UKRO annual visit – meeting with BU academics in 2021
As usual, RDS will host the annual UK Research Office visit to BU in 2021 – this year it will be virtual again. This year’s event is scheduled for October 27, 2021 and is organised as part of funding...
View ArticleEU funding related events – March / April 2022
COST webinar UKRO will be holding a webinar ‘An Introduction to COST” on 17 March 2022 (11:00-12:30pm UK time). COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding organisation that aims...
View ArticleGood UK – Horizon Europe News
According to Research Professional, UK government has extended a financial “safety net” for successful UK applicants to Horizon Europe (HEU). This follows last November’s guarantee for the limited...
View ArticleReminder: Weekly Funding Development Briefing and Spotlight on MSCA PF this...
As promised earlier this month, the Funding Development Briefing on Wednesday 23 March at 12 noon will also include spotlight on Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF) 2022 Call. This...
View ArticleCOST actions – European Cooperation in Science and Technology
COST is a funding organisation that aims to support researchers to grow their professional research networks and boost their careers. The United Kingdom is one of 39 COST Members, so UK researchers are...
View ArticleEU Funding News, May 2022
Horizon Europe Work Programme According to the UK Research Office (UKRO), the European Commission has published an updated version of the recent 2021-22 Horizon Europe Work Programme, which includes...
View ArticleUKRO Subscription Services for BU Academics and Staff
Many BU academics may have recognised that RDS hosts annual UK Research Office (UKRO) visits to BU. These sessions are led by RDS and delivered in collaboration with BU European Advisor at the UKRO....
View ArticleMSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022
The 2022 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) Call is now open on the Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal, with a deadline of 14 September 2022. Since last year,...
View ArticleInternal Deadline for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022
The 2022 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) Call deadline is approaching (14 September 2022). As announced earlier, BU internal deadline for submission of e-ItB forms...
View ArticleJuly update on Horizon Europe
According to UK Research Office (UKRO), the UK Government has announced a new package of measures to support applicants to Horizon Europe affected by the delays in association. The measures aim to...
View ArticleHorizon Europe Brokerage Event – Energy
Please note that a virtual brokerage event for Horizon Europe calls of Cluster 5 Climate, Energy and Mobility will be held on 29 September 2022. This is intended to provide an opportunity to discuss...
View ArticleSeptember update on Horizon Europe
The UK government has announced an extension of the financial support provided to successful UK Horizon Europe applicants, which will now be in place to cover all Horizon Europe calls that close by the...
View ArticleHorizon Europe Update – October 2022
Since my last update, there is no significant news and the message from officials remains the same – UK researchers should continue to apply for Horizon Europe grants despite uncertainty over...
View ArticleHorizon Europe Information Days – Save dates
Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment According to UK Research Office (UKRO), the Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation will host...
View ArticleHorizon Europe 2023-24 Work Programmes – UK NCP Webinars in December
About ten days ago I published a blog regarding Horizon Europe info days organised by the European Commision. UKRO have announced the UK National Contact Points’ (NCP) Clusters Webinar Series on the...
View ArticleFunding Development Briefing 30/11/22 Spotlight on: Horizon Europe Societal...
What are Funding Development Briefings? Each session will cover the latest major funding opportunities, followed by a brief Q&A session. Sessions will also include a spotlight on a particular...
View ArticleHorizon Europe Update – December 2022
There is some good news this time; yesterday, on 6 December 2022, the European Commission adopted and published the final versions of Horizon Europe individual Work Programmes for 2023 and 2024. Those...
View ArticleHorizon Europe Update – End of 2022
Two weeks ago, I reported that on 6 December 2022 the European Commission adopted and published the final versions of Horizon Europe individual Work Programmes for 2023 and 2024. One of the last thing...
View ArticleResearch reflections 2022 – Your highlights: The SPEED project
Dr Deniz Cetinkaya, Principal Academic in Computing, writes about the SPEED project, an EU project to use advances in technology and data science to support new port ecosystems, which has just been...
View ArticleHorizon Europe Resources
Happy New Year everybody! In December, Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and the UK’s Horizon Europe National Contact Points (NCPs) hosted a series of webinars presenting funding...
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