News from Head of
School
Chair in Computational Systems
Biology
Professor Roland Eils, who is a possible
high-profile candidate for the EPSRC-funded chair in Computational Systems
Biology, will be visiting the School on Friday 2nd
December. He will present a seminar at 1030 (see details
below), which I encourage as many of you as possible to attend. We
have also arranged a programme of meetings with interested staff.
Professor Eils will also meet with staff in Chemistry, Chemical
Engineering & Analytical Science, and the Faculty of Life Sciences,
with the VP for Research, and the Deans of EPS and FLS. Another research
star, who may be interested in joining us, will be visiting in either late
December or early January.
External Review of CS and
Informatics
Following on from the report of the external
review panel, the Deans of EPS and Humanities are establishing an
Implementation Group with representatives from CS, Informatics, MBS, and
other relevant Schools in the Faculty of Humanities. I will represent CS
with Roger Hubbold deputising
where appropriate. The group is required to report by the end of
February 2006, but the aim is to fast-track an agreement on realignment of
degree programmes by early January, in time to meet the UCAS deadline for
details of programmes for 2007 entry. The fact that the two Schools
currently offer competing programmes in computing is clearly damaging and,
given the current state of admissions, needs to be addressed at the
earliest opportunity. It will be challenging to reach agreement with
Informatics and take the opportunity to revise our own offerings in the
short time available, but I believe it is important that we
try.
Sabbatical Leave
This is the time of year when we seek applications
for sabbatical leave. Sabbaticals are an important mechanism for
renewing the research potential of the School and, though visits abroad,
increasing the international visibility of both the School and the
individual. Given its importance, we have set ourselves the target
achieving a significant increase in the proportion of staff on sabbatical
at any time. I strongly encourage all of you to think seriously
about taking this opportunity to strengthen your research (or
teaching). Although we encourage staff on sabbatical to spend time
out of the country and certainly away from their normal environment, the
scheme is flexible, and serious consideration will be given to any well
thought-out plan for personal development. More details will be
circulated by email this week. The deadline for applications is
6th January 2006, and you will need to have discussed your
plans with your line manager before then.
Understanding complex biomedical processes
New
Fri 2 Dec
Understanding complex
biomedical processes: from models to
experiments and
back
Professor Roland Eils, German
Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg
1030-1130, Atlas 1
Air Pumps, Cyclotrons and Black
Boxes
Tue 29 Nov
Professor John Heilbron, UC
Berkerley
1800-1900, Lecture Theatre C2, Renold Building
History of
Science, Technology and Medicine series. More
Information
Six
speakers introduction to Grid and middleware
Merrison Lecture
Theatre, CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory
Registration
Regular Seminar Series
See links in
contents bar for information on seminar series organised by the School of
CS, E-Science North
West and National Centre for Text Mining.
Internal Meetings and
Events
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G7
Meeting New
Wed 30 Nov
Main topic the form of the first year
project
1530 in IT407
Constructive Mathematics Day
New
9 Dec 05
The meeting, which will consist of some invited
lectures in the general area of constructive mathematics and its
foundations, has been arranged at rather short notice sparked by the
fact that both Nicola Gambino will be visiting Manchester from Montreal
(with MIMS funding) and Peter Schuster will be on a visit from Munich (as
a PhD external examiner). In addition we are pleased that Michael
Rathjen (Leeds), Giovanni Sambin (Padua)
and Steve Vickers (Birmingham) have also agreed to give
talks. This was made possible by the support of MIMS and the
School of
CS.
Room G15, Newman Building. More
Information
BCS Roger Needham
Lecture
7 Dec 05
Ian Horrocks will be receiving his BCS Roger
Needham award and presenting the eponymous lecture at the Royal Society,
London.
Manchester Turing
Lecture
25 Jan 06
More
Information
EPSRC Public Engagement
Workshops
8 Feb & 9 Mar 06
Introducing PE to
virgins and passing on best practice. Space limited.
More information and
registration.
Genomes to Systems Conference
New
22-24 Mar 06
An important conference concerning the latest
concepts and breakthroughs in genomics and systems biology.
Discounted registration before 31 Dec 05
More Information
Funding
Opportunities
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University of Manchester-IBM Partners
Programme
12 Dec 05
Partners will be working in areas of overlapping
strategic importance to both organisations and through partnership will
work together to achieve organisational goals. They will be supported to
spend time interacting with each other and developing and promulgating an
understanding of each organisation thereby identifying substantive areas
of activity. The programme will also act as an enabler in developing the
IBM-UoM relationship and the understanding between the organisations and
will contribute to the Partners personal
development.
If you require further
information/clarification, please do not hesitate to contact
Phil Galvin via e-mail on phil.galvin@manchester.ac.uk
or phone 0161 275 3062
BBSRC International Scientific Interchange Scheme
(ISIS)
BBSRC's International
Scientific Interchange Scheme (ISIS) provides support to help scientists
make and establish new contacts with their international counterparts.
Funding is available to BBSRC grantholders, and researchers working on
BBSRC-supported projects at BBSRC-sponsored Institutes for travel and
subsistence for three main types of visit. The scheme is open to bids at
any time (at least 6 weeks before travel) with payments being made in
advance of any visits. Please note BBSRC-supported students are not
eligible to travel under ISIS
support.
More
Information
Research Councils Follow-on
Fund
14 Dec 05
"Follow-on-funds" provide financial support
for projects with a clear commercial concept to accelerate their progress
towards commercialisation. EPSRC funding will be limited to a total of
£285k for UoM, with a maximum for individual projects of £110k under fEC.
There are no restrictions on applications to BBSRC, NERC and PPARC.
Applications will be coordinated by UMIP with Richard
Price the primary EPS
contact.
More
information
Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research
Fellowships 14 Dec
05
The Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research
Fellowships were established through the generosity of the Leverhulme
Trust and seek to provide opportunities for academic researchers to be
relieved of all their teaching and administrative duties. These
appointments enable academic researchers to concentrate on full-time
research for up to one year.
Applicants must be of postdoctoral status
or equivalent, hold a permanent post in a UK University and be at a stage
in their career when they would particularly benefit from a period of
full-time research.
More Information
Toshiba Fellowship
Programme
2006
15 Dec
05
Toshiba, supported by the EPSRC (Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council) is offering outstanding European
scientists the opportunity to join one of its high-technology research
teams in Japan for up to two years.
The Toshiba Fellowship Programme is open to PhD level researchers of
EU nationality currently working in a UK academic institution. The
research areas vary broadly from year to year in the field of science and
engineering. The Programme offers the successful Fellow a generous package
including a fixed salary and travel to and from Japan.
More
Information
BBSRC Industry Interchange
Programme
16 Dec 05
The movement of people is considered one of the
best forms of knowledge transfer and there is potentially great benefit to
the UK economy and society from
supporting such opportunities. BBSRC is piloting the Industry Interchange
Programme to support the short-term exchange, in either direction, of
researchers between the science base and industry. The objective of the
Programme is to support Interchanges that provide strategic advantage to
the UK science base and industry
arising from reciprocal access to facilities, expertise and/or knowledge,
and an increased understanding of scientific issues of common
concern.
More
Information
EPSRC Senior Media Fellowships
New
26 Jan 06
The Public Engagement Programme invites
applications for Senior Media Fellowships. These enable leading
researchers to devote time to develop a higher media profile. The aim is
to advance public engagement with the physical sciences, mathematics and
engineering via the broadcast and written media. Senior Media Fellowships
are intended to be used for active development of media opportunities (not
research, scholarship or teaching).
More
Information
Bridging the Gaps Between Mathematical Sciences,
ICT and Engineering
Workshop and Call for Proposals. EPSRC
wishes to promote interdisciplinary working, within institutions, across
the broad research areas of the mathematical sciences, information and
communications technology (ICT), and engineering. Funding is available to
support institutions in the development of collaborative research
programmes. Institutions are invited to submit a bid for funding to
establish an environment that nurtures interdisciplinary working. The
University has been allocated just 2 places for the workshop on the
16-17th January
2006. If you wish to go please would you email your
expression of interest to Adrian.Jarvis@manchester.ac.uk
by Tuesday 22nd November. Colleagues who attend will be requested to
produce a written feedback after the event.
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Information
Royal Commission Research Fellowships
New
23 Feb 06
The scheme of 1851 Research Fellowships is
intended to give a few young scientists or engineers of exceptional
promise the opportunity for conducting research for a further period of
two years. Approximately six awards are made each year. Candidates in
science subjects must normally be in possession of a PhD degree, or in the
final stages of their PhD studies.
The Fellowships are open to
candidates in any of the physical or biological sciences, in mathematics,
in applied science, or in any branch of engineering.
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Prize and
Award
Opportunities
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We have acknowledged the need to raise the profile
of the School both nationally and internationally. Nominating
individuals for awards, and working actively with others to ensure that
deserving individuals are nominated is one way of doing
that.
Roger Needham
Award
21 Dec 05
The Roger Needham Award, sponsored by Microsoft
Research, and established in memory of the late Roger Needham, is for a
distinguished research contribution in computer science by a UK based researcher within ten
years of their PhD. It consists of a £5000 prize together with an
opportunity to give a public lecture on their work.
More
information
IEEE Internet
Award
31 Jan 06
The IEEE Internet Award was established by the
IEEE Board of Directors in June of 1999. It is presented annually for
exceptional contributions to the advancement of Internet technology for
network architecture, mobility and/or end-use applications. This award can
be given to an individual or team of up to three.
More
Information
The IEEE Koji Kobayashi
Award
31 Jan 06
The IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and
Communications Award was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in
1986 for outstanding contributions to the integration of computers and
communications. This award can be given to an individual, multiple
recipients, or a team.
More
Information
The IEEE Emanuel R Piore
Award
31 Jan 06
The IEEE Emanuel R. Piore award is presented
annually to an individual, or team of two individuals, for outstanding
contributions in the field of information processing, in relation to
computer science, deemed to have contributed significantly to the
advancement of science and to the betterment of society.
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None this week
Awards and Promotions
None this week
Academic Arrivals
None this week
Academic Departures
None this week
Research Arrivals
Bernardo Cuenca Grau Research Fellow
IMG
Michael Maibaum - Research Fellow IMG, BBSRC
Systems Biology Centre
Research Departures
None this week
Administrative Arrivals
Kathryn Mullins UG
administrator
Administrative Departures
Martin Wain temporary replacement for Una
Molloy
Sabbatical Leave
Andrei
Voronkov: Microsoft Research, Redmond USA
Aug 05 Aug
06.
Ian
Horrocks: University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bell Labs, and Stanford University
Feb 06 Sep
06.
Peter
Aczel: Nijmegen University, and Maths Institute at the
University
of Munich
Jan 06
Sep 06.
Alasdair
Rawsthorne: 80% secondment to
Transitive Technologies
Oct 05 Sep 06.
Alvaro
Fernandes: IBM Almaden Research Centre
US
Jul Dec 06.
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