Newton Fellowships
£13M Newton International Fellowships Launched
A
new multi-million pound initiative to fund research collaborations and
improve links between UK and overseas researchers has been launched in the UK.
The
Newton International Fellowships aim to attract the most promising
post-doctoral researchers working overseas in the fields of humanities,
engineering, natural and social sciences – providing them with funding to work with UK research groups and to establish long term international collaborations.
The Fellowships, and the linked alumni association are an initiative of the UK’s leading research academies – the British Academy, The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society –
and Research Councils UK (RCUK). They will be awarded to the most
promising early stage post-doctoral researchers from all over the
world, and will support them for two years at a UK research
institution.
The
funding will be distributed in the form of 50 research fellowships,
awarded annually, each with support of up to £100,000 for a two year
placement.
It
is hoped is that the collaborations and links formed during the course
of the fellowship will continue to benefit Newton Fellows throughout
their careers. To facilitate this, former Fellows will be eligible for
follow-on funding of up to £6,000 per year, for up to ten years to help
develop lasting international networks.
Former
Newton Fellows will also become members of the UK International
Fellowship Association managed by RCUK, which aims to build a network
of overseas researchers, help them maintain contact with the UK and
provide networking opportunities to encourage new collaborations.
Applications for Newton International Fellowships are invited from mid June 2008 for Fellowships starting in 2009.
- For more information on the Newton International Fellowship Scheme go to www.newtonfellowships.org
- The Fellowships will cover all subject areas that fall within
the remit of the three partners, the British Academy, the Royal Academy
of Engineering, and the Royal Society – that is, the full range of the
humanities, social sciences, engineering and the natural sciences
- The Scheme is open to post-doctoral (and equivalent)
early-career researchers working outside the UK who do not hold UK
citizenship. Successful candidates will receive an annual subsistence
of £24,000, up to £8,000 for research expenses, and a one-off payment
of £2,000 for relocation.
- The Royal Society is an independent academy promoting
the natural and applied sciences. Founded in 1660, the Society has
three roles, as the UK academy of science, as a learned Society, and as
a funding agency.
- The British Academy, established by Royal Charter in
1902, is the national academy for the humanities and the social
sciences. It is an independent, self-governing fellowship of more than
800 scholars. The Academy supports postdoctoral research through
research grant schemes, promoting relations between researchers in the
UK and overseas and recognising distinction in scholarship. It runs a
varied programme of events, has an active publications programme and
also advises on major policy issues in the higher education sector.
- Founded in 1976, The Royal Academy of Engineering
promotes the engineering and technological welfare of the country. Our
fellowship – comprising the UK’s most eminent engineers – provides the
leadership and expertise for our activities, which focus on the
relationships between engineering, technology, and the quality of life.
As a national academy, we provide independent and impartial advice to
Government; work to secure the next generation of engineers; and
provide a voice for Britain’s engineering community.
- Research Councils UK (RCUK) is the partnership of the seven UK Research Councils. www.rcuk.ac.uk
I started my academic life doing a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics at UWA before going to Oxford to complete an MSc and a DPhil, also in Mathematics. I then spent three years in Paris at l'Université de Paris-Sud, Orsay, continuing research in mathematical analysis and going to lots of movies before returning to UWA to work as a research mathematician.
I have lectured in Maths and Computer Science at UWA, as well as for short periods at Berkeley, The University of Canterbury in Christchurch, and Prince Songkla University in Thailand. My research has focussed on computer vision, including feature detection in images, 3D shape measurement, image understanding, and representation.