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HE Policy Update for the w/e 27th November 2020
The spending review was quiet on HE and heavier on research spending commitments. A UUK publication tackles racial harassment in… Read more »
How to avoid being late
I published the updated late submissions procedure earlier this week. I thought it might be useful to those applying for funding to… Read more »
HE policy update for the w/e 18th September 2020
Hi all, there is very much of a “what will the new academic year hold” feel about this week. Will… Read more »
Preprints, what do we know about them?
A preprint is a version of a research manuscript published before peer review. Normally, these are published electronically and made… Read more »
HE policy update for the w/e 19th June 2020
Welcome to your bumper edition of the weekly policy update. There has been so much action this week we delayed… Read more »
HE Policy Update for the w/e 20th May 2020
A bumper week (again) – here is your easy way to catch up on everything all in one place Student… Read more »
HE Policy Update for the w/e 1st May 2020
Hi all – we are bit late against our Wednesday deadline this week, we’re sure you’ll understand. Still lots going… Read more »
HE policy update for the w/e 22nd April 2020
Lots of MP commentary on universities this week including the (lack of) HE financial support measures. Virtual voting in the… Read more »
Researching COVID-19 and associated impacts – update from the Tuesday briefing
Dear all Many thanks to those of you who attended today’s virtual briefing session (and bearing with us as we… Read more »
HE Policy Update for the w/e 3rd January 2020
The end of 2019 saw a flurry of announcements and planning documents as the government issued detailed notes on the… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 15th November 2019
Breathe – in four weeks the general election will be done and dusted, meanwhile we’ve listed the key information sources… Read more »
Linking technologies to better detect disease: apply for funding
Businesses and health researchers can apply for up to £20 million to develop new diagnostic tools based on linking technologies,… Read more »
The second wave of UKRI Fund for International Collaboration launched
The second wave of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Fund for International Collaboration (FIC) has been announced on Friday 9… Read more »
Canada-UK Artificial Intelligence Initiative: building competitive and resilient economies and societies through responsible AI
The three Canadian federal research funding agencies and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have announced an interdisciplinary joint call aimed… Read more »
Medical Research Council ‘Career Inspirations’ podcasts
The Medical Research Council have a series of ‘career inspirations’ podcasts, released on the first Wednesday of every month, where… Read more »
Funding opportunity – Climate Environment and Health
NERC/MRC/ESRC in collaboration with the Belmont Forum, have issued a call to fund transdisciplinary, end-user focused approaches to investigate and… Read more »
Medical Research Council podcasts – career inspirations series
MRC talks is a podcast from the Medical Research Council, bringing you stories from inspiring scientists working to improve lives… Read more »
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