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News from Head of SchoolSigning Off And so, the time has come … this is the last
newsletter before I stand down on Friday as Head of School. My
thanks to everyone in the School for making the past four years a
stimulating and enjoyable time – I could not have wished for more able,
committed and positive colleagues. Particular thanks to all those,
too numerous to mention individually, who have supported me personally in
the role – I could not have survived without you. The School has
been through some ‘interesting’ times since the merger but, though all
your efforts, I believe it is in good shape. As I pass over the
reins to APT Grant SuccessCongratulations to Changes to EPSRC Grant AcceptanceEPSRC has recently announced changes to the administration of new awards, via Je-S, which come into affect tomorrow. It is important that you are all familiar with the new proceedures which are significantly different to the current arrangements. In particular, please note that the Research Organisation with have 10 working days to accept offers. Failure to accept within this time will result in the offer expiring. Please let the School Research Office know if you are likely to experience any difficulty in responding on this timescale. Events this
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eLearning Network Meeting The Network is open to all staff who have an interest in using technology to enhance teaching and learning and is intended to provide a forum for colleagues to new discuss ideas and to learn about projects taking place across the University. The Teaching and learning Support Office would like to extend our invitation to you, to attend the first Network meeting. The Network brings together all existing University wide eLearning networks into one grouping to help support the development of a large and diverse eLearning community. 1200-1300, Room G.51, Wear it Pink 31 Oct 08
Regular Seminar SeriesSee links
in contents bar for information on seminar series organised by the
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We will once again be running our annual Children in Need Booksale and online auction. Further details will be sent round in due course. Books and auction items gratefully received in ACSO. |
26 November - UG Report
4 February - PG Report
25 March - External Affairs Report
6
May - Research Report
1 July - Resources Report
All meetings take place 1530-1700 in IT 407.
Support for Academically-Led Conferences Various
One-stop solution from STARS. The Division of Sport, Trading and Residential Services (‘STARS’) offers a one-stop solution for academics interested in attracting and organising conferences here at The University of Manchester, a service directly supporting the University's 2015 goal of achieving high international standing.
Manchester-
28th October 2008
Other venues available.
Tea and coffee will be available at
Speakers will include Dr David Fergusson, Deputy
Director, Training, Outreach and Education, the National e-Science Centre
and researchers at
More Information &
registration
Speakers: Alex Hoye, CEO of Lattitude Group, Paul Strzelecki, an experienced investor, and The University’s own Sharon O’Kane, Co-Founder of Renovo
UMIP is holding a masterclass for staff interested
in finding out more about entrepreneurial activity here at the
University. The event is being organised by
More Information &
Registration
RAEng - Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Scheme 31 Oct 08
The Royal Academy of Engineering’s visiting
fellowship scheme provides funding to enable an academic engineering
department in a
RAEng - Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships 14 Nov 08
These Fellowships provide an opportunity for
mid-career academics based in
More
Information
HPC2-Europa2 Call for Applicants 15 Nov 08
The HPC-Europa Consortium is happy to announce
that the Transnational Access Programme will continue up to the end of
2012. This is an EC-funded programme of short collaborative research
visits with access to
These fellowships are worth £10,000 each and are intended to add
value to PhD and EngD students by
funding training and development activities which complement their
research oriented education. The scheme is open to all research students
who are entering their second year in the academic term beginning
September/October 2008. Deadline for applications:
"Follow-on-funds" provide financial support for
projects with a clear commercial concept to accelerate their progress
towards commercialisation. Funding is available for up to 12 months
for typically over £100k based on research from ongoing or completed EPSRC
supported projects. An approximate total of £1.5M is available
nationally with £4.5M of applications invited for consideration.
Proposals need to be submitted via the University’s technology
transfer company (UMIP). The University has been successful in 8 out of 11
proposals submitted during the past three years which has generated nearly
£1 million of research income. Grantholders interested in applying
for this funding should complete the attached two-page form and send it to
ian.proctor@umip.com before
The Industrial Secondment Scheme provides an invaluable opportunity for engineering teaching staff in Higher Education institutions to gain state-of-the-art industrial experience. Applicable to engineers of all disciplines, the scheme's objective is to enable the secondees to impart the fruits of this experience to their students through teaching, through case studies using up-to-date material and, in the longer term, through course design. The benefits also accrue to the host organization which gains a temporary but highly qualified member of staff, and to the university which has the opportunity of strengthening its links with industry.
The KT Challenge offers small grants for concept studies and feasibility studies. If you are interested in developing ideas in collaboration with an industrial partner – developing new technology, or applying existing technology in an industrial setting – please contact Constantinos Astreos.
EPSRC would like to encourage the transfer of
outputs of research between different research disciplines as well as
aiding the career development of EPSRC funded PDRAs. In the first instance
an extra year of support will be offered. Transfers between the
engineering and physical science disciplines and the life sciences are
encouraged. There are no closing dates for proposals.
EPSRC invites outline proposals for its
information and communication technology platform grants. Platform grants
aim to provide world-leading
Full-time professorial appointments, in any engineering-related subject. The academy particularly welcomes proposals of a multidisciplinary nature. Funding is provided for 5 years.
An opportunity for university lecturers in engineering to gain state-of-the-art industrial experience.
To help scientists make and establish new contacts with their international counterparts.
Projects in centres of excellence overseas focussing on stimulating wealth creation and improvements in the quality of life.
Support for salary costs and travel subsistence
for scientists and engineers of acknowledged standing, either from within
the
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.
RAEng - ERA Foundation Entrepreneurs Award New 30 Oct 08
A prize fund has been established to identify
entrepreneurial researchers, working in
Awards
are announced here when the formal offer letter is
received
None this week
Awards and Promotions
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Alasdair
Rawsthorne: 80% secondment to
Transitive Technologies
Oct 07 – Sep 08. - continuing
John Keane:
Academic Year 2008/09
Len
Freeman: April to Sept 2009
John
Gurd: Academic Year
2009/10
Liping Zhao:
Sept 2008 to Mid Jan 09, and Mid July
09 to mid Jan 10
Josh Knowles:
Feb 2009 for 6
months
Rizos Sakellariou:
Lent term 2008-09, Summer term 2008-09,
Michaelmas Term 2009-10 (2 semesters)
Xiao-Jun
Zeng: January 2009-April 2009
Ning Zhang: January 2009 – June 2009
Academic Staff
None
Postdoctoral
Research Associate: Systems Biology
Closing
date:
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