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Research Opportunities

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This is a selection of Research Opportunities. More details of these and other opportunities are available from Mylne Powell in the Research Office; ext 3812 (mornings only); email: M.Powell@sussex.ac.uk; or from URL http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nrsu/refund.

THE EPILEPSY RESEARCH FOUNDATION - HASTINGS FELLOWSHIP: applications invited on research into Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy. Closing date: 14 February 1997.

WELLCOME SCIENCE AND ART PARTNERSHIPS AWARDS: Applications invited. To bring the insights of science and art closer together with an idea which will capture the public's imagination. Closing date: 14 February 97.

THE ROYAL SOCIETY ESSO ENERGY AWARD 1997: made to an individual or a team, which has made an outstanding contribution(s) to the advancement of science or engineering or technology leading to the more efficient mobilization, use or conservation of energy resources. Closing date: 17 February 1997.

THE ROYAL SOCIETY/NATO POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME: applications invited for one year fellowships tenable in a laboratory in the UK from postdoctoral scientists of some of NATO Cooperation Partner countries. Closing dates:annually on 15 April and 15 September.

WELLCOME TRAVELLING RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 1996-97: applications invited from scientists who wish to gain further research experience by working in leading laboratories in the UK or the Republic of Ireland. Two types of award will be made: Research Fellowships and Research Training Fellowships. No closing dates.

UK/SWEDEN ACADEMIC COOPERATION PROGRAMME 1997: To encourage the development of links between Sweden and the UK. Grants for visits is 2000 to each partner. All subject areas. Closing date: 14 March 1997.

LLOYD'S TERCENTENARY FOUNDATION POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS: To fund research in the fields of medicine, science, engineering and business studies.Closing date: 4 April 1997.

MRC BIOINFORMATICS: Priority areas: Improved co-ordination, integration and interoperbility of existing databases; Development of databases describing biological function; Novel applications, development and evaluation of software; Co-ordination of epidemiological data on risk and genetic disease and evaluating demographic effects. Open competition, no closing date given.

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Friday January 31st 1997