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Weekly Newsletter |
24 June 2013 |
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News from the Head of School65th Anniversary of the Baby computer 21 June is the 65th anniversary of the Baby computer and Google have worked with Eva Navarro-Lopez to create a film in celebration. Further news can be seen on the University news page here and you can watch the Google video on YouTube here. Simon Lavington was interviewed on Radio Manchester on Friday, you can find the interview here (1h 38m in). In case you haven’t seen it yet Google’s previous film about Atlas is here. Promotions I’m delighted to be able to announce the following promotions: Robert Stevens to Professor of Computer Science, Steve Pettifer to Reader, Sean Bechhofer to Senior Lecturer. Congratulations
to all three. Open Day The School put on a great Open Day featuring a tech fair
in Kilburn on Friday and Saturday. Our students showed off what they can do
with enthusiasm and the event was a great success. So many people helped out
that there are too many to name here, but thank you to everyone who
contributed. Health and Safety: Take Care on the Stairs The largest
cause of injuries in the University is slips, trips and falls. Stairs are an
obvious hazard, and we have a lot of them. You might feel sure that you
aren’t going to hurt yourself because you’ve been going up and down stairs
without a problem for years, but then you might find yourself spending Sunday
morning in A&E and the next few weeks hobbling around on a sprained
ankle, which I can assure you is not fun, so just take it a bit more
carefully on all our stairs... EventsWomen in IT event 9 Jul 13 11.30-14:00,
Tuesday 9 Jul 2013, room 4.38 Simon Building The annual Women in IT event is
open to all staff and postgraduates at The University of Manchester as well
as welcoming colleagues from Manchester Metropolitan University. Gillian Arnold, Director of Tectre is guest
speaker (winner of the 2012 Cisco / Everywoman in Technology award
for Technology Inspiration of the year and is a nominee for the Computer
Weekly Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2013. She also currently
sits on the board of directors for WISE/UKRC). The full
schedule and
registration is available through the hyperlinks. Funding OpportunitiesResearch Support Office Please contact us through researchsupportcsm@manchester.ac.uk. There is information about support for grant writing and submission at http://staffnet.cs.manchester.ac.uk/reso/ Summer Request Please contact Sarah Chatwin with brief details of any applications that you are considering submitting over the summer period to help with our planning process. Thank you. Open Access A reminder that funds are available for Open Access Article Process Charges (APCs) for all peer-reviewed research articles and conference proceedings based on RCUK-funded work (submitted since 1st April 2013). For
information and to request an APC go to: www.openaccess.manchester.ac.uk/ Showcasing
Digital Innovation (DE2013) – submission call 1
July 13 ·
Closing date:
midnight, 1 Jul 2013 · Registration deadline: 28 Oct · Event date: Mon 4 – Wed 6 November 2013, Media City, Salford The
RCUK’s Digital Economy 2013 (DE2013) event call for submissions
is now open, targeting technology demonstrators, paper presentations and
workshop proposals from anyone in the research or industrial community. PhD
student submissions are particularly welcome. The 2½ day event will be held at Media City with confirmed speakers including: Sir
Ian Livingstone (UK games industry); Prof. Dame Wendy Hall, founding
director of the Web Science Research Initiative; and Professor Irene Ng,
Director of the International Institute for Product and Service Innovation. British Council Researcher Links 14 July 13 Closing date: 5pm, 14 Jul 2013 The British
Council Researcher Links is inviting leading researchers to propose
themes for bilateral workshops to be held in one of the partner countries
(see below) that will bring together early career researchers to discuss
their research and start to build international relationships. Workshops
must: be organized jointly by lead researchers from both partner countries;
take place by Mar 2014; and can be on either a specific research area or an
interdisciplinary theme. Partner
countries include: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Morocco, Egypt, Qatar, South
Africa, Nigeria, Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Thailand,
Indonesia, South Korea, Vietnam and Bangladesh RAEng
Enterprise Fellowship 9
Sep 2013 Closing date: 5pm, 9 Sep 2013 Thinking of
developing a spin-out business around your research? Up to £85K seed funding and 12 month’s salary support is available
through the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise
Fellowship scheme. The
aim of Enterprise Fellowships is to encourage aspiring engineering
entrepreneurs to commercialise technology based business ideas from academic institutions into spin
out companies, with the support of business mentors (mainly RAEng Fellows). Research Professional is a useful search engine for finding other funding opportunities. Featured Research OutcomesHave we missed something? If you have some award news
that you would like us to know about please contact Sarah Chatwin. |
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