Friday 28 October 2011

JISC Grant Funding 17/11: JISC World War One Open Educational Resources (OERs) Project

Please find below details of another call -- 17/11 -- from JISC. It's an interesting one, requiring applicants to develop resources about the First World War. The deadline for applications is *5^th December 2011*.

Please note that institutions are expected to fund the 'embedding'(i.e. incorporation of the resulting resource into teaching and learning) of the project themselves. Do make sure you speak to relevant people (e.g. head of centre) about this early on.

There appears to be no upper limit on how many bids any one institution can put forward, but please do let Sarah Anderson know (sarah.anderson@ed.ac.uk) if you plan to apply -- JISC would be a looking for a coordinated response from the University.

Dr. Sarah Anderson Research Development Advisor Edinburgh Research and Innovation Limited 1-7 Roxburgh Street Edinburgh EH8 9TA

The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) invites institutions to submit funding proposals for a project to create innovative Open Educational Resources (OERs) around the theme of World War One. The full call can be found at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/10/grantcall17 11.aspx.

The deadline for receipt of proposals in response to this call is *12:00 noon UK time on 5th December 2011*.

Funding of £80,000 is available for a single project starting from January 2012 for 6 months. The project must be complete by July 2012; however institutional contributions may sustain the project in the embedding stage of the project until December 2012.

*Eligibility*

Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via BIS, SFC, DFES Wales and DEL Northern Ireland.

With regard to bids from Scottish institutions, SFC has applied a significant budget cut to JISC in 2011-12 AY. Following consultation with Scottish institutions, SFC has requested that the impact of this budget cut falls on the number of innovation projects JISC is able to fund at Scottish institutions, rather than to cut or increase charges for national services, such as JANET, JISC Collections and JISC Advance. Whilst Scottish institutions therefore remain eligible to bid for project funding in response to this call, JISC may need to limit the number of projects awarded to Scottish institutions.

Proposals may be from single institutions or consortia. Partnership arrangements may be developed outside the sector (for example with research council sites, publishers, commercial suppliers) and internationally, but the lead partner must meet the criteria outlined above. Funds can only be allocated through the lead partner and distributed within the UK. If the project establishes international partnerships, the associate organisations may only make 'in-kind' contributions such as allocating human resource, expertise and/ or equipment etc, but may, of course seek out funding mechanisms within their own territory to support the project.

Further information on JISC is available at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/

JISC GRANT FUNDING CALL 16/11: DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME

JISC has recently announced a call (16/11) under its Digital Infrastructure programme with a deadline of *21^st November 2011*.

JISC have confirmed that there are no limits on how many applications that Edinburgh can put into this call. However, to avoid significantly overlapping bids to this call, if you plan to apply or know of someone who is, please contact Sarah Anderson, sarah.anderson@ed.ac.uk so that she can feed this information to senior colleagues if required.

Please also note that there are telephone and Skype sessions for prospective bidders on *26^th and 27^th October 2011*, and FAQs will be added to JISC's website after these sessions.

More information is below.

JISC GRANT FUNDING CALL 16/11: DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME

The JISC invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to be funded as part of its Digital Infrastructure Portfolio. The deadline for receipt of proposals in response to this call is *12:00 noon on Monday 21 November 2011*.

Relevant members of the JISC Executive will be available for 30 minute sessions on either the *26 or 27 October 2011* (via telephone and/or Skype) in order for prospective bidders to ask questions and seek clarification on the circular. Those wishing to avail themselves of this opportunity should email the relevant programme manager (contact details are within the calls). These sessions are optional for bidders. Furthermore, members of the JISC Executive may be available at other times and will endeavour to respond in a timely fashion to ad hoc queries. Any general clarifications offered to prospective bidders will be shared publicly via an FAQ available from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/10/grantcall1611.aspx.

Prospective bidders are advised to check this before contacting the JISC Executive.

JISC Grant Funding 16/11 http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/10/grantcall1611.aspx&gt;

This call has 6 strands:

* *Resource Discovery* -- up to 10 projects to implement the resource discovery taskforce vision by funding higher education libraries archives and museums to make open metadata about their collections available in a sustainable way. Funding up to £250,000 is available for this work. * *Enhancing the Sustainability of Digital Collections* -- up to10 projects to investigate and measure how effectively action can be taken to increase the prospects of sustainability for specified digital resources. Funding of up to £500,000 is available for this work. * *Research Information Management* -- 3 projects to explore the feasibility and pilot delivery of a national shared service for the reporting of research information from Research Organisations to funders and other sector agencies, to increase the availability of validated evidence of research impact for research organisations, funders and policy bodies, and to formally evaluate JISC-funded activities in the Research Information Management programme and to gather robust evidence of any benefits accruing to the sector from these activities. Funding of up to £450,000 is available for this work. * *Research Tools* -- 5 to 10 projects on exploiting technologies and infrastructure in the research process as well as innovating and extending the boundaries to determine the future demands of research on infrastructures. Funding of up to £350,000 is available for this work. * *Applications of the Linking You Toolkit* -- Up to 10 projects investigating the implementation and improvement of the 'Linking You Toolkit' for the purpose of demonstrating the benefits that management of institutional URLS can bring to students, researchers, lecturers and other University staff. Funding of up to £140,000 is available for this work. * *Access and Identity Management* -- 5 to 10 projects investigating the embedding of Access and Identity Management outputs and technological solutions within institutions. Funding of up to £200,000 is available for this work.

*Eligibility*

Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via BIS, SFC, DFES Wales and DEL Northern Ireland.

With regard to bids from Scottish institutions, SFC has applied a significant budget cut to JISC in 2011-12 AY. Following consultation with Scottish institutions, SFC has requested that the impact of this budget cut falls on the number of innovation projects JISC is able to fund at Scottish institutions, rather than to cut or increase charges for national services, such as JANET, JISC Collections and JISC Advance. Whilst Scottish institutions therefore remain eligible to bid for project funding in response to this call, depending on the quality of the submissions, JISC may need to limit the number of projects awarded to Scottish institutions.

Proposals may be from single institutions or consortia unless indicated otherwise in the relevant call. Partnership arrangements may be developed outside the sector (for example with research council sites, publishers, commercial suppliers), but the lead partner must meet the criteria outlined above. Funds can only be allocated through the lead partner.

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/

CHIST-ERA

CHIST-ERA (European Coordinated Research on Long term Challenges in ICST) Call 2011

Invitation for proposals: The CHIST-ERA initiative is looking for highly innovative and multidisciplinary collaborative projects in information and communication sciences and technologies.

Closing Date: 17-01-2012

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/open/Pages/chistera2011.aspx

Thursday 6 October 2011

Data Intensive Systems (DaISy)

Invitation for proposals

EPSRC and the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) wish to support academic research and collaboration to address the growing challenges associated with the effective management and use of data.

Closing Date: 22-11-2011

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/open/Pages/daisy.aspx

Tuesday 4 October 2011

Applications Open for Toshiba Fellowship Programme 2012

Toshiba Fellowship Programme 2012

The Toshiba Fellowship Programme offers outstanding PhD-level researchers studying or working in a UK academic or Governmental institution the opportunity to join Toshiba's R&D Laboratories in Japan for up to two years on a Research Fellowship Contract. Applications for the 2012 intake are now open.

About the Programme

The Toshiba Fellowship Programme was set up over 25 years ago and to date, it has given over 30 Fellows a unique start to their careers, and Toshiba's R&D departments have gained from their fresh thinking in return. Many of the Toshiba Fellowship alumni have gone on to build successful careers, investing their skills back into the UK and European economy.

The programme offers a generous package including support for the re-location of the successful candidate and their family. Key research topics for 2012

Materials & Devices - Ultra-compact laser and its integration with Si photonic waveguide - Carbon-based spintronics device - Device simulation for CIGS solar cells - Development of organic functional materials for future lighting and display - R&D of materials for nano-electronics using nano-fabrication by self-organization process

Media Technologies - Machine vision for human behaviour recognition - Unified approach to automatic speech recognition and knowledge integration

Mechanical Engineering - Fluid dynamics for energy research

Network - Network Control Systems

Software - Parallel programming model and implementation

Other Research Topics - Proposals from applicants for new advanced research topics which are relevant to Toshiba's research areas are also welcome. For further information on the research topics, please visit: http://www.toshiba.eu/fellowship

Application details: The closing date for applications for the 2012 Programme is 12th December 2011.

*Guidelines for Applications

Applicants must be: * Holding the nationality of an EU member state * In possession of a PhD or reliably expected to obtain one by the time they begin the Fellowship in Japan * In possession of less than ten years maximum post-doctoral research experience * Studying or working in a UK academic or government institution at the time of application

About Toshiba Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information & communications systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances.

Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 740 companies, with 204,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.3 trillion yen (US$68 billion). For more information, please visit Toshiba's web site at http://www.toshiba.co.jp/

Further Information For queries, please contact Mr Yasuhiro Katsube (Senior Technology Officer for Europe) or Mr Ian Robinson/Ms Sheila Harkins (TFP Office) at Toshiba of Europe Ltd on 020 7332 9888 or email ian.robinson@toshiba-toel.com

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