Dear all,
Please find below details about a new Research Councils UK
(RCUK) funding call which opened today.
RCUK School-University Partnerships Initiative
RCUK School-University Partnerships Initiative is a new
initiative worth £1.5million over three years to create and build partnerships
between universities and secondary schools. This partnership working will
support researchers’ direct engagement with students and bring
contemporary and inspirational research contexts into formal and informal
learning to enhance and enrich the curriculum. Funding of £150,000 is
available to successful HEIs over three years. The call opens today (18
June 2012) and closes 25 September 2012.
Further information is available within the Call for
Proposals (http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/per/Pages/Schools.aspx).
Kind regards,
Claudine
Claudine
Anderson
Public Engagement with Research Policy Manager
Research
Councils UK (RCUK)
Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN2 1ET
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: www.rcuk.ac.uk/per
Tel no. 01793 442818
Concordat
for Engaging the Public with Research – aims to create a greater focus on and help embed
public engagement with research across all disciplines in the higher education
and research sectors. The Concordat outlines the expectations and
responsibilities of research funders in the UK.
http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/per/Pages/Concordat.aspx
National
Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement - recognising, rewarding and building
capacity for public engagement. Getting started in public engagement or
wanting more support? Find out about best practice and opportunities for
training and funding at www.publicengagement.ac.uk