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Dear colleagues
This announcement aims to keep members of the research community informed about news and funding opportunities in the research space. All new funding opportunities can also be found on the current funding opportunities page of the Research Support Hub.
In this newsletter:
Funding opportunities
Visit the current funding opportunities page on the Research Support Hub to view all open funding opportunities.
Call for applications: ACU Fellowships
Deadline: Tuesday 8 June 2021 at 15:00 UTC (17:00 SAST)
Staff at member institutions of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) are invited to apply for this year’s ACU Fellowships. The fellowships facilitate collaboration at a distance and the creation of valuable new partnerships between
member universities in different countries. From climate action to engineering, there are a wide variety of fellowships available in 2021 across different fields for ACU member university staff.
The fellowships are primarily intended for academic and professional staff of ACU member universities. To apply, applicants must first identify and approach a collaborator at an ACU member university in a country other than the one where the
applicant is employed. A list of ACU member universities cabn be viewed here.
You can access more details on the fellowship on the ACU website.
Call for proposal: Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) Recovery, Renewal and Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World
UCT intention-to-submit (lead PI) deadline: Monday 14 June 2021 by midnight SAST
UCT internal deadline (SA PI): Monday 5 July 2021 by 09:00 SAST
The T-AP for Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) is an unprecedented collaboration between humanities and social science research funders from South America, North America and Europe. T-AP aims to enhance the ability of funders, research
organisations and researchers to engage in transnational dialogue and collaboration. It also works to identify common challenges and promote a culture of collaboration in SSH research by offering joint research calls in areas of strong potential for
international collaboration.
The T-AP funding organisations and project management agencies have partnered to create a third joint research call focusing on Recovery, Renewal and Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World. Even though South Africa is currently not a T-AP full member,
the National Research Foundation (NRF) has joined this call and will support South African researchers wishing to participate in the call.
Please see here for more detailed information about the call, the application requirements and
process.
Open call for research: seeking research, innovation and technology to address the spread of COVID-19
RC&I internal deadline for submissions: Friday 28 May 2021
UCT’s Research Contracts & Innovation (RC&I) department invites UCT researchers, including postgraduates, to submit their COVID-19 related research or technologies. RC&I is administering a call by an international matchmaking platform
aiming to create partnerships between universities and the global healthcare industry to address the current COVID-19 pandemic.
RC&I is keen to understand the level of innovation capacity UCT has to address this pandemic. It aims to identify funding opportunities and ensure that UCT’s intellectual property is protected and further developed.
Of particular interest are research and technologies in the areas of:
- Long COVID (fundamental research, diagnostics, as well as treatment and rehabilitation)
- Rapid diagnostics
- Therapeutics (particularly those addressing autoimmune and autoantibodies responses)
- Next-generation vaccines (particularly those focusing on T-cell and B-cell responses and those that avoid mutation hotspots)
- Targeted drug delivery
- Infection prevention and control in public settings
- Consumer healthcare products
- Methods and technologies to measure and predict long-term immunity
- The impacts on society, psychology and the environment
- Preparing for the next pandemic.
The application form as well as information regarding eligibility criteria, timelines for the application process and contacts for any enquiries is available for download here.
Call for applications: AREF Women in Research Essential Grant Writing Skills Workshop
UCT intention-to-submit deadline: 14 June 2021
The Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) works to strengthen the health research capacity of scientists in sub-Saharan Africa who are engaged in tackling the sub-region’s health challenges. To support a diverse community of scientists across
Africa, this call is specifically open for emerging women biomedical/health researchers in sub-Saharan Africa to participate in its Essential Grant Writing Skills Workshop. To fully benefit from this workshop series, applicants will be at a stage in
their research career where they are actively seeking independent funding but have yet to secure a big grant necessary to support research independence.
This programme is online and will be held over eight 3.5-hour daily slots.
Download the call for applications for the applicant eligibility criteria, a link to the
application form, timelines for the application process and contacts for any enquiries.
ERP/Libraries webinar: Research landscape analysis
26 May 2021, 13:00–14:00, via MS Teams
This session is intended to help emerging researchers map their research area and refine their research topic. It will help researchers to find core publications and authors in the their field. Attendees will also be briefed on how to find
sources of funding and potential collaborators or supervisors for research projects.
Download the flyer. RSVP to Judith Rix by
24 May 2021.
ERP webinar: Incorporating innovation in academia and gaining global visibility through academic networks
3 June 2021, 12:00–13:00, via MS Teams
As an early career academic, associate professor Sudesh Sivarasu was always left with a ton of questions about teaching, research, and social responsiveness. Always wondering why these pillars must be distinct and asking why they can’t converge?
This session explores whether we can mitigate the traditional academic barriers without compromising on academic quality and outcomes in both teaching and research. He explores if we can use academic networks, such as science academies, to gain
visibility nationally and internationally.
Download the flyer. RSVP to Judith
Rix by 1 June 2021.
Webinars: WUN networking workshop sessions
8, 15 and 22 June 2021
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), in collaboration with the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Education Section, is holding a
series of free virtual networking workshops, each thematically focused on a UN Sustainable Development Goal.
The workshops are intended to bring together early career researchers from all around the world interested in establishing connections to colleagues in their field. Although these networking workshops are primarily for the benefit of early career
researchers, places will also be available for middle and senior career researchers to further enhance networking opportunities.
Each workshop lasts 1.5 hours, and will be launched by internationally distinguished speakers who will provide an overview of the major research opportunities and challenges in the area. Participants will then break up into virtual networking
rooms.
8 June at 13:00–14:30: SDG 5 Gender Equality
Opening speaker: Ms Bineta Diop, African Union Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security
15 June at 13:00–14:30: SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Opening speakers: Dr Romina Boarini, Director of the OECD Centre for Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity; and
Mr Oliver Chinganya, Director, African Centre for Statistics at the UN Economic Commission for Africa
22 June at 22:00–23:30: SDG 15 Life on Land
Opening speaker: Dr Jane Goodall DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace
For more information on each event and to register, please visit this page.
Virtual World Conference on Research Integrity 2021
30 May to 2 June 2021 via Zoom
UCT’s Office of Research Integrity, in collaboration with the World Conferences on Research Integrity (WCRI), were due to host an in-person conference from 30 May to 2 June this year.
The in-person conference has been postponed to 2022 but a virtual WCRI event will be hosted on the original dates instead. This will take the form of a webinar series on six engaging and relevant topics as a precursor to the in-person event in
2022. Each topic will be broadcast live via webinar in two different time slots to ensure that as many delegates as possible from around the world and in different time zones are able to participate.
The sessions are free of charge and will take place via Zoom. Register now.
Visit the conference website for more information. Any further queries can be directed to [email protected].
The Research Announcement is produced by the Research Office, University of Cape Town.
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