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Research Awards - November 2003

(2 December 2003)

Research awards have been awarded to staff in Applied Social Studies, Archaeology, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Business School, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Geography, Health, Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Psychology, and Theology.

Professor Gyles Glover (CASS): Child and adolescent mental health services mapping 2003/4 - Department of Health £68,550

Professor A R Harding (Archaeology): Visiting Professorship: Ludmila Koryakova - The Leverhulme Trust £18,640

Mr I Bailiff (Archaeology): Archaeological Conservator - English Heritage £40,000 (extension to existing contract)

Professor A Harding (Archaeology): Visiting Professorship (Dr V Cavruc) - The British Academy £1595

Dr G Philip (Archaeology): Vidisha Research Project - The British Academy £33,333

Professor R Edwards (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Identifying useful agronomic traits from understanding multiple herbicide resistance in grass weeds - Yorkshire Agricultural Society £9500

Dr P Emerson (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Evaluation of the effect of sanitary equipment provision on active trachoma in the Gambia - Sight Savers International £18,909

Dr J A Gatehouse (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Protection of plants against sap-sucking insect pests: development of new strategies based on engineered endogenous resistance - The Yorkshire Agricultural Society £5000

Professor B Huntley (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Climate and Land Surface Systems Interaction Centre (CLASSIC) - NERC £407,673 (in collaboration with University of Wales, Swansea)

Professor B Huntley (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Environmental work at South Heddon, Ilderton Northumberland - National Park Authority £3760

Professor S W Lindsay (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Anti-larval measures for malaria control in the Gambia - National Institutes of Health £1,235,350

Dr M C Lucas (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Conservation of white-clawed crayfish in upland rivers containing signal crayfish: information to assist the development of a strategy for the River Wharfe - The Environment Agency £3800

Dr M C Lucas (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Expansion of the signal crayfish population at West Tanfield on the River Ure - The Environment Agency £1000

Dr M C Lucas (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Seasonal movements and habitat use by grayling in UK rivers - Environment Agency £34,675

Professor R Quinlan (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): The role of polarity genes in eye lens development and differentiation (Travelling Research Fellowship for Dr Yuki Sugiyama) - The Wellcome Trust £127,730

Professor A R Slabas (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): ProMPT "Pump Priming" Grant - Cancer Research UK £30,000

Professor A R Walmsley (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Elucidation of the molecular interactions between the components of a tripartite multidrug transporter from the vibrio-cholarae - The Wellcome Trust £82,296

Professor I Stone (Business School): Job Rotation Study (Health & Social Care Sector) - CDC Enterprise Agency £15,385

Professor M R Bryce (Chemistry): Taking steps towards "molectronics": A venture encompassing nanotechnology and synthetic methodology (NANOSYN) - EPSRC £171,374

Dr P Hodgkinson (Chemistry): Advanced solid-state NMR techniques for the study of pharmaceutical systems (studentship) - AstraZeneca £49,940

Professor D Parker (Chemistry): Reactivity and function of diaqua lanthanide complexes - EPSRC £189,792 (co-investigator: Dr R S Dickins, Chemistry)

Dr B R Turner (Earth Sciences): Sedimentology & petroleum geology (Trainee Mr Abdada Umm Al-Jawaby) -Oil Service Co Ltd £11,550

Dr C E Augarde (Engineering): Parametric study of multiple tunnels - Halcrow Group Limited £5000

Dr T D Short (Engineering): Short Term Visit (Albert Butare) -The Royal Society £2360

Professor A Unsworth (Engineering): Cambridge hip & compliant layer knee joint - Stryker Howmedica-Osteonics £92,788

Professor M J Blakemore (Geography): To develop and deliver jointly with Jordan University e-learning strategies, curriculum, and best practices for courses related to information technology and information society/e-government strategies - European Commission £1637

Dr J Warburton (Geography): Accelerated upland erosion following recent wildfire damage, Northern Lake District - NERC £18,333

Dr J Warburton (Geography): Peat mass movements and geomorphological impacts of extreme rainfall - NERC £13,854

Ms L Marks (Health): Research proposal to investigate the engagement of Non-Governmental-Organisations in Local Strategic Partnerships in relation to public health and to identify good practice - Health Development Agency £5000

Mr D A Wooff (Mathematical Sciences): Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - Energy Scitech Ltd £114,794

Professor J M Findlay (Psychology): Short Term Visit to New Zealand - The Royal Society £3000

Dr R M Myers (Physics): VISTA Infrared camera wavefront sensors work package (Post PDR) - PPARC £800,777 (Co-investigator: Mr D J Robertson, Physics)

Mr D J Robertson (Physics): VISTA Infrared camera wavefront sensors work package (Post PDR, science activities) - PPARC £67,595

Professor D Davies (Theology): Retrieving and re-coding data from base held by Professor Douglas Davies - ESRC (sub-contracted with The University of Sheffield) £6188