Business Speak Do you want to work more with business? Are you a bit unsure on how to convey your research ideas to a business? If this is you and you need some pointers in how to speak business lingo,…
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As part of the government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, Innovate UK have just announced funding available for an extra 200 Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) this year (17/18). Edinburgh Napier University has an excellent track record of successfully securing KTP awards…
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Its peer-review week 11-15th September! Peer-review is important in research to ensure the quality and integrity of research activity. Peer-review is normally associated with publishing original articles in Journals. It is also an important part of the research funding process…
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It’s Autumn 2017, so right on cue…….The Funding Bodies’ initial decisions on the next REF have been published. A summary of the information is captured below: -Assessment outcomes will be the products of expert review, informed by indicators where appropriate.…
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Early Career Researcher? – Looking for a small research grant? The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland is inviting applications for its Research Incentive Grants by the 15th October, 2017. These are grants for up to £10,000. Applicants must…
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Research Leader’s Impact Toolkit We all know that research impact is here to stay! And we are certain that the Impact case studies will feature again in the next REF. But understanding what impact really means and trying to convey…
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Research Fingerprinting is a service to identify tailored research funding opportunities for academics. This is one of the services provided by *Research Professional, an online service offering an extensive database of open research funding opportunities as well as research policy…
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Last week, David Sweeney, Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange and Kim Hackett, REF manager, HEFCE hosted a webinar and posted a couple of blogs on the emerging thinking on policy for the next REF. Nothing is confirmed as yet…
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Just under a month ago we held our second university wide research conference and it was great to see so many research staff and students getting together from across the university. The day had lots of presentations – using the…
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Whether you are a member of staff or a student, you are expected to adhere to high ethical standards in your research. The starting point for seeking ethics approval for your research is to contact your School’s ethics committee or…
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