Royal Society/Academy of Medical Sciences/British Academy

Newton Advanced Fellowships

The scheme provides researchers with a chance to develop the strengths of their research groups through collaboration and reciprocal visits with a UK partner

• Award winner: Marilia Buzalaf
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of S?o Paulo (host: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Cambridge)
• Value: ?74,000

Identification of proteins conferring protection against dental erosion

• Award winner: Henrique de Melo Jorge Barbosa
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of S?o Paulo (host: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester)
• Value: ?72,000

Measurements and modelling of anthropogenic pollution effects on clouds in the Amazon

• Award winner: Luciano Freschi
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of S?o Paulo (host: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Liverpool)
• Value: ?74,000

Functional genomics and hormonal regulation of Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in a C4-CAM facultative species

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Leverhulme Trust

Research project grants
Sciences

• Award winner: Victoria Southgate
• Institution: Birkbeck, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London
• Value: ?254,146

A longitudinal investigation of the development of mimicry in infancy

• Award winner: Imogen Sparkes
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Exeter
• Value: ?258,716

Biophysical and molecular characterisation of ER-organelle interactions in plant

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• Award winner: Peter Andras
• Institution: Keele 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Value: ?178,374

Designing and validating novel voltage-sensitive dyes for neuroscience research

• Award winner: Paul Barlow
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Edinburgh
• Value: ?218,671

Probing regulation of the complement system by factor H on biomimetic surfaces

Economic and Social Research Council

Research grants

• Award winner: Kate Nation
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Oxford
• Value: ?649,084

Nurturing a lexical legacy: understanding the transition from novice to expert in children¡¯s reading development

• Award winner: Sarah Nettleton
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of York
• Value: ?355,627

Buildings in the making: a sociological exploration of architecture in the context of health and social care

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• Award winner: Alison Harcourt
• Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Exeter
• Value: ?376,368

International professional fora: a study of civil society organisation participation in internet governance

In detail

Award winner: Robert Hope
Institution: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Oxford
Value: ?177,634

Mobile payment systems to reduce rural water risks in Africa

Community management of handpumps has been the accepted mode of thinking for rural water supply in Africa for 30 years. However, one-third of the handpumps are not functioning at any one time and 35 million more people were without rural water services in 2011 compared with 1990. This project aims to improve handpump management by insuring payment risks. Like insurance products that pool risk of unanticipated events, the team proposes to apply the approach to handpumps in Kenya. Currently, communities must save and pay for maintenance on a case-by-case basis, which is fine until an unexpected repair. These communities, unable to afford repairs, resort to distant and often dirty water sources. The team¡¯s approach brings communities together in a shared financial model, reducing costs by sharing them among handpumps. The project can reduce repair times from more than a month to a couple of days.

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