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Newton International Fellowship, the Glossary

Index Newton International Fellowship

The Newton International Fellowship, named after Sir Isaac Newton, is an international postdoctoral award for selected foreign academics to carry out research at institutions in the United Kingdom.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Academic staff, British Academy, Doctor of Philosophy, Humanities, Isaac Newton, Postdoctoral researcher, Private sector, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society, Science, United Kingdom.

  2. Royal Society
  3. Scholarships in the United Kingdom

Academic staff

Academic staff, also known as faculty (in North American usage) or academics (in British, Australia, and New Zealand usage), are vague terms that describe teachers or research staff of a school, college, university or research institute.

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British Academy

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research.

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Humanities

Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including certain fundamental questions asked by humans.

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Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher.

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Postdoctoral researcher

A postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral researcher, or simply postdoc, is a person professionally conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies (typically a PhD).

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Private sector

The private sector is the part of the economy which is owned by private groups, usually as a means of establishment for profit or non profit, rather than being owned by the government.

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Royal Academy of Engineering

The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) is the United Kingdom's national academy of engineering.

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Royal Society

The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences.

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Science

Science is a strict systematic discipline that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the world.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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See also

Royal Society

Scholarships in the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_International_Fellowship

Also known as British Academy Newton Fellow, Newton Fellow, Newton Fellowship, Newton International Fellowships, Royal Society Newton Fellow, Royal Society Newton Fellowship, Royal Society Newton Fellowships.