ResearchAnnouncement

Research Announcement: UCT research news and funding opportunities

17 March 2022

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:

Funding opportunities and funder announcements

Research capacity building

Funding opportunities and funder announcements

Visit the current funding opportunities page on the Research Support Hub to view all open funding opportunities.


Reminder: call for DHET creative research output submissions
Deadline: 31 May 2022

The Research Office invites research staff to submit their 2019, 2020 and 2021 creative research outputs for submission to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). This process results in the DHET awarding subsidies to UCT for creative research outputs in the following subfields: fine and visual arts; music, theatre, performance and dance; design; film and television; and literary arts.

More information, including guidelines, processes and resources, can be found here.


Call for proposals: US Mission to South Africa
Intention to submit deadline: 1 April 2022

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the US Mission has announced a call for proposals that strengthen ties and build relationships between the United States and South Africa. Project activities must take place in South Africa and be directed at South African audiences or participants. Proposals must also target at least one of six specific categories the funder has listed as priority areas, namely:
  • combatting climate change
  • improving journalism training
  • entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship: expanding economic opportunities for youth
  • promoting equity, social justice and social cohesion
  • a global crisis: trafficking in persons
  • expanding the university partnership initiative
Read more here
Call for applications: Wellcome Trust evaluating interventions to help manage the health effects of heat
Intention to submit deadline: 25 April 2022 

The Wellcome Trust has launched an award that will fund teams led by researchers from low- or middle-income countries to test interventions to manage heat-related health risks in real settings.  

Successful applicants will be expected to actively promote a diverse, inclusive, and supportive research environment within their team and across their organisation. 

Read more here.
Call for applications: Wellcome Early-Career Awards
Intention to submit deadline: 30 April 2022

The Wellcome Early-Career Awards scheme is soliciting applications from early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. Through innovative projects, awardees will deliver shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing.  

Read more here.​

Research capacity building

Below are events, workshops and webinars that offer capacity-building opportunities for the UCT research community.


Keeping it tidy: capturing and discovering your data efficiently
23 March 2022 from 13:00 to 14:00 (SAST)

The next session of the Digital Scholar Series takes place on 23 March 2022 and examines in depth the ways to organise and document research data. Some of the topics examined in more detail are the use of forms for data capture, the importance of file naming and the value of metadata.

Register here.
Emerging Researcher Programme (ERP) webinars: building a research group and the responsible conduct of research
5 April 2022; 31 March, 21 April, 19 May 2022

The upcoming Building a Research Group webinar on 5 April 2022 will help early- and mid-career researchers identify important factors and elements to consider when setting up a research group. A panel of established researchers will share their experiences and insights. See more details and information on how to RSVP here

The upcoming Responsible Conduct of Research webinar series (31 March, 21 April, 19 May 2022) covers the following topics:
  • Introduction to research integrity (31 March)
  • Research misconduct and questionable research practices (21 April)
  • Authorship and publication (19 May)
See more details and information on how to RSVP here.

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