Chakraborty newcastle university is the pi and profs. In may 2015, the epsrc made a funding call for a new type of 5. Sustainability call for papers for conferences, workshops. The centre will address key engineering challenges of fit for purpose, economic viability, environmental impact, resilience, infrastructure. Iop, epsrc and stfc the uks performance in physics research. Epsrc have issued an advanced warning for a call and briefing event that will go live on 2 november. Epsrc research software engineer fellowship call for. Epsrc, with the assistance of the community, has developed a strategy for investing in software, ensuring that our funding current and future adds value to the complex and evolving einfrastructure. Software sustainability epcc at the university of edinburgh.
Epsrc strategic equipment bids equipment over the value of. This interview with the university of bristols chrys woods is part of my series of interviews on the new cohort of epsrc research software engineering fellows could you tell us a little about yourself and. Enhancing placebased partnerships in public engagement. The clear training requirements in epsrcs cdt call is aligned with funder. Since 2010, the institutes research software group1 has assisted over 50 projects across all the uk research. The epsrc centre for industrial sustainability has published its fourth annual. Sustainability calls for papers cfp for international conferences, workshops, meetings, seminars, events, journals and book chapters. Software sustainability epcc is a worldleading centre for research and practice in software sustainability, undertaking research into metrics, software quality and software engineering in research software, and applying best practice in software engineering enhanced by experience from its software development projects. In addition to a communications team, the community team runs. The software sustainability institute is a national facility funded by the epsrc. Epsrc standard grant applications can include funds for.
Epsrc is the uks main funding agency for engineering and physical. May 14, 2015 however, other important aspects of the strategy are the development of skills and career development for those engaged in software engineering, and it is these aspects that this call addresses. Annual report for epsrc high end computing consortia. Ten years since the software sustainability institute was established, we look. All proposals submitted to this call must fall within the epsrc remit. The software sustainability institute is organised into five teams, to address the broad issue of software sustainability within the uk.
A report prepared for the institute of physics, epsrc and. The software sustainability institute has been supported by epsrc through. This proposal seeks to gain support for the next five years for the uk software sustainability institute ssi that will work in partnership with research communities to identify key software that needs to be sustained. This second call for fellowships builds on the success of the first call in december 20, where first five epsrc high value manufacturing fellows have been awarded pioneering research awards to combine. At a recent research councils future of einfrastructure meeting it was clear that the whole community now recognises that funding software is at least as important as hardware, and epsrc recently announced a call for an rse fellowship program to help people found rse groups.
Call for epsrc high value manufacturing catapult fellowship. As part of an ongoing series of regular software development calls, this call covers the development of novel code, the development of new functionality for existing codes and the development and. Epsrc rse fellows research software engineers association. There are opportunities to take advantage of initiatives such as the software sustainability institute ssi, which could provide insight into the building and use. Call for proposals for enabling research in smart sustainable plastic packaging jpg 1mb. As part of an ongoing series of regular software development calls, this call. Epsrc strategic equipment bids policy research strategy. Access the most comprehensive source of sustainability data in the world. Prosperity partnership call 2 strategic studentsrolls royce and university of edinburgh p eps0217791. In this article, centre director, professor steve evans, explains that increasing sustainability should not cost more. About the software sustainability institute software sustainability. Meeting the requirements of the epsrc research data policy jisc.
This topic is something that is close to the heart of oss watch, so naturally oss watch submitted a bid and, in fact, were named as partners on a number of other bids. As part of an ongoing series of regular software development calls, this call covers the development of novel code, the development of new functionality for existing codes and the development and reengineering of existing codes. In addition to a communications team, the community team runs workshops and a fellowship programme. Jun 30, 2009 the epsrc recently issued a call titled software sustainability. For innovate funded projects call pj taylor, media and stakeholder communications partner m. The engineering and physical sciences research council epsrc is the uks main agency for funding research in engineering and the physical sciences. The epsrc funded software sustainability institute has begun a campaign to develop a uk community of research software engineers, with the aim of. The software sustainability institute, of which epcc is a founding partner, is organising the workshop impact of international collaborations in research. The call is now open for the epsrc healthcare impact partnerships 201516.
The engineering and physical sciences research council epsrc is a british research council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences including mathematics, physics, chemistry, artificial intelligence and computer science, mainly to universities in the united kingdom. A twoday residential workshop will explore best practice from around the uk and beyond and strive to. The epsrc centre for doctoral training cdt adopts the widest possible definition of sustainability, covering the effective whole life design and performance of major civil engineering infrastructure. The funding is available as travel grants administered by the software sustainability institute of up to.
The industrial strategy challenge fund iscf digital security by design challenge is executing a mission to increase the protection of software in the light of increased cyber attack against various class of. Researchers today from many different disciplines rely on software to carry out high quality research. Meeting the requirements of the epsrc research data policy. The epsrcfunded software sustainability institute has begun a campaign to. Industry experts at the forefront of software ip management presented at the latest strategic intellectual property forum. The epsrc expects that research organisations will allocate adequate resources from their existing public funding streams to support the management and. Since 2010, the institutes research software group1 has assisted over 50 projects across all the uk research councils. Epsrc strategic equipment bids policy research strategy office. Epsrc decarbon8 network plus seedcorn funding call 1. Epsrc expects to fund 4 8 fellows in this call, for a period of up to 5 years. Epsrc cdt in sustainable civil engineering research groups.
The engineering and physical sciences research council epsrc is a british research council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in. Construction industry to be transformed through digital. This programme builds on a successful history of collaboration between epsrc and nsfc across a range of topics the programme contributes to a broader strategic. Digital economy energy engineering lwec manufacturing the future. The epsrc recently issued a call titled software sustainability. Joint funding from raeng and epsrc process environment and sustainability and information and communications technology programmes. In phases 1 prepare and 2 deploy we developed an understanding of the state of the nation of research software, its developersusers, its. Please note we are no longer accepting applications to the epsrc iaa.
Epsrcnsfc call in sustainable power supply epsrc website. Epsrcs information and communication technologies, healthcare technologies and digital economy themes will be inviting outline proposals which address the need for new technologies which can reliably and intelligently interpret multiple inputs from multiple sources and initiate actions as. The epsrc will not provide funds for items not specifically used by the project, and have recently not granted monies for printers. This second call for fellowships builds on the success of the first call in december 20, where first five epsrc high value manufacturing fellows have been awarded pioneering research awards to combine forces and bridge the gap between industry needs and the latest academic knowledge, in order to accelerate the growth of. However, other important aspects of the strategy are the development of skills and career development for those engaged in software engineering, and it is these aspects that this call addresses. The epsrcfunded software sustainability institute has begun a campaign to develop a uk community of research software engineers, with the aim of. The software sustainability institute in the uk demonstrates one successful model where pooled research funding enables the provision of consultancy, training, and advocacy for scientific software. However, other important aspects of the strategy are the development of skills and career development for those engaged in software engineering, and it is these aspects that the call addressed. This funding scheme has been expanded and simplified to include funding for shortterm impact projects of up to 3 months either based at the university or on a placement at a partner business or other nonacademic organisation.
The software sustainability institute is a national facility for building better software based in the. In phases 1 prepare and 2 deploy we developed an understanding of the state of the nation of research software, its developersusers, its requirements, and how software is changing the way research is conducted. For more information visit epsrc is the main funding agency for engineering and physical sciences research in the uk. The epsrc funded decarbon8 network plus is pleased to announce their first funding call. Strategic partnership in computational science for advanced simulation and modelling of engineering systems asimov p epp0202671. The aim of this call is to provide longterm funding to individuals working as research software engineers who demonstrate exceptional leadership skills and will be able to coordinate and promote the. Ifms centre for industrial sustainability is focused on increasing our understanding of how to transform industrial behaviour to develop more sustainable environments, economies and societies. Epsrc, with the assistance of the community, has developed a strategy for investing in software, ensuring that our funding current and future adds value to the complex and evolving einfrastructure ecosystem and supports the needs and requirements of the engineering and physical sciences community. The research software engineer movement grew out of a working group of the software sustainability institute. To address the questions about source code we decided to call in expert help. The engineering and physical sciences research council is the uks main agency for funding research in engineering and the physical sciences. At a recent research councils future of einfrastructure meeting it was clear that the whole community now recognises that funding software is at least as important as hardware, and epsrc recently. Shoaib sufi and neil chue hong from the software sustainability.
The event will take place on tuesday 24th april 2018, at the museum of science and industry in manchester. Mar 01, 2020 please note that calls closing today will not appear on the open calls listing page but the full call will still be available to view if you remove the open calls filter. The epsrc software development strategy identifies three types of strategic. However, other important aspects of the strategy are the development of skills and career development for those engaged in software engineering, and it is these aspects that this call. In may 2015, the epsrc made a funding call for a new type of 5year fellowship a research software engineering fellowship which indicated their commitment to the national research software engineering movement. This call is to fund proposals in the area of creating a sustainable power supply via intelligent and resilient control for smart urban energy systems, and grid scale storage at the city scale, not individual household or industries. Epsrc has made a longterm commitment to support software development. The engineering and physical sciences research council epsrc is part of uk research and innovation, a nondepartmental public body funded by a grantinaid from the uk government. This topic is something that is close to the heart of oss watch, so naturally oss watch submitted a bid and, in fact, were. Oxford epsrc iaa includes technology fund grants and secondment grants. Dec 04, 2017 the software sustainability institute is a national facility funded by the epsrc. Epsrc recently launched an open, competitive call to fund projects aimed at improving equality, diversity and inclusion within the engineering and physical sciences. Our campaign for research software engineers rses has always benefited from the help and support of the epsrc.
Software sustainability epcc is a worldleading centre for research and practice in software sustainability, undertaking research into metrics, software quality and software engineering in research. The significance of the epsrc research data policy research councils uk rcuk has agreed seven common principles on data policy based on the common theme of access and reuse of research data and these principles underpin individual research councils policies, although the policies vary in their terms or specific requirements. Research software engineer rse fellowships epsrc website. In an ongoing survey, 93% of our previous collaborators indicated they were very satisfied with the results of the work. This funding scheme has been expanded and simplified to include funding for. The epsrcfunded decarbon8 network plus is pleased to announce their first funding call. While there is no divine interventio n at its source, there is a considerable amount of confusion and divergence regarding.
Uk research and innovation ukri invites proposals for projects. Epsrc cdt in sustainable civil engineering research. Walking randomly epsrc research software engineering fellowship. Impact of international collaborations in research. This useful and successful meeting will be held again ion 2016.
Were putting together a list of funders and funding calls who can help with the costs of. For innovate funded projects call pj taylor, media and stakeholder. The proposal on behalf of ukctrf entitled adaptive software for highfidelity simulations of multiphase turbulent reacting flows submitted to epsrc in response to their recent call on flagship software. In 2015, the epsrc released a fellowship call specifically targeted at research. Please note only 2 submissions per institution are allowed. Sustainability software for enterprise businesses thinkstep. Privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers statistics cookie statement mobile view. The training team runs training events and is the uk administrator for software and data carpentry workshops. The call will support research software engineer fellowships for a period of up to five. Today the epsrc announced a new call that will make a huge difference to the uk research community. The proposal on behalf of ukctrf entitled adaptive software for highfidelity simulations of multiphase turbulent reacting flows submitted to epsrc in response to their recent call on flagship software development call has been successful. Software sustainability institute stfc scientific computing department. Engineering and physical sciences research council wikipedia. The software sustainability institute, of which epcc is a founding partner, is organising the workshop impact of international collaborations in research software.
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