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Weekly Newsletter |
24 October 2011 |
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News from Head of SchoolSAP Engagement You may recall that we hosted Ben Green from the SAP Research Laboratory in Belfast almost a year ago, since when there has been little visible evidence of follow-up. In fact, there has been an ongoing process of trying to establish the contractual details that will allow collaborations whereby SAP employees work on PhDs with a supervisor from Manchester. Although the contractual details are not fully in place, the first such collaboration has started (in text mining), and we are hopeful that further opportunities will arise in due course. University Teaching Awards 2011-12 Dear Colleagues Teaching Excellence Awards:I am pleased to announce that the Teaching Excellence Awards are now open for submission. You can find full details of this scheme on the Teaching and Learning Support Office website here: http://www.tlso.manchester.ac.uk/teaching-and-learning/excellence/20112012scheme/ Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences: Submissions should be sent to Rosemary Tomkinson (rosemary.tomkinson@manchester.ac.uk<mailto:rosemary.tomkinson@manchester.ac.uk>) by November 28th, 2011 The Faculty will then conduct a first sift before submitting the strongest cases to the institutional panel. Faculty submissions after this date are by prior arrangement only. The awards will be decided early in the second semester and there will be an awards lunch. National Teaching Fellowship Scheme:The University is also looking for candidates to nominate for National Teaching Fellowship (a national scheme run by the Higher Education Academy). Full details of how potential candidate can express their interest can be found in the downloadable Teaching Awards Guidance document via the link above. Expressions of interest (detailed in the document) should be submitted to teaching.excellence@manchester.ac.uk<mailto:teaching.excellence@manchester.ac.uk> by 28th November, 2011 and a decision will be made before Christmas as to which 3 candidates will be the University's nominees. Distinguished Achievement Medal (Teacher of the Year)This scheme is administered by the President's Office and the invitation to nominate colleagues is normally sent out towards the end of this term. If you have any questions about this information please feel to contact me. Regards Patricia Clift Martin Questionnaire on Flexible Working For the attention of academic and research staff who have primary
responsibility for the care of children or dependent relatives We have been asked to complete a brief online survey about Flexible Working in the School of Computer Science. You may know
that the University won an Athena SWAN Bronze Award in 2008 .It can only be
held for three years, so the time has come for the University to re-apply. Since
then, Life Sciences has won a Silver Award and
Chemistry a Bronze. Other schools are working on applications for SWAN
awards. As individual schools can't apply for an award unless the university
holds a Bronze award, it is very important that the University retains its Bronze. Also
I am sure that holding a SWAN award plays an important part in recruiting and
retaining excellent female academics. As part
of the University's initial application, two online surveys about Flexible
Working were conducted among academic staff in the three SET Faculties.
Survey A was for academic line managers (Deans, Heads of School, Group and
Division) and Survey B was for academic and research staff with primary
responsibility for the care of children or dependent relatives. The analysis of these surveys
was commended in the feedback on the submission. These surveys are being
repeated for the resubmission, so that any changes of awareness or practice
can be highlighted.
Could I ask you, therefore, if you have primary
responsibility for the care of children or dependent relatives, to complete
Survey B, which should take no more than 7 minutes; the link is: www.survey.ls.manchester.ac.uk/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=9lKH3n45 The
closing date for completing the surveys is 2 November 2011; after
that the web site will be removed. ACM Award Nominations As part of its mission, ACM brings broad recognition to outstanding technical and professional achievements within the computing and information technology community. Each year our award committees evaluate the contributions of candidates for various awards that span a spectrum of professional and technological accomplishments. Nominations by ACM members of those who deserve recognition for their contributions to the field of computing are welcomed. The deadline for the following ACM awards is November 30, 2011:
For information on SIG Awards please see: http://www.acm.org/sigs/sig-awards Here are the exceptions to the November 30th deadline.
(nominations by SIG Officers – deadline Feb. 1, 2012) Please refer to the ACM Awards page, http://www.acm.org/awards/, for: award descriptions, and lists containing the names of the previous ACM Award winners and their citations; nomination procedures for the 2011 awards, including the membership of the 2011 Award Committees, and contact information for the chairs: http://awards.acm.org/html/award_nominations.cfm EventsCDT seminar: The
Fun & Science of Computer Reasoning 2
Nov 11 Professor Andrei Voronkov, University of Manchester 17:30 Registration, 17:30 Lecture. Lecture Theatre 1.1, Kilburn Building. This is a free event, but we ask that you register here to reserve your place. Funding OpportunitiesRoyal Society
Research Grants 25
Oct 11 Aim: This scheme provides ‘seed corn' funding for
new projects initiated by research scientists at an early stage of their
career (within the first 5 years). The objective of the scheme is to increase
the availability of specialised equipment, consumable materials and services,
and to support essential field research. The scheme also provides support for
research in the history of science or to assist with publication of scholarly
works in the history of science. Length of tenure: The grant is for a period of 12 months Place of tenure: UK University or not-for-profit research organisation (except for Research Council Institutes). Value: For all subject categories, up to £15,000 (including VAT) is available for the purchase of specialised equipment, essential consumable materials and services. Up to £5,000 (including VAT) is available for the publication of scholarly works in the history of science. For further information regarding admissible costs, please refer to the 2011/R1 scheme notes, which will be available on the website when the round opens. More
Information Royal Society Opportunities VariousSenior career schemes: Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Awards Jointly funded by the Wolfson Foundation and BIS, this scheme aims to provide universities with additional support to enable them to attract to this country, or retain, respected scientists of outstanding achievement and potential. Awards are made to the university and as such researchers must remain at the university named on the application. The focus of the award is a salary enhancement. Research expenses are also considered for research costs not suitable for Research Councils' research grants applications and for overseas applicants to support integration into the UK research and funding environment. Eligibility: Applicants can be of any nationality and must hold, or be guaranteed, a permanent post at a UK university. All applicants must have their basic salary wholly funded by the university. Length of tenure: Five years funding after which the award holder continues with the permanent post at the host university. Place of tenure: UK university. Please note that these awards are made to the host university and cannot be transferred to another university. Value: Salary enhancements have been made usually in the range of £10K to £30K per annum. Website link: royalsociety.org/Wolfson-Research-Merit-Awards/ Closing date for approved applications: 08 November 2011 Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships The Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships were established through the generosity of the Leverhulme Trust and seek to provide opportunities for academic researchers to be relieved of all their teaching and administrative duties to allow them to concentrate on full-time research for up to one year. Subjects Covered: All areas of the life and physical sciences, including engineering, but excluding clinical medicine. Eligibility: Applicants must hold a permanent post at a UK institution and be at a suitable stage in their career when they would particularly benefit from a period of full-time research. Length of Tenure:
Between one academic term and one year. Website link: http://royalsociety.org/Leverhulme-Trust-Fellowships/ Closing date:
11 January 2012 Subjects Covered: Built environment, clean technology, energy and nanoscience/nanotechnology. One award in each round will be specifically in the general field of electrotechnology (including telecommunications and IT systems), and this award is supported by the ERA Foundation.
Length of Tenure: Awards are not expected to exceed 12 months in duration. Value of Grant: Up to £30,000 (this figure includes VAT where applicable). Number Offered: We have funds for 3 awards in the fields of built environment, clean technology, energy and nanoscience and nanotechnology, and one award in the field of electrotechnology. Once all awards have been made, the round will close. Website links: royalsociety.org/Brian-Mercer-Feasibility-Awards/ Opening Information: 30 August 2011. These awards now operate on a rolling round, awards assessed on a first come, first served basis. Once all awards have been made, the round will close. Royal Academy’s Research
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Oct 11 The Royal Academy’s Research Fellowship scheme is now open for applications. In brief, it’s a 5 year fully funded post-doctoral Research Fellowship scheme aimed at the best early career researchers. Applications are welcome from all engineering disciplines and applicants should have up to 3 year’s post-doctoral experience at the time of application. Full details are available on the website Here The application and assessment process is the same as last year, being a Stage 1 outline application followed by a Stage 2 full proposal. Most universities are limited to two applications each, some are allowed 3 based upon past success in the scheme – a list of which universities can submit three applications is on the website.We expect to receive in the region of 80 applications and to award 8 Fellowships. The submission deadline for Stage 1 is Monday 31 October 2011. If you have any questions on the scheme please contact either Angus Baker The Academy’s Research Fellowship scheme is now open for applications. In brief, it’s a 5 year fully funded post-doctoral Research Fellowship scheme aimed at the best early career researchers. Applications are welcome from all engineering disciplines and applicants should have up to 3 year’s post-doctoral experience at the time of application. Full details are available on the website Here The application and assessment process is the same as last year, being a Stage 1 outline application followed by a Stage 2 full proposal. Most universities are limited to two applications each, some are allowed 3 based upon past success in the scheme – a list of which universities can submit three applications is on the website. We expect to receive in the region of 80 applications and to award 8 Fellowships. The submission deadline for Stage 1 is Monday 31 October 2011. If you have any questions on the scheme please contact either Angus Barker or Rob Barrett CHIST-ERA (European Coordinated Research on Long term
Challenges in ICST) Call 2011
17 Jan 2012
Invitation
for proposals EPSRC are one of eleven
European Funding Organisations participating in the ERA-Net CHIST-ERA, a
coordination and cooperation activity of the partner agencies in order to
reinforce the transnational collaboration between member states in
challenging multidisciplinary research in the area of Information and
Communication Sciences and Technologies (ICST) with the potential to lead to
significant breakthroughs. The CHIST-ERA initiative is
looking for highly innovative and multidisciplinary collaborative projects in
information and communication sciences and technologies. Thus CHIST-ERA is open to
new ideas and original solutions, involving interdisciplinary skills. In
addition, the transformative research done in CHIST-ERA shall explore new
topics with potential for significant scientific and technical impacts. In the 2011 Call, two
separate topics are addressed, namely: From data to new knowledge
(D2K) Green ICT, towards Zero
Power ICT (G-ICT) Full details and how to
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