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Weekly Newsletter |
28 September 2009 |
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News from Head of SchoolFollowing an approach from the Research Student Best Thesis and Best Paper Prizes reminder 1 Oct 09 Nominations for the 2009 Best PGR Student Paper are due to Jon Shapiro by next Thursday, 1st October. The paper needs to have been published or accepted for publication in the last 12 months, and evidence needs to be provided of its merits, e.g. by including the referee’s comments, or comments by other disinterested parties. Prize
information and rules for entry The deadline for submission is Thursday 1 October. This is a hard deadline. EventsRMetS Climate Engineering meeting 29 Sept 09 The Royal Meteorological Society has organised an open
seminar on Climate Engineering for Tuesday 29th September 2009. Prof. Andrew Watson FRS from the This meeting is free to attend and there is no need to register. University Open Day 3 Oct The final University Open Day for 2009 will be held on
Saturday 3rd October. As usual, the School will be holding events throughout
the day. Academic members of staff will be required to man the Computer
Science stand in the Funding OpportunitiesInformation on EU funding opportunities If you are interested in the possibility of European funding, UKRO provide a very good targeted information service. If you go to http://ims.ukro.ac.uk/UKRO/login.aspx you can log in and identify a number of keywords for your particular area of research. The service will then send you bulletins at a frequency of your choice which is specifically targeted at the areas you have chosen. RAEeng/EPSRC Research Fellowships 4pm, 5 Oct 09 The RAEng/EPSRC Research Fellowships are designed to
promote excellence in engineering. They provide support for high-quality
engineers and encourage them to develop successful academic research careers.
PrizesEPS Lay Summary Writing Competition 16 Oct 09 This competition is for Research Staff & Postgraduate
Researchers. Can you communicate your research effectively to others? Can you
engage, inspire, or challenge the reader? Can you explain the science but
avoid the jargon? Can you make people care about what you research and why? Then why not enter the EPS Lay Summary Writing Competition? Just give us 250 words about your research and you could win prizes of up to £200. You'll also be raising your own profile, that of your research and the University. Winners will be awarded prizes by Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, Deputy Vice President & Deputy Vice Chancellor - an advocate of good science communication at a Faculty-wide public engagement event. Full details and useful advice Lay summary writing workshops:
To a reserve a place, email your name, school and contact number here |
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