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Weekly
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1 December 2014 |
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News
from Head of School
Reminder: CS
Christmas party Thurs
18 Dec 14 The
party will start at 3pm on Thursday 18 December with a short toast to the
School to mark its 50th birthday. As usual there will be pizza,
some drinks, and amazing music. DJ Jazzy
Jezmas returns to the decks and 2014 will mark the third year of the
legendary Christmas quiz hosted by Chris Farrington and DJ Jezmas. Workplace
giving The University is encouraging all
staff to consider payroll giving. This is a scheme where regular payments to
charities can be deducted from pay at source before the deduction of tax, so
that charities receive a larger amount. Please see: http://www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk/news/stories/name-337932-en.htm
The Workplace Giving scheme that the University uses highlights
a number of charities in different categories but you can give to any registered
UK charity through the same system. News and announcements
Movember news Sadly there wasn’t as many participants as last year however our moustachioed heroes below represented this years’ Computer Science Movember team in style:
At the time of writing the team of 11 had raised £634 and was ranked 1319 nationally. See the team and donate on the link here http://uk.movember.com/team/1653437. Submit a project to the Software Sustainability Institute 05 Dec 14 Next closing date:
05 December 2014 Software Sustainability Institute invites submissions from research projects from any discipline who would like help with the development of their software, either to improve the sustainability or reproducibility, help with improving specific aspects, or making better use of infrastructure. For more details on how to apply, visit their website. Bringing Computer Science to the public The University has announced that Public Engagement and
Social Responsibility are to be an increasing focus of its activities. As
Computer Scientists, we have a special responsibility in this area as
computing technologies are all pervasive, are an important matter of public
policy, and are changing at a rapid rate. David Rydeheard Science Fair at Jodrell Bank:
Events
Note on EPSRC workshops If you are
interested in the EPSRC workshops detailed below please let Robert Stevens know and
remember funding may be available from the School to attend these (see
Robert). RCUK’s fifth annual Digital Economy, All Hands Meeting 03-5 Dec 14 Imperial College London. The event will be opened by Imperial College London's incoming president, Professor Alice Gast, and Ed Vaizey MP, Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy. DE/2014 is a unique multidisciplinary environment on global digital economy, exploring concepts from the cutting edge in digital economy research, technical challenges, and user engagement, through to latest thinking on privacy and data sharing to exploring how to create value from digital data. These issues will be explored through a mixture of curated activities, submitted papers, posters, videos and technical demonstrations. Register now. DE/2014 for Students! DE/2014
and the Digital Economy Network are offering student bursaries of up to £200
to attend. To apply for this, simply contact de2014@imperial.ac.uk Career Workshop for Women and
Minorities in Computer Architecture in conjunction with the 47th IEEE/ACM International Symposium
on Microarchitecture (MICRO-47) 14
Dec 14 Cambridge, UK. The MICRO Career Workshop will bring together women and under-represented minorities at different levels in academia, industry, research, government and students to promote the recruitment, retention and progression of women and under-represented groups with research interests in computer architecture. EPSRC Future Intelligent Technologies Workshop: Call for Expressions of Interest 24-5 Feb 15 Closing date: 07
January 2015 Event: 24-25
February 2015 Oxford Intelligent technologies can be considered to have the capacity to replace, augment or complement human activity. This workshop will be delivered as a cross-theme event, with representation from the ICT and Engineering capability themes as well as the Manufacturing the Future challenge theme. It will provide an opportunity for researchers with an interest in the broad area of intelligent technologies to engage in discussion, consider the future challenges and opportunities presented and encourage the formation of new connections that may begin address the research challenges identified. Output from the workshop will be presented as a report which will feed into EPSRC's strategies regarding intelligent technologies over the course of the next Delivery Plan. EPSRC ICT
Perspectives on Big Data Analytics Workshop 3
Mar 15 Closing date: 16:00,
15 December 2014 Event: 03 March
2015 Birmingham The EPSRC ICT Theme is inviting Expressions of Interest to attend a
one-day workshop to engage in discussion, to identify research challenges and
to initiate new collaborative working partnerships in the area of Big Data
Analytics. We would like to build up a picture of the research challenges in
Big Data Analytics, from the perspective of the ICT community. The EPSRC are
looking to build up a picture of the research challenges in Big Data
Analytics, from the perspective of the ICT community. 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 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. REMINDER:
Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) Seedcorn
Funding 2014 08
Dec 14 Closing date: 08 December 2014 The
aim of MICRA seedcorn funding (up to £6k; to be spent by the end of July
2015) is to further ageing- related research within the University of
Manchester. Applications must meet the following essential criteria: 1.
The proposed research activity must be explicitly related to ageing 2.
The proposed research activity must be interdisciplinary (for example,
crossing the funding domains of two or more research councils) 3.
The proposed research activity must lead to at least one specific outcome,
such as a research proposal for a research council or a working paper. 4.
The award must be held by a UoM member of staff (but can be used to fund
collaborations with other institutions/external partners). Applications from
early career researchers and from members of EPS will be looked upon
favourably. EPS Faculty Teaching and Research Strategic
Fund 04 Jan 15 Closing date: 04
January 2015 In line with the
University strategy we continue to develop, and maintain, a small fund to
further support our research and teaching activities across the Faculty. As with previous years if you wish to
access this fund can you please send Pauline Morgan (Head of Faculty Finance EPS, with a copy to Nuala Gansler) your two page proposals as outlined in the
email sent 27/12/14. Contact Sarah Chatwin for the email details. There are some
general points that are worth bearing in mind for submissions: • Make your proposal stand out as much
as possible • Do not use boiler plate text/ format • Write concisely and clearly • Cost correctly – do not just go for
the maximum allowed (rem. VAT should be included too) • Provide details on what this will
lead onto/ what will it enhance • Do not give the impression in any way
that you are reliant on internal funding “Materials
for Demanding Environments” CDT call for PhD research proposals 30
Jan 15 Closing date: 30 January 2015
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in “Materials for Demanding Environments” call for PhD research project proposals is now open. The first year of the CDT mainly involves an MSc level academic programme, with the PhD projects commencing later in the year and with students joining the CDT mid-September 2015. Each project requires industrial support, both in terms of a financial contribution (£15,000 per annum minimum, 4 year commitment) and also R&D input (i.e. an industrial supervisor, student placements). For more details please contact Sarah Chatwin. EPSRC IAA:
Launch of Outreach Fund 30
Jan 15 Closing date: 30 January 2015 Funding is
available to develop new outreach opportunities that specifically link to
EPSRC research outputs. Activities supported include engagement through
events, games, online material, publications etc. The IAA Outreach Fund
should not be used to support long-term activities, and therefore
sustainability beyond the project must be evidenced. RCUK Digital
Economy Fellowships in DE priority areas 28
Feb 15 Closing date: 28
February 2015
· Social computing · Business and economic models ·
Advancing the Internet of
Things for DE Please email your intention to submit in advance. For
further guidance, please contact digitaleconomy@epsrc.ac.uk Featured
Research Outcomes
Did you know…papers featured in the newsletter also go on display in the
Kilburn Building (outside finance: 2.03)? Send your new publications to Robert
Stevens so that more
people get to know about your research. 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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