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callum.egan@napier.ac.uk
February 21, 2018
Researcher development
Ingenious Women is a programme that empowers women in STEM roles to take control of their professional development and careers. The programme was founded by Janet Wilkinson and Sara Shinton and it has run four times in previous years at…
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callum.egan@napier.ac.uk
February 13, 2018
Events, Public engagement, Research student, Researcher development
public engagement
Get on your Soapbox! On Saturday 2 June women scientists from across Scotland will take to their soapboxes on Edinburgh’s Mound. We’re looking for 12 passionate female scientists or engineers to join us for this challenging but fun opportunity. Soapbox…
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callum.egan@napier.ac.uk
February 9, 2018
Business engagement, External funding, Funding
Just to make you aware, that in response to increased KTP funding for 2017/18, and in an effort to get as many submissions by April 2018, InnovateUK have doubled up on the themed calls available and increased the number of…
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grainnebarkess
January 31, 2018
Researcher development, Training
Applications are now open for the latest round of the Scottish Crucible. With the deadline of 5pm 13th February fast approaching, in this guest post Dr Richard Kyle, a Reader in our School of Health and Social Care, and a…
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grainnebarkess
January 22, 2018
Research degrees, Researcher development
thesis, writing
Over the last couple of years we have run a number of off-campus writing retreats for staff and PhD students – our most recent one was just before Christmas. Taking people out of their normal environment helps prioritise writing, and…
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callum.egan@napier.ac.uk
January 12, 2018
Business engagement, Events
Delighted to announce that colleagues from Edinburgh Napier have been nominated for three awards, within three categories at the upcoming Interface Knowledge Exchange Awards on the 22nd February 2018. • Building skills through Knowledge Exchange (Petra Crocker), KTP Associate from…
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lindsayramage
December 8, 2017
Miscellaneous, Research information management
Publications, Research reporting
Recording the findings and outcomes of research activity is an integral part of the research cycle. This can cover many aspects such as interim and final reports to funder, publications, presentations, open data, updating CV etc. Funders have expectations on…
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callum.egan@napier.ac.uk
November 24, 2017
Funding, Internal funding, Researcher development
researcher development framework
Lyndsey Jenkins, a PhD student in the School of Computing discusses a PhD Workshop Series she and fellow PhD students put together with support from Edinburgh Napier’s Research and Innovation Office. PhD Workshop Series Launch Event! A while ago, some…
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ceribain
November 21, 2017
Miscellaneous, REF 2021
REF2021
Having issued its initial decisions on the Research Excellence Framework 2021 on 1 September 2017, HEFCE released its further decisions on staff, outputs and portability today. These decisions have been informed by responses to key questions relating to staff and…
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callum.egan@napier.ac.uk
November 15, 2017
External funding, Funding
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, KTP
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Ian Anderson and myself attended the Innovate UK annual conference where announcements were made on significant funding to encourage industry to work with HEI’s, a key element of this being the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF).…
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