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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.
Reminder: National Research Foundation (NRF) evaluation and rating 2023: pre-call announcement
The 2023 NRF call for submission of applications for evaluation and rating is expected to open before the end of October 2022.
UCT regards the rating system as an important means of benchmarking and your participation in this process is crucial to ensuring our success as a transforming research-intensive institution. In preparation for this call, we are issuing this notice to all re-evaluants and prospective new applicants, to encourage applicants to start updating or
creating their research profiles on the NRF’s new online system.
Register or login at https://nrfconnect.nrf.ac.za and where applicable, click SYNC NOW to migrate your NRF Online Submission CV data to NRF Connect. This will enable you to create or update your CV.
The following presentation will be of great benefit to re-evaluants and new applicants.
Presentation by Professor Robert Morrell
In this workshop Prof Robert Morrell will describe how the rating system works, what its demands are and how one might go about engaging with the application process. Prof
Morrell has been NRF B-Rated for nearly 20 years and was heavily involved in the rating system as a convenor of the Education Specialist Rating committee, a rating assessor and a member of the Rating Appeals committee.
Date: Monday 31 October 2022
Time: 12:30 to 14:00
Venue: Seminar Room, Research Office, 2 Rhodes Avenue,
Mowbray
Format: In person, with hybrid connectivity possible –
please enquire
RSVP and enquiries: [email protected]
Upcoming electronic Researcher Administration (eRA) topical
sessions
Have you been directed to use the eRA system to submit an internal approval application but unsure of the application process and the different forms that exist? Have you used the system before and keen to learn more about the functionality that
exists? Have you been previously requested to update your researcher profile but unsure of what this entails?
If you have answered yes to any of the above, then consider joining the eRA topical sessions hosted by the Research Systems team in collaboration with the respective business areas.
During these sessions, we will demonstrate how to use eRA functionality when completing a specific process or activity. We will also use this time to address any questions or queries related to the topic at hand.
We have two sessions left for 2022. Please see the list of topics below with an iCalendar link to add the session to your calendar which will include a link to the session. Each session will be an hour long and will be recorded for your
convenience.
Click here to add Updating your Researcher Profile (27 October 2022 at 13:00).
Click here to add Updating your publications on eRA (15 November 2022 at
12:00).
eRA production system downtime for upgrade
The eraonline.uct.ac.za production system will be unavailable from Tuesday 25th October 2022 (16:30) to Thursday 27th October 2022 (08:30) as it will be upgraded to a new version.
The upgrade brings additional security measures as well as new features and enhancements that will improve your user experience.
Please ensure that you’re completely logged out of the system while the upgrade is underway.
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: URC Vera Davie Study and Research Bursary
Extended application deadline: 14 November 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 traveling overseas for study and research for a continuous period of three
months or more.
More information can be found here.
Research capacity building
Below are events, workshops and webinars that offer capacity-building opportunities for the UCT research community.
Digital Scholar Series Plus: selecting licenses when publishing
data
26 October 2022 from 13:00 to 14:00 (SAST)
In celebration of Open Access Week, Digital Library Services (DLS) will be hosting a bonus Digital Scholar Series webinar dedicated to open licences with a focus on the Creative Commons (CC) options. Choosing a licence can be a stumbling block to
publication, so we will attempt to demystify them for you.
Give yourself the right protection, while ensuring that your publication is reusable and contributes to Open Science. After this session you will be able to CC clearly!
You can register here.
The Research Announcement is produced by the Research Office, University of Cape Town.
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