Dear All, Please find below excerpts from the latest Research Funding Bulletin (available on the intranet at http://intranet.stir.ac.uk/Research/research_support/resnews.htm) which may be of interest to you. For ease of reference, excerpts with a G prefix are General Opportunities of possible interest to all, and ones with A, H, M or N prefixes may of be particular relevance to students of the Arts, Human science, Management or Natural science Faculties, as appropriate. Contents: G2) Danish Research Fellowships H1) Child Parent Interactions H2) BHF Fellowships H5) Human Behaviour & Traffic Offenders H6) Social Care Review H7) Fitness to Drive EOI H9) Psychology Visits H13) Florence Nightingale Nursing Scholarships N5) Fish Biology Small Grants N6) Fisheries Science Travel Grants G2) Danish Research Fellowships Deadline: 1 September 2003 The Danish Research Training Council invites applications for its internationalisation grants which fund fellowships at Danish institutions for researchers from abroad and at foreign research organisations for Danish researchers. Subsidies can be sought for three-year PhD grants for graduates with a qualifying examination from abroad to complete a full research fellowship programme in Denmark. Contact: Danish Research Training Council, Danish Research Agency, Randersgade 60,2 100 Copenhagen, Denmark. Tel: +45 3 544 6200. Web <http://www.forsk.dk/fur/opslag/fur_opslag_dk0903.htm> H1) Child Parent Interactions Deadline: 5pm 5 August 2003 The Department for Transport's road safety division invites expressions of interest for research that aims to identify and understand child parent interactions in relation to road safety so that parents can be guided to deliver road safety messages and training effectively. The project is expected to last two years. Ref: S101L Contact: Joanna Asiedu, Road Safety Division, Dft, Zone 2/09, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham St, London SW1P 4DR. Tel: 020 7944 2038. Web <http://www.dft.gov.uk/> click on 'road safety' H2) BHF Fellowships Deadline: 12pm 7 August 2003 The British Heart Foundation invites applications for its various fellowships: junior fellowships: to allow postgraduates to be trained full-time for one or two years in academic research. These are normally awarded to clinicians, usually at registrar level, or non-clinical postgraduates. Funds cover salary and up to £5,000 a year for research consumables; * intermediate fellowships: to enable experienced researchers to undertake a research project in the UK. Non-clinical applicants should have obtained their PhD and have been engaged in postdoctoral research for at least two years. Clinical applicants should hold a PhD or MD degree. The award covers salary and up to £7,000 a year for research consumables; * clinical science fellowships: for clinicians (aged approximaTel:y 25 to 30 years) who have completed their basic specialist training. Awards are for up to seven years with the first three being spent in a basic science department. The award covers salary plus up to £5,000 a year for research consumables; * overseas visiting fellowships: to enable a senior researcher from abroad to undertake research in a UK department for up to two years. Awards cover salary and up to £5,000 a year for research consumables. Contact: Research Funds Department, British Heart Foundation, 14 Fitzhardinge Street, London W1H 6DH. Tel: 020 7935 0185. Fax: 020 7486 1273. Email: research@bhf.org.uk. Web http://www.bhf.org.uk/research/uploaded/ResearchGuidelinesandConditions.pdf H5) Human Behaviour & Traffic Offenders Deadline: 5pm 15 August 2003 The Department for Transport's road safety division invites expressions of interest for the following review (Ref. S301Q). This project aims to: * provide a literature review of the development of effective interventions for other unsafe human behaviours. * discuss similarities between these other unsafe human behaviours and specific unsafe driving behaviours, indicating how successful interventions may be extrapolated to driving safety interventions. This project is expected to last one year. Further evaluation is sought of the field impairment test (Ref. S301R). This project should last one year. Contact: Joanna Asiedu, Road Safety Division, DfT, Zone 2/09, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham St, London SW1P 4DR. Tel: 020 7944 2038. Web <http://www.dft.gov.uk/> click on 'road safety' H6) Social Care Review Deadline: 15 August 2003 The Social Care Institute for Excellence invites tenders to review current research and information and ask people with learning disabilities and their families and supporters about their needs. The review should focus on the knowledge needed during the transition to adult life, and should also highlight what information exists to meet these needs and identify any gaps. Funding of up to £30,000 is available. Contact: C Reid, Social Care Institute for Excellence, lst Floor, Goldings House, 2 Hay's Lane, London SE1 2HB. Tel: 020 7089 6840. Email: christopher.reid@scie.org.uk. Web <http://www.scie.org.uk/scieswork/commissions/ldinforeview.htm> H7) Fitness to Drive EOI Deadline: 5pm 1 September 2003 The Department for Transport's road safety division invites expressions of interest for the following research projects: Ref. S601K The attitudes of health professionals to giving advice on fitness to drive. This project should last two years. Ref. S601M Systematic review of risks of further acute vascular events. This project should last six months. Ref. S601N Systematic review of the probability of future seizures after an initial seizure or other event creating an increased future risk. This project should last six months. Contact: Joanna Asiedu, Road Safety Division, DfT, Zone 2/09, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham St, London SW1P 4DR. Tel: 020 7944 2038. Web <http://www.dft.gov.uk/> click on 'road safety' H9) Psychology Visits Deadline: 1 September 2003 The Experimental Psychology Society invites applications forits study visits grants to help finance postgraduate and postdoctoral research in experimental psychology. These awards pay for travel to and maintenance at another institution. Applicants must be registered for a PhD or must be postdocs who received their PhD within the previous five years. Grants are for a maximum of £1,000. Contact: EA Gaffan, Honorary Secretary, School of Psychology, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AL. Email: e.a.gaffan@reading.ac.uk. Web http://www.eps.ac.uk/grants/studyvis.htm H13) Florence Nightingale Nursing Scholarships Deadline: 12 September 2003 The Florence Nightingale Foundation invites applications for its travel scholarships. These are awarded for projects connected with the applicant's field of work which will benefit their patients/clients and the professions more widely. These awards are available to all British and Commonwealth nurses, midwives and health visitors who have current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and are working in the UK. Candidates should have at least two years' professional experience subsequent to registration. Applications from those at the developmental stage of their career are particularly welcome. Study leave must be for a minimum of three to four weeks. Contact: Florence Nightingale Foundation (ref TRA), Suite 3, 38 Ebury St, London SW1W 0LU. Email: admin@florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk. Web http://www.florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk N5) Fish Biology Small Grants Deadline: 1 September 2003 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles invites applications under its small research grant scheme. Funding of up to £5,000 is available to promote research into any aspect of fish biology. Applicants must be members of the society but do not have to be UK residents. Contact: Granta Information Systems, 82A High St, Sawston, Cambridge CB2 4HJ. Tel: 01223 830665. Fax: 01223 839 804. Email: FSBI@grantais.demon.co.uk. Web http://www.le.ac.uk/biology/fsbi/benefits.html N6) Fisheries Science Travel Grants Deadline: 1 September 2003 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles invites applications for its travel grants to enable postgraduate students and others to attend and present their work at scientific meetings, visit other institutes and researchers, and attend training courses. Applicants must be society members. Grants are of up to £1,000. Contact: Fisheries Society of the British Isles, 82A High St, Sawston, Cambridge CB2 4HJ. Tel: 01223 830665. Fax: 01223 839 804. Email: FSBI@grantais.demon.co.uk. Web http://www.le.ac.uk/biology/fsbi/benefits.html Best wishes, Natalie Bradshaw Research Services Officer Planning & Research Office, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA 01786 466691 natalie.bradshaw@stir.ac.uk