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17 August 2017

Ninagawa Shakespeare: A Memorial Symposium
Date and Time:
Friday 6th October 2017
14:00-15:45 Symposium
16:00-17:00 Reception
Venue: The Embassy of Japan in the UK (101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7Jt)
Registration: Please sign up for the event at the registration form by 18 Aug.
Upon confirmation of your registration, your details will be provided to the Embassy of Japan, and the Embassy will send you an invitation email several weeks before the symposium. Please note that, for security reasons, you will be required to show the invitation email when entering the venue. There will be a reception (about 1 hour) after the symposium, to which you are also invited.
The event flyer is available here.
This event is supported by JSPS.
02 August 2017

7-10 August 2017, Magdalen College, Oxford
For more details and to register, please go to the following link:
https://magnonics2017.com/program/
This event is supported by the JSPS London Symposium and Seminar Scheme
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3-4 November 2017, Portsmouth University
Event Flyer
Event Report
This event is supported by the JSPS London Symposium and Seminar Scheme
24 July 2017

2-3 November 2017, Cardiff University
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This event is supported by the JSPS London Symposium and Seminar Scheme
20 July 2017

The EPSRC are seeking expressions of interest by Monday 14th August 2017, for participation of UK groups in the JSPS Core-to-Core Scheme in the area of advanced functional materials.
The EPSRC will contribute up to £2M for the call as matching funding to that provided by JSPS, funding approximately two collaborations depending on success in the peer review process that will be managed by JSPS. Funds should be used over a 5 year period starting from April 2018 for joint research projects, seminars and researcher exchanges with the aim to create world-class research hubs centred around the UK, Japan and at least one other country.
For more information please go to: https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/coretocorecollab2017/
19 July 2017

Applications to JSPS Tokyo
Type A: Bilateral Joint Projects with JSPS’s Counterpart Institutions
This is a scheme based on the agreement with the Royal Society.
Duration of Project: 2 years
*Starting date on 1 April 2018 for Japanese side.
Staring date up to and including 31 March 2018 for UK side.
Application Period:
JSPS: Wednesday 23rd August to Wednesday 6th September, 2017
* Please note that applicants’ affiliated institutions may set earlier deadlines. Under no circumstances will JSPS accept applications submitted after this period.
Type B: Open Partnership Joint Projects/Seminars
Duration of Project:
Joint Projects – up to 2 years
*Start date must be during the period of 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
Joint Seminars – up to 1 week
* Seminars must be held during the period of 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
For more detailed information

Applications to JSPS Tokyo
Duration of Project: April 2018 - March 2023 (Max. 5 years)
Application Period: Wed 6 September 2017 - Wed 4 October 2017
Application Procedure

There are 3 types of JSPS Invitation Fellowships for mid career to senior level researchers to do collaborative research in Japan:
Long term: for a 2 to 10 month visit
Short Term: for a 2 week to 2 month visit
Short Term (s): for a 1 week to 1 month visit
Fellowship Start Period: between 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
Application Deadline: 1 September 2017
*Please send applications to JSPS Tokyo via a host institution. Please be aware the internal deadline set by the host institution to collect applications to forward to JSPS Tokyo will be earlier.
Application Guidelines and Form
07 July 2017

Time and Date of Event: 15:00 - 16:00, Monday 10th July, 2017
Venue: Graduate Centre 2.01, Mile End Campus
Agenda
06 July 2017

Time and Date of Event: 11:00 - 12:55, Friday 14th July, 2017
Venue: Building M30