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Weekly Newsletter |
28 April 2014 |
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News from Head of School
Heritage
Films – break in to the movies! Dr James Hopkins, University Historian & Heritage Officer is currently producing a series of 60 second films about key individuals from the University’s past. “The approach we're using is asking members of staff or students to say who a key individual was and why they find them inspiring. We're going to include Freddie Williams and Tom Kilburn and I wondered if you'd be able to talk very briefly about who they were, what their major contribution is, and why they are inspiring?” The filming doesn't take long at all, if you wish to take part in this, please email James Hopkins. Disabled
Students’ Allowances (DSA) David Wiiletts has announced
measures to modernise the Disabled
Students’ Allowances, which are available to Higher Education students
from England. The changes will apply to all full-time, full-time distance
learning, part-time and postgraduate students applying for DSA for the first
time in respect of an academic year beginning on or after 1 September 2015.
There is a petition opposing the changes here. News and Announcements
Survey: Creating Facilities to Support World-class Research at Manchester Your chance to have a say in the University’s future
investment in e-science/e-research tools and win an iPad mini! (Author: Cath Riley, on behalf of Professor Douglas Kell) Thank you to all those who have already participated in our e-Science/e-Research Survey, for those of you who haven’t yet there is still time! The University is prepared to invest in tools and people to ensure that we take a leading position in e-research/e-science in the future - so the purpose of this survey is to inform the University’s future strategy. There are (at most) 12 questions in the survey and any question may be skipped so it need take only a few minutes. 1. If you feel you know enough about e-science and e-research to give an informed view of the software, datasets and computing facilities (and the people to help you exploit them) that you will need in the future, feel free to go straight to the survey: 2. If you would like a bit more explanation: The principle of e-science/e-research is that “3 months in the lab, or slaving over a pile of survey responses, can save a whole afternoon on the computer…” – in other words e-science /e-research provides methods that can enhance productivity (and creativity) massively. For example, research on multiple candidate ideas or ‘experiments’ can be performed computationally so as to determine which ones might best be done ‘for real’. This requires different resources and a different kind of expertise in addition to the typical domain expertise of users. So if you want access to these tools, now or in the future, to support your research, now is the time to stake your claim! Please go to the survey. Cath Riley, on behalf of Professor Douglas Kell Royal Society Pairing Scheme for Scientists, Parliamentarians and Civil Servants 23 May 14 Closing date: 23 May 2014 Call for applicants. This scheme helps scientists to understand political processes and decision making by shadowing either an MP, a member of the House of Lords or a Civil Servant. Applicants should have a strong interest in science policy, a proven ability to communicate their research and at least 2 years of postdoctoral or equivalent professional research experience in industry. For information on how to apply click here or email: public.affairs@royalsociety.org. News from the library: Mendeley Premium Mendeley is a free reference management tool and academic social network that can help you organise your research, collaborate with others online and discover the latest publications in your field. As part of a collaborative project between The University of Manchester Library and Mendeley, the Library is providing access to the Mendeley Premium product to all University of Manchester researchers and students. Anyone signing up to use Mendeley during 2014, and any existing users who upgrade during this period, will have access to the enhanced features: · 5GB of personal storage space (rather than the standard 2GB). · Creation of unlimited groups for social networking and collaboration (rather than the standard 1 group) · Group team plan of 25 members (rather than the standard 3 members) · Plus advanced features such as Mendeley Suggest The Library will be providing ongoing support and training so whether you are new to Mendeley or an existing user who wants to explore the enhanced features of the Premium version, you can sign up to our sessions or contact us for further support. The sessions will all take place in the Teaching Suite (Blue 4) of the Main Library at the following times: Thursday 8 May, 10am – 12pm Wednesday 14 May, 2-4pm Wednesday 21 May, 2-4pm Friday 30 May, 10am – 12pm Book your place: Library Mendeley Training Sessions For enquiries contact: Library Mendeley Support Further information on Mendeley, and details of how to access Mendeley Premium, can be found the Library Website: Anyone signing up, or upgrading, to Mendeley Premium will be invited to submit comments and feedback to support ongoing product enhancements. The association "Sit with me" has recognised the 1st ACM womENcourage The
association Sit with me has
recognised the 1st ACM womENcourage Celebration of Women in Computing held in
the School of Computer Science in Manchester in March 2014. You can check it
at this link and
see how many inspiring men and women supported this event. For more
information about the conference check this link. Additionally, you can download
the opening speech of this unique event here. Events
Guest lecture for COMP35112 28 Apr 14 Dr Anton Lokhmotov of ARM. 15:00, lecture theatre 1.3, Kilburn building. The main topic is ARM's Mali (high performance SIMD attached processor) system, including interesting stories accompanied by demos. Anyone with an interest in this kind of material is welcome to attend. IPython: From interactive computing to computational narratives 28 Apr 14 14-16:00, Lecture Theatre G20, Mansfield Cooper building Fernando Perez, UC Berkeley Python has become one of the most important programming languages for modern scientific computing and is steadily replacing proprietary systems such as MATLAB, Mathematica and SPSS. The Ipython (Interactive Python) project brings interactivity, parallel programming and collaboration to the Python eco-system. Fernando Perez is a leading light in the use of Python for scientific computing and leads the IPython project. He is also a core member of the new Berkeley Institute for Data Science. Digital Music Research: from Music Objects to Social Machines 30 Apr 14 David De Roure, University of Oxford 14:00, lecture theatre 1.4, Kilburn building Faculty open meeting 30 Apr 14 13:00-14:00, Wednesday, (Room C2, Renold Building) Meeting with Professor Colin Bailey, the Vice-President & Dean. Colin will:
If there are any topics that you would like to see covered now or in the future then please let Rachel Hobson know. All are welcome. Seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Women in Science, Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at The University of Manchester followed by Women in Science Panel Discussion 22 May 14 10:30-16:00 (Edit-a-thon), 16:30-17:30 (Panel discussion) On Thursday 22 May 2014 The
University of Manchester is holding a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon event. The aim is
to improve and increase the content on Wikipedia's pages about female
scientists. Both new and experienced editors are welcome; there will be a
training session for those new to editing, and experienced helpers will be
available throughout the day. The event will conclude with a
panel discussion about the participation of women in science. Our panellists
for this discussion include Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell (President and Vice
Chancellor of the University), Professor Dame Tina Lavendar (Professor of
Midwifery), Professor Dame Nicky Cullum (Professor of Nursing) and Professor
Helen Gleeson (Professor of Physics). If you are unable to attend the
Edit-a-thon but wish to attend the panel discussion please email Helen Dutton. Session structure: Training for new editors,
11:00-12:00 Wiki-edit Sessions: 12:45-14:00,
14:15-16:00 Wiki Panel Discussion:
16:30-17:30 Lunch and Refreshments will
be available. There are limited tickets
available. Please book online here: If you have any questions about
Women in Science, Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at The University of Manchester please
contact Daria Cybulska from Wikimedia
UK. EPSRC Assistive, Adaptive and Rehabilitative Technologies Sandpit 5
June 14 Closing date: 5 June 2014 Event: 1-5
September 2014 Call for participants: The EPSRC is running a sandpit in the broad area of assistive and rehabilitative devices in order to try to engender a radical change in the research undertaken in this field in the UK. Funding Opportunities
Research Support Office Please contact us through researchsupportcsm@manchester.ac.uk. There is information about support for grant writing, submission and successful examples at http://staffnet.cs.manchester.ac.uk/reso/ and through EPS. The EPS blog The Word contains features News, Events and comment relevant to Postgraduate Researchers, Research Staff and Supervisors or PIs. Important: Changes in EU Funding Opportunities More detailed information is available now
that for Horizon2020 has started (the successor of FP7 EU programme). EU
research funding is important for the School and it’s important to understand
what’s available http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/index.html Reminder - H2020 information
available EU funding-related documents are placed by
the University's EU team at: A great resource
recommended by the ICT National Contact Point is http://www.ictic.org/,
which also provides handy overview documents. External Horizon 2020 events Various Details on upcoming events are available,
including focuses on graphene, HBP
and FET. Royal
Society India-UK
Scientific Seminars 10
Jun 2014 Closing date: 10
June 2014 This scheme is for mid-career
scientists who want to organise a small three-day scientific seminar between
groups of scientists from India and the UK (20 attendees max; max. £12k). The
scheme provides funding to cover the cost international airfares for up to 5
scientists, local travel costs for attendees, accommodation for all external
attendees for up to 4 nights, hire of meeting rooms and audio visual
equipment and all meals whilst the meeting is taking place. CONICYT Chilean-led research with the UK A new ‘Newton
Fund’ exists for UK science and innovation collaborations with Emerging
Powers, including Chile. The following CONICYT (the Chilean research
council)/ RCUK opportunities must be
led by Chilean partners but involve UK researchers. 1. CONICYT academic mobility grant
· Closing Date: 29 May 2014 16:00hrs (Chilean time) Aim: to support scientific networking between
British and Chilean researchers, and so to contribute to the development of
Chilean human resources in specific areas relevant to national development. Amount of funding: Maximum grant is around £18,000 ($CLP
16.500.000). Eligible fields: all How to apply: The application must be made to CONICYT
by Chilean researchers/research groups, but must include the participation of
British researchers. Further information (contact
Sarah Chatwin for English version). 2. CONICYT joint research grant
· Closing Date: 5 July 2014 at 16:00hrs (Chilean time) Aim: to strengthen collaboration between teams
of researchers in Chile and the UK with the aim of achieving global-standard
scientific research, and contributing to the development of Chilean human
resources in areas relevant to national development. Can cover: The funding may be used for salaries for
project participants, travel and living expenses for
internships in the UK for Chilean researchers, travel and living expenses for
visits to Chile for British researchers, equipment, consultancy, seminars
etc. Amount of
funding: The maximum grant
is around £55,000 ($CLP 50.000.000) per year for three years. Eligible fields: all How to
apply/eligibility: The
application must be made to CONICYT by Chilean researchers/research groups,
but must include the participation of British researchers with a grant
from the Research Councils. Further information (contact
Sarah Chatwin for English version). Featured Research Outcomes
Did you know… papers featured in the newsletter also go on display in the Kilburn Building (outside 2.7)? Send your new publications to Robert Stevens so that more people get to know about your research. Sophia Ananiadou
will give a keynote speech at the 19th International Conference on
Application of Natural Language to Information Systems (NLDB 2014), to be
held in Montpellier, France, from 18-20th June 2014. The NLDB conference aims
at bringing together researchers, industries and potential users who are
interested in various application of Natural Language in the Database and
Information Systems field. The topic
of Sophia's s talk will be Biomedical Natural Language Processing. Conference
website: http://www.nldb.org/ Towards
l2-stability of discrete-time reset control systems via dissipativity theory.
J. Carrasco, E.M. Navarro-López. Systems & Control Letters, vol. 62, pp. 525-530,
2013. Have 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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