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Dear colleagues
The purpose of this announcement is to keep members of the UCT 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:
Noticeboard
Funding opportunities and funder announcements
Research capacity building
Noticeboard
On the Research Announcement noticeboard, we share news and items of interest from the UCT Research Office.
Call for applications: NRF evaluation and rating 2022
Internal closing dates: 19 November 2021, 17 December 2021, and 14 January 2022
NRF closing date: 28 February 2022
Applications are invited for the next cycle of NRF evaluation and rating. This call applies both to researchers who are applying for re-evaluation and first-time applicants. The NRF does not accept applications submitted directly by applicants;
therefore, UCT can only endorse applications which are submitted via the internal review process.
The NRF rating system is a well-established national benchmark of research performance. UCT has historically had more NRF rated researchers than any other local universitie. Currently UCT have 12% of the national ratings total, 25% of A-ratings
nationally and 39% of the national total of P-ratings.
Advantages of being rated
- The rating is used as a national indicator of excellence.
- It is a measurement of the researcher's academic profile and may be considered when applying for promotion and/or career advancement opportunities in academia.
- A successful rating allows the researcher to apply for NRF incentive funding..
- Successful ratings effective from 1 January 2023 will qualify for UCT seed funding. All rating outcomes prior to 1 January 2023 are not eligible to apply.
Please download the call here. This document includes
details of seminars that applicants can attend as well as other details regarding eligibility.
For any queries, please contact Roshan Sonday or Jacky Sylvester.
Reminder of call for applications: UCT prize for implementing the 4Rs in animal research
Application and nomination deadline: 29 October 2021 at 17:00 SAST
The university recognises the importance of ensuring compliance with the highest ethical standards in the use and care of animals for scientific purposes. This award is to recognise UCT animal researchers, or facility staff who have demonstrated
leadership and innovation in ensuring that their research, or related activities, implements at least some elements of the ‘4Rs’.
These are REPLACEMENT with a non-animal model, REDUCTION in number of animals used, REFINEMENT in the use of animals (adequate use of enrichment, analgesia, humane endpoints
etc) and RESPONSIBILITY in all aspects of their research such as post procedure, welfare monitoring, identification and prompt response to unexpected incidents etc.
The award, to the value of ZAR30 000, will be given to a maximum of three nominations on an annual basis. Generally, one to two awards are made in any one year, and no award will be made if no nomination of sufficient merit is nominated.
Please download the detailed call for applications here. The application form can be accessed here.
For more information about these awards, contact [email protected].
Reminder of call for nominations and applications: UCT distinguished Social Responsiveness Award
Nomination deadline: 29 October 2021
UCT now invites nominations and applications for the distinguished Social Responsiveness Award. This award, to the value of ZAR35 000, recognises staff who play an active development role in our cultural, economic, political, scientific, and social
environment.
More details of the award, the nomination and application process and eligibility can be viewed here.
For queries, please email Sonwabo Ngcelwane.
Funding opportunities
Visit the current funding opportunities page on the Research Support Hub to view all open funding opportunities.
Milken-Motsepe Prize in Agritech
Deadline: December 2021
The inaugural Milken-Motsepe Prize focuses on accelerating progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2, namely the erradication of poverty and zero hunger. The Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech is a global competition for innovative
solutions to increase economic value to farmers, from seed to sale.
Registration is free and open to anyone, with a $1 million grand prize available for the winning team, and $1 million in additional prizes.
Read more about the prize, the nature of what teams can submit as designs and the awards included in the prizes here.
Teams can register
until December 2021 after which they will need to submit their designs for judging. For detailed competition rules, please click here.
Reminder: UCT-Harvard Mandela Fellowships
Deadline: 31 October 2021
The UCT-Harvard Mandela Fellowships are intended to strengthen connections between the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research and UCT.
The purpose of the Harvard-UCT Mandela Fellowships is to provide opportunities for UCT staff to gain international experience and also to support the professional advancement of academics working particularly, but not only, in the humanities and
social sciences.
Applicants can be from any disciplinary field but must demonstrate how their research will contribute to the ongoing development of teaching and learning in South African higher education.
For this application round, dates available are:
- Full academic fellowship year from August 1st 2022 to May 31st 2023
- Fall semester from August 1st to December 31st 2022
Details of the package will be negotiated by the Du Bois Institute with candidates individually. See here for full eligibility criteria.
Queries can be directed to Kathy Erasmus.
Research capacity building
Below we share events, workshops and webinars that offer capacity-building opportunities for the UCT research community.
Upcoming events from the Emerging Researcher Programme (ERP)
28 October 2021 and 2 November 2021
The ERP invites all UCT academic staff and postdoctoral fellows to the following webinars.
Preparing for a sabbatical
28 October 2021 12:30 - 14:00
Become familiar with the processes and dos & don'ts of planning for a successful sabbatical.
Please RSVP by 26 October 2021 to [email protected].
Publishing an academic book
2 November 2021 12:30 - 14:00
There are an increasing number of online book authoring and publishing platforms which can be used free of charge. These platforms present new innovative and more open, inclusive ways of publishing scholarly content, but pose challenges around
quality assurance and sustainability. Michelle Willmers (Publishing & Implementation Manager at CILT) will highlight some of the publishing approaches being adopted at UCT, the quality assurance strategies employed and considerations around
institutional support and longevity.
Please RSVP by 29 October 2021 to [email protected].
Responsible Conduct of Research webinar series: Authorship and Publication
4 November 2021 at 12:30 - 14:30
The Office of Research Integrity invites you to the next session in its
webinar series on Responsible Conduct of Research. This session outlines practices and policies that govern research misconduct at the institution and internationally.
You will also be introduced to questionable research practices and be given some tips for avoiding them. We hope you will leave this session understanding why research misconduct and questionable research practices are problematic, how they can
impact you personally and professionally, and what this means for research in general.
Please RSVP here.
The Research Announcement is produced by the Research Office, University of Cape Town.
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