Societal Challenges and Approaches to Responsible Technologies - Scheme Notes for Applicants

Instead, the onus is on the applicants to convince the Academy that their projects bring genuine added value to addressing the Programme Aims and Scope of the Call and bring valuable insights and perspectives of relevance to the policy challenges of societal challenges and approaches to responsible technologies. [...] These technologies will shape the future of work, ways of living, governance, economic development, and thus the need to consider issues such as the principles underlining the development of such technology, assessments on the risks and benefits, the design and accessibility of such technology, and the regulation of technologies. [...] Have measures been put in place to ensure equal and meaningful opportunities for people of different genders to be involved throughout the project? This includes the development of the project, the participants of the research, and the beneficiaries of the research. [...] The time spent on the grant can change over the course of the award but may not be under 20% across the duration of the award); postdoctoral research assistance; travel and related expenses; networking costs; and a contribution to university costs in hosting and supporting the research team. [...] If applying the exception to the use of 80% FEC then the guidance related to that must be followed and the maximum amount of the awards continues to be £200,000.