Travel Grant recipient Harriet Jones SAQN offers Travel Grants for activity that will enable network members to build collaborations, make new connections, take advantage of STFC capabilities and assist them in proposal development. Harriet Jones was awarded a grant to deliver a paper at an international conference about her work with STFC Scientific Computing Department … Continue reading SAQN Travel Grant Report: Harriet Jones
Access Call to OCTOPUS and ULTRA Now Open
Applications for access to the Octopus and Ultra facilities of the Central Laser Facility (CLF) in the Research Complex at Harwell are now open. These facilities offer exceptional research capabilities into biological samples, as detailed in our 'Introduction to CLF' training session. Successful applications from academics gain free access to conduct experiments at the facility, … Continue reading Access Call to OCTOPUS and ULTRA Now Open
Guest Blog: UK ammonia emissions determined with satellite observations and the GEOS-Chem model
We're pleased to welcome a guest blog post from Dr Eloise Marais, University College London, regarding her latest research on ammonia emissions. UK agricultural emissions of ammonia negatively impact human and ecosystem health by forming fine particles (PM2.5) and offsetting the natural nitrogen balance of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. There are few direct policies regulating … Continue reading Guest Blog: UK ammonia emissions determined with satellite observations and the GEOS-Chem model
International Collaboration without the Pollution
One of the few benefits of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the shift in culture around meetings. Many of us have seen the advantages of meeting virtually, being cheaper, convenient and representing a huge cut in carbon footprint and air pollution emissions. Developing new collaborations with international colleagues in a virtual space is more challenging, … Continue reading International Collaboration without the Pollution
SAQN Featured on ‘101 jobs that change the world’
UKRI have launched a campaign called ‘101 jobs that change the world’ focused on the people who work, often behind the scenes, to make research and innovation happen. This aims to publicise the many different and diverse roles and career paths in research and innovation that go beyond the traditional image of an academic, researcher … Continue reading SAQN Featured on ‘101 jobs that change the world’
Lessons learned from our Collaboration Building Workshops
Collaboration Building Workshop 2021 SAQN hosted a second Collaboration Building Workshop in 2021 (14 - 25 June), using the same format as the first workshop, but with improvements identified through the review process. Here we reflect on the impact these changes had on the process. Launch event We began the workshop with a brief ‘launch … Continue reading Lessons learned from our Collaboration Building Workshops
Running a Funding Sandpit in a Digital Environment: A Case Study
Our next Collaboration Building Workshop takes place this month, and we've been reflecting on what we learned from the first workshop, which took place last November. Online events are likely to be more prevalent, even once lockdown restrictions are gone, so we have published a case study of our workshop. The paper outlines some of … Continue reading Running a Funding Sandpit in a Digital Environment: A Case Study
Lockdown measures in Spring 2020 only account for half the observed improvements in UK air quality
Guest blogger Eloise Marais shares insights from a recently published paper, examining the causes of air quality change during the first UK lockdown. There was widespread reporting of the air quality improvements in Spring 2020 in comparison to the previous year during the lockdown imposed from 23 March 2020 in the UK. Researchers at Universities … Continue reading Lockdown measures in Spring 2020 only account for half the observed improvements in UK air quality
Reflections on virtual networking and collaboration
When lockdown arrived in March 2020, it was clear that our carefully laid plans for a two day residential Collaboration Building Workshop were going to have to change. We initially thought that we might be able to hold the event in person by postponing to November, but by the summer it seemed clear that these … Continue reading Reflections on virtual networking and collaboration
SAQN Discussion Board relaunched – introduce yourself!
Our new Discussion Board is live and waiting for your contribution! We wanted to find a way for network members to make connections and discuss important topics without travelling to meetings. We've replaced our previous discussion board with an improved system, which works much more smoothly. The Discussion Board can be viewed by anyone, and … Continue reading SAQN Discussion Board relaunched – introduce yourself!