New Publication – The Researcher

The first issue of The Researcher was published in July. The digital publication, created for health researchers by health researchers aims to raise awareness of research careers among nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. HEE, NHS Research and Development North West (NHS R&D NW) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) have worked together with a team of early career researchers and award winning writer Rob Young to produce the magazine which illustrates the real-life stories of what it is like to undertake a research career.

Read the first issue of The Researcher at http://bit.ly/2bxlNhS

Economic and Social Research Society updates

New Investigator Grants – The newly-launched New Investigator Grants scheme is specifically aimed at supporting early career researchers looking to make the transition to an independent researcher through managing their first major research project.  http://bit.ly/2bmWM50

‘Big Data’ in action: Linking 180 million tweets with 600,000 police records – Professor Matthew Williams and Dr Pete Burnap, directors of the ESRC-funded Social Data Science Lab, recently presented their intriguing findings about the power of pulling large sets of data from social media.  http://bit.ly/2b2ZuxL

The Vision for Children`s Health

Early Years – Children’s Health, Transition to Transformation Conference, 7th of February 2017, Royal Society of Medicine, London.

For more information on the conference, view the agenda and register follow the link http://bit.ly/2aunqH8

Science and Research – Updates and opportunities.

Update and opportunities from the British Council Science and Research Team http://bit.ly/2atVfyf

Dementia Citizens apps now available to download

Nesta have launched a beta version of the first of 2 apps bringing together researchers and those affected by dementia to help find ways to improve care.  To find out more follow the link http://bit.ly/2aPfN3q

Alzheimer’s Society – July Update

Dear Colleague,

Welcome to our July update.  We hope you’re enjoying the summer. We kicked off July in style with our annual Research Conference which we held in beautiful Bristol this year. If you missed the conference then don’t worry we’ve written you a highlights article. The conference also saw our second annual Dementia Research Leaders awards where we celebrate the success of the brightest and the best in dementia research – these awards are getting very competitive so start thinking about who you’d like to nominate for next year. Read on for an update on our Grant Advisory Boards, funding opportunities and more. 

Major project grants Alzheimer’s Research UK

Alzheimer’s Research UK invites applications for its major project grants. These fund research projects on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.  The lead applicant and point of contact must be based in a UK academic or research institution, but the application may include researchers or institutions outside the UK. The lead applicant or co-applicant must hold a tenure or tenure-track appointment.

Grants are worth up to £1 million each for a maximum period of five years, to cover salaries, equipment, and animal and running costs.

For more information follow link http://bit.ly/2axYq2O