The Public Engagement Fund is now open for applications for the 2018/19 academic year. The purpose of the fund is to support small projects, act as a contribution/ pilot fund to support a larger project, or support the purchase of equipment to be used in future public engagement events. You can apply for up to £1,000 per project.

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The latest CLAHRC blog is now available to read, featuring the following topics:

• guidance for researchers on providing PPI feedback

• recent papers on gluten sensitivity

• the likelihood of replacing doctors with artificial intelligence

• complications following bariatric surgery

• administration of intravenous fluids

• a novel vaccination strategy

• the effect theological training has on health and wealth outcomes.

The monthly newsletter from the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network - improving health and creating wealth

This month we're excited to announce two brand new NCCPE opportunities...

The latest CLAHRC blog is now available to read, featuring the following topics:

• costs of generic service interventions

• health service utilisation in slums

• payment by results

• the results of cluster RCTs in general practice

• revisiting the (in)famous Milgram experiment

• whether divorce is an effect of the environment or genetics

• the health implications of donating a kidney

• the reasons for food deserts

• education to improve quality of care in rural India.

GCRF funds have been made available to all our research boards and panels to support proposals that qualify under Official Development Assistance (ODA). Proposals must be led by researchers based at a UK higher education institution or at an eligible independent research institution. In addition, we support research areas that can benefit from developing/establishing collaborative networks with LMIC-based partners through targeted GCRF pump-priming awards.

The monthly newsletter from the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network - improving health and creating wealth.

Our Engage 2018 call for contributions is now open for applications! This year our conference will be held in Edinburgh on 29th and 30th November. From workshops to story-telling; panels to posters, we're looking forward to receiving your expressions of interest to participate in the event.

The call for the 2018/19 Research Development Fund (Strategic Awards) is now open, with a deadline for applications of Thursday 7th June 2018 to warwickRDF@warwick.ac.uk

The purpose of the Strategic Awards is to increase the University's capacity and capability to undertake world-class, innovative and exciting research by providing pump-priming funds. Projects should ideally be of an inter- or multi-disciplinary nature and must show clearly that they will lead directly to future bids for external funding.

The monthly newsletter from the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network - improving health and creating wealth

The monthly newsletter from the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network - improving health and creating wealth

The monthly newsletter from the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network - improving health and creating wealth.

The monthly newsletter from the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network - improving health and creating wealth.

The Faculty of Medicine will receive £20,000 of Research Development Funding for development awards. The purpose of this fund is to help researchers to pump-prime bids for external funding. So if you need help for example in hosting a workshop to disseminate results or funding a feasibility study, this is great opportunity in getting some extra funding. Details of how to apply and the assessment process is all provided on the following webpage https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/staffintranet/dopss/rss/funding_opps/rdf. The deadline for applications which need to be signed off by your head of Division is 30^th November 2017. For queries concerning applications, please contact: Hema Mistry (Hema.Mistry@warwick.ac.uk or ext. 51183) or Roulla Philippou (R.Philippou@warwick.ac.uk or ext. 50854).