(IN BRIEF) UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced the first 36 projects to receive funding under its new cross-research council responsive mode (CRCRM) pilot scheme, distributing £32.4 million. These interdisciplinary projects address a variety of global challenges, including cancer treatment, pollution reduction, and children’s digital safety. The initiative encourages innovative research that crosses traditional academic boundaries. A second round of funding with an additional £32.5 million has also been launched.
(PRESS RELEASE) SWINDON, 3-Sep-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has unveiled the first 36 projects funded under its new cross-research council responsive mode (CRCRM) pilot scheme. A total of £32.4 million will be allocated to innovative interdisciplinary projects that tackle a wide range of pressing global issues, from cancer treatment and pollution reduction to marine ecosystem management and children’s digital safety.
Key projects include the development of a snake-like robot for bile duct cancer treatment, novel tools to help children understand their personal data, and new technologies to degrade persistent organic pollutants. This initiative is designed to encourage groundbreaking research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries, fostering collaboration and new methodologies.
The success of this first round has prompted the launch of a second round of funding, with an additional £32.5 million available for innovative interdisciplinary research.
Further information
Full list of projects
FisHistory: converting historical knowledge into sustainable ocean management
Led by Alec Moore, Bangor University.
Dynamic live cell imaging at sub-zero temperatures
Led by Melody Clark, British Antarctic Survey
A novel, real-time tuberculosis detector for animals and humans
Led by Adrian Porch, Cardiff University
Satellite-Aided Technologies for advancing resilience: Guarding energy services under climate hazards, risks, and disasters (SAT-Guard)
Led by Hongjian Sun, Durham University
Advancing the use of biochar in the building industry: a multi-stakeholder study
Led by Mehreen Gul, Heriot-Watt University
Longitudinal machine learning of molecular and phenotypic trajectories of pulmonary hypertension
Led by Dennis Wang, Imperial College London
Testing fundamental physics using arrays of ultracold molecules
Led by Michael Tarbutt, Imperial College London.
Developing a human-iPSC skeletal muscle model of glucose metabolism on responsive elastomer nanofibers
Led by Ivo Lieberam, King’s College London
Sonic intangibles: Northumbria and Newcastle universities sonification hub for innovation in sound and meaning
Led by Paul Vickers, Northumbria University
Protocol development and feasibility study for the Elevated Childhood Lead Interagency Prevalence Study (ECLIPS)
Led by Jane Entwistle, Northumbria University
BeefTwin: AI powered digital twin for sustainable beef farming
Led by Xiao Ma, Nottingham Trent University
LOCAST: enabling low-carbon structures by understanding human effects of motion
Led by Ian Walker, Swansea University
Feeling the untouchable: Haptic touch experiences for naturalistic learning
Led by Advaith Siddharthan, The Open University
ANIMATING MINDS: triangulating the age-appropriate impact of children’s media
Led by Tim Smith, University of the Arts London
ESCAPE: Engaging Science and the Creative Arts to Prepare for Eruptions
Led by Christopher Kilburn, University College London
CO-produced Mathematical Modelling of Epidemics Together (COMMET): methods and tools for integrating public voices into epidemic response modelling
Led by Elizabeth Fearon, University College London
Holistic optical biomarkers to transform dementia diagnosis (HOpE)
Led by Christopher Kipps, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
FUSION FOREST: a holistic approach for the design of disease-suppressing treescapes
Led by Bruño Fraga, University of Birmingham
When memories come alive: an interdisciplinary study of the vividness of memory
Led by Jon Simons, University of Cambridge
Creating foundation systems for environmental planetary intelligence
Led by Anil Madhavapeddy, University of Cambridge
GRASPING DATA: co-creating physicalisations to empower young children to interact with, understand, and benefit from their personal data
Led by Andrew Manches, The University of Edinburgh
Pollinator pathmaker
Led by Christopher Kaiser-Bunbury, University of Exeter
High resolution molecular profiling platform to investigate the role of tumour microbiota in anti-tumour immunity
Led by Huabing Yin, University of Glasgow
LILACS (Looking Inside Living Algal Cell Walls: a soft matter approach)
Led by Anders Aufderhorst-Roberts, University of Liverpool
Interdisciplinary systematic review: mechanistic evidence and epistemic justice
Led by Jon Williamson, The University of Manchester
Realtime wireless monitoring of inflammation for improved healthcare outcomes
Led by Morgan Alexander, University of Nottingham
Combining snake-like robot with wireless electrical-molecular signalling to tackle cholangiocarcinoma
Led by Guruprasad Padur Aithal, University of Nottingham
Advanced Interdisciplinary Models of dEstructive lung Disease: AIMED
Led by Bindi Brook, University of Nottingham
CHAILD: Children’s Agency In the age of AI: Leveraging InterDisciplinarity
Led by Nigel Shadbolt, University of Oxford
Three-dimensional spatial patterning of tissue development dynamics using light-addressable small molecule morphogens
Led by Matthew Fuchter, University of Oxford
HIDDEN SAND: Holistic Investigation of the Distribution, Extraction, and Networks associated with SAND
Led by Julian Leyland, University of Southampton
Sensing On Urban Noise: Distributed Sensing For Collaborative And Sustainable Cityscapes And Living Environments (SOUNDSCALE)
Led by Rafael Mestre, University of Southampton
Ecological knowledge games
Led by Alexander Duthie, University of Stirling
JED-AIs: Justice, Energy, Demand flexibility and AI for sustainability
Led by Vladimir Stankovic, University of Strathclyde
Microbes that listen: sono-bio technology for persistent organic pollutants
Led by Madeleine Bussemaker, University of Surrey
CONTAIN: CONtact Tracing, Infection and Transmission: An INterdisciplinary approach
Led by Robin Goodwin, University of Warwick
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SOURCE: UKRI
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