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Scientific or engineering enthusiasts are invited to talk on a subject of their choosing for up to 50 mins (including questions and discussion). Here’s a very non-exhaustive list of topics to inspire you: Renewable energy initiatives,Geology, Astronomy, AI, Manufacturing, Fusion energy, Quantum computing, and Microbiology. Apply online now.
Applications are now open for early-career researchers in the UK to join and contribute to a fully funded international symposium hosted by the British Council on the theme of Resilient Planet, as part of the International Science Partnerships Fund. From 4 to 6 November 2024, in Beijing, the three-day UK-China Symposium on Resilient Planet will unite early-career researchers, senior researchers, … Continue reading UK-China Symposium on Resilient Planet
Abstract submission deadline: Monday, 10 June 2024 using this form. Summer School dates: Thursday 4 July – Friday 5 July 2024, 10.30am – 12.30pm (BST) The Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre is pleased to announce its inaugural PhD Summer School, scheduled to be held online on 4 -5 July 2024. This interdisciplinary event aims to foster a vibrant … Continue reading Call for Abstracts: Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre PhD Summer School (online)
Apply by: Monday 3 June, 2024 11.59pm (BST) Applications for the next round of the JSPS Pre-Postdoctural Fellowships for Foreign Researchers (Short Term) are due to close on Monday 3 June 2024, 11.59pm. About JSPS and their fellowships JSPS is the leading research funding agency in Japan, established by the Japanese Government for the purpose … Continue reading Fellowship Funding Opportunity: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
The NIHR Policy Research Unit in the Economics of Health and Social Care Systems (ESHCRU) is looking for public contributors with lived experience of health and social care to join their advisory groups. The NIHR particularly encourage applications from groups that are underrepresented on our advisory groups, including younger adults and people who identify as … Continue reading Contributors wanted: NIHR Advisory Groups
The White Rose Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York are holding a joint one-day symposium in collaboration with Gale to explore the sources and tools available in the Gale Primary Source database and the Gale Digital Scholar Lab. This free, hybrid event will be held at the University of Leeds and online on Thursday 13 … Continue reading The White Rose Universities & Gale Symposium Event
Applications for the Turing PhD Enrichment scheme are now open for entry in October 2024. These are intended for PhD students in their research phase (typically 2nd year) and allow the recipient to spend 6-9 months working with a mentor at The Alan Turing Institute (ATI) in London and carry a small stipend. Hybrid working … Continue reading Turing PhD Enrichment scheme info session
The Alan Turing Institute PhD Enrichment Scheme is designed for students looking to enhance and broaden their research within the Turing’s community. The Enrichment Scheme Placement Award offers candidates the opportunity to undertake a 6 or 9 month placement at the Turing HQ in London. Placement Award holders receive funding to physically access the Institute’s … Continue reading Alan Turing Institute PhD Enrichment Scheme opens soon
The Royal Society Career Development Fellowship (CDF) is a four-year, postdoctoral research fellowship that aims to support the retention in STEM of researchers from underrepresented backgrounds. The scheme will initially run as a pilot with researchers from Black heritage. Research must be within the Royal Society’s remit of natural sciences, which includes but is not … Continue reading Royal Society Career Development Fellowship
If your PhD is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), at least in part, you are eligible for this free training. Bayesian methods for ecological and environmental modellingEdinburgh 22-26 January 2024Wallingford (nr. Oxford) 18-22 March 2024 Free for NERC-funded PhD and professionalsAccommodation included and travel costs will be reimbursed. This interactive course will … Continue reading Free Bayesian modelling training in January and March 2024