News from Head of
School
Strategic Plan
2007/8
As announced a few weeks ago, we are at the start
of the annual planning cycle, and the School needs to submit a draft
strategic and financial plan by 31st October. Some of you have
already been involved in reviewing our performance against the 2005/6
plan, and members of the School Leadership Team have been discussing new
targets for 2007/8 onwards, and strategies for achieving them. There will
be an opportunity for everyone to contribute to discussion of the new plan
at Wednesday’s School Board.
RCUK Fellowships
The University is advertising 3 RCUK Fellowships
in Complexity, Modelling and
Computation for the 21st Century. These posts are open to
exceptional researchers who aim to progress to permanent academic
positions. If you know an
exceptionally promising researcher in another institution who you would
wish to attract to Manchester, or if you have a member of
research staff who could be a candidate, please encourage them to
apply. Despite the very narrow wording of the advert and further
particulars, past experience suggests that the remit is interpreted
extremely broadly, and outstanding candidates from any area of computer
science stand a good chance of success. More
Information
Postgraduate Research Student Conference Travel
Fund
The University centrally is funding bursaries for
PGR students to attend national or international conferences to present
their research. All related costs are eligible, but applicants are
expected to make a contribution from other sources. We are currently
unclear why this funding has not been devolved to Schools, also the two
deadlines of 31 January and 30 June 2007 may make the fund difficult to
access for some conferences. I would strongly recommend, however,
that we aim make maximum use of the opportunity. Further information
is available on the University website here.
Deadline for CS UG & PG Examination Papers
A reminder that the deadline for submitting CS
exam papers is Friday 27 October. More urgently, please let
Jennie know by 18 October of any special requirements (times and dates,
coinciding exams, on-line etc), since we have to inform the Student
Support Centre by that date. SSC request that we make any
constraints as loose as possible so as to simplify scheduling. Also,
please inform Jennie/John Sargeant
if the exam is to be administered online. The semester 1 exam period
is 15 – 26 January inclusive.
Events this
Week
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SLT
meeting
16 Oct 06
Meeting of the School Leadership Team. Main
business – 2007/8 Plan
1430, Atlas 1
School
Board
18 Oct 06
Meeting of the School Board. Main business –
Planning
1530, IT407
Managing Large-Scale Scientific
Workflows
18 Oct 06
Challenges of Managing
Large-Scale Scientific Workflows in Distributed
Environments
Dr Ewa Deelman. USC Information
Sciences Institute
1415, Lecture Theatre 1.5,
Kilburn
Building
More
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Innovative & Interdisciplinary Research in
Photon
Science
18 Oct 06
This event will give PSI Members and Associates a
chance to network, share research experiences, review the Institute's
research strategy, and contribute to the development of the business and
technical support processes to support innovative and interdisciplinary
research.
1215 – 1630, Simon Building,
Programme
& Registration
Teaching Recognition and Reward
New
19 Oct 06
The event will showcase work by two members of
staff whose teaching has received university and national
recognition. Professor Michael Bradford from the School of
Environment and
Development is a 2006 winner of a National Teaching Fellowship
award. He will outline the new NTF award criteria and then discuss
some of his recent initiatives in pedagogic research. Dr David
Bamford from Manchester Business school is a 2006 winner of one of the
University’s Teaching Excellence awards. He will describe the
successful ‘redesign’ of a course to meet the needs of their undergraduate
students and the use of simulations in teaching operations
management. Please book at least two days in advance (for catering
purposes) by emailing: EPS-TSU
1200 – 1330, Ken Kitchen Committee Room,
John
Owens Building
Stochastic Modelling of Biological
Networks
19 Oct 06
Prof Alan McKane, School of
Physics and
Astronomy, UoM
Organised by the BioModelling Network which aims
to bring together researchers who are active in the area of Biological
Modelling. For further information on the network contact Frank
Bruggeman.
1400 – 1700, MIB Lecture
Theatre
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.
Future School
Events
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Respecting Relevance in Belief
Change
25 Oct 06
Prof David Makinson. King's College London
1415, Lecture Theatre 1.5,
Kilburn
Building
More
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Each year the School holds
a Research Students' Symposium, which features a collection of talks and
posters by research students.
More
Information
Presidents Visit New
28 Feb 07
The President and Vice-Chancellor will be visiting
the School.
1400-1600
Future
External
Events
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The HPC European User
Forum
26 & 27 Oct 06
The HPC User Forum is an initiative developed by
IDC to promote the interests of High Performance Computing users in
industry, government and academia. Attendance is free but places must be
reserved.
The Midland Hotel, Manchester
Registration & More
Information
Exploring the interface between Maths and
Bioscience New
2 Nov 06
Networking Workshop -
The Manchester Interdisciplinary
Biocentre (MIB) and the School of Mathematics have agreed to stage a
workshop to consider potential opportunities for collaborations at the
interface between mathematics and bioscience. This is an opportunity
to share ideas and develop future collaborations to address challenges at
the interface between mathematics and bioscience. It is hoped that some of
the ideas that emerge during the event can be developed into new research
proposals. We strongly encourage researchers from any School working in
either quantitative bioscience, mathematics or modelling to attend.
If you wish attend the workshop please email Dr Rachel
Woolley before the 26th
October.
Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
New
Applications 3 Nov 06
The Exhibition is the Society's most prestigious
event of the year and according to a 2005 MORI poll is the best known
science exhibition in the UK. The event attracts a great
deal of media interest and is a fantastic opportunity for you to showcase
your research to the public, post-16 and potential university students,
scientists, policy makers, MPs, captains of industry, representatives from
funding bodies and research councils, teachers and the wider
scientific community. It's a chance to really put your institution in the
scientific spotlight. Please contact Bernard
Strutt if you are
interested.
More
Information
New Techniques in High Resolution Laser
Spectroscopy
8 Nov 06
Professor Wolfgang Demtroder (PSI Fellow
2006)
1430, Moseley Lecture Theatre, Schuster Building
More
Information
Climate Warming / Climate
Change
9 Nov 06
Sir David King, Chief Scientific Adviser to the
Government
1430-1530, Whitworth Hall. Email Lesley Sisson
for tickets.
Expanding Your
Horizons
9 Nov 06
A one-day conference for fixed-term researchers
with presentations by:
Professor Simon Gaskell, Vice President
(Research)
Professor Nigel Vincent, Vice President (Graduate
Education)
Dr Iain Cameron, RCUK and UKHerd Task Force
Member.
Plus presentations and discussions with former
fixed term researchers who have gone on to achieve excellence in academia
and beyond. Places are strictly limited and
can be reserved by contacting Susan
Hogan.
0900 – 1600, Chancellors Conference
Centre
More
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Young Engineers Presentations – House of
Commons
17 Nov 06
The annual poster presentation for Young Engineers
at the House of Commons, coorganised by SET for Britain, is an opportunity to
bring the work of the School to a different and important audience,
enhance your CV and, potentially, win a prize. It is relevant to all
PhD students and junior RAs in the School, and those who have attended in
the past have thoroughly enjoyed the event.
More
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Grantsmanship Workshop
29 Nov 06
This popular one day course is aimed at both new
staff and more established members of staff who have not had recent
interactions with the EPSRC either as applicants, grant holders or
referee/panel members. To register your interest please email Louise
Rogers
Funding
Opportunities
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Research Council
Follow-on-Funds
27 Oct 06
There is a call for proposals to be submitted to
BBSRC and NERC for ‘Follow-on-Funding’. This funding is designed to bridge
the gap between academic and industrial research, specifically for
commercialisation projects. Proposals need to be submitted via UMIP
and generally require significant input from UMIP on the commercial
exploitation and potential.
More
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ESF Research Networking
Programmes
30 Oct 06
Bringing together nationally funded research
activities for four to five years, to address a major scientific issue or
a science-driven topic of research infrastructure, at the European level
with the aim of advancing the frontiers of science.
More
Information
Royal Society Research
Grants
1 Nov 06
Seed corn funding for new projects. For research
scientists at an early stage of their career or established scientists
wishing to change the direction of their research.
More
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Royal Society
University
Research Fellowships
2007
1 Nov 06
More
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EPSRC 2007 Senior Research
Fellowships
1 Nov 06
Applications are invited for the 2007 Senior
Research Fellowships exercise. Senior Research Fellowships are
awarded to outstanding academic scientists and engineers of international
repute with a minimum of 10 years post doctoral experience. Fellows
will be released from their current teaching and administration loads to
devote themselves to research for the period of the award (up to 5
years).
More
Information
AHRC-EPSRC-JISC e-Science Research Projects
Scheme
2 Nov 06
EPSRC is a partner in this new e-Science
Initiative. The aim of the scheme is to advance research in the Arts and
Humanities through the use and development of e-Science
technologies. In addition to a total budget of £2 million, six
four-year PhD project studentships are available either as part of an
e-Science Research Grant or as a stand alone.
More
Information
EPSRC 2007 Advanced Research
Fellowships
9 Nov 06
Applications are invited for the 2007 Advanced
Research Fellowships exercise. Advanced Research Fellowships are
awarded to outstanding researchers with 3 – 10 years of postdoctoral
experience. More
Information
Teaching & Learning (T&L)
Innovation
Funding
20 Nov 06
The third round of bids for Teaching and Learning
Funding for Schools is now open. Please contact Pete
Jinks (the School Learning
Enhancement Officer) if you are
interested.
More
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BBSRC Systems Biology
(SABR)
27 Nov 06
Recently, the BBSRC announced a new Systems
Biology call. As Manchester already has a Systems Biology
Centre (MCISB, see www.mcisb.org), we are in a very good
position to apply for funding. Dieter Weichart, on behalf of Prof.
Doug Kell (Director of the MCISB), would like to take the initiative in
coordinating potential SABR bid(s) from the University (but not bids to
the related ESB initiative). If you are interested in participating
in a proposal please send a brief (few sentences) response to Dieter
Weichart, cc to Douglas
Kell outlining your proposed
research.
More
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International Research Mobility
Scheme
30 Nov 06
Research opportunities from one week to six months
in the US,
China and mainland
Europe for staff and postgraduate
students.
More
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IBM-UoM Partners
Programme
30 Nov 06
Last year Kung-Kiu Lau became one of the first
“University
of Manchester-IBM
Partners”. Academic staff are now invited to
apply for the 2007/8 scheme. It is important to the School that we
grasp this opportunity to engage with the company, who have much to offer
all our activities.
More
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Royal Society Conference
Grants
1 Dec 06
The conference grants scheme supports UK based scientists to either
present their own paper/poster or chair a session at an overseas
conference, where conference participation is the main or sole purpose of
visit. The objectives of this scheme are to enable scientists to
disseminate research findings, establish collaborations and build
international reputations.
More
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Leverhulme Trust Research Leadership
Awards
1 Dec 06
To support researchers confronted with the task of
building a research team of sufficient scale to tackle an identified but
distinctive research objective. Each award will be at a level of up
to £800,000 in total for up to five years of work. The intent is that the
funds be used to provide each awardee with ten 'post-doctoral assistant
years' and ten 'research student years' for the grant period, though other
patterns would be permissible.
More
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Toshiba
Fellowhips
15 Dec 06
Toshiba in association with the EPSRC invites
applications from European scientists to join one of its high technology
research teams in Japan.
More
Information
EPSRC ICT Platform
Grants
Open
EPSRC invites outline proposals for its
information and communication technology platform grants. Platform grants
aim to provide world-leading UK groups with continuity of
funding for strategic development, longer-term research and international
networking.
More
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Royal Academy of
Engineering Research
Chairs
Open
The Royal Academy of Engineering invites
applications for its research chairs.
Research Chairs are
full-time professorial appointments, in any engineering-related subject.
The academy particularly welcomes proposals of a multidisciplinary nature.
Funding is provided for 5 years.
More
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RAEng Industrial Secondment
Scheme
Open
An opportunity for university lecturers in
engineering to gain state-of-the-art industrial
experience.
More
Information
BBSRC International Scientific Interchange Scheme
(ISIS)
Open
To help scientists make and establish new contacts
with their international counterparts.
More
Information
RAEng Global Research
Awards
Open
Projects in centres of excellence overseas
focussing on stimulating wealth creation and improvements in the quality
of life.
More
Information
EPSRC Engineering
Visits
Open
Support for salary costs and travel subsistence
for scientists and engineers of acknowledged standing, either from within
the UK or abroad, to visit the
investigator's organisation.
More
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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.
ACM Turing
Award
31 Oct 06
ACM's most prestigious technical award is
accompanied by a prize of $100,000. It is given to an individual selected
for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community.
The contributions should be of lasting and major technical importance to
the computer field. Financial support of the Turing Award is provided by
the Intel Corporation.
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ACM Grace Murray Hopper
Award
31 Oct 06
A prize of $15,000 awarded to the outstanding
young computer professional of the year.
More Information
Computer Science Writing Competition
2006/07
31 Jan 07
We want unpublished articles of up to 750 words
about research that’s part of any EPSRC-funded computer science
project. For this competition, computer science means the study of
methods for acquiring, storing, processing, communicating and reasoning
about information, and the role of interactivity in natural and artificial
systems through the implementation, organisation and use of computer
hardware, software and other resources.
More
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Research
Awards
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None this week
Staff
News
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Awards and
Promotions
None this week
Academic
Arrivals
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Technical
Arrivals
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Academic
Retirements
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Research
Arrivals
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Research
Departures
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Administrative
Arrivals
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Administrative
Departures
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Sabbatical Leave
Alasdair
Rawsthorne: 80% secondment to
Transitive Technologies
Oct 06 – Sep 07.
Alvaro
Fernandes: IBM Almaden Research Centre
US
Jul 06 – Dec 06.
Milan Mihajlovic:
University of
Maryland, College Park
Jul 06 – Dec 06
Vacancies
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Academic Staff
None
Research & Technical Staff
Software Developer in Electronic Assessment (ABC)
- closing date 16 Oct 06
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Management & Professional Staff
None
Administrative
Staff
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