Month June 2017
If you’re applying for funds from calls such as the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) you need to be Official Development Assistance (ODA) compliant (catchy!). But what does that mean?
Where do you hold your research data? Laptops, portable hard-drives, USBs, Dropbox? These devices are not necessarily safe or secure and could be in breach of your funders’ policies.
Yesterday I spent the afternoon at the University of Strathclyde Technology & Innovation Centre on George Street with Rachel Clark. As part of her role in Research & Knowledge Exchange Services, Rachel runs the very successful week long Knowledge Exchange… Continue Reading →
Helen Young (REF Manager) with Siân Ringrose and Lisa Idebolo (Research Policy Officers) Every year a small group from Research and Innovation Services head off to the ARMA annual conference (ARMA being the Association for Research Managers and Administrators). This… Continue Reading →
Following the ARMA conference last week, we asked Dr John Rogers, Director of Research & Innovation Services for his reflections ahead of the insights from the #StirARMA17 team. by John Rogers There is no doubt that we live in uncertain… Continue Reading →
On Saturday, my husband and I headed off for dinner in Glasgow. After missing out on seeing Professor Maggie Cusack’s Exhibition at the Hunterain after the Scottish Parliament & Universities KE Seminar in April (the Hunterian is closed on a Monday)… Continue Reading →
On 30th May 2017, the Stirling Graduate School ran the popular three minute thesis competition. With 8 participants representing 4 of the 5 faculties and around 60 audience members, the event was a great opportunity for our PhD community to come… Continue Reading →
Where has the time gone? It certainly feels like the 2016/2017 academic year has flown by. The Student Enterprise Programme had a busy year delivering a range of workshops, events and opportunities to students interested in developing their ideas and entrepreneurial… Continue Reading →
It is a bit of a shock to realise that you have worked in the same office at almost the same seat with the same view for 10 years. There have been the occasional breaks for children but as of… Continue Reading →