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Most recent research awards

(27 March 2003)

A number of staff have recently received funding from various bodies for their research.

Dr J Chapman (Archaeology): Holocene vegetation history and human impacts in Turkish thrace - British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara £1,300

Prof C Haselgrove (Archaeology): Research Grants 2003: Traprain Law Environs Project - Society of Antiquaries of Scotland £750; and Traprain law environs project: phase 2 - British Academy £15,500

Dr Graham Philip (Archaeology): Settlement and landscape development in the Homs region Syria - CBRL £9,982

Prof P Sillitoe (Anthropology): Local Science V's Global Science conference grant - British Academy £2,000

Dr R Edwards (Biological Sciences): Developing chemical probes for identifying key enzymes of plant secondary metabolism - MRC £48,724

Dr Colin Jahoda (Biological Sciences): Determining the molecular and cellular basis of hair follicle induction - BBSRC £298,512

Dr Robert Coe (CEM Centre): The Durham/SFE training partnership - Durham LEA £5,000

Dr Neil Cameron (Chemistry): Monolitic porous polymers - British Council £650

Dr A Goeta (Chemistry): Joint project with Spain - Royal Society £7,000

Prof R Richards (Chemistry): Research Agreement: Vinamul B.V. Vinamul B.V. - £94,148

Dr Andrew Hunter (Computer Science): Structured retinal analysis for detection of diabetic retinopathy - Diabetes UK £85,884

Dr John Weste (East Asian Studies): Anglo-Japanese joint project on post war Japanese foreign policy - University of Stirling £1,949

Dr Philip Johnson (Education): Further development and extension of stuff and substance CD-Rom - GATSBY TEP £10,000

Dr J Bumby (Engineering): Offshore network model feasibility study - Evolving Generation Ltd £10,000

Prof T Unsworth (Engineering): Global Research Award: Alistair Elfick - Royal Academy of Engineering £15,000

Dr R E Holdsworth (Geological Sciences): Study visit to Japan April 2003 - The Royal Society £1,467

Dr Toby Osborne (History): State rivalry and status in early modern Italy - British Academy £4,980

Dr Kay Schiller (History): Contested modernisation: urban politics and culture in Munich C1960 to 1972 - British Academy £15,244

Dr John Botton (Maths): L-functions and Galois representations: a London Mathematical society Durham symposium - EPSRC £55,700

Prof E J Lowe (Philosophy): The Four-Category Ontology - British Academy £28,342

Dr G D Love (Physics): Improvements in 3-D visualisation for vision research - NIH (USA) £198,895

Dr G H Cross (Physics): Utilisation of a novel composite as a sensor for volatile organic compounds - Peratech Ltd & EPSRC £36,932