18 October 2016 
09:30 – 15:45
32 Lincoln's Inn Fields B.07

Agenda

09:30 – Registration

10:00 – Research and KEI funding at LSE
Discover LSE’s internal funding opportunities, research incentives policy and personal financial rewards, and support available to staff applying for external research grants.
• Speakers: Dr Aygen Kurt-Dickson, Research Development Manager (Research Division);  Kerry Hocken, Leader of Research Awards Team (Research Division), Ribela Sleiman Haidar, Communications Manager (LSE Middle East Centre), Jane Ellison, Research Awards Manager (Research Division), Jo Hemmings, Research Policy Manager (Research Division). 

11:00 – Learn from the experts: EU funding post-EU referendum
Panel session with speakers sharing their experiences on the impact of the EU referendum on EU research funding.
• Speakers: Jon Deer, Deputy Director, Research Division; Sharon Witherspoon MBE FAcSS, Head of Policy, Academy of Social Sciences; Lucy Shackleton, Head of European Engagement, Universities UK International. 

12:30 – Lunch

13:00 – Looking beyond Europe: an insight into Global Challenges Research Fund
Find out about research funding opportunities available through GCRF, a £1.5 billion fund to support cutting-edge research that addresses the challenges faced by developing countries.
• Speakers:  Craig Bardsley, Head of International Development, ESRC. Moderator: Ana Alvarez-Serra, Research Development Manager, Research Division

14:00 – Looking beyond Europe: an insight into Newton Fund 
The Newton Fund will invest £735 million by 2021 to promote the economic development and social welfare of partner countries (Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey and Vietnam).
• Speakers: Rachael Sara-Kennedy, Head of International Partnerships, Universities UK International

15:00 – Evidencing impact in developing countries
• Overview of REF evidence requirements - Dr Rachel Middlemass, Research Impact Manager, Research Division
• Collecting evidence of impact in Africa: challenges and opportunities - Dr Ernestina Coast and Dr Emily Freeman (Zambia); Dr Sandra Sequeira (Mozambique)

15:45 – Closure