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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Research grants

• Award winner: Andrew Forsyth
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester
• Value: ?358,702

Integration of rf circuits with high-speed GaN switching on silicon substrates

• Award winner: Victor Becerra
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Portsmouth
• Value: ?183,212

Smart online monitoring for nuclear power plants (SMART)

• Award winner: Zinaida Lykova
• Institution: Newcastle 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Value: ?36,949

Geodesics, extension of holomorphic functions and the spectral theory of multi-operators

• Award winner: Peter O¡¯Connor
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Warwick
• Value: ?109,418

Preliminary design study for a benchtop, cryogen-free FTICR mass spectrometer

National Institute for Health Research

Health Technology Assessment programme

• Award winner: Maria Pufulete
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Bristol
• Value: ?431,934

Comprehensive ascertainment of bleeding in patients prescribed different combinations of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary interventions in the UK: a population-based cohort study

• Award winner: Liam Smeeth
• Institution: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• Value: ?954,355

Statin web-based investigation of side-effects trial (Statin WISE trial)

• Award winner: Stephanie Taylor
• Institution: Queen Mary 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London
• Value: ?1,677,686

TANDEM: Tailored intervention for anxiety and depression management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ¨C a tailored, psychological intervention for mild to moderate anxiety or depression in people with COPD

Medical Research Council

Research grants

• Award winner: Christiana Ruhrberg
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ College London
• Value: ?564,176

Defining a novel molecular mechanism in VEGF-induced vascular hyperpermeability

• Award winner: Kate Tilling
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Bristol
• Value: ?296,416

Development of a multi-level and mixture-model framework for modelling epigenetic changes over time

• Award winner: Marc Suhrcke
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of York
• Value: ?329,212

Evaluating the role of fiscal policy in improving diets and preventing chronic disease in Chile: impact evaluation and modelling

In detail

Royal Society of Edinburgh/National Science Foundation of China (joint project grant)

Award winner: Pablo Casaseca
Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the West of Scotland
Value: ?22,000 (exchange grant)

Flood detection and monitoring using hyperspectral remote sensing from unmanned aerial vehicles

Academics from the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the West of Scotland and Zhejiang 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ in China will collaborate in research that could significantly advance flood monitoring and prevention. The team will develop efficient, unmanned aerial vehicle-based (UAV) hyperspectral imaging technology for automatic flood monitoring and prevention. The imaging processing techniques will monitor water level changes, calculate an admissible path for a UAV to sample the sensing field efficiently, and define new protocols and communication systems for transmission of the image data. Such a system will benefit society and the wider economy.