice (JMP). This is a significant moment for the only print-based peer-reviewed journal to focus on practice based media teaching and research as it moves to Routledge and into a new digital publishing future with its online presence, JMP Screenworks.
The proposal outlined a strategy for collaboration between CEMP and colleagues working in all areas of media practice and pedagogic enquiry in the Media School. The vision for the journal is interdisciplinary and, in the development of a full editorial strategy, Neal and Julian will invite researchers and practitioners in the school to contribute. They will also be working with the editorial board, Routledge and Auteur to plan a productive relationship between CEMP’s existing journal, MERJ and JMP.
This is a real opportunity to collaborate across the Media School and the range of disciplines and to impact on the dissemination of media practice research and developments in digital publishing.
Desperate for uninterrupted quality time on your grant application? Come to the Residential Research Retreat!
The Research Design Service South West (RDS SW) is offering a unique opportunity to researchers in health and social care across the South West of England.
The Residential Research Retreat provides an opportunity for research teams to develop high quality research proposals 
suitable for submission to national peer-reviewed funding schemes. The aim of the Retreat is to provide the environment and support to promote rapid progress in developing proposals over a relatively short time period. The Retreat is open to health professionals and academic partners working within the South West.
At the Retreat you will be supported by a range of academic experts while developing your research proposal. Away from the workplace, you will work intensively on your proposal, while learning how to maximise its chances for successfully securing a grant. You will learn how to develop your idea into a viable and first class research proposal and experience research project planning at a professional level.
A delegate from last year’s Retreat said, “This has been an extremely valuable exercise and has really helped build an understanding of what is expected from NIHR funded projects. In order to ensure that new researchers are able to make feasible, rigorous, well-designed bids for funding, this week is essential.”
The Retreat will be held at the Ammerdown Conference Centre, near Bath in Somerset from 1 June to 6 June 2014 inclusive. To win a place on the Retreat, applications should be submitted by 1pm on Friday 17th January 2014. Applications will be reviewed competitively and places awarded to the most promising team proposals. The application and further information is available at http://www.rds-sw.nihr.ac.uk/rrr.htm.
Don’t forget, your local branch of the Research Design Service is based within the BU Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU) on the 5th floor of Royal London House. Feel free to pop in and see us or send us an email.
PG Researcher Development Programme – Available workshops
Whether you have just arrived a BU to start your research degree or you’ve been here a while and want to refresh your skills and knowledge, the following workshops are available:
Finding Information and Using Researcher Tools (REPEAT)
Outline: The session will include an introduction to advanced searching skills, using citations smartly and analytical tools.
- Date: Wednesday 29 January 2014
- Time: 09:00 – 11:00
IT SKILLS – Word 2010: Structuring your Thesis
Outline: The workshop will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to allow you to structure your thesis (to get the best out of the workshop you must have basic PC skills and be confident using the basic features of Word).
- Date: Monday 3 February 2014
- Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Managing your Citations using Endnote and Endnote Web (REPEAT workshop)
Outline: The session will include an introduction to Endnote and Endnote Web, exporting from databases, Cite While You Write tool
- Date: Wednesday 5 February 2014
- Time: 14:00 – 16:00
IT SKILLs – Excel 2010: Introduction to Essential Features
Outline: This workshop will give an overview of essential features available in Excel. The skills and knowledge you acquire will enable you to use the software efficiently.
- Date: Monday 10 February 2014
- Time: 14:00 – 16:00
IT SKILLS: Powerpoint – Create and enhance your Presentations
Outline: This workshop will cover a wide range of PowerPoint techniques to allow the user to create and run a PowerPoint show using PowerPoint 2010 (to get the best out of the course you must have basic PC skills (ie. be able to use a mouse, keyboard and Windows XP) and be confident using the basic features of PowerPoint
- Date: Monday 17 February 2014
- Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Further information, including how to book your place can be found on myBU (Graduate School PGR Community). Remember you will need to log on with your student username and password!
The Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Research Group
The Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust (DHC) Research Group was set up for staff to develop their knowledge and skills about research. No experience of research required – just interest! DHC are now kindly inviting staff from BU to attend the group.
Find out about research being conducted in the Trust and the local area
- Meet people conducting research in your area
- Learn more about research & the research process
- Present your research to the group
Meetings last approximately 1 hour, and are hosted by the University Department of Mental Health at St Ann’s Hospital, Canford Cliffs.
Upcoming meetings:
Wednesday 22nd January 2014 12.00 – 13.00: Conducting and documenting an effective literature search
Wednesday 12th March 2014 13.00 -14.00: Clinicians’ perceptions of antibiotic use in the diabetic foot
To reserve your place, present your research, or for more information please contact Jo Lancaster.
Congratulations and Good Luck
As would be expected for a short working month, December saw a relatively quiet level of activity for bids being submitted and awards being won with congratulations due to Schools for winning research and consultancy contracts.
For ApSci, congratulations are due to Adrian Pinder for his consultancy with Borough of Poole, to Jonny Monteith for his consultancy with Colten Developments Ltd, and to Paola Palma for her contract with English Heritage. Good luck to Richard Stillman for his consultancy to Footprint Ecology, and to Roger Herbert for his consultancy to Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd.
For the Business School, congratulations are due to Gelareh Roushan for her contract with the Higher Education Academy exploring the value of social media for education and research in business and management studies.
For DEC, good luck to Venky Dubey for his application to the British Council to research integrative intelligent vibro-electro-tactile device for balance correction and therapy, to Samuel Nyman, Anthea Innes (HSC), Peter Thomas (HSC) and Joanne Mayoh (ST) for their application to the National Institute for Health Research, to Grants Academy member David Newell for his two short courses, and to Jacqui Taylor for her consultancy with the Higher Education Academy.
For HSC, congratulations are due to Clive Andrewes for his consultancy with Wessex Academic Health Science Network. Good luck to Lee-Ann Fenge for her application to the Big Lottery Fund, to Grants Academy member Timothy Etheridge for his contract to UK Space Agency, to Ann Hemingway for her application to Alcohol Research UK, and to Grants Academy member Jane Murphy for her consultancy to Wessex Academic Health Science Network.
For MS, good luck to Julian McDougall for his consultancy to University of Wolverhampton, and to Grants Academy member Richard Scullion for his consultancy with WISH (Women in Social Housing).
For ST, congratulations to Yeganeh Morakabati for securing the final year of the Crown Estate Project to study the perceptions of stakeholders with respect to the Boscombe Artificial Surf Reef. Good luck to Heather Hartwell, Jeff Bray and Sherry Jeary (DEC) for their application to Global Innovation Initiative to research empowering consumer decision making in out of home eating.
Atrium BRC stand
Emily Loring and I are in the Atrium, Poole House, Talbot Campus today giving out copies of the Bournemouth Research Chronicle (BRC) magazine to academic staff. Do come along and pick up a copy and have a cake with us!
We will be here until 4:30pm today (Tuesday) and again on Thursday between 9am-5pm.
Next Grants Academy Workshops – Deadline for your Application for Feb Sessions 24th January 2014 – Don’t miss out!!
The Grants Academy has been described by members as ‘brilliant’, ‘excellent’, ‘extremely educational and stimulating’ and ‘very beneficial’. It has also increased bids submissions from members acting as a Principal Investigator by 41% and 20% as a co-Investigator. Members have significantly increased their funding successes too and obtained funding from organisations such as the AHRC, European Commission, ESRC, British Academy, English Heritage and Burdett Trust for Nursing.
How does the Academy work? Members attend an initial two day training course off campus, facilitated by an external expert bid writer with a well-developed draft proposal. The training days will cover the art of proposal craftmanship, the rules of the writing game and other invaluable information to help you perfect your proposal during the days. Feedback on these days from existing members have been very positive ‘the workshop was the best I have ever attended’.
Members can then further develop their proposal over a couple of weeks, gaining unlimited support from the external facilitator in doing so and the cohort re-gathers for a mock peer review panel of each other’s applications. This gives a unique insight into this process in a supportive environment and helps further refine the proposal. One member has described this session as ‘[I now have] profound insights in[to] how the system works…and to realize how that must be for professional reviewers’.
What other support is given? Throughout the 18 month membership of the Grants Academy, members benefit form UNLIMITED support from the external facilitator (and in some cases additional external reviewers) which has been invaluable in helping members secure external funding ‘[His] input enabled me to produce a clearer, more logical and convincing proposal. He also alerted me to issues I had not previously considered and encouraged me to think about ‘impact’ and value for the UK in new ways’.
Members also have bespoke assistance from R&KEO in finding funding and collaborators. They also have access to a library of successful proposals from BU, a travel grant (£250), guaranteed places on Funder visits organised for them and surgeries with external facilitators.
How do I apply? To apply for a place, please contact me Dianne Goodman and I will send you a Membership Agreement Form to be signed by you, your line manager and your DDRE. Applications close on January 24th 2014 for the next training sessions due to take place on the: 3rd February, 4th February, 24 February 2014.
There is a waiting list for spaces on the Grants Academy due to its success and you will be added to this if no places are available on the next cohort. If you find that you are unable to make these dates you may find it helpful to know that we have 2 further Grants Academy sessions which will be held on the:
24th and 25th of Mar and the 22nd Apr 2014
12th and 13th of May and the 9th of Jun 2014
You are welcome to apply and register for one of the future Grants Academy sessions (either February or the sessions listed above) and we are happy to put your name on our list for a future session provided you can confirm at the time of applying that you have blocked out these dates in your calendar and we receive your application signed by your line manager and DDRE.
What’s the small print? When making your application, you must ensure that you are available for the 3 dates in their entirety. Membership is only obtained once all training days have been attended. Obligations of membership are that at least one proposal for external funding must be submitted within the first six months of membership. As the training days are attended with a draft proposal, this should be obtainable. Within 18 months at least three proposals for external funding must have been submitted. Failure to meet these obligations will lead to membership being revoked.
If you have any questions about the Grants Academy please get in contact with Dianne Goodman (scheme administrator) or Rebecca Edwards (scheme manager).
Grants Academy Next Workshops – Deadline for your Application for Feb Sessions – 24th January 2014 – get yourself booked in today!!
Writing about academic publishing
Academics at the Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health have published a series of articles over the past few years on aspects of academic publishing. The latest addition is called ‘Writing an Abstract for a Scientific Conference’ which has been published recently in the Kathmandu University Medical Journal .1 As the title suggests the paper advises novice researchers and students on the best way to write a scientific abstract. This paper also highlights some of the common mistakes academics make when drafting such abstract.
An earlier article in the series reflects issues around academic authorship, something which can be a tricky topic. The paper addressed issues around who should be an author and who should not, the order of authors, and highlighted the different conventions that prevail in different academic disciplines. The paper ‘Academic authorship: who, why and in what order?’ was published in the academic journal Health Renaissance.2
Further articles have focused on the basics of writing up qualitative research findings, 3 the general process of writing a scientific paper, including an attempt to answer the questions: “What to write? and “When to start writing?”4 and submitting such a paper to a peer-reviewed journal.5 One paper stresses the importance of selecting the target journal wisely6 and a further paper highlights some of the perils of the peer review process under the title ‘The long & winding road to publication’. 7
Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen & Prof. Vanora Hundley
Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health, HSC, Bournemouth University
References:
- Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen E., Hundley, V., Simkhada, B.D. (2013) Writing an Abstract for a Scientific Conference, Kathmandu University Medical Journal 11(3): 262-265.
- Hundley, V., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P. (2013) Academic authorship: who, why and in what order? Health Renaissance 11(2) www.healthrenaissance.org.np/uploads/Download/vol-11-2/Page_99_101_Editorial.pdf
- Pitchforth, E., Porter, M., van Teijlingen, E.R., Forrest Keenan, K. (2005) Writing up and presenting qualitative research in family planning and reproductive health care, Journal of Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care 31 (2): 132-135. http://jfprhc.bmj.com/content/31/2/132.full.pdf+html
- Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E., Hundley, V. (2013) Writing an academic paper for publication, Health Renaissance 11(1): 1-5. www.healthrenaissance.org.np/uploads/Pp_1_5_Guest_Editorial.pdf
- van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada. P.P., Rizyal, A. (2012) Submitting a paper to an academic peer-reviewed journal, where to start? Health Renaissance 10 (1): 1-4. http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/HREN/article/view/5997/4950
- van Teijlingen, E., Hundley, V. (2002) Getting your paper to the right journal: a case study of an academic paper, Journal of Advanced Nursing 37(6): 506-511.
- van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada. P.P., Simkhada, B., Ireland, J. (2012) The long & winding road to publication, Nepal Journal Epidemiology 2(4): 213-215. http://nepjol.info/index.php/NJE/article/view/7093/6388
Guidance on using the new research website
As promised, we have published two supporting documents to the new research website admin area. You can access this by logging into the site here with your usual BU username and password.
The first document is a technical guide, written by Matt Northam, which takes you through the process of uploading content to the main sections of the website and research centre pages. It provides a step by step explanation of what to do, as well as screen shots to give a visual aid.
The second provides guidance on writing style and image use. This is written by Mike O’Sullivan and me (Sally Gates). It provides stylistic suggestions, such as whether to write in the first person or third person. This document also provides information about how you can obtain images to accompany your content.
If you have a question that we haven’t covered here, please contact research@bournemouth.ac.uk. If it is likely to be a common question we’ll add it to the guide.
And lastly, a quick ‘save the date’… We have just booked two more web training sessions in Studland House, Lansdowne Campus on Friday 7 February 2014 10-11:30am and 12-1:30pm (bring sandwich for that one)! We will set up an Eventbrite page for you to book and will post the link on the blog later this week.
The BUDI Themes – how you can get involved with dementia research!
Reminder of the coffee and cake morning to be held in the Retreat, Talbot Campus on Tuesday 28 January at 10.30 to 11.30. For catering purposes please email mobrien@bournemouth.ac.uk if you wish to attend.
For further information please click here.
Latest major funding opportunities
The following opportunities have been announced. Please follow the links for more information:
The AHRC and BBC Radio 3 are looking for applications for the New Generation Thinkers of 2014. Up to sixty successful applicants will have a chance to develop their programme-making ideas with experienced BBC producers at a series of dedicated workshops and, of these up to ten will become Radio 3’s resident New Generation Thinkers. They will benefit from a unique opportunity to develop their own programmes for BBC Radio 3 and a chance to regularly appear on air. The closing date is 06/02/14.
The Alzheimer’s Society is offering PhD Studentships and Doctoral Training Centre grants, both with a closing date of 17/04/14. Planning ahead, the calls for Clincal Training Fellowships and Postdoctoral Fellowships will open in May/June 2014.
For those researching in the fields of biotechnology and biological sciences, the BBSRC is offering a number of grants. These are Strategic longer and larger grants (sLoLas), which closes on 09/04/14, Responsive-mode grants up to £2m, Industrial Partnership awards, Stand-alone LINK awards to encourage collaboration with industry, the New Investigator scheme to assist early years researchers and a joint call from BBSRC – Brazil (FAPESP) , promoting international collaboration. All but the first call have a deadline for submission of 29/04/14.
The ESRC and Scottish Government invite proposals for What Works Scotland (WWS). The aim of WWS is to deepen the impact of the emergent Scottish approach to public service delivery and reform, by evaluating evidence in delivery of that approach. The closing date for this £3.75m award is 06/03/14. The bidder workshop takes place on 14/01/14.
Do you or one of your Early Years Researchers deserve to be nominated for an award? Philip Leverhulme Prizes recognise the achievement of early career researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future career is exceptionally promising. The prize scheme makes up to thirty awards of £100,000 a year, across a range of academic disciplines. The 2014 round opens on 06/01/14 and closes to nominations on 14/05/14
Do you have an innovative approach that could return life to the UK high street? If so, the Technology Strategy Board is offering up to £8m in an SBRI competition to encourage new ways of attracting people back to UK high streets, in their Re-imagining the high street call. If you wish to apply, you must register by 26/02/14 and the closing date is 05/03/14.
The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £4.5m in collaborative research and development that addresses the technical challenges and business opportunities presented by the huge growth in data. Additional funding may be available from TSB partners. Applicants must register by 26/02/14 and the closing date is 05/03/14.
Investment of up to £1m for research proposals identifying novel and innovative ideas to meet communication security challenges ranging from enabling home working to sending secure data to intelligence officers on the ground is available from the Technology Strategy Board. If interested in aplying to the scheme, Secure working in insecure environments, please register by 26/02/14. The closing date is 05/03/14.
The Wellcome Trust is offering Translation Awards to develop innovative and ground breaking new technologies in the biomedical area. The closing date for Concept Note is 25/04/14 and the preliminary deadline 15/06/14, with final presentations in January 2015
Please note that some funders specify a time for submission as well as a date. Please confirm this with your RKE Support Officer.
You can set up your own personalised alerts on ResearchProfessional. If you need help setting these up, just ask your School’s RKE Officer in RKE Operations or see the recent post on this topic.
Real Lives, Celebrity Stories Book Launch 29 January
To celebrate the publication of Real Lives, Celebrity Stories, edited by Bronwen Thomas and Julia Round, the Media School’s Narrative Research Group will host a book launch at 3 p.m on 29 January in the Casterbridge suite. Featuring contributions by several colleagues from the Media School, including Shaun Kimber, Peri Bradley, Darren Lilleker and Sue Thomas, the book was inspired by the first symposium organised by NRG back in 2010 and explores narratives of ordinary and extraordinary people in television, film, fan cultures, comics, politics and cyberspace. At the launch, the editors and contributors will provide a brief introduction to each of their chapters, and light refreshments and wine will be provided. All welcome.
Introducing the Fast Track Status – application process now open!
In an attempt to sharpen the response time of some of our knowledge exchange activities, a new process is to be introduced . During the last 18 months feedback from academics engaged with BU’s knowledge exchange (KE) vehicles suggests that our RKE processes do not always provide the speed and flexibility to operate effectively within a commercial environment. In light of this feedback and under the direction of Professor Bennett, the Research and Knowledge Exchange Office (RKEO) has worked with academics to review the current processes and, in collaboration with Legal Services, have drafted a series of recommendations. These measures should enable those with a proven track record for KE activity to have greater autonomy and empower them to negotiate and close deals with clients in a more flexible manner, thereby providing a more responsive service.
The new process, ‘Fast Track status’, allows for expedited procedures to operate (within selected KE units) thereby enabling them to operate in a more entrepreneurial manner. Fast Track status will be provided by application to KE units that request such status and subject to central audit by both RKE Operations and Legal Services to ensure that the processes are operating within agreed BU policies and the KE strategies of Schools.
Please refer to the Fast Track Status policy document for greater detail of the Fast Track status and guidance on completing the application form.
All applications will require authorisation by the Dean of School/Faculty. If an application is successful, this signed form will act as the APF for all bids/projects from the individual/unit that meet the criteria agreed for Fast Track Status (e.g. individual KE projects under £25k (exclusions apply)). The application will seek confirmation that it aligns to the Schools KE strategy and this will need to be confirmed by the Dean. Recognising that the processes are there for good reason it is not appropriate to change them for all KE work. Instead it is recommended that special status be applied to certain individuals/units to allow them to operate under licence outside of some of these processes enabling a more entrepreneurial approach. To clarify, this status isn’t something that would be available to everyone and would only be awarded on the basis of set criteria against with units apply for such status (see the policy document for more information).
The timeline for implementation is shown below for information:
| Time estimate | Description | Dates |
| Week 1 | Fast Track Status call opens: RKE Ops advertise application process and notify interested parties. | 13/1/14 |
| Week 3 | Application deadline. | 31/1/14 |
| Week 4 | Collation and preparation of applications: RKE Ops collate applications and, together with Legal Services and Finance, provide input on the track record of applicants and ensure that BU’s charitable status is not impinged by such work (i.e. to ensure that the public benefit is clear) before forwarding documentation on to the PVC. | 3/2/14 – 13/2/14 |
| Week 6 | Review of applications: PVC reviews applications and approves/ rejects; RKE Ops notify applicants of results. | 13/2/14 – 21/2/14 |
| Week 7 | Drafting of standard contractual documentation and daily rates: Legal Services meet with successful applicants to agree contractual documentation required for activity; RKE Ops create competitive daily rates for each successful applicant. | 24/2/14 – 14/3/14 |
| Week 10 | Fast Track Status operational | 17/3/14 |
The application process is now open. Please note that the closing date is 31 January 2014 and late submissions will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted by the Dean of School/Faculty to jgarrad@bournemouth.ac.uk.
If you have any queries then please contact Jo Garrad at jgarrad@bournemouth.ac.uk.
BU Research Highlights of 2013
2013 was an great year for research at BU. Here are the fabulous highlights for your perusal, in no particular order:
1. BU submitted to REF 2014 – After many years of blood, sweat and tears, we submitted to eight Units of Assessment (UOAs) in REF 2014. Hooray! We submitted 33% of eligible academic staff, an increase of c. 10% compared to RAE 2008. The results are due out in December 2014. Read our previous REF posts for further information.
2. BU Festival of Learning 2013 – The inaugural Festival of Learning took place over a two week period in June 2013. Over 100 free events took place, attracting over 4,000 attendees. The Festival the largest public engagement event that BU has ever held. We will be holding the second Festival of Learning in June 2014.
3. The Centre for Digital Entertainment (CDE) – The CDE, jointly run by Bournemouth University and the University of Bath, won renewed funding from EPSRC in November 2013 to keep the Centre going for another 8 years (PI – Jian Jun Zhang). It will fund another 50 doctoral students at the CDE, which creates innovative funded research and development projects for the games, animation, VFX, simulation and cultural industries. It embeds doctoral researchers into companies where they work on research and development projects, studying for an Engineering Doctorate while contributing positively to the industry in which they are working. BU also submitted another bid to the same EPSRC call that got through to the final interview stage but was unfortunately not funded.
4. AHRC Science in Culture award – BU was the lead organisation for a Science in Culture award (total value £1.94 million) from the AHRC to research cultural and scientific perceptions of human-chicken interactions (PI – Mark Maltby). The aim is that this grant will radically inform how we manage and perceive chickens as a food source in the future. Read more here: http://research.bournemouth.ac.uk/2013/09/chicken-coup.
5. EC HR Excellence in Research Award – BU was awarded the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research award in January 2013. The award recognises the work BU has already undertaken to improve the working conditions and career development of all its staff undertaking research, and the university’s ongoing commitment to aligning policy and practice to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers.
6. BU’s online RKE presence was vastly improved – During 2013 we launched the new Staff Profile Pages to profile the excellent academic, research and PGR colleagues that work at BU. The revamped Business Services and Regional Engagement website was also launched and, most excitingly, in December we launched the beta version of the new research website. These key initiatives will raise the external RKE profile of the University. In the case of the Staff Profile Pages and new research website, you are able to add your own content rather than waiting for a colleague in your School, RKEO or M&C to add the content on your behalf.
7. BU and Poole Hospital researchers won a prestigious IET Award – In November 2013 BU’s Dr Venky Dubey and Neil Vaughan and Poole Hospital’s Dr Mike Wee won a prestigious Institution of Engineering and Technology award for a medical device they developed that will make epidural injections safer and more effective. Read more here: http://research.bournemouth.ac.uk/2013/11/epidural-simulator-wins-institution-of-engineering-and-technology-innovation-award/.
8. Bryce Dyer presents at the British Science Festival – In May 2013 Bryce Dyer won the prestigious Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award to present at the British Science Festival 2013. The lecture, entitled ‘Prosthesis, Disability and the role of Technology in Elite Sport’, gave an illuminating account of the work that Bryce Dyer has been conducting at Bournemouth University. Bryce joins the ranks of previous award lecturers such as Professor Brian Cox, Professor Richard Wiseman, and Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Read more here: http://news.bournemouth.ac.uk/2013/09/12/bryce-dyer-wins-isambard-kingdom-brunel-award-at-british-science-festival/.
9. Huge successes with winning EU funding – In 2009-10 our research funding received from EU government sources (such as the EC) was £100k. Since then it has increased significantly to an all-time high of £850k in 2012-13. In 2013 BU academics were awarded lots of new research grants including:
Prof Heather Hartwell was awarded €433k (BU total) from the Marie Curie (IAPP) strand for a project named ‘VeggieEat’. BU is the lead for this project with 4 partners.- Prof Hongnian Yu was granted a €705k Erasmus award for a project named ‘FUSION’. BU is the lead for this project with 19 partners.
- Dr Raian Ali was awarded €100k from the Marie Curie (CIG) strand for a project entitled ‘Social Adaptation’.
- Prof Jian Jun Zhang was awarded €113k (BU total) from the Marie Curie (IRSES) stand for a project entitled ‘AniNex’.BU is the lead for this project with 4 partners.
- Prof Jian Jun Zhang was also granted a €312k FP7 Collaborative Project (STREP) award for a project called ‘Promoting Scientific Creativity by Utilising Web-Based Research Objects (Dr Inventor)’.BU is one of 8 partners.
- Prof Anthea Innes was awarded €75k from the Erasmus fund for a project called ‘Joint Masters: Positive about Dementia’. BU is one of 6 partners.
Roll on 2014!
CoPMRE Visiting Professor wins Wellcome Trust grant for theatre piece
Professor Jonathan Cole, Consultant in Neurophysiology at Poole Hospital and Visiting Professor at BU’s Centre of Postgraduate Medical Research and Education (CoPMRE), was recently part of a team to win a Wellcome Trust Large Arts Award for a theatre piece, ‘Chasm of Sorrow; Chekhov and the Island of Sakhalin’ with artist Andrew Dawson, Chekhov’s biographer Donald Rayfield, and medical historian Marius Turda.
This follows a development grant from the Wellcome Trust which allowed the team to travel to Sakhalin to explore Russian physician and author, Anton Chekhov’s extraordinary journey across Siberia to visit the penal colony on Sakhalin Island in 1890. Chekhov’s book, ‘Sakhalin Island’ combined his literary observation with medical data in an attempt to humanise conditions there.
To watch a short film from Professor Cole’s trip to Sakhalin and for more information on the project, please see:
http://wellcomehistory.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/medicine-in-the-cards/
Surveys and Questionnaires Workshop: essential researcher training
This session will cover survey and questionnaire design, construction, sampling, methods and analysis. An essential tool for many areas of research!
Facilitated by: Edwin Van Teijlingen
Aimed at: Academic Staff
Title: Surveys and Questionnaires Workshop
Date: Wednesday 15th January, 2013
Time: 12.30-13.30
Location: S305, Third Floor, Studland House, Lansdowne Campu
To book your place on this workshop, please email staffdevelopment@bournemouth.ac.uk.
Sustainable Design Research Centre: Research Seminar
Title – Understanding the corrosion of archaeological iron to better manage its conservation
Date: Wednesday 12-03-2014
Start: 12:00 Finish: 12:30
Venue: PG 22 (Poole House)
Abstract – Worldwide there are millions of archaeological iron objects stored in museums. Most are inherently unstable, with their chloride content being cited as being the main corrosion driver in conjunction with relative humidity. Attempts to prevent their corrosion are time consuming and costly, with limited numbers of evidence-based conservation options available to managers. The talk reports work examining relationships between chloride and relative humidity for archaeological iron. The outcomes of the study are discussed in relation to their potential for developing new approaches to managing preservation of the archaeological iron heritage.
The above seminar will be delivered by Professor David Watkinson. He is Head of Conservation at Cardiff University, where he teaches undergraduate and post-graduate conservation students and directs conservation research. The Cardiff University ferrous metals research group is quantifying the corrosion rate of archaeological iron and evaluating desalination treatments, as well as carrying out studies to quantify the performance of protective coatings for heritage wrought iron and steels. David’s corrosion research underpinned the design for the desiccated storage of Brunel’s iconic steamship ss Great Britain and in 2010 he was awarded the Plowden Medal for innovative research and services to conservation.
All BU staff and students, who have interest in this area in terms of research and education, are invited to this research seminar. Please feel free to forward this invitation to your external contacts who might have interest in corrosion, conservation, structural integrity and related area.
These seminars are organised by the University Sustainable Design Research Centre in the Faculty of Science & Technology to provide a platform for disseminating latest research activities and results. These seminars are good opportunity of networking for both BU staff and students.
If you would like further information on research activities in corrosion, corrosion simulation and corrosion monitoring please visit SDRC webpage. For any specific inquiries please contact
Dr Zulfiqar Khan (Associate Professor)
Director Sustainable Design Research Centre
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European research project exploring use of ‘virtual twins’ to better manage metabolic associated fatty liver disease- Horizon Europe funding – Weds 12th Feb
- BU research to explore how artificial intelligence can help detect and investigate crime
Research Information Network
- Physical Sciences Case studies: information use and discovery
- Information handling in collaborative research: an exploration of five case studies
- Information literacy monitoring and evaluation
- Data centres: their use, value and impact
- Heading for the open road: costs and benefits of transitions in scholarly communications