• Great resource for neuroscience research funding

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    A good resource to keep tabs on for all neuroscience-related research funding:

    https://www.scientifyresearch.org/all-funding-neuroscience/

  • EthicsLab - inviting proposals for catalyst grants (with modest funding)

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    As part of their Wellcome Research Development Programme, the EthicsLab invite proposals for Catalyst Grants to provide modest support for research projects lasting 6-12 months. These grants are designed to spark new ideas, sustain ongoing work, or help projects grow toward greater impact - offering the flexibility to support both exploratory studies and more developed projects.

    Find the submission form here

    And subscribe to their mailing list here

    More info: ethicslab@uct.ac.za

  • EthicsLab - inviting proposals for funded, 3-month residencies

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    As part of their Wellcome Research Development Programme, the EthicsLab invite proposals for academic residencies for Africa-based scholars to join them for up to three months to work at the intersection of African humanities and technology (and open to suggestions). The costs of flights, accommodation, and a small per diem to cover expenses is included.

    Find the submission form here

    And subscribe to their mailing list here

    More info: ethicslab@uct.ac.za 

  • EthicsLab - inviting proposals for fully-funded academic retreats

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    As part of their Wellcome Research Development Programme, the EthicsLab invite proposals for academic retreats to co-host with them on one of the topics below. Meetings would last 3 to 4 days, be fully-funded and have up to 15 South African, other African, or international participants. 

    We are particularly interested in proposals on the following non-exhaustive list of possible themes: 

    • Power and order: Technology as a political and ideological project
    • Climate justice and planetary ethics
    • The political economy of emerging technologies
    • Digital colonialism, imperialism, and decolonisation
    • Data justice
    • Humanism, posthumanism, and transhumanism in African thought.
    • Relationality and moral status in African theory.

    Find the submission form here

    And subscribe to their mailing list here

    More info: ethicslab@uct.ac.za 

  • EthicsLab - join their Webinar Series or suggest another speaker

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    The EthicsLab use their Webinar Series as a platform for sharing ideas and sparking conversations on the ethics of emerging technologies. We invite you to shape the program by:

    • Proposing yourself as a speaker: Share your work, experiences, or insights.
    • Suggesting others: Tell us who you’d like to hear from and what questions matter most.

    They are particularly interested in proposals on the following non-exhaustive list of possible themes: 

    • Power and order: Technology as a political and ideological project
    • Climate justice and planetary ethics
    • The political economy of emerging technologies
    • Digital colonialism, imperialism, and decolonisation
    • Data justice
    • Humanism, posthumanism, and transhumanism in African thought.
    • Relationality and moral status in African theory.

    Find the submission form here

    And subscribe to their mailing list here

    More info: ethicslab@uct.ac.za

  • Call for PhD Students in Structural Bioinformatics (Opportunity to apply for NRF-grant holder linked bursaries)

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    Dr Caro Ross is recruiting PhD students to join an interdisciplinary research program in structural bioinformatics and computational biology. Her research group focuses on understanding gene regulation through modelling protein-protein and protein-RNA interactions. See attached  
     
    We particularly encourage applications from students with strong computational or quantitative backgrounds, including computer science, mathematics, physics, statistics and computational biology. Experience in programming, Linux/HPC environments, machine learning, or structural modelling is recommended.
     
    Students may apply for NRF bursary funding through the NRF-grant holder linked funding stream (through NRF-CSUR grant or NITheCS Centre of Excellence, both of which Dr Ross is funded through). 
    Please take note of NRF funding deadlines, often early Sept.