JISC calls eContent programme

JISC invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to be funded as part of its e-content programme for 2011. Funding of up to £840,000 is available within two strands:

Strand A - Enriching via Collaboration Using collaboration to cluster, repackage and re-present existing digital content. Total funding available £400,000. Up to 5 projects will be funded. Maximum funding for any one project is £100,000

Strand B - Developing Community Content To develop new content and communities for educational and social purposes. Total funding available £440,000. Up to 6 projects will be funded. Maximum funding for any one project is £100,000.

The deadline for receipt of proposals in response to this call is 12:00 noon UK time on Friday 10 December 2010. Projects should start by 1 March 2011 and may run for up to 7 months. All projects must be complete by 30 September 2011.

JISC is hosting an event to give delegates more information about the call, and also give the opportunity for networking to take place. More information on the event, which takes place in London on 28 October 2010, is available from http://bit.ly/boeSzm.

Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via SFC, DCELLS Wales and DEL Northern Ireland. FE institutions in England that teach HE to more than 400 FTEs are also eligible to bid provided proposals demonstrate how the work supports the HE in FE agenda.

Further information can be found at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2010/09/grant1110.aspx

Internal selection process for next JISC Learning & Teaching Innovation Grants call

As you may be aware, the next deadline for JISC's Learning & Teaching Innovation Grants (http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2010/02/ltig5.aspx)

is forecast to be in December 2010 (http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/futurecalls/grant.aspx). The University will only be permitted to lead on *one* proposal that is submitted to this December deadline. To select this proposal, the University will follow the general process detailed on the attached document. The key information for this round of JISC Learning & Teaching Innovation Grants is as follows:

- Deadline for receipt of outline applications for internal selection: Monday 18th October 2010, 5pm

- Deadline for return of result of internal selection process: Wednesday 20th October 2010, 5pm

- JISC deadline for receipt of proposals: December 2010 (to be announced)

If you plan to submit an outline proposal to the internal selection process, please ensure that it takes the following format:

- Is approximately one (1) A4 page in length.

- Gives a summary of the proposed objectives, timescale and required resources.

- Exemplifies how the proposed work addresses the key criteria of the JISC call.

- Demonstrates how the proposal will excite the JISC reviewers.

Please submit your outline to *sarah.anderson@ed.ac.uk mailto:sarah.anderson@ed.ac.uk by the deadline of 5pm on Monday 18th October. The internal selection process will be conducted by John Lee and Hamish Macleod, with the result being approved by Jeff Haywood.

JISC RIM Call for Proposals (deadline noon on 15th Nov 2010)

The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects in a number of areas to improve the infrastructure for education and research. The call is available on the JISC website at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2010/10/grant1510.aspx.

The closing date for proposals is 12:00 noon UK time on Monday 15 November 2010. Funding is available for projects starting from February 2011, for up to 12 months.

A briefing paper has been produced to accompany this call. The briefing paper is also available on the JISC website at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/funding/2010/10/1510briefingpaper.pdf.

Bidders are strongly advised to read the relevant areas of the briefing paper alongside the call document.

A community briefing event is being held on Monday 11 October 2010, from 10.00am -16.30pm at London House [http://www.londonhouse.org.uk/], Goodenough College, London. Potential bidders will be given information about the background to the call, its objectives and the bidding process. There will be opportunities to ask questions of JISC executive staff, and for one-to-one discussions with JISC programme managers about specific areas of the call. Members of the community are invited to register for the meeting at https://www.eventsforce.net/jisc/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=17809&eventID=70.

The total number of participants at the briefing event is restricted so institutions should register as soon as possible. Eligibility Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via SFC, DCELLS Wales and DEL Northern Ireland. FE institutions in England that teach HE to more than 400 FTEs are also eligible to bid provided proposals demonstrate how the work supports the HE in FE agenda.

UoE Moray Endowment small grants competition - deadline 12/11/10

Please see below some information on the UoE Moray Endowment small grants competition. The submission deadline for applications is 12/11/10.

The Fund is intended to support original research in any discipline. Funds are awarded via an annual competition. No awards are made outwith the competition period. The Fund will support: - Pump-priming of research projects to attract outside support - Topping-up funds for research projects, for which support has been exhausted - Typically, requests for equipment in the broadest sense of the word - Support towards travelling expenses in cases where this is vital to the successful completion of a project

Further information and application form: http://www.eri.ed.ac.uk/research-support-and-development/research-development/funding-opportunities/Moray.html

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.

[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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>

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Informatics Research Organisation
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Room 4.34
Informatics Forum
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Phone: 0131 650 4502
Fax: 0131 650 6899
Hours of work: Mon-Fri 9.15am-2.15pm

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Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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Portfolio Manager HCRC/ICCS
School of Informatics
University of Edinburgh
Informatics Forum - Rm 3.31
10 Crichton Street
Edinburgh EH8 9AB
Phone: +44 (0) 131 650 4442

Please note my new hours are:
Mon & Thur: 08.00-14.00
Tues & Wed: 09.30-17.30
Fri : 08.30-17.00

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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.