UK Research Funding@Leeds

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[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

Congratulations to @BealesLab and @baylisslab for their pioneering projects being selected for funding by the globally leading partnership between @BBSRC and @JST_info. What a wonderful start to the year!🎉 https://t.co/ddH8vA45vZ

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

More @UniversityLeeds success with 3 projects funded by @BBSRC and @innovateuk to drive innovative solutions to improve health and nutrition! 🎉
https://t.co/v3TjqtBpOH

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

Congratulations to @NikLomax, @drshellm, @edthink and Mark Birkin for their groundbreaking Healthy and Sustainable Places Data Service being selected as part of @SmartDataRes programme for data-driven innovation! https://t.co/cexn8lX1R1

[NIHR Global Health @NIHRglobal]

Our #GlobalHealthResearchProfessorship award is open for applications this £2 million award will fund:
1️⃣ research support posts
2️⃣ research costs
3️⃣ a leadership and development programme
The award is open to researchers based in LMICs and the UK. Apply: https://t.co/U4FdjsEsie

[Leeds Social Sciences Institute @UoLSSI]

LSSI staff awarded Research England funding for 2 local research & knowledge exchange projects, building on our ongoing collaborations with Leeds City Council.

- Inclusive playscapes
- Anchor institutions & economic resilience in the city of Leeds

More👉https://t.co/A6qxUlD2HN

[Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research @BBSRC]

Our 2024 Transformative Research Technologies (24TRT) opportunity is open.

Apply for funding to pursue early-stage development of cutting-edge bioscience research technologies with transformative potential. We particularly encourage RTPs to apply.

More: https://t.co/BsbBun5EaM

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

Incredible news today! Leeds continues to be at the forefront of scientific innovation with a new transformative project funded by @BBSRC. Congratulations to @RSBon_Lab and team! https://t.co/g1TWMs63f9

[Leeds Social Sciences Institute @UoLSSI]

Join us for a workshop with Œcumene Spaces For Dignity. Exploring ethical, moral & practical challenges in participatory urban planning through real cases from MENA and Africa, focusing on refining co-production methods for more just, equitable cities https://t.co/gjHogPpC6A

[Institute for Transport Studies at Leeds @ITSLeeds]

The TransiT hub receives £46m from @EPSRC and industry partners to support its groundbreaking work to rapidly decarbonise the transport sector.

Greg Marsden, Kate Pangbourne and Simon Shepherd contribute their transport governance expertise.

Read more:
https://t.co/eWdwAHyXfl

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

Leeds researchers have done us proud again! Congratulations @jadefrench and @CScottWatson for being awarded the prestigious @UKRI_News Future Leaders Fellowship for their brilliant research projects.
https://t.co/KImxcBjMTc

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

And that's not all. The FLF scheme has been renewed for two more rounds, with deadlines expected in summer 2024 and 2025. A pre-announcement for round nine will be published in the coming weeks.

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

What brilliant news!
3 academics from Leeds have been awarded the @UKRI_News Future Leaders Fellowship in this rund! Congratulations to Drs Jess Baker @JessTreeBaker, Josie South @josie_south and Mark Hopkins! Well-deserved!
https://t.co/OL2LAtMEUl

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

The White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership consists of the Universities of Sheffield, York, Leeds, Sheffield Hallam, Manchester Metropolitan, Bradford and Hull.

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

Brilliant news! Leeds is one of the 7 partner universities in the WHite rose DTP @wrssdtp , which has been recommissioned as part of the @ESRC 15 doctoral training partnerships (DTPs) announced recently. Call for nominations are out in the link:
https://t.co/fWTZAa1wpD

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

Their ultra-fast computer model has helped transform understanding of connection b/w global temp & the amount of emissions we release into the atmosphere

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

Dr Chris Smith @chrisroadmap & Prof Piers Foster @piersforster have been awarded the @NERCscience Impact Award, that shines shine a spotlight on the UK science at the heart of the responsible management of our planet. Congratulations!

https://t.co/iQIxc1zGSP

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

This award is part of the £41 m invested to fund the first 10 Place Based Impact Acceleration Accounts (PBIAAA) which will play a unique role in enhancing the capabilities of innovation clusters across the UK. @WestYorkshireCA @SouthYorksMCA #medtech
https://t.co/5mDetCFORY

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

Congratulations to colleagues from @UniversityLeeds (led by Prof Ruth Wilcox) & the Insigneo Institute @sheffielduni for securing a £5 million @EPSRC funding that will help grow Yorkshire MedTech Industry & benefit about 2 million patients by 2040. #PBIAA https://t.co/RIaiUjRxns

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

Congratulations to @NuffieldLeeds , a @WHO Collaborating Centre on Research and Capacity Strengthening of Health Policy, Governance and Services. The collaboration has resulted in many brilliant and crucial initiatives. #healthpolicy #communityengagement

[@UniLeedsGlobal @UniLeedsGlobal]

It is great news that the @WHO has renewed its collaboration with the @UniversityLeeds @NuffieldLeeds, reflecting our commitment to #global collaboration 👏 🌎🌍🌏#health #research #education
https://t.co/0vBbIHsxla

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

Team:
Prof Michelle Morris, Dr Emily Ennis, Dr Francesca Pontin, Dr Victoria Jenneson, Dr Stephen Clark.
Project title: Enhancing retailer knowledge and building capacity using consumer data.
https://t.co/csnOQ6rwQf

[UK Research Funding@Leeds @ResearchLeeds]

Congratulations to the Nutrition & Lifestyle Analytics Team at the @CDRC_UK for being the @ESRC 2023 Celebrating Impact Prize finalists, for their work on improving access to healthy and sustainable diets for customers of major food retailers.
https://t.co/SiH13EXQPo