03/03/2010: EPSRC policy fellowships in Defra

EPSRC, in partnership with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), is piloting a new “policy fellowship” scheme. The idea of the scheme is to provide greater engineering involvement in developing the Department’s policy in key areas. Such placements will provide engineering researchers with a broader context for their work and a greater understanding of the policy process and the evidence base that is required to develop policy.

Applications are sought from UK academics to undertake policy fellowships within Defra, in three areas, to begin summer 2010. The areas are:

   1. Secure storage and transmission/collection of data from field-based rapid diagnostic devices.
   2. New technologies for enhanced water use efficiency or waste-water treatment.
   3. Exploring synergies and integrated working opportunities within the context of developing a medium-term evidence strategy for SCP and waste.

For more information see
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/open/Pages/defrapolicyfellowships.aspx