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For us research policy nerds, the past week has been like Christmas. Each of the constituent parts of UK Research and Innovation, as well ...

@NIHR, apparently. Or possibly a forgotten Britpop band It's a fast moving world in the Twittersphere, and you have to be quick to b...

At a time when many funders are freezing or limiting their spending, the Government is investing heavily in research collaboration with...

A successful Research Council applicant awaits his grant. Following on the heels of the BBSRC's announcement that it would be delay...

Last week saw an international focus on Open Access (OA) , and the University played a part by hosting  an event  to explore the brave new p...

It's holiday season, even for the good folks at Death Star Avenue . Now read on. A holiday cottage on the west coast of Wales. Rai...

News has come through on the wires that the BBSRC has appointed a new Chief Executive. Imagine our surprise, at Fundermental Towers, that t...

The next Grants Factory event will focus on ‘how the peer review panel works,’ and will take place on Wed 30 January at 12noon in Cornwal...

Kent's Essential Elements. If only we could bottle it. And put a Clown Fish on the label. Everyone’s research is different, but s...

'100% you say? Well I'm sure I could make my Chaucer project fit  'Environmental Change'' Now here's a good ne...

Last week RCUK published impact case studies . The intention of this was, I think, twofold: to highlight to external bodies (such as the T...

I'm worried about those clever people at Polaris House . Our great and glorious research leaders, those academic taste makers who hold...

NERC has decided to join AHRC , BBSRC , EPSRC and ESRC and join the Research Outcomes System (ROS). This will take over from its Research ...

A number of funders are inviting people to become involved in their decision making. These include the following: AHRC - Peer Review College...

The University will be introducing an internal peer review system from 1 October. Kent Peer Review (KPR) comes in response to the stated i...

I took part in the Guardian ’s Live Chat discussion on Friday. It was focussed on ‘Securing Research Funding’, and brought together an impr...

Ever feel you're in FP7 quicksand? Feel like you're about to drown in euro-speak? The more you struggle, the more desperate your si...

Interesting stats from UKRO on the ERC Starting (StG) and Advance (AdG) Grants. There's now been three complete calls for each scheme...

EPSRC has announced that it intends to make open access mandatory. It will apply to all research articles submitted for publication on or a...

A Grants Factory Event Thursday 3 February 2.00-3.00 Cornwallis Seminar Room 5 The next Grants Factory Masterclass will take place on Thurs...