Research Funding News

EPSRC Regional Meetings 2010

The EPSRC is holding a series of regional meetings during February and March 2010. These are open to the entire engineering and physical sciences community. The aim is to share information about the EPSRC's strategies and encourage constructive discussion to help shape the EPSRC's plans for the future.

Lancaster - 19th February Bath - 26th February Loughborough - 5th March Heriot-Watt - 26th March

*Funding Opportunities*

*Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships* http://system.newzapp.co.uk/GLink.asp?LID=MzAyMDY0NCwxMjU5Nzg0ODg=

The Leverhulme Trust's annual postdoctoral fellowship competition is now open for applications. Deadline is *11th March 2010*

*2010 Information and Communication Technologies Policy Support Programme, EU http://system.newzapp.co.uk/GLink.asp?LID=MzAyMDY0NywxMjU5Nzg0ODg=

Themes include low carbon economy and the multilingual web. Deadline is *1st June 2010*

Workshops An Introduction to Research Funding http://system.newzapp.co.uk/GLink.asp?LID=MzAyMDY1MCwxMjU5Nzg0ODg=

Download a poster for your noticeboard http://system.newzapp.co.uk/GLink.asp?LID=MzAyMDY1MSwxMjU5Nzg0ODg=

This workshop is aimed at researchers approaching the end of their PhD or just starting out in their postdoctoral career. It provides an overview of funding options, practical guidance on preparing an application and an opportunity to hear from successful researchers.

Workshops are targeted to specific subjects. Dates for 2010 are:

23rd February: Engineering and Physics 22nd April: Informatics 25th May: Geosciences 12th October: Chemistry 25th November: Biology

The first courses are now taking bookings. Please contact transkills http://system.newzapp.co.uk/GLink.asp?LID=MzAyMDY1MiwxMjU5Nzg0ODg= to reserve your place or to be put on a waiting list for later events.