The Scottish Government has made up to £500,000 available immediately for SFC’s Climate Emergency Collaboration Challenge in Academic Year 2019-20. We are inviting universities and colleges to submit proposals for funding by 24 October 2019. SFC is inviting proposals for…
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The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) has recently advised on new funding streams across various challenge areas. In collaboration with company partners, academics can contribute to revolutionising UK industry. Most relevant to Edinburgh Napier University, they are looking for exciting…
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Professor Peter Barlow was recently awarded internal funding from the ISCF Partnership Development Fund to explore how society can drive forward innovation and development in the biopharmaceutical sector. He was funded to attend an engaging one day conference on Formulation…
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On Tuesday 18th June 2019, RIO ran the annual University Research Conference at Craiglockhart. Researchers from across the university were invited to present their research and attend the conference, and individuals from a variety of schools and levels were present.…
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The University generates a lot of research data each year. This needs to be managed securely for the integrity of the research we do. As a researcher you need to ensure that the data you generate is managed securely in…
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Not made it to the beach this summer? Fear not! You can catch an ISCF Wave Three opportunity instead! After consulting with industry and academia through an expression of interest process and following much discussion and reflection, the Department of…
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Research metrics, also called bibliometrics or citation metrics, are quantitative measurements designed to help you or others evaluate research outputs. They might include measurements such as times an article is cited, journal impact factor measurements, social media mentions, the h-index, news media…
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In 2018, Edinburgh Napier was part of a consortium awarded a portion of the the largest-ever single investment in the creative industries sector. We reflect on the work and successes thus far… The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) allocated £80…
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Recently Prof Tom Rye (SEBE and Director of the Transport Research Institute) has been involved in evaluating Horizon 2020 research proposals and also acting as a reviewer of an active Horizon 2020 project, both in his specialist area of sustainable…
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Over the past months we have been working on a number of projects in the areas of research information and governance. Some highlights are below, including the times over the summer where you can access for training, advice or discussion…
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