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Scottish Business wins funding to work with the University of Glasgow

Lobster Pod Ltd has won funding from the Interface Food & Drink Innovation Competition to work with the University of Glasgow to develop a shellfish transportation system.

The project will receive between £30,000 to £40,000 to develop the new system which improves efficiencies in the supply chain through enhancing the welfare of the shellfish, as well as reducing transportation costs.

Lobster Pod Ltd will collaborate with Glasgow University’s College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Science on the development of the product.

Interface Food & Drink promotes partnerships between businesses and academics to drive innovation through knowledge exchange, collaboration and funding.

Helen Pratt, national co-ordinator for Interface Food & Drink commented: “Innovation is the lifeblood of the industry. We believe that by getting industry and academia to collaborate, we can achieve exciting advances that will keep Scotland at the forefront of the sector.”

Dorothy Hodgkins Fellowship

We would like to draw your attention to the recently opened Dorothy Hodgkins Fellowship scheme, writes Miles Padgett FRS FRSE, Kelvin Chair of Natural Philosophy and Vice Principal (Research).

‌This scheme provides funding for outstanding, early-career scientists in the UK who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances such as parenting or caring responsibilities or health issues. 

Approximately five Fellowships are offered each year with the potential to award an additional five by the EPSRC. The deadline for application is the 12 January 2015.

Each Fellowship offers:

• The possibility of holding appointments on a part-time basis or converting from full-time to part-time and then back again to help match work and other commitments; 
• The possibility to claim back time spent deferring the Fellowship and/or working part-time at the end of the Fellowship;
• The possibility of claiming some funds for family support where these can be justified on scientific grounds e.g. the cost of childcare during a conference or collaborative visit abroad (applied for during fellowship. 

And includes:

• Funding to cover the applicant’s salary costs, estates costs and indirect costs for a maximum of 5 years. 
• Research expenses (up to £13,000 for the first year and up to £11,000 annually thereafter). 

The scheme is open to staff conducting research in the Natural Sciences (including agriculture, mathematics, technology, medical, environmental and engineering sciences); and the University has been pleased to have hosted successful Dorothy Hodgkins Fellow(s) in the past.

To find out more information including details of eligibility as well as case studies about current holders, visit: royalsociety.org/grants/schemes/dorothy-hodgkin

Christmas Campus eNews

The next edition of Campus eNews will be published on Friday 19 December. It will provide special coverage of the results of the Research Excellence Framework 2014.

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First published: 19 November 2014