Catapult Centres - Researchers in Residence (RiR) Awards
Funder deadline: 8th September
Research Services deadline: 1st September
Faculty deadline for 1st draft review: 21st August
The closing date for applications is 8 September 2017. Please note that submissions made after 5 pm on this date will not be accepted.
The Catapult centres are a network of world-leading centres designed to transform the UK’s capability for innovation in specific areas and help drive future economic growth. Funded by Innovate UK, they are a series of physical centres where the very best of the UK’s businesses, scientists and engineers work side by side on late-stage research and development – transforming high potential ideas into new products and services to generate economic growth.
Catapult Researchers in Residence Programme
To help increase the connections between the UK research base and the Catapults, Research Councils UK* (RCUK) is supporting the development of new collaborations through research visits/residencies for university (and other eligible research organisations) academics to spend time embedded within the Catapult teams.
Catapult Researchers in Residence (RiR) Awards will build connections, support pathways to impact and knowledge exchange between academia and the Catapult centres. As such, the Catapults have been awarded vouchers (assigned to the Catapults but paid directly to universities or other research organisations) to support a range of activities to accelerate the impact of Research Council (RC)-funded research and/or expand the capabilities of their centre.
Aims of the Scheme
The aims of RiR initiative are to:
- Accelerate the impact of RC-funded research
- Increase knowledge exchange and co-creation between academia and Catapult centres
- Develop new collaborations between academia and Catapult centres
- Expand the capabilities and knowledge of the Catapults
- Nurturing talents and skills development of researchers and Catapult staff
- Create a cohort of RiRs able to share their experiences with a wider network of academics.
Project Details
- Awards are for between one and four years, and each voucher supporting an RiR is up to £50 (100% FEC). Awards will be awarded directly to the RiR’s host university, not the Catapult.
- Any other costs (e.g. equipment/service costs, technician time) will be covered by the host Catapult within reasonable limits and pre-agreed with the host Catapult.
- The programme will run until March 2023, with 2 announcements of opportunity each year. The final call will be in January 2019.
- For this scheme, the Catapults are following EPSRC eligibility criteria.
Current RiR Opportunities:
Project Title | Ref | Catapult | Location | Closing Date |
RIR 001 | Digital Catapult and Future Cities Catapult | London | 08/09/2017 | |
RIR 003 | Digital Catapult and High Value Manufacturing Catapult | London and/or local centres | 08/09/2017 | |
Creative Uses of Earth Observation Data in Virtual Environments | RIR 004 | Digital Catapult and Satellite Applications Catapult | London and Oxfordshire | 08/09/2017 |
RIR 005 | Satellite Applications Catapult | Oxfordshire | 08/09/2017 | |
RIR 006 | Transport Systems Catapult | Milton Keynes | 08/09/2017 | |
Modelling and Visualisation for Air Quality in Urban Settings | RIR 007 | Future Cities Catapult and Transport Systems Catapult | London and Milton Keynes | 08/09/2017 |
RIR 008 | Transport Systems Catapult | Milton Keynes | 08/09/2017 | |
RIR 009 | Future Cities Catapult and Satellite Applications Catapult | London and Oxfordshire | 08/09/2017 | |
Transition of Science into Applications to Support the UK High Value Manufacturing Sector | RIR 010 | High Value Manufacturing Catapult | One or more of the HVM Centres | 08/09/2017 |
How to apply, and further details:
https://catapult.org.uk/work-with-us/researchers-in-residence/