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Research awards (April 2003)

(22 May 2003)

Awards have been made to staff in areas such as Applied Social Studies, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Geography and Psychology.

Dr H L Ball (Anthropology): The role of parents in creating a safe social sleeping environment for their infant - Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths £4,950; and Pilot study of new data collection methodology in preparation for RCT of the impact of bedding-in on breastfeeding rates - £5,825.62

Ms D Barnes (CASS): Operation of Community Forensic Team - Middlesbrough Integrated Mental Health Services £7,120

Professor J Carpenter (CASS): Sure Start 5th Wave - Brandon & Deerness Sure Start/Darlington 5th Wave Sure Start £110,000

Professor C Haselgrove (Archaeology): Traprain Law Environs Project - Dickinson College (USA) £16,000

Dr A R Millard (Archaeology): Conference Grant - 18th International Radiocarbon Conference - The Royal Society £1,245

Dr C A Roberts (Archaeology): Postgraduate Student Support - Institute for Bioarchaeology £3,194; and Paleopathology Association European Meeting 2004 - Institute for Bioarchaeology £3,194

Mr Mike White (Centre for Arts & Humanities in Health & Medicine): Arts & Health Project Video - Arts Council of England £8,000

Professor B Huntley (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Analysing and modelling impacts of climate warming at species' southern range boundaries - NERC £23,763.24

Professor P J Hussey (Biological and Biomedical Sciences): TIPNET - European Commission £99,756.41

Professor S W Lindsay (Biological and Biomedical Sciences): Surveillance of West Nile virus in mosquitoes in the UK - Department of Health £69,783

Professor M R Bryce (Chemistry): Study Visit - Dr Svetlana Lyubchik - The Royal Society £3,754

Dr E J Grayson (Chemistry): Glycosyl-disulfide-based oligosaccharide synthesis - The Leverhulme Trust £17,000

Dr M C Lucas (Biological and Biomedical Sciences): Habitat availability, distribution and abundance of spawning lamprey in the Yorkshire Derwent system - Environment Agency £10,000

Professor J P S Badyal (Chemistry): High-throughput protein microarrays - The Wellcome Trust £132,151; and Plasma technologies for textile, food, health and environment (PLASMATECH) - European Commission £13,800

Professor R W Richards (Chemistry): Dissecting the mechanics of cellular adhesion: from biomimetic systems to living cells - Human Frontier Science Program Organization £219,445

Dr G Sandford (Chemistry): Thin Film Gas/Liquid Microreactors for Fluorination - EPSRC £218,161

Dr M R Wilson (Chemistry): HPC development project: parallel programs for the simulation of complex fluids - EPSRC £45,327

Dr M A Mueller (Engineering): Development of reciprocating test rig for wave and tidal power - New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) £189,392

Dr L J Bracken (Geography): The transfer of fine sediment in upland catchments - Royal Geographical Society £1,500

Dr D N Petley (Geography): Seismically triggered landslides in Nepal - British Embassy in Nepal £17,200

Professor I Shennan (Geography): Recurrent holocene palaeoseismicity and associated land/sea level changes in the greater anchorage area - US Geological Survey £50,054.72

Dr D G Pearson (Geological Sciences): Isotopic signatures of microniches in surface sediments - NERC £23,086.74

Professor I Leigh (Law): Religious Liberty in the Liberal State: A comparative and critical perspective - Association of Commonwealth Universities £2,225

Dr W A Callahan (Politics): Conference attendance: Public intellectuals and modern China - Universities China Committee in London £1,390

Dr S P Liversedge (Psychology): Investigating eye movement control during reading - BBSRC £176,336

Dr C Pena (Spanish): Fevers in the Medieval World - The British Academy £5,000