WOBO has been informed that time is running out for submissions to the President’s Prize and the FCE – Open Competition for PhD Review Papers – both deadlines: 1st November 2020.
The President of WSSET is offering a cash prize of £1,000 for a research project or idea related to helping the fight against COVID-19. This competition is open ONLY to PhD students or young researchers up to 30 years old.
Projects and ideas related to minimising the impact of COVID-19 in hospitals, healthcare centres and buildings include but are not limited to:
- Innovative and efficient personal protective equipment/mask design;
- Technologies including heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems;
- Indoor air quality devices;
- Filtration systems;
- Novel design/modelling for natural-ventilated buildings.
Deadline: 1st November 2020
Future Cities and Environment – Open Competition for PhD Review Papers
Future Cities and Environment journal is launching a competition to find the two best Review Papers from current PhD students, aiming for publication in early 2021. Selected papers will be published open access, with the Article Processing Charge (APC) being 100% waived. All submissions will be sent for external peer review, with the best two papers being selected by a panel from the Editorial Board. Future Cities and Environment is widely indexed, with Scopus currently providing a CiteScore of 0.9. Topics for review include:
Future Cities and Environment journal is launching a competition to find the two best Review Papers from current PhD students, aiming for publication in early 2021. Selected papers will be published open access, with the Article Processing Charge (APC) being 100% waived. All submissions will be sent for external peer review, with the best two papers being selected by a panel from the Editorial Board. Future Cities and Environment is widely indexed, with Scopus currently providing a CiteScore of 0.9. Topics for review include:
- Sustainable and resilient cities;
- Sustainable urban systems and infrastructure;
- Green and sustainable buildings and materials;
- Energy efficiency in buildings;
- Smart and responsive buildings;
- Energy demand and use optimization;
- Waste management and recycling;
- Energy and carbon savings incentive;
- Energy and environment policies.
Deadline: 1st November 2020