Recent announcements from Innovate UK on this industry/academia initiative offers the University an opportunity to collaborate with key customers to access significant research funding. Under the Clean Growth Grand Challenge upcoming calls will focus on : Transforming Food Production (£90…
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This week the Research and Innovation Managers for SEBE and SOC, Ian Anderson and Carol Johnstone, held a funding Workshop for staff within these schools. The main focus of the event was around funding opportunities from EPSRC and The Leverhulme…
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This year’s round for academic promotion was announced on 12th March. Academic promotion and award of title is a merit based process which recognises and rewards the sustained performance and contribution of our academic staff. It is a key part…
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By Bruce Ryan (Associate Researcher in the Centre for Social Informatics) A long time ago, I did a PhD in organic chemistry. During that time, I also started a career in educational publishing. I left that in 2011, to take…
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Here’s the first of our ‘meet the academic‘ interviews – where we ask researchers a few questions about their work, and tease some tips from them. Dr. Francesco Pomponi (FRSA PhD AFHEA MIET) is a Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow in…
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The Research and Innovation Office is delighted to announce investment towards a 2018 British Science Association Media Fellowship. The British Science Association Media Fellowship scheme provides a unique opportunity for practising scientists, clinicians and engineers to spend two to six…
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Dr Coral Hanson, a Research Fellow in the School of Health & Social Care, came across the ACU last year, submitted a short grant application and was soon on a plane to Perth, Australia. As a result, she’s keen to…
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Congratulations to Petra Crocker and Bill Buchanan! Petra Crocker, KTP Associate, worked with Multiply UK Ltd in Edinburgh to create a real-time digital consumer tool to drive both the expansion and reputation of the company as industry experts in planning…
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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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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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