Economic and Social Research Council
Transformative Research Call: ‘Transforming’ Social Science
Maximum limit of £250,000; will run for 18 months.
- Award winner: Chris Webster
- Institution: Cardiff University
WHealth modelling: an individual-based methodology for measuring the health and wealth of cities
- Award winner: Geraldine Macdonald
- Institution: Queen’s University Belfast
Using smartphone applications to enhance longitudinal survey methods
- Award winner: Eric Herring
- Institution: University of Bristol
Transforming insecurity through non-violent grass-roots networks
Leverhulme Trust
Research Project Grants
Sciences
- Award winner: Robert Poole
- Institution: University of Sheffield
- Value: £224,515
Carbon monoxide and CO-releasing molecules as adjuvants to antibiotics?
- Award winner: Emmanuel Pothos
- Institution: City University London
- Value: £98,962
Quantum similarity: harnessing the flexibility of human similarity judgements
National Institute for Health Research
Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme
- Award winner: Anthony Dorling
- Institution: University College London
- Value: £2,362,494
Optimised tacrolimus and MMF for HLA antibodies after renal transplantation. A randomised controlled trial to determine if a combined screening/treatment programme can prevent premature failure of renal transplants due to chronic rejection in patients with HLA antibodies
- Award winner: Keith Muir
- Institution: University of Glasgow
- Value: £1,243,488
Penumbra and recanalisation acute computed tomography in ischaemic stroke evaluation
Health Technology Assessment Programme
- Award winner: Martin Gulliford
- Institution: King’s College London
- Value: £380,037
Enhanced invitation methods to increase uptake of NHS health checks. A randomised controlled trial
- Award winner: Fiona Ulph
- Institution: University of Manchester
- Value: £509,066
The provision of antenatal information for the NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme
Public Health Research Programme
- Award winner: Stephen Alfred Stansfeld
- Institution: University of London
- Value: £358,508
Pilot study of a randomised trial of a guided e-learning health promotion intervention based on management standards for the improvement of employee well-being and reduction of sickness absence
In detail
European Union
Seventh Framework Programme
Award winner: Zahir Irani
Institution: Brunel University
Value: £0,953
DAREED: Decision support adviser for innovative business models and user engagement for smart energy efficient districts
This project aims to foster energy efficiency and low-carbon activities. “Although regulations are fostering the implementation of important energy efficiency measures, a major driver is the economic savings for users obtained from green business models,” said Professor Irani, head of Brunel Business School. “The involvement of service providers, especially energy and ICT companies and public administrations, will facilitate the development of the product.”