What if we prevented the least competitive 20% of grant applications from being submitted? Adam Golberg (Strategic Research Development Manager at the University of Nottingham) argues this could ease pressure across the funding system: researchonresearchinstitute.substack.com/p/reducing-w...
Robyn Cooper Inglis
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Research Development Manager (Environment and Biosciences) at the University of York. Sometimes a Palaeolithic geoarchaeologist. Posts are own views.
@ukri.org RICHeS (Research Infrastructure for conservation and Heritage Science) Access fund now open for applications from research organisations including museums & galleries: www.riches.ukri.org/news-and-eve... Can fund analyses with @york-bioarch.bsky.social and us! Closing date 8th April 🧪🐚🦣
Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure: Full Access Fund Call Now Open – RICHeS
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The choices we make today will set the future for the Antarctic Peninsula. We cannot afford to delay. We need to urgently implement the Net Zero pledges and pledges that will protect this unique and special environment. www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and...
The Changing Antarctic Peninsula - AntarcticGlaciers.org
How will climate change impact the Antarctic Peninsula? Here we investigate three futures of the Antarctic Peninsula, under three emissions scenarios
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YHCC Chair Asif Husain-Naviatti writes about a recent Commission visit to #Calderdale in West Yorkshire, and the benefits and opportunities that are coming out of the community response🏘️ www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion... @calderdale.bsky.social @cvclt1.bsky.social @connecthousing.bsky.social
How Todmorden is turning the climate challenge into an opportunity - Asif Husain-Naviatti
I was struck recently by how powerfully Todmorden, in the Calder Valley, was able to demonstrate that communities can turn climate and social challenges into opportunities for resilience, innovation, ...
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From little things, big things grow! Excellent news recognising a scheme that has kick-started so much new research and knowledge exchange. I can't wait to see what the 25/26 cohort will do - if you want to be part of it, the call is now live! Https://buff.ly/W6IXpUe
📢 Delighted that the University of York has been shortlisted for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership 🌍👏 Recognition for our pioneering YESI Fellows Initiative driving interdisciplinary, impact-led sustainability research. Full shortlist👉 lstm.ac/3HZY0XE
On Monday 7 July the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Dame Angela McLean will be discussing the value of the humanities and social sciences in the delivery of her priorities. Watch along on the livestream at 2.30pm vimeo.com/event/5202389
In Conversation with Professor Dame Angela McLean: The Humanities and Social Sciences in Policymaking
Hear from Dame Angela on the value of the humanities and social sciences in delivery of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser’s (GCSA) priorities in putting…
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UKRI-funded PhD students 🪧 The call for @ukri.org policy internships is now open. I got a secondment to the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Education Committee during my PhD thanks to this funding, and it was so valuable! www.ukri.org/apply-for-fu...
UKRI Policy Internships scheme
As part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s postgraduate training portfolio, the UKRI Policy Internships scheme provides an opportunity for UKRI-funded doctoral students to undertake a three-month ...
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It's a stunning day on campus at UoY! A glorious foxglove tree, and a mysterious weathervane sculpture on the old environment building @artatyork.bsky.social, can you shed some light? I couldn't find it on the catalogue - it looks mathematical...
Last Wednesday, the first-ever licensed wild beaver release in England took place at @nationaltrust.bsky.social’s Purbeck in Dorset. A huge milestone made possible by the new licensing framework from @naturalengland.bsky.social and Defra.
I cannot recommend this podcast enough - come for the wonderful chat about our gorgeous brutalist campus, and stay for the BONUS Don Brothwell anecdotes. @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social @artatyork.bsky.social thanks for this lovely series, when's the next one out? :)
For the morning crowd! Enrich your commute with a stimulating discussion on the merits of brutalist, the demerits of Brut aftershave, and what’s a university photographer actually do then?! open.spotify.com/episode/1qD0...
Reality of climate impacts devastating recreational activities like cricket, as well as homes and businesses … Government missions need extending to put climate adaptation and resilience firmly on the national agenda- see our policy brief www.leeds.ac.uk/policy-leeds...
Regional climate actions that make a real difference
Policy brief looking at how UK regions can galvanise decisive climate action to reduce carbon emissions in order to meet local and national goals, and adapt to a rapidly changing climate.
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The Spin | ‘Deep, minging, unpleasant’: cricket’s flooding problem is getting worse
Delighted to see UoY at the heart of the next generation of doctoral training in environment and biosciences via investments by NERC and BBSRC - keep your eyes peeled for exciting PhD opportunities over the next few months www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Doctoral funding awarded to the next generation of curiosity-driven researchers at York
The University of York is collaborating with institutions across the UK to help train and support the next generation of doctoral researchers.
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