EPSRC's 'Concept Auditions'



'Heeelllooo Swindoooon!'
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Last year EPSRC launched a scheme for which applicants had to sign up for a 'concept audition'. What's going on? 

I’m not sure whether it’s desperate or inspired, but the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council seems to be getting increasingly creative when trying to manage demand and keep its success rates buoyant.

Its

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