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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 contributors: Inaugural report on the United Nations SDGs
Deadline: 8 August 2022
UCT's Research Office is compiling the inaugural report on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will be submitted for the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.
Contributions are invited from researchers who are deeply engaged in SDG work, particularly those whose work is impact focused.
If you would like to be considered for inclusion in the report, please send a brief synopsis of your work (no more than 300 words) to Pete van der Woude by 8 August 2022.
Upcoming Ibali Indaba
Date: 3 August 2022, 13:00
The monthly Ibali Indaba, focused on the UCT Digital Collections platform Ibali is back on 3 August 2022 with the launch of a new site collection. Jayne Batzofin will be talking about creating the digital
archive site of the Centre for Theatre Dance and Performance Studies. On top of touring the site, we will also look at how it uses the International Image Interoperability Framework to showcase its image collection.
You can register here.
eRA Research Equipment and Services functionality
The electronic Research Administration (eRA) System Research Equipment and Services functionality was implemented as part of the eRA Pre-Awards Internal Approvals process just over a year ago, with the aim of making research facilities, equipment,
and services available to all internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders where applicable. For more information on this functionality refer to the Research Announcement.
If you would like to add/update equipment, research facility or service in the eRA system, to allow researchers to earmark these resources for their research project, please follow the instructions on the quick guide provided.
If you are unsure of what to do and would like some assistance from our team, please log a call here.
Funding opportunities and funder announcements
Visit the current funding opportunities page on the Research Support Hub to view all open funding opportunities.
Joint call for proposals: Belgium – South Africa research and technology cooperation
UCT internal deadline: 12 September 2022, 09:00
In line with the Science and Technology Agreement that was signed in January 2017 between South Africa and Belgium, the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) agreed to launch the
first joint call for supporting joint networking research activities between South African and Belgian researchers.
Applications should be submitted only in the following domains:
- Cultural heritage
- Marine sciences
- Microbiological biobanks research and biotechnology
- Natural heritage
- Space
More information may be viewed here.
Call for joint applications: Switzerland (SNSF) – South Africa (NRF)
UCT internal deadline: 12 September 2022, 09:00
Submitted research proposals should clearly indicate how they aim to address one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Proposals that do not illustrate the link with one or more of the SDGs will not be considered for evaluation.
Proposals must include emerging researchers in both countries with the aim to empower them to become globally engaged citizens with knowledge, skills, and innovation potential to tackle major societal challenges in the SDGs.
- UCT researchers residing in South Africa are eligible to apply as the principal investigator (PI). If on contract, the contract should be for at least the duration of the funding period (until 31 December 2025).
- The PI must be in possession of a PhD.
- It is mandatory for UCT PIs to include as part of the research team a research partner from a historically disadvantaged institution (HDI). The partner from an HDI can serve as a co-applicant and must be in possession of PhD. Proposals
submitted without a research partner from a historically disadvantaged institution will be ineligible.
More information may be viewed here.
URC call for applications: VSF and VLF grants
Application deadline: 14 October 2022
The University Research Committee (URC) Visiting Scholars Fund (VSF)/Visiting Lecturers Fund (VLF) committee invites applications from all departments that wish to bring scholars or lecturers from outside South Africa to provide an academic stimulus
by means of lectures, seminars, or similar contributions within the university.
More information can be found here.
Call for applications: URC Vera Davie Study and Research Bursary
Application deadline: 30 September 2022
The URC Vera Davie Study and Research Bursary Committee is calling on UCT staff to apply for a grant to supplement the income of a member of staff of the UCT who might be travelling overseas for study and research.
More information can be found here.
URC call for applications: short research visit / short research course grant
Internal deadline: 9 September 2022
Applications are invited for the short research visit / short research course grant. The purpose of this URC funding is intended to contribute to UCT’s
research output and profile. These grants are intended to support staff wishing to make short research visits or to attend courses (including online courses) abroad for no longer than two months to enhance their research productivity. The
visit/course attendance must be embedded within the ambit of the applicant’s research endeavours.
For more information about the call please click here.
For more information on the conditions of the grant and the application procedures, please click here. Please contact Amanda Raman for all queries.
NIHSS call for applications: South African BRICS Think Tank
Deadline: 19 August 2022, 16:00
The National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) is pleased to invite suitably qualified researchers and academics based at South Africa’s public Higher Education Institutions as well as research institutes to submit their
applications for an expression of interest for the South African BRICS Think Tank (SABTT).
The role of the SABTT is to act as a dynamic broker between the worlds of knowledge and policy action. Its vision, mission, and strategic objectives also reflect its intention to influence policy and promote knowl-edge production.
The SABTT provides a platform for the NIHSS to pursue its mandate of developing initiatives that contribute towards a better and safer world order through peaceful diplomacy and multilateralism. One of the programmes of the SABTT is the BRICS
Research Projects programme, which allows the NIHSS to play a vital role in organising joint-research, networking, and exchange programs with a view of addressing the five research thematic areas outlined in the BRICS long term strategy, namely:
• Promoting cooperation for economic growth and development;
• The maintenance of peace and security;
• Social justice, sustainable development, and quality of life;
• Political and economic governance; and
• Achieving progress by sharing knowledge and innovation.
Funding under this programme will support South African academics and researchers who undertake re-search endeavours within the aforementioned thematic areas in any one of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India or China) and in comparison with
South Africa, through holding seminars and work-shops, publishing books and journal articles and policy briefs, and fostering research networks at South African public universities and relevant institutions across the African continent and BRIC
countries.
For more information, click here and visit www.nihss.ac.za and
https://sabtt.org.za.
Enquiries may be directed to Dr Babalwa Siswana ([email protected]). For technical queries only, please call 011 480 2328.
Call for applications: UCT Knowledge Co-op bursaries for socially responsive research
Deadline: 19 August 2022
The UCT Knowledge Co-op engages community groups around the research they consider useful for their work. These topics are
available for honours or master's dissertations and for academics' personal research.
The Co-op facilitates discussions to ensure the resulting proposal fits the requirements of both the community partner and UCT. Dissertations follow the usual departmental timeframe and process with support from the Co-op throughout.
More information may be viewed here.
Call for proposals: WUN Research Development Fund
Internal deadline: 16 September 2022
UCT is a member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) comprising 24 members across the globe. The WUN’s main aim is to build research collaboration. To this end, the Research Development Fund was created and its 2022 call for proposals has
just been released. The grants are up to £10 000 per project for which the duration is one year. This seed funding is intended to help stimulate larger collaborative projects that will strengthen WUN and make the collaborating partners competitive
for major awards
The application form for the internal submission is obtainable from the WUN coordinator, Wilna Venter. No submissions will be forwarded unless a proposal is discussed with the coordinator.
More information may be viewed here.
Research capacity building
Below are events, workshops and webinars that offer capacity-building opportunities for the UCT research community.
Enhance your research skills with the Digital Scholar Series
13 April 2022 from 13:00 to 14:00 (SAST)
The second semester schedule for the Digital Scholar Series has been released. In these Wednesday lunchtime sessions, presenters from the Digital Library Services (DLS) showcase some of the practices and tools available to enhance your research
skills, with an ongoing focus on managing your research data efficiently.
These sessions are open to all postgraduate researchers and staff working within any field of study at UCT. The topics covered deal with the management of digital materials for research (what some of us call ‘data’) and touch on digital topics
throughout the research lifecycle. The sessions are aimed at making digital scholarship more efficient.
Check out the calendar and register here.
Upcoming events from the Emerging Researcher Programme (ERP)
The ERP invites you to join a variety of upcoming webinars. Please click on each event title to download the event flyer for more details and instructions on how to RSVP.
Working in multi-, trans- and inter-disciplinary teams
Professor Sheona Shackleton shares her experience and tips about working with teams across different research disciplines and explains how your research can benefit from such collaboration.
Date: 11 August 2022, 12:30 – 14:00
Writing for publication: What editors and reviewers are looking for
Professor Abimbola Windapo explains which elements reviewers and editors consider when they review submitted journal papers. Learn some insights for your next submission.
Date: 18 August 2022, 12:30 – 14:00
The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Responsible Conduct of Research webinar series
ORI invites you to attend a three-webinar series:
- Introduction to research integrity, 25 August 2022, 12:30 – 14:00
- Research misconduct and questionable research practices, 29 September 2022, 12:30 – 14:00
- Authorship and publication, 27 October 2022, 12:30 – 14:00
The webinars will take a blended learning format. You will be asked to complete an e-learning module before participating in a live webinar session.
The Research Announcement is produced by the Research Office, University of Cape Town.
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