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6 March 2018
As reported earlier this year, a team from Salford led by Professor Laurence Kenney from the School of Health Sciences, recently secured a £1.4m grant from the Global Challenges Research Fund. The grant is for a project researching the potential for use of body-powered prostheses in low- and middle-income countries.
The project, a collaboration with the Universities of Southampton, Greenwich, UCL along with the University of Jordan and Makerere University in Uganda, is funded by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The aim of the project is to develop a body-powered prosthesis that is optimised for adoption by prosthetic services in developing countries and which, crucially, is acceptable for users in those countries.
Laurence recently spoke to Research Professional about his experience of applying for, and winning, a major grant of this type from the Global Challenges Research Fund. In the interview, he reflects on the importance of building partnerships even before you have identified a source of funding to support the collaboration, and on how researchers from non-Russell Group universities can position themselves to win such a prestigious grant. read more
Tags: EPSRC, GCRF, Health Sciences, international, Laurence Kenney, NIHR
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15 October 2013
Tags: Africa, AHRC, cancer, China, CRUK, disaster resilience, early career, ecosystems, EPSRC, ESRC, EU, fellowships, geomorphology, humanitarian, NICE, NIHR, orthotics, RAEng, Royal Society, senior investigator, social policy, trafficking, TSB, Wellcome Trust
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30 September 2013
The following funding opportunities have recently been announced. Please follow the links for more information.
UK Funders
 EU FundersÂ
EU – ERA-NET –
Transnational Joint Call 2013 read more
Tags: AHRC, China, dementia, digital, early career, environmental data, ERA-NET, India, internal funds, Joseph Rowntree, Nesta, NIHR, public health, RAEng, TSB
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20 September 2013
The following funding opportunities have recently been announced. Please follow the links for more information.
UK Funders
ESRC –
Alcohol Misuse Research. A total of between £750,000-£1.5m available for projects lasting up to 5 years. Closing Date: 29th November 2013.
TSB –
Better Health Outcomes. Up to £100,000 available for projects lasting 6 months. Closing Date: 31st October 2013.
TSB –
Supply chain innovation towards a circular economy. Projects up to £1m in value, lasting up to 24 months. Closing Date: 18th December 2013.
NIHR –
Public Health Research Programme. No fixed limits on cost or duration. Closing Date: 19th November 2013.
Royal Academy of Engineering –
ERA Foundation Entrepreneurs Award. Up to £40,000 available. Closing Date: 21st October 2013.
UKIERI –
Knowledge Economy Partnerships. £5,000-20,000 available for partnerships lasting up to 1 year. Closing Date: 28th October 2013.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation –
Poverty and Ethnicity: Exploring the links through quantitative research. JRF anticipate commissioning between three and seven projects of 10 months’ duration from a total budget of £150,000. Closing Date: 16th October 2013.
Alzheimer’s Research UK –
Interdisciplinary Research Grants. Up to £250,000 available for projects lasting up to 3 years. Closing Date: 24th January 2014.
Cancer Research UK –
Drug Discovery Project Grants. Up to £200,000 available for projects lasting up to 2 years. Closing Date: 5th November 2013.
Association for International Cancer Research –
Project Grants. Up to £200,000 available for projects lasting 3 years. Closing Date: 25th October 2013.
The Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund –
Junior Research Fellowships read more
Tags: alzheimers, archaeology, cancer, ESRC, health, leukaemia, NIHR, pedagogy, RAEng, TSB, UKIERI
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