30 Aug
2007
30 Aug
'07
8:37 a.m.
Daily coverage of research policy and politics
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UP FRONT
UKCRC URGES BETTER SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH NURSES The shortage of nurses in research must be
addressed by offering better training and support, says a report from the UK Clinical
Research Collaboration released this month.
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GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
DEFRA INVITES PROPOSALS FOR FUNDING COMPETITIONS The Department for Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs announced its latest research competitions yesterday. Calls for full
proposals cover areas such as waste management, the use of pesticides and risk assessments
for nanomaterials.
RESEARCH COUNCILS
MEMBERS SOUGHT FOR STFC ECONOMIC ADVISORY BOARD The Science and Technology Facilities
Council is seeking nominations for non-executive members of its Economic Impact Advisory
Board.
NERC INVITES COMMENTS ON POLAR SCIENCE PLAN The National Environment Research Council
invited researchers to comment on its draft priorities for polar research last week.
INVITATION TO ATTEND STFC PEER PROJECTS REVIEW PANEL The Science and Technology Facilities
Council has invited all members of the STFC community to attend the next meeting of the
Projects Peer Review Panel on the 25 and 26 September.
EPSRC INVITES COMMENT ON EQUALITY SCHEMES The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council has invited comment from researchers on its draft schemes for equality in the
areas of disability, gender and race.
PEARSON ANNOUNCES NERC COUNCIL CHANGES
Ian Pearson, minister for science and innovation, announced the appointment of Thomas
Meagher as a member of the council of the Natural Environmental Research Council on 3
August.
LMB SCIENTISTS SPIN OUT NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENT COMPANY Scientists at the MRC Laboratory of
Molecular Biology in Cambridge have formed a new spinout company focused on developing new
drugs to tackle diseases of the nervous system or metabolism.
NERC OPPORTUNITIES ANNOUNCED
The Natural Environmental Research Council has invited applications for a number of
research grants and fellowships this month.
INTERDISCIPLINARY THINKERS INVITED TO PLAY IN INNOVATION 'SAND-PIT'
Funders are recruiting participants for a forum that aims to seed a number of
multidisciplinary research and innovation consortia. The forum, nicknamed a
'sand-pit', will take the form of a residential workshop and is sponsored by the
Technology Strategy Board, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the
Economic and Social Research Council.
EPSRC CALLS FOR PROPOSALS
The Engineering and Physical Science Research Council has called for proposals in the
following areas this month.
OTHER NEWS
BRITISH ACADEMY ANNOUNCES NEW SCHEME FOR MID-CAREER RESEARCHERS The British Academy has
invited applications for a £150,000 award for mid-career researchers who wish to develop a
new area of research.
BRITISH ACADEMY BRINGS FORWARD POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP SCHEME The British Academy has
announced that the timetable for applications for British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships
has been brought forward this year. The change is designed to give universities more time
to integrate postdoctoral fellows into departmental teaching and other programmes.
RIN LOOKS AT ECONOMICS OF ACADEMIC COMMUNICATIONS The Research Information Network has
commissioned Cambridge Economic Policy Associates to carry out a project assessing the
economics of the academic communications process.
YOUNG RESEARCHERS RECEIVE WELLCOME CAREER BOOST Twenty young researchers are celebrating
awards of £250,000 from the Wellcome Trust this month to develop their careers in
laboratories both in the UK and abroad.
UK NANOFORUM TO TAKE PLACE IN NOVEMBER
UK Trade and Investment announced that the UK NanoForum will take place on the 27 November
in London.
IN THE MEDIA
DENHAM DEFENDS GOVERNMENT RECORD ON INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH John Denham, secretary for
innovation, universities and skills, has defended the government's record on promoting
international links with UK research, in a letter in The Times this week.
PEOPLE, PLACES & PROJECTS
SHEFFIELD ACADEMICS AWARDED MEDICAL FELLOWSHIPS Three academics based at the University of
Sheffield have been awarded fellowships from the Royal College of Physicians and the
Academy of Medical Sciences.
IET ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW TRUSTEES The Institute of Engineering and Technology
announced the election of its board of trustees this month.
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katharine reibig
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