Want to help recognise the outstanding impact and contributions of our research community? Now’s your chance – the nomination deadline has been extended to Friday 17 January.

WBS’s Professor Ivo Vlaev shares his five top tips on how to make sure we turn our new-year intentions into lasting changes.

Friday 17 January 
Interested in applying for the new Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding call, Opening Up the Environment? Sign up for a hybrid workshop where you can ask questions, discuss ideas, and set up collaborations.

Wednesday 22 January  
Join Craig Elmer-White (University of Glasgow / Association of Research Managers and Administrators) for an interactive session, as he explores the UKRI Forum’s principles for tackling bullying and harassment.

Recruitment for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 panel secretariat is now open. If you can see yourself supporting the main and sub panels on a secondment basis between February 2025 and March 2030, find out more.

Research England has now published the full open access policy for REF 2029, as well as a summary of the REF 2029 open access consultation that helped to inform it.

Warwick Medical School (WMS) is considering how an app – and remote consultations – could help the NHS support people living with obesity.

The parchment – which had been lost for more than 70 years – provides an insightful testimony on the Venetian merchants who continued the journey of Marco Polo in Asia following his death.

Thursday 16 January 
Register now for an in-person networking event to talk workplace wellbeing, the impact of technology on work, and issues of trust, privacy and cybersecurity in online collaboration. Part of the Business, Manufacturing and Innovation Research Spotlight.