Research News Edition 9

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Funding Opportunities Here is a selection of upcoming funding opportunities. Brief introductions can be found below; see the funding calendar online for more information, as well as details of other new additions: go.warwick.ac.uk/engcalendar

Clean Water for All This call invites proposals for collaborations between academic groups in the UK and the USA in the area of Water Engineering. The call is placed within the context of the global grand challenges of Resilience and Sustainability identified at a recent international summit. Closing date: 30 May 13

Long Term Care Revolution The Technology Strategy Board is inviting applications for participation in a revolutionary sandpit workshop in the autumn looking for novel thinking to blow apart conventional thinking about institutional long-term care. Closing date for registration: 05 June 13

Visiting Professorships The objective of these awards is to enable distinguished academics based overseas to spend between three and twelve months inclusive at a UK university, primarily in order to enhance the skills of academic staff or the student body within the host institution. Closing date: 09 May 13

International Exchanges Scheme A new flexible travel scheme, for scientists in the UK who want to undertake a collaboration with scientists overseas through either a oneoff visit or bilateral travel. Maximum grant of ÂŁ12,000 available. Closing date: 26 June 13

IAS Incubation Awards 2013-14 Incubation Awards are intended to provide initial funds for identifying and pump-priming new, Warwick-based collaborative research networks that are interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary in their methodology, agenda and personnel. Closing date: 20 May 13

Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship This fellowship provides a unique opportunity for the most promising newly qualified postdoctoral researchers to make an early start in developing their independent research careers, working in the best laboratories in the UK and overseas. Candidates will be expected to identify an important biomedical research question and to develop and deliver a personal programme to achieve their research aims. Closing date: 20 May 13

Research Office F306, extension 23610 eng.research@warwick.ac.uk


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