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Dear all List members may be interested in the following. Dom ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Researchers in Residence Scheme - Invitation to tender The Researchers in Residence (RinR) Scheme, which has been running since 1994, is jointly funded by Research Councils UK and the Wellcome Trust. The scheme provides UK schools with access to young, positive role-models in the physical, social, life and earth sciences and the humanities, who work alongside teachers and pupils in the classroom. By doing so, it meets its twin aims of engaging pupils with contemporary research, and providing opportunities for early-stage researchers to develop and use their communication skills. The contractor will be required to: 1. Ensure that at least 200 early-stage researchers each year complete placements in UK schools with pupils between the ages of 11 and 18, ensuring that there is good geographical coverage, and that Researchers in Residence are drawn from as diverse a range of social groups as possible. 2. Provide a package of training, guidance and support to ensure that early-stage researchers are able to effectively complete their placement. 3. Provide a programme of activity to give pupils the opportunity to showcase the work they have done in collaboration with an RinR. 4. Provide mechanisms for the monitoring and evaluation of the scheme. 5. Efficiently manage the day-to-day operation of the scheme, and work closely with the funders on strategic planning for future developments. The current contract for management of the RinR scheme expires in July 2006, and RCUK and The Wellcome Trust propose to tender for a new programme from 1 July 2006 for a period of three years and one month, with a review at the end of this period and the option to extend for a further two years. These requirements are being advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) under the open procedure. Information packs must be requested before Wednesday 26 April 2006. The time limit for receipt of tenders is Friday 5 May 2006. For full tender details contact: Paul Lynch Research Councils Procurement Organisation Polaris House North Star Avenue Swindon SN2 1EU Tel: 01793 411689 Fax: 01793 411735 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail 2. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set psci-com mail 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.org.uk **********************************************************************