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Below is a collection of presentations from funders, panel members and awardees. These presentations contain tips and advice on how to apply to particular funders and schemes, from writing proposals to attending interviews.
- Wellcome
Wellcome exists to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive.
They are a global charitable foundation, both politically and financially independent, supporting biomedical research through basic and clinical science, the humanities and social sciences, and public engagement grants and Fellowships.
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The UCL Population and Lifelong Health Domain Early Career Network hosted representatives from Wellcome's Science Team at their Fellowships and Funding event in January 2019. They presentated an overview of the wealth of funding opportunties and advice on how to write a successful application.
In March 2017, representatives from Wellcome visited UCL to highlight the wealth of funding opportunities available to population health researchers at UCL. In addition to an update on the direction of travel for population health at Wellcome and an overview of all their relevant schemes, attendees heard about the rocky road to success and lessons learned from researchers with Wellcome Trust funding.
In May 2015, James Harden (Clinical Activities Manager, Wellcome Trust) presented on Clinical Fellowships at the Academic Clinical Fellows (ACF) meeting.
In 2015 eLife ran a number of webinars for postdoctoral fellowship schemes.
Dr Victoria Male (UCL Division of Infection & Immunity) was invited to discuss her Sir Henry Dale Fellow and answer questions.
Wellcome / Royal Society Sir Henry Dale Fellowship webinar
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
UCL held a BBSRC funder workshop in June 2016.
Presentations were given from Peter Burlinson, Rosie Peacock and Rosie Timbrell (BBSRC), and Professor Kate Jeffery (recipient of BBSRC and MRC funding and BBSRC review panel member).
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In March 2016, UCL held a workshop on BBSRC Fellowship opportunities. Presentations were from James Donald (BBSRC) and Marco Davare (BBSRC fellow at UCL).
View the video recording of the BBSRC Fellowships workshop:
Introduction - Claire Westwood:
MediaCentral Widget Placeholderhttps://mediacentral.ucl.ac.uk/Player/80954199 BBSRC Fellowships - James Donald (BBSRC):MediaCentral Widget Placeholderhttps://mediacentral.ucl.ac.uk/Player/97805187 Q&A with James Donald (BBSRC):
MediaCentral Widget Placeholderhttps://mediacentral.ucl.ac.uk/Player/25349400 BBSRC fellow at UCL - Dr Marco Davare:MediaCentral Widget Placeholderhttps://mediacentral.ucl.ac.uk/Player/48427177 Final Q and AMediaCentral Widget Placeholderhttps://mediacentral.ucl.ac.uk/Player/20721111
- European Research Council (ERC)
The European Research Council funds outstanding individual researchers who wish to pursue frontier research in any field. UCL ran information events on Starting (StG) and Consolidator (CoG) Grants prior to the 2016 ERC calls.
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- MQ: Transforming Mental Health
MQ: Transforming Mental Health is a charity that supports research into mental health across the disciplines of basic bench research, clinical studies, and the social sciences.
Mrs Sarah Shenow from MQ: Transforming Mental Health presented to UCL on 11 March 2015.
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- NC3Rs
The NC3Rs is a UK-based scientific organisation dedicated to replacing, refining and reducing the use of animals in research and testing. The principles of the 3Rs act as a framework for humane animal research. The NC3Rs fund research through grants, early career awards and open innovation platforms to commercialise of 3Rs technologies.
Dr Vicky Robinson CBE, Chief Executive, NC3Rs presented at UCL on 16 June 2015.
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- National Institute for Health Research
The NIHR held a webinar in April 2018 about consolidation of its fellowship and personal award provision into the Academic Career Development Fellowships scheme, which will formally launch in October 2018
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NIHR fellowship webinar recording (registration required but free to watch, no sound for first ~4m30s) The North London Research Design Service can offer specific advice on NIHR applications
- Medical Research Council
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is responsible for co-coordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. A representative from MRC presented at a workshop at UCL in November 2018: "How to prepare a successful Fellowship application in the Cardiovascular Field".
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- British Heart Foundation
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is a charity organisation that funds research into heart and circulatory diseases and their risk factors. A representative from BHF presented at a workshop at UCL in November 2018: "How to prepare a successful Fellowship application in the Cardiovascular Field".
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