https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding-and-support/current-funding-opportunities/?&start=1&custom_in_Programme=5242

Multiple deadlines

Potential calls of interest;

17/111 PHR Mental Health Themed Call

Closing date: 10 April 2018

The PHR Programme are participating in the Themed Call: promotion of good mental health and the prevention or treatment of mental ill health across the whole life course

18/06 Enabling people to live well with dementia through interventions in a community setting

Closing date: 24 July 2018

The Public Health Research Programme are accepting stage 1 applications to their commissioned workstream for this topic

18/05 Interventions for looked-after children and young people that aim to enhance quality of life

Closing date: 24 July 2018

The Public Health Research Programme are accepting stage 1 applications to their commissioned workstream for this topic

Please see the link above for all available opportunities and full calls details.

https://www.action.org.uk/our-research/apply-research-grant/apply-project-grant/action-medical-research-and-borne

Deadline: 27^th March 2018

Pump-priming Grants – Up to £75k, 12-18 months

Project Grants – Up to £200k, up to 3 years

Applications are invited in the fields of:

• preterm birth and factors leading to preterm birth
• pre-eclampsia; IUGR; the pathophysiological pathways that trigger the premature onset of labour
• the maternal environment to ensure healthy babies
• the maternal microbiome and the maternal immune system in pregnancy
• the development of the baby during pregnancy
• monitoring fetal health during pregnancy
• monitoring the health of the baby during delivery
• preparation for pregnancy to improve outcomes for the baby including nutrition.

This joint award is focused on the pregnancy period and the factors and conditions in pregnancy that may lead to preterm birth.

Exclusions include assisted conception, maternal health not having an impact on babies and children, and neonatal and perinatal interventions to address the consequences of prematurity.

Outline applications will be graded on both potential clinical impact and scientific quality.

A combination of clinical and science applicants is particularly ecouraged including novel scientific collaborations that could bring new insight into the problems of preterm birth.

Focused high quality research that can be translated into clinical solutions in the short to medium term is encouraged.

https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/tools-resources/dpuk-discovery-awards

Deadline: 06/04/18

Amount: £50k

Duration: Up to 12 Months

Discovery Awards support new research proposals for analysis of DPUK’s cohort data to help further scientific understanding of the dementias.

The DPUK Discovery Awards committee will assess applications based on the following criteria:

• Importance
• Originality
• Support for DPUK’s mission

The DPUK Discovery Awards are open to researchers or academics based at universities or in industry.

The lead applicant should have a salary in place for the duration of the award and at least one Early Career Researcher should be part of the research team.

Institutional support / Supporting statement from host organisation

A supporting statement from the host organisation, signed by an appropriate senior authority, including the contributions, financial or otherwise, that will be provided by the organisation and / or other sources, can be attached if appropriate.

The application form can be viewed through the link above. Applications are submitted through an online page.

Information on the DPUK cohort data can be found here: https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/tools-resources/cohort-data

We’ve been made aware of the opportunity outlined below. Whilst this is not research funding, it may be of interest for those wanting to do engagement or impact events.

https://www.womensvotecentenaryfund.co.uk/

The Women’s Vote Centenary Grant Scheme is a £1.5 million government fund that will support local and community groups across England (including universities) in celebrating the centenary of women gaining the right to vote (see themes in the guidance / FAQ docs, which includes civic life and participation).

There are two schemes, small grants (up to £2k) and large grants (up to £125k).

Those interested could contact their local engagement or diversity reps for assistance. Please ensure to read the guidance and FAQ documents if you are thinking of applying.

FMS PUBLICATIONS advice April 2017

Dear colleagues

David Burn and John Simpson have asked me to resend the attached document.

The subtext is that one area in which Newcastle appears to underachieve is in publication metrics.  This has consequences to both our rankings but also our funding – because certain funders perform bibliometric searches as part of their awards process.  This is particularly true of NIHR.

However, to a significant extent our underachievement reflects relatively simple errors:

1. NIHR will look for Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals as an affiliation, because they fund via the NHS.  Therefore it is critical that anyone with an association with NUTH uses this as part of their affiliation, in addition to Newcastle University.  If you don’t your publications could well be omitted from bibliometric searches and therefore metrics.
2. Secondly, the BRC funds a significant amount of Faculty infrastructure.  Therefore, even if you don’t directly receive a grant from the BRC, your research will be supported by the BRC in some way. Therefore you should acknowledge the BRC in the relevant section for the vast majority of your work.  The  official paragraph for acknowledgements (as stipulated to us by the NIHR) is:

‘The Research was supported/funded by the National Institute for Health Research Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre based at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle University. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health’.

Where possible can you use the full phrase above however I do accept that this is very long-winded and there is not always space in all Journals particularly when multiple funders have had to be acknowledged so if this is the case it seems common sense shortening to:

‘The Research was supported/funded by NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre’.

Something else you might consider is to use the BRC as your affiliation:

A.B. somebody. NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre based at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust and Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

If you do this it is still good to acknowledge BRC – but I now use the above as a ‘failsafe’.  If you don’t acknowledge the BRC in some way then your publications may be missed in bibliometric searches and WILL NOT COUNT in the metrics for BRC renewal – and the competition is becoming so tough that this could mean losing our BRC status, which would be extremely serious.

You will hear more about this – it is very important and Faculty will continue to circulate the message until compliance is 100%.  Institute Directors have also been asked to look at this as a PDR metric, starting this year.

Thanks for reading, and for complying!

Best wishes, John

Professor of Clinical Rheumatology and Director, Institute of Cellular Medicine
Newcastle University
Framlington Place
Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH

The BMA Foundation for Medical Research provides approximately £600,000 of research funding annually, this year across 11 different grants. Details of the 2018 grants have now been confirmed and all grant categories can be viewed in the poster below or on the BMA Foundation website here. Applications are invited from medical practitioners and/or research scientists for research in progress or prospective research.

All BMA Foundation grants will be available to apply for online on the BMA Foundation website from 01 January 2018. The application deadline is 2 March 2018.

For any further information on the BMA Foundation for Medical Research please see our webpages www.bmafoundationmr.org.uk or feel free to contact us directly at researchgrants@bma.org.uk or 020 7383 6341.

Deadline 31 January 2018

The British Academy has launched a new funding scheme for Visiting Fellowships. These Fellowships provide academics based in any country overseas (and active at any career stage and in any discipline within the humanities and social sciences) with the opportunity to be based at a UK higher education or other research institution of their choice for up to six months. Visiting Fellows will work with colleagues at UK host institutions in order to develop new research collaborations and/or deepen existing partnerships.

Candidates need not necessarily apply to develop collaboration with UK scholars active within the same discipline. The Fellowships are open also to applicants who wish to work with UK colleagues in other areas or disciplines (including scholars within the natural, medical, or engineering sciences), in a cross- or inter-disciplinary way.

Awards of up to £33,000 are available. Funding can be used to support subsistence and accommodation costs, research expenses, travel expenses and a contribution of 50% of the total award to enable the UK institution to host the fellow.

British Academy website

Email: internationalgrants@britac.ac.uk

https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/multi-user-equipment-grants

Deadline: Outline 12^th January 2018, Full 6^th April 2018

Duration: Up to 5 years

Amount: £100k – £1M

What Wellcome are looking for:

• how the proposed equipment will directly benefit your research and that of others
• your track record
• your host organisation’s financial contribution
• evidence of demand for the equipment
• whether you’ve considered that similar equipment may be available locally/nationally
• pilot data showing the suitability of the equipment
• management and sustainability plans
• expertise in operating the equipment
• the cost of the equipment (including manufacturer discounts)
• added value for Wellcome Trust-funded research.

Expenses may include:

• staff
• equipment
• access charges
• research management and support costs
• inflation allowance
• clinical research costs

The host organisation must provide a supporting statement that outlines:

• how the equipment will contribute to their overall research strategy
• their contribution towards the equipment (financial or otherwise).

The host organisation should contribute at least 25 per cent towards the cost of the equipment.

Contributions can include support in-kind as well as money, such as the provision of a key support post.

Please ensure to read the full application details available through the link above.

(Government ten-year framework for mental health research in the UK)https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-framework-for-mental-health-research

This framework (launched 07/12/17) provides a collective view of how mental health research should develop in the UK over the next decade.
It sets out a structure to improve co-ordination and strengthen the focus on areas where mental health research is likely to translate into significant health benefit.

This document is a response to a recommendation in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health report that the Department of Health lead on the development of a 10-year strategy for mental health research.
The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health report was published in February 2016 by the independent Mental Health Taskforce.