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Oxford Early-Careers Researchers Symposium – Event

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yqpGMsJO_400x400The first ever “Early-Careers Researchers Symposium for Cybersecurity Research” in Oxford will be occuring on the 30th September 2015, and will be held in the Tony Hoare Room, Robert Hooke Building. The idea is to get students and postdocs into the same room, to learn what is going on across the university and present their new ideas in front of a friendly (but well-informed) audience.  There will even be prizes and lunch on offer.

There is also opportunity to present if you would like, as the aim is to showcase as many groups and departments as possible, whilst giving you a chance to test-drive your presentations before giving them at a conference or event.

The Current Agenda looks like this:
9:30-10:05 – Registration and Welcome
10:05-10:45 – Session 1: Security and the Social
10:45-11:30 – Panel 1: CyberSecurity – Hype or Real Threat?
11:30-11:45 – Coffee Break
11:45-12:30 – Session 2: Hardware and Software
12:30-13:30 – Lunch
13:30-14:30 – Session 3: Law, Politics and Policy
14:30-14:45 – Coffee Break
14:45-15:45 – Session 4: Comfort Zones and Jurisdictions
15:45-16:15 – Wrap up and Prizes

To reserve your spot or find out more, please email Katherine Fletcher
To view the full agenda – Click Here

Excellent Research in the UK: Do we need the EU? – Discussion Event

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UUK_logoUK universities are world-renowned for their research excellence, attracting talent from across Europe and beyond. However what role does the EU play in supporting groundbreaking research, discoveries and inventions, and how much do our universities need EU funding and support to remain at the cutting edge?

The University of Cambridge is hosting a discussion event about this topic. The debate will focus on the EU role in supporting research, discoveries and inventions and the role of EU funding in supporting excellent research. Panellists include the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, as well as local MEPs, academics and industry representatives.

Date: 24th September 2015
Location: University of Cambridge
Time: 10:00-12:15

For more information – Click Here
To Register – Click Here

 

Horizon 2020: Secure Societies – Upcoming Call

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Horizon20201The European Commission Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges, under the secure societies topic, will soon be inviting proposals for its Digital Security call. The expected opening date is 16 December 2015 with the closing date likely to be mid-April 2016.

Proposals may address assurance and certification for trustworthy and secure ICT systems, services and components, and must take the form of research and innovation actions, coordination and support actions or innovation actions, depending on the topic addressed.

Research and innovation actions and innovation actions require participation by at least three legal entities, each established in a different EU member state or associated country. Coordination and support actions require at least one legal entity established in a member state or associated country.

To view the current advertisement – Click Here

Horizon 2020: Industrial Leadership – Upcoming Calls

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Horizon20201The European Commission will soon be inviting proposals for it’s industrial leadership calls for Japan and South Korea. The Call is to open on the 20th October 2015 and close mid January 2016. Although very early on in the process, with more details to follow, the expected topics are as follows:

Japan:

— Next generation communication networks;
— Internet of things, cloud and big data platforms in social application contexts;
— Experimental testbeds on information-centric networking.

South Korea:

— Next generation communication networks;
— Internet of things joint research
— Federated cloud resource brokerage for mobile cloud services.

Proposals must take the form of research and innovation actions. These require participation by at least three legal entities, each established in a different EU member state or associated country.

To view to advert for each Click Here (Japan) and Click Here (South Korea)