Alongside Arts and Humanities Research Council' response mode schemes (Curiosity, Catalyst & Standard) I'm excited to be introducing our new initiative - Mission. This scheme will support projects of £2-3m and act as a vehicle to harness a team-led approach, broadening the diversity of our funded

Today! The launch of the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities Durham Institute for Medical Humanities Wellcome & our new web site. Beppe Conti's illustration captures the energy, imagination & curiosity driving discovery research in this field medhumsplatform.org #medhumsplatform

🇬🇧 Researchers working on #health , what are you waiting for?

Check out the #horizoneu funding opportunities in this area! ⬇️

Need a helping 🫱?
Contact your Health Contact Points: gov.uk/business-finan…

#AcademicTwitter #UK

Call for IAS Research Development Projects to run in 2024/25. #RDPs help & support the early-stage development of ambitious interdisciplinary ideas & projects. Up to £1500 available. Application deadline 10 May. See Details durham.ac.uk/research/insti…

Durham Research Development & Operations Alex Easton

ATTENTION DURHAM COLLEAGUES: *REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED* Training webinar series: Ethical collaboration: assuring equitability in research cooperation with LMIC partners. More info and registration tinyurl.com/5559hzku Registration closes 12th April

We’re helping to monitor the UK’s #hedgehogs to try & reverse the fall in their numbers. Durham University & @mammalweb are partners in the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme People's Trust for Endangered Species Hedgehog Society 🦔

Find out more & get involved 👉 brnw.ch/21wIc0q
Impact Acceleration Accounts @ Durham

📢NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES!

Lots of opportunities to collaborate on international R&I in the latest International Science Partnerships Fund #ISPF newsletter: bit.ly/ISPFnews 🌍👩‍🔬

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📣 Call for proposals!

Our first funded programme is now live — Scaling Compute: AI at 1/1000th the cost.

Hear more from PD Suraj Bramhavar on how we aim to radically reduce the cost + energy consumption of compute hardware, and open new avenues to reap the benefits of AI 👇

Our CDT ReNU has received almost £5.3m in Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council funding to expand its work. The funds will help create ReNU+ to widen access to doctoral level training to people with non-traditional educational backgrounds. #EPSRC_CDTs UK Research and Innovation Department of Engineering @ Durham University brnw.ch/21wHO2b

Today we’re providing more details on our new Doctoral Training Investment Framework, building on our previous announcement in November. Read our update on the doctoral focal and landscape awards, our core offer and doctoral recruitment guidance: orlo.uk/5Mh9j

The 🇬🇧🇨🇦 partnership further strengthened today with the signing of these dual agreements

UK Research and Innovation looks forward to continue building on our investments & impact with Canada & enabling collaboration to address global issues in AI, quantum, semiconductors & engineering biology.

We’re investing £100m in AI research, including nine new Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council AI hubs and ten Arts and Humanities Research Council scoping projects, to advance future tools and innovations: orlo.uk/Pl2A1

We are hosting an informal drop-in session on 11 Dec, 2-4pm in Cosin's Hall for colleagues interested in submitting an application for an IAS Major Project 25/26. IAS Directors will give guidance and support and answer questions.
Alex Easton Gretchen Larsen Rille Raaper

A Prosperity Partnership involving Durham University Imperial College London and Procter & Gamble, is using new tools in spectroscopy to develop detergents that will deliver cleaner clothes with a lower carbon footprint 🫧

More: ukri.org/news/cutting-e…

The UK's association to #HorizonEU & #Copernicus has been finalised. But what can we do to maximise UK participation?

Curious? Join tonight's discussion between:
⭐️Maria Leptin #ERC
⭐️George Freeman MP FRSA
⭐️Prof. Smith UK Research and Innovation
⭐️Prof. Ryan Imperial College London

➡️foundation.org.uk/Events/2023/Ho…

Our Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse member Nayanika Mookherjee was awarded the Praxis Award in 2019 for her co-authored novel and film on sexual violence during conflict.
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Professor Nayanika Mookherjee
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#CRiVA10Years

Over the next 10 years we are investing £2bn to harness the power of engineering biology.
Funding for R&D, policy & regulatory reform will support this critical technology to deliver new medical therapies, crops, eco-friendly fuels & chemicals.
Learn more
gov.uk/government/new…

The UK is back in the Horizon family. A win-win for global scientific progress.

Starting from 1 January 2024, UK researchers will be able to participate in Horizon Europe🇪🇺, the EU’s research and innovation programme.

More info ↓

A group of our academic staff visited our strategic partner Uppsala universitet in Sweden to discuss how humanities can be applied to boost the response to the climate crisis. brnw.ch/21wER02 #climatechange #environment #sustainability #DUinspire

Many of our Durham IAS Epiphany Fellows will be collaborating on our two Major Projects: 'Understanding Offence'; and 'Justice and AI'. Find out more about these projects and how to connect at dur.ac.uk/research/insti…