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Research Awards November 2003

(19 December 2003)

Funding has recently been secured by staff in the following departments: Anthropology, Archaeology, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Geography, Physics, Sociology & Social Policy.

Dr Gina Porter (Anthropology): Improving market institutions and urban food supplies for the urban poor: a comparative study of Nigeria and Zambia: scoping phase - Department for International Development £35,246

Professor R J Cramp (Archaeology): The Corpus of Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture - Arts and Humanities Research Board £552,708

Dr A R Millard (Archaeology): Ferrybridge skeletons isotope analysis - Archaeological Services WYAS £2,060

Dr R R D Croy (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Molecular markers for potato quality - Yorkshire Agricultural Society £8,000

Professor A R Slabas (Biological & Biomedical Sciences): Ricinoleic acid biosynthesis in plants - BBSRC £251,332.45

Dr Karl S Coleman (Chemistry): Royal Society Fellowship - The Royal Society £96,331

Professor D Parker (Chemistry): Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award - The Royal Society£100,000

Dr F Worrall (Earth Sciences): Long term behaviour of "soil conditioner" and products of aerobic digestion (PhD Studentship) - County Durham Environmental Trust (CDENT) £42,200

Dr C McEwan (Geography): New beginnings and old identities: An evaluation of worker empowerment schemes in South Africa - The Nuffield Foundation £5,949

Dr R Pain (Geography): Lifemapping: Young people's routes in and out of social exclusion - Durham County Council £8,253.37

D J Robertson (Physics): Gemini near infrared spectrograph integral field unit - PPARC £20,000

D J Robertson (Physics): UK FMOS Hardware Costs - PPARC £88,200

Professor D S Byrne (Sociology & Social Policy): Focusing on the case in quantitative and qualitative research - ESRC £48,470.86

Dr N Ellison (Sociology & Social Policy): Understanding the impact of online GIS on neighbourhoods - Joseph Rowntree Foundation £7,946