Following a meeting of its Council and the publication of its Delivery Plan 2011-2015, BBSRC has confirmed a number of changes to its funding of postgraduate training and fellowships. In Brief: BBSRC to stop funding Masters studentships four-year PhD funding to continue doctoral student training support to increase to £5,000 p.a. for students’ experimental and [...]
The European Proteomics Association (EuPA) is inviting the scientific community to nominate a senior scientist engaged in the field of proteomics for the annual EuPA Senior Scientist Award in Proteomics. This annual award is intended to acknowledge achievements in the field of proteomics in Europe The Award will consist of a diploma and an honorarium [...]
A story in today’s New York Times (NYT) contemplates the ongoing unrest among British students over a proposed tuition hike in 2012 which is to be accompanied by a cut-back in the number of student admissions. The proposed hike involves increasing the tuition cap to £9,000 per year from its current £3,290 level. While the [...]
Were you under the impression that the Wellcome Trust only supports traditional biomedical research? Think again. Wellcome trust dollars are also being used to support Fringe Festival rap music. I for one think that it is money well spent. The Rap Guide to Evolution is Baba Brinkman’s comedy rap science show and full-length album, winner [...]
Yesterday the Guardian reported that the science budget will be spared major cuts in today’s spending review as the government looks to limit the damage to Britain’s research and innovation base. While the government will not cut any money from the £4.6bn yearly spend on scientific research, in real terms, this represents a 10% reduction [...]
