Centre for Advanced Studies

Faculty of Arts Centres and Institutes event

Date(s)
Wednesday 17th (09:45) - Thursday 18th September 2014 (16:00)
Contact

Please contact Sally Bowden if you would like to attend or for further details.

Description

An opportunity for members of the Arts Faculty's Centres and Institutes to network, learn about the funding schemes available to support their research programmes, and identify shared research interests. The second day will take the form of a sandpit at which there will be prizes for the most creative research pitches.

Draft programme, 17th September

9.45 Coffee and welcome
10–10.30 Briefing on the University Research Strategy, Rebecca Stokes
10.30-12.30 Funding workshop (covering potential pathways to funding for centres including PGR, Post-doc and research projects)
12.30–1.30 Lunch and networking
1.30–3 Funding and research development surgery slots (one-to-one development surgery to assist in planning research and engagement programmes)

Draft programme 18th September

9.45 Coffee and welcome
10 Introduction to sandpit event, Prof. Stephen Mumford
10.15-12.30 Brief (5 - 10 min depending on numbers) research update from each participant centre
12.30–1.30 Lunch and networking with time to develop sandpit pitch in afternoon
2–4 Sandpit event (participants will be given 5 mins to pitch an idea for funding). Last year £3K was made available for projects and 3 awards were made (£500 x 2 and £2000 x 1). A similar level of funding will be available for the 2014/15 academic year

Centre for Advanced Studies

Highfield House
University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD

email: CAS-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk