Grants Policy
Information on our Grants Policy is contained in the following documents:
- Research Strategy
- Scientific Advisory Committee Constitution
Conflict of Interest Policy
- Use of Animals in Research
Current Grant Offers
There are currently no grants being offered
Recent Grants Awarded
2023
Dr Jane Cleal (supervisor) £50,000
Faculty of Medicine
PhD studentship jointly funded with Rosetrees Trust
Can endometrial gland structure and function help us understand why some women are more at risk of miscarriage than others?
Dr Jane Gibson (supervisor) £55,000
Faculty of Medicine
PhD studentship jointly funded with the Centre for Cancer Immunology
Investigating the genomic structure, regulation and function of the low affinity FCGR cluster to improve cancer immunotherapy
Professor Jonathan Swann (supervisor) £110,000
Faculty of Medicine
PhD studentship
Calculating neonatal biochemical age at the bedside to transform paediatric nutrition.
Dr Ella Baker £15,100
Faculty of Medicine
Innovation Grant
Understanding the anti-inflammatory actions of pinolenic acid, a sustainable alternative to EPA and DHA.
Dr George Williams £19,984
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Innovation Grant
Polymer conjugates for advanced imaging and drug delivery to study and treat pancreatic ductal adenocarcenoma.
Dr Colleen Deane £19,600
Faculty of Medicine
Innovation Grant
Using metabolomics to uncover novel biological markers of, and targeted nutritional interventions to offset, age-related musculoskeletal decline.
Dr Jodie Ackland £19,878
Faculty of Medicine
Innovation Grant
Using triple RNASeq to investigate macrophage-bacterial-viral interactions during co-infection
Dr Ysobel Baker £19,785
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Innovation Grant
A new class of RNA degrading therapeutic oligonucleotides
2022
Dr Juliet Gray (supervisor) £55,000
Faculty of Medicine
PhD Studentship jointly funded with the Centre for Cancer Immunology
Enhancing anti-GD2 chemo-immunotherapy in pre-clinical neuroblastoma models.
Professor Karen Lillycrop (supervisor) £31,386
Faculty of the Environment and Life Sciences
PhD Studensthip jointly funded with Rosetrees Trust
Identifying the causes of muscle stem cell aging and novel therapeutics strategies
Dr Yury Bogdanov (supervisor) £55,000
Faculty of Medicine
PhD Studentship jointly funded with the Centre for Cancer Immunology
Deciphering the role of GABAergic signalling in tumour vascularization.
Dr Niall Hanrahan £17,917
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Innovation Grant
Raman-on-a-chip for label-free and culture-free identification of VBNCs
Dr Jade Forster £19,943
Faculty of Medicine
Innovation Grant
Identifying the underlying molecular mechanisms and alterations of the high-risk neuroblastoma tumour microenvironment in TH-MYCN mice treated with anti-GD2 antibody therapy.
Dr Andrew Shapanis £19,900
Faculty of the Environment and Life Sciences
Innovation Grant
Development and optimisation of a serum based early cancer diagnostic system.
2021
Dr Zöe Walters (supervisor) £50,000
Faculty of Medicine
PhD Studentship jointly funded with Rosetrees Trust
Investigating the therapeutic efficacy of EZH2 inhibitors for the treatment of diseases with pathogenic histone modifying enzyme mutations.
Dr Adnan Khan £19,933
Faculty of Medicine
A clinical study evaluating biomarkers of immunosenescence in the progression of Age Related Macular Degeneration (The Immuno AMD Study)
AMD is the most common cause of blindness in the developed world and affects the central retina, a part of the central nervous system. This study will aim to help diagnose with a simple blood test which AMD patients are likely to progress before patients develop the sight-threatening form of the disease.
Dr Franklin de Nobrega £20,000
Faculty of the Environment and Life Sciences
Using phages to give new life to old antibiotics against superbugs
Human health can change dramatically due to the emergence of untreatable, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. If left unaddressed, this problem has the potential to make even minor bacterial infections and routine surgery life-threatening. This study will aim to exploit the ability of viruses to attack bacteria to increase the susceptibility of bacterial cells to antibiotics.
Dr Nicole Prior £20,000
Faculty of the Environment and Life Sciences
Chemically defined biomimetic hydrogels to support human liver and pancreas organoids for the development of clinical therapies
Organoids are human tissue cell clusters grown in 3D conditions in the laboratory which can overcome the inaccessibility of live human samples in various organs of the body. A key component of organoid systems is the extracellular matrix (ECM) which acts as a structure to support the 3D culture. However, the ECMs for pancreas and liver organoids are not chemically defined and this study will aim to overcome that limitation and provide a more reliable arena in which to undertake this specific type of research.
2020
Dr Edd James (supervisor) £50,000
Faculty of Medicine
PhD Studentship jointly funded with the Centre for Cancer Immunology Talent Fund
Understanding the relationship between the breadth of the anti–cancer CD8 T cell response and successful immunotherapy.
Dr Rob Ewing (supervisor) £40,228
Faculty of the Environmental & Life Sciences
PhD Studentship jointly funded with Rosetrees Trust
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of Zika virus – driven oncolysis of brain tumour stem cells
2019
Dr Ali Roghanian (supervisor) £98,473
Faculty of Medicine
PhD Studentship
The role of FcgRIIb in alpha-synuclein toxicity and propagation through the brain in Parkinson’s Disease
Dr Matthew Loxham (supervisor) £100,000
Faculty of Medicine
PhD Studentship
Toxicity of Particulate Emissions from Braking Systems – A Potential Role in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Dr Matthew Rose-Zerilli (supervisor) £50,000
Faculty of Medicine
PhD Studentship jointly funded with the Centre for Cancer Immunology Talent Fund
The tumour micro-environment as a determinant of antigen presentation and immune response in oesophageal cancer.
