Transport, Safety and Energy Challenges – New Opportunities and Call for Project Proposals

ESA Centre in Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK

Report from IAP Workshop at Harwell 12th November 2009
Over 120 people attended a seminar in Harwell (UK) focused on challenges in the transport, safety and energy sectors and how they may be met by novel applications of space data. The day was chaired by Alan Brunstrom, contact point for [...]

Instrumentation for Light Sources

One Great George Street, Westminster

Light Source facilities represent a significant commercial, technological and scientific opportunity. There are major new and upgraded light sources at various stages of design and development around the world, many of which require advances in instrument technology to be realised. 

The UK’s Synchrotron Radiation Source played an important role in the growth [...]

Qi3 completes second round of RCUK Business Plan Competition

Qi3 has recently completed another round of the RCUK (Research Councils UK) Business Plan Competition.  For the last four years Qi3 has provided the training, coaching and mentoring facility for this national competition which aims to help researchers turn great research into great business.
 

The competition is open to postgraduates, postdocs and academic staff based in [...]

Life Science Instrumentation Special Interest Group: Input to the “Consultation on BBSRC’s new Strategic Plan 2010 – 2015”

Medical Research Council, 20 Park Crescent, London, W1B 1AL
Introduction
The BBSRC Strategic Plan sets out the leading high-level priorities and aspirations over 5 year periods, along with some of the underlying principles upon which they base their funding decisions. The draft plan for 2010 – 2015 has been published. The BBSRC have opened a consultation; seeking input from [...]