Category: Tips&Tricks
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Scientific research is hard …so you have to enjoy it!
Today we’re talking to Tim Donohoe, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and Editor of Tetrahedron Letters. What are your research interests/describe a typical working day “I research organic chemistry in the broadest sense, but am particularly interested in total synthesis and catalysis.” Tim leads a research team of 16-20 people, a mixture…
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Don’t do whatever everyone else is doing
Today we’re talking to Rob Field, Professor of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre and editor-in-chief of Carbohydrate Research. What are your research interests/describe a typical working day “Generally a lot of it is spent on a train somewhere!” As well as working at the John Innes Centre, Rob is active as CEO of Iceni Diagnostics,…
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Insights into funding: Indian Department of Science and Technology
By Seema Sharma Looking for DST Research Funding? Try Mendeley Funding! Introduction In 2016, India spent 0.85% of its GDP on research and development. Although this may lag behind some of the research commitments of its Asian neighbours, (China spent 1.98% and South Korea lead the region with a significant investment of 4% of its…
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An introduction to applying for a NIH grant
Looking for NIH Research Funding? Try Mendeley Funding! by Seema Sharma The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US, is one of the world’s largest funders of biomedical research grants. It awards funding of over $30B annually, for research that falls within its mission to understand living systems, enhance health, extend healthy lives, and…
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Tips for applying for EU research Funding – ERC Grants
Looking for European Union Research Funding? Try Mendeley Funding! By Seema Sharma Introduction Horizon 2020 is the EU’s current research, innovation and development framework, offering €80 billion in grant funding to researchers over a seven year period (2014-2020). It differs from its forerunner, FP7, in that it combines all funding directives into a single…
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