Project/Course Title
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Summary
The Summary text box must be completed (Not on all Research Council forms - Mandatory fields where present):
Maximum of 4000 characters (including spaces and returns)
Only the standard Je-S character set should be used
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Note: The Summary is used to publicise the Councils research programmes to a variety of readers eg Opinion-formers and policy makers, the general public and the wider research community and may be published on the Council's website and other publicly available sites.
Explain in plain English:
The context of the research
It's aims and objectives
Its potential applications and benefits
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Qualification to be attained (Not on all Research Councils forms- Mandatory field where present):
Select the qualification that will be awarded at the completion of the programme of study from the Drop down list. If it is not listed, please select Other and then enter the name of the qualification in the text box which will then appear below.
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Research Council Specific Information:
EPSRC |
Explain in plain English:
For cross-council funded projects, the subject may overlap the remit of other research councils. It is essential that the research methodology is described.
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MRC |
The project summary is MRC's sole source for determining the scientific breadth of the MRC PhD studentship portfolio as well as identifying the volume and breadth of strategic skills provision across the UK. For this reason, please ensure summaries are:
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