SULSA Resources
Explore the various SULSA resources available to you including up to date news, useful databases and topical reports
SULSA Reports
Read the various SULSA Reports and Policy Responses covering a wide range of areas written by the SULSA team
SULSA Colouring Book
Inspire your future scientists with our Colouring-in Book packed full of exciting jobs in STEM
SULSA Blogs
Hear from the researchers directly involved in our projects and funding calls via our collection of SULSA Blogs
Microscopy Database
Explore our Scottish Microscopy Facilities Database created in conjunction with the Scottish Microscopy Society
Careers Database
Explore our Post-Academic Careers Database raising awareness of alternative career paths for early career researchers
SULSA NEWS
Rheinland-Pfalz & Scotland X Life Sciences Fund 2025
Date: Winter 2024
We are delighted to announce the 3rd round of our collaborative funding call with our partners in Rheinland-Pfalz, supported by The Scottish Government! This funding aims to support research collaborations between Scotland and the Rheinland-Pfalz region of Germany with opportunity for research exchanges in life sciences, including environmental sciences and biotechnology. Application closes 27th February 2025.
IndAc25 Returns
Date: Winter 2024
IndAc25 will return in October 2025 this time in Glasgow! Our 2-day SULSA conference is focused on industry engagement, for both collaborative R&D and employability. Day one will cover industry-academia collaboration and day two will focus on employability and skills development run similar to a careers fair. You are invited to register your interest now.
SULSA Workshops
Date: Winter 2024
SULSA are running two online activitiers in January 2025 that you are invited to take part in! On Tuesday 14th January we’ll hold our What Next: Career Planning for Researchers training workshop with SkillFluence to help you career plan with confidence. Then on Thursday 16th January we’ll hold our annual SULSA Opportunities Webinar to get updated on the latest SULSA opportunities for the year ahead!
New Scottish Government Funding
Date: Autumn 2024
The Scottish Government has announced a new funding initiative (International Collaboration Fund) aimed at supporting Scottish Higher Education Institutions in their engagement with Europe. Utilizing the collective strength of Research Innovation Scotland, which brings together research pools, innovation centres, Interface, and research networks, the fund will be distributed to research projects spanning all academic disciplines.
German UAS Visit
Date: Autumn 2024
Last week, SULSA and Research Innovation Scotland partners, had the great pleasure of hosting a delegation of 23 academics from German Universities of Applied Sciences for a week-long tour of Scotland and its Higher Education Institutes. This trip was part of the German Research Foundation (Deutsches Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) Networking for Research Initiative, a year-long programme to support the internationalisation of German Universities of Applied Sciences.
RS McDonald Funding Call
Date: Autumn 2024
We’re delighted to announce that SULSA and SINAPSE will run a joint RS McDonald funding call launching 23rd September 2024. This call will support researchers to access Scottish facilities (up to £10,000) to support research into neurological conditions or retinal disease. Visit our funding website now for more information. Application deadline is 16th December 2024.
RIS Multidisciplinary Matchmaker
Date: Summer 2024
SULSA, along with our RIS Partners, are delighted to launch our new Multidisciplinary Matchmaker platform! Have a great idea for a research proposal or want to participate in one? Connect with researchers across Scotland to help build a multidisciplinary team for specific significant research calls. RIS are currently supporting the following calls (1) BBSRC Network Grant (2) UKRI cross research council responsive mode pilot.
International Coffee Breaks
Date: Autumn 2024
Our International Coffee Breaks are back! We’ve moved this initiative over to the RIS platform but it’s the same coffee breaks you know and love. These coffee breaks enables you to participate in short (15 minute) informal online conversations with researchers in other disciplines from Germany and Scotland. This is open to all career stages and we encourage you to sign-up now via our RIS partnerships platform.
SULSA-RLP Hub
Date: Summer 2024
On 20th June, SULSA entered a Cooperation Agreement with the Scotland Hub at the University of Mainz for a joint Life Sciences and Biotechnology Hub between Scotland and Rhineland-Palatinate, launching in April 2025!