Monday 13 September 2010

EPSRC Novel Technologies for Cross-disciplinary Research - Call for Proposals

Please see below an link to an EPSRC call for novel technologies to support the needs of cross-disciplinary science and engineering: http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/open/noveltech/Pages/default1.aspx Up to £6 million of funding is available, subject to the quality of proposals received, with an expectation that between 3 and 5 proposals will be funded. Proposals funded through this call are expected to have a duration of up to 5 years. At least 50% of the novel technology research proposed needs to be in the remit of EPSRC to be eligible for this call. EPSRC reserves the right to reject proposals outside its remit without recourse to peer review. The closing date for applications is 4pm on Wednesday 24 November 2010.

Thursday 9 September 2010

[Fwd: Re: Fwd: EPSRC Novel Technologies for Cross-disciplinary Research - Call for Proposals]

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Subject: Re: Fwd: EPSRC Novel Technologies for Cross-disciplinary
Research - Call for Proposals
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:15:26 +0100
From: Julie Young <young@inf.ed.ac.uk>
To: David Robertson <dr@inf.ed.ac.uk>, Frederick Max-Lino
<fmaxlino@staffmail.ed.ac.uk>
References:
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Hi Dave

Max can do this in Sofi's absence.

Can you put this one up for Dave please Max?

Cheers
Julie

David Robertson wrote:
> Could someone add this to the Informatics Research blog. I normally
> mail Sofi but she's away I believe - I've a few more to send so you may
> want to point me at someone else for them.
>
> Dave
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> *From: *MCLAREN Gerald <Gerald.McLaren@ed.ac.uk
>> <mailto:Gerald.McLaren@ed.ac.uk>>
>> *Date: *6 September 2010 14:47:41 GMT+01:00
>> *To: *ALLSHIRE Robin <Robin.Allshire@ed.ac.uk
>> <mailto:Robin.Allshire@ed.ac.uk>>, ARNOLD Polly <Polly.Arnold@ed.ac.uk
>> <mailto:Polly.Arnold@ed.ac.uk>>, WOODHOUSE Iain
>> <i.h.woodhouse@ed.ac.uk <mailto:i.h.woodhouse@ed.ac.uk>>, BRANDANI
>> Stefano <S.Brandani@ed.ac.uk <mailto:S.Brandani@ed.ac.uk>>, ROBERTSON
>> David <D.Robertson@ed.ac.uk <mailto:D.Robertson@ed.ac.uk>>, VANNESTE
>> Jacques <J.Vanneste@ed.ac.uk <mailto:J.Vanneste@ed.ac.uk>>, POON
>> Wilson <W.Poon@ed.ac.uk <mailto:W.Poon@ed.ac.uk>>
>> *Cc: *SWAIN Michelle <m.swain@ed.ac.uk <mailto:m.swain@ed.ac.uk>>,
>> YARDLEY Richard <ryardle1@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
>> <mailto:ryardle1@staffmail.ed.ac.uk>>
>> *Subject: **EPSRC Novel Technologies for Cross-disciplinary Research -
>> Call for Proposals *
>>
>> Dear colleague
>>
>> RE: EPSRC Novel Technologies for Cross-disciplinary Research - Call
>> for Proposals
>>
>> To: Directors of Research
>>
>> Please see below an link to an EPSRC call for novel technologies to
>> support the needs of cross-disciplinary science and engineering:
>>
>> http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/open/noveltech/Pages/default1.aspx
>>
>> I've also attached information on the call to this e-mail.
>>
>> Up to £6 million of funding is available, subject to the quality of
>> proposals received, with an expectation that between 3 and 5 proposals
>> will be funded. Proposals funded through this call are expected to
>> have a duration of up to 5 years.
>>
>> At least 50% of the novel technology research proposed needs to be in
>> the remit of EPSRC to be eligible for this call. EPSRC reserves the
>> right to reject proposals outside its remit without recourse to peer
>> review.
>>
>> The closing date for applications is 4pm on Wednesday 24 November 2010.
>>
>> I would be grateful if you could forward this to colleagues in your
>> School who might be interested.
>>
>> Regards, Gerry.
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> Dr Gerald McLaren
>> Research and Planning Officer
>> College Office
>> College of Science & Engineering,
>> University of Edinburgh
>> Weir Building,
>> The King's Buildings,
>> Edinburgh. EH9 3JY
>>
>> Phone: 0131 650 5760; Fax: 0131 650 5738
>>
>> The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
>> Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
>>
>>
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Thursday 2 September 2010

EPSRC: Adaptation and Resilience of the UK Energy System to Climate Change

EPSRC have launched a call for proposals in the Adaptation and Resilience to a Changing Climate (ARCC) strand of the RCUK LWEC programme to fill a gap in it's coverage, specifically the "adaptation and resilience of the UK Energy Sector and its infrastructure in the context of climate change".

You can find information about the call at the link below: http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/open/arcc/Pages/default.aspx

There is at total of £3M available to fund projects.

The closing time/date is 4pm on Wednesday 10 November 2010.

Please note that potential applicants are requested to contact UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) before the end of October 2010 to confirm that the proposed work is within the remit of the call and that the proposed project team (researchers and stakeholders) can deliver the work proposed.