• NIHR Efficacy and mechanism evaluation programme – mental health themed call: 17/110

    Efficacy and mechanism evaluation programme – mental health themed call: 17/110  The National Institute for Health Research invites stage 1 applications for its mental health themed call, under the efficacy and mechanism evaluation programme. This supports research that tests interventions for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of mental ill health, or the promotion of good…

  • NIHR Health technology assessment programme – mental health themed call: 17/113, 17/152

    Health technology assessment programme – mental health themed call: 17/113, 17/152  The National Institute for Health Research invites applications for its mental health themed call, under the health technology assessment programme. This supports research for the promotion of good mental health and the prevention or treatment of mental ill health, with a particular focus on…

  • Developing funding proposals in applied health and social care: NIHR funding programmes – free event

    https://www.rds-nw.nihr.ac.uk/nihr-rds-nw-event-information/proposal-dev-event-mc-2018/

  • BBSRC/NERC Joint Call in Aquaculture: Collaborative Research and Innovation

    The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Natural Environment Research Council, with contributions from the Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences and Food Standards Scotland, invite proposals for their innovation grants under the UK aquaculture initiative. These support translation of research that addresses the strategic priorities of…

  • NERC Marine Sensors Proof of Concept – Announcement of Opportunity

    Closing date for proposals: 16:00 on 24 August 2017 Proposals are invited for submission to a new jointly funded activity between funding agencies in the UK and Japan. Proposals will deliver ‘proof of concept’ projects that will underpin exploration and testing of new innovative and disruptive approaches that could, with further development, provide a step change…

  • The British Academy new, competitive research funding call, Tackling Slavery, Human Trafficking and Child Labour in Modern Business

    The British Academy has launched a new, competitive research funding call, Tackling Slavery, Human Trafficking and Child Labour in Modern Business, in partnership with the Department for International Development (DfID). This programme will fund excellent, policy-oriented research, aimed at addressing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and advancing the UK’s Aid Strategy, including a particular…

  • Newton UK-China agritech challenge 2017

    Innovate UK and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) are investing up to £8 million (£4 million each) in projects that use cutting-edge technologies to solve agricultural challenges in China. The aim of this competition is to encourage innovative partnerships between the UK and China. Innovate UK, BBSRC and the Chinese Ministry of…

  • NERC Independent Research Fellowships

    NERC – Independent Research Fellowships The NERC Independent Research Fellowship (IRF) Scheme is designed to develop scientific leadership among the most promising early-career environmental scientists, by giving all fellows five years’ support, which will allow them sufficient time to develop their research programmes and to gain international recognition. As part of this scheme, NERC will…

  • British Academy – Global Challenges Research Fund: Cities & Infrastructure

    The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) is a £1.5 billion fund announced by the UK Government to support cutting-edge research that addresses the challenges faced by developing countries through: challenge-led disciplinary and interdisciplinary research strengthening capacity for research and innovation within both the UK and developing countries providing an agile response to emergencies where there is an urgent research need…

  • British Academy – Early Childhood Development funding call

    The British Academy has launched a new, competitive research funding call, the Early Childhood Development Programme, as part of the £1.5 billion Global Challenges Research Fund and in partnership with the Department for International Development (DfID). ABOUT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME The purpose of this interdisciplinary research programme is to fund the evidence that…