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Pilot call for proposals for £600,000 Impact Acceleration Account
Applications from Lancaster University researchers are now invited to bid into the university's Impact Acceleration Account (IAA). £600,000 has been awarded by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to support researchers to deliver greater collaboration with industry and bridge the gap between university research and the marketplace.
The money will be made available to researchers through a competitive internal process to fund a range of activities designed to promote impact from EPSRC research areas. Activities include addressing barriers to university and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) collaboration, enhancing the capacity of SMEs to develop outcomes from EPSRC research areas through seed funding and Fellowship opportunities, and providing SMEs access to Lancaster research infrastructure.
Any level of researcher can apply for IAA funding (PhD students to EPSRC PIs). There will be also be numerous activities and funding opportunities to facilitate impact and external engagement over the duration of the IAA which runs until October 2015.
The deadline for this pilot call is February 28th. Anyone wishing to apply is advised to contact Dr Mark Rushforth in the first instance for guidance on the application procedure and to ensure proposals remained focussed to the objectives of the IAA.
Read more and access proposal form
Thu 31 January 2013
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Lancaster set to receive funding boost to stimulate UK's economy
Lancaster is amongst leading universities who are set to benefit from a £50 million investment in cutting-edge research and innovation projects to drive growth. Lancaster's project will use the strong international reputation and links in China, in particular with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to address the Government's priorities to focus on high-growth SMEs and to increase exports. Using expertise from across the University, it focuses on improved leadership and new technology...
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Fri 17 May 2013
Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars
A UK-Canadian team of scientists has discovered ancient pockets of water, which have been isolated deep underground for billions of years and contain abundant chemicals known to support life.
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Thu 16 May 2013
How do we find out about cyber criminals?
Security Lancaster and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics held a workshop to form a new collaborative group who will widen the knowledge of cybercrime and start developing innovative approaches to obtaining information on cyber criminals. The workshop included security researchers and statisticians, solicitors specialising in cybercrime, and experts from government agencies.
Thu 16 May 2013
First, carbon footprints... now you can calculate your 'nitrogen footprint'
Scientists at Lancaster, Virginia and Oxford universities have produced a web-based tool that allows anyone living in the UK to see their own 'nitrogen footprint'.
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Wed 15 May 2013