ResearchAnnouncement

Research Announcement: UCT research news and funding opportunities

21 April 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:

National Research Foundation (NRF) announcements

Noticeboard

Funding opportunities and funder announcements

Research capacity building
National Research Foundation (NRF) Announcements

Important announcement and list of open NRF calls.
Reminder: new grants management system, NRF Connect

The NRF has introduced NRF Connect, which is a new integrated platform that includes all grants management functions from call provisioning, applications, reviews, and awarding of grants, to post-award management and tracking.
Given the size of the NRF Connect platform the roll out of the various sub-modules will occur in phases. Presently, only the call provisioning (applications) sub-module platform is live and available for the research community to start responding to the open funding calls included in this announcement.

Users have found the new platform user friendly and, most importantly, the process of migrating CV content from the previous system is very simple and straightforward.
 
Prospective applicants are required to register on NRF Connect by following the steps in the video and/or guides located here. Users will receive ongoing support to assist in the change management process. For any queries, please contact Mbasa Mguye.
National Research Foundation's open funding calls

Noticeboard

On the Research Announcement noticeboard, we share news and items of interest from the UCT Research Office.


World IP Day 2022: Intellectual Property and Youth - Innovating for a Better Future panel discussion
26 April 2022 from 10h00 – 11h00 SAST

To celebrate World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April, UCT Research Contracts and Innovation (RC&I) is hosting an online discussion to explore ways of using intellectual property to move research from idea to impact.

We consider how young inventors, creators and entrepreneurs can use intellectual property (IP) rights to achieve their goals, generate income, create jobs, tackle local and global challenges and support community and national development.

Register here to join the event which gets underway at 10h00 on 26 April. 


Invitation: Idea to Innovation (i2i) programme  
Starting date: 30 May 2022 

Research Contracts and Innovation (RC&I) invites post-graduate students (masters or PhD) or academic staff from UCT who are interested in commercialising their research to sign up for UCT’s Idea to Innovation (i2i) programme.

The i2i programme will equip researchers with the skillset and experience required to commercialise their research either via licensing, or creating a high-growth technology company.  Participants will gain valuable experience and exposure to the technology transfer industry and start-ups.

The programme consists of six weeks of training to provide attendees with the tools necessary to commercialise research.  

For more details, please email RC&I’s New Venture Support Manager, Niall Naidoo

Funding opportunities and funder announcements

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


Call for applications: The Africa Regional International Staff / Student Exchange (ARISE II) Progreamme
Deadline: 31 May 2022


The ARISE II Programme invites applications for a limited number of staff mobility scholarships. Permanent members of staff from ARISE II partner universities are invited to apply for a minimum one month or maximum four months staff mobility at one of the four African partner universities of the ARISE II Consortium: University of Cape Town, Makerere University, Addis Ababa University and the University of Ghana.

The scholarship covers:
  • one round-trip air ticket and visa costs
  • comprehensive travel and medical cover
  • monthly subsistence allowance of 1 200 euros
Read more at the ARISE II website and view the call for applications. For enquiries, please contact Joy Erasmus.
Call for concept notes: Climate Adaptation and Resilience
UCT internal deadline: 13 May 2022

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) announced a call for concept notes under the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) initiative.

CLARE is an ambitious initiative supporting research to enable socially inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change and natural hazards across Africa and Asia-Pacific. Given the scale and urgency required, in addition to generating research, CLARE will place significant emphasis on getting knowledge and evidence into use. CLARE will deliver strengthened agency in the Global South to do and use research for adaptation action, as well as actionable adaptation solutions to support the most vulnerable.

For more information, and to apply, click here.
UKRI call for applications: Applied global health research
UCT internal deadline: 20 May 2022

United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) is an agency which supports applied research that will be of direct and primary benefit to the health of vulnerable populations. They are looking for research projects that will develop practical solutions to health challenges. The research question might involve different disciplines and approaches from outside the health sector, but the primary objective must be health focused.

For more information, and to apply, click here.
Call for applications: Wellcome Career Development Awards
UCT internal deadline: 21 June 2022

The Wellcome Trust has launched three new discovery research funding schemes in line with their new strategy. The Wellcome Career Development Awards scheme is soliciting applications from mid-career researchers, from any discipline, who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work, and deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing.

Research proposals may be in any discipline - including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), experimental medicine, humanities and social science, clinical/allied health sciences, and public health - as long as it has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing, and aligns with the Wellcome Trust’s funding remit. 

Read more here.
Call for applications: Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation 
UCT internal deadline: 18 May 2022

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has announced a fifth Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation (RIGHT) call. This will support targeted research to strengthen health service delivery and resilience in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the context of extreme weather events.

The NIHR is seeking programmes of applied health research that can strengthen health service delivery and resilience in LMICs in the context of extreme weather events caused by the changing climate.

For more information, click here.
Reminder: Call for DHET creative research outputs 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.

Research capacity building

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


Emerging Researcher Programme (ERP) webinar series on supervision
RSVP by 25 April 2022

The ERP invites UCT academic staff members who are new to supervision to attend the upcoming webinar series which covers various aspects of the supervisory process. 

See more details and information on how to RSVP here

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