Sentences with phrase «leader of research programme»

Prof Thomas Ritter, leader of research programme, was recruited by the National University of Ireland, Galway as a lecturer in Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine and assumed his position in March 2005.

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Professor Vasile is leading the Stardust Network, an international, EU - funded programme comprising researchers and leaders from 20 different institutions, with the purpose of advancing research into the manipulation of asteroids and space debris, and the aim of protecting the planet and space assets from catastrophic impacts.

For Patrick Clemins, a science - policy analyst and director of the research and development budget and policy programme at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington DC, the differences between Obama and Republican leaders in the House are clear — but perhaps not as large as is sometimes assumed.

Researchers should keep open communication with policy - makers and with programme and community leaders to discuss areas for research if the end product is to be of maximum benefit to the local population.

Dr Peter Rugg - Gunn, group leader in the Babraham Institute's Epigenetics research programme and a senior co-author on the paper, explains: «One of the exciting aspects of this study is that we were able to capture naïve stem cells at a very early stage of their reprogramming — these early cells had switched on a subset of naïve - specific genes, but they had not yet fully matured.

Science Foundation Ireland held a webinar on Tuesday 4th April to outline the details of the SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders programme 2017.

Applicants are encouraged to view this webinar in advance of preparing an application to the SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders programme 2017.

Current holders of a RCDF — SFI HRB Wellcome Trust Biomedical Research Partnership, a Royal Society - SFI University Research Fellowship are eligible to apply to the SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders programme in the last 24 months of their award (providing all other eligibility criteria are met).

Applicants must submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) and if successful will be invited to submit a full proposal to the SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders programme.

Its mission is to develop the next generation of research leaders to support the UK's strategic nuclear programmes including nuclear legacy clean - up, new build power stations, and defence and security.

A potential candidate for the SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders programme can contact any Irish Research Body and request consideration by the institution to be nominated.

The President of Ireland Future Research Leaders programme is a recruitment - only programme designed to attract to Ireland outstanding new and emerging research leaders in both scientific and engineering domains, where candidates may have both academic and / or industry relevant backgrounds with a focus on research excellence withResearch Leaders programme is a recruitment - only programme designed to attract to Ireland outstanding new and emerging research leaders in both scientific and engineering domains, where candidates may have both academic and / or industry relevant backgrounds with a focus on research excellence with Leaders programme is a recruitment - only programme designed to attract to Ireland outstanding new and emerging research leaders in both scientific and engineering domains, where candidates may have both academic and / or industry relevant backgrounds with a focus on research excellence withresearch leaders in both scientific and engineering domains, where candidates may have both academic and / or industry relevant backgrounds with a focus on research excellence with leaders in both scientific and engineering domains, where candidates may have both academic and / or industry relevant backgrounds with a focus on research excellence withresearch excellence with impact.

The mission of the CDT is to develop future research leaders to support the UK's strategic nuclear programmes including nuclear legacy clean - up, new - build power stations, and defence and security.

There are too many to mention here, but examples include free twilight CPD programmes to all staff within an alliance; placement schemes for senior leaders to gain experience of working in other schools and contexts; a mentoring programme for newly - employed heads; developing innovative programmes for School Direct trainees; SLEs offering one - day diagnostics as well as longer deployments focused on increasing attainment and progress in specific subjects; and the establishment of cross-alliance research groups meeting regularly to develop action research.

by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.

The new Research Schools will work to build networks between schools in their local region, and will use their expertise to support up to 1,000 schools by providing training and professional development to senior leaders and teachers; supporting schools to develop innovative ways of improving teaching and learning; and encouraging schools in their network to make use of evidence - based programmes and practices through regular communication and events.

Having been a secondary school senior leader, John lead the transformation of a 2 - school research project into a nationwide, multi-agency programme with unique evidence of health benefit and educational improvement.

When asked how their school decide what approaches and programmes to adopt to improve pupil learning, 63 % of secondary senior leaders said they considered research evidence on the impact of different approaches and programmes; six out of 10 secondary senior leaders said that they used the Sutton Trust - EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit too, an increase from 48 % in 2015.

It also manages national assessment programmes in a range of countries and is a leader in research in innovative approaches to assessment in schools, skills and the higher education sector.

«With more than 100 schools and 13 networks now engaged in the programme, involving schools of every character and context, Aspire is now well on its way to becoming established as a national school improvement movement, reflecting the power of research and evidence to guide in - school practice, building collaboration and trust between schools, and investing in the development of the current and prospective leaders that are so critical to the future health of our education system.»

Anderson's argument is not helped by the fact that the Tyndall Centre, where he deputy director and leader of the energy and climate change research programme, recently held a conference on «radical emissions reduction», the content of which seems to be overtly political, to say the least.

Dimitri de Boer is team leader EU — China environmental governance programme policy research centre for environment and economy and ministry of environmental protection.

Barker had had the US in his sights for some time: «Terry Barker, leader of Tyndall's CIAS programme of research (Community Integrated Assessment System) and Director of 4CMR, set up a project to conduct a meta - analysis of the literature on the costs of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) mitigation with induced technological change, funded by HM Treasury.

«They make intuitive sense to me,» says Jim Watson, deputy leader of the energy programme at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, UK.

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