Giles Harrison (School of Mathematical Physical & Computational Sciences) has been awarded a £1.9m standard research grant by the UK Government’s Advanced Research & Innovation Agency (ARIA) to act as lead investigator on ‘BrightSpark’, a major project exploring cloud brightening using electrical charges. Read more about BrightSpark in our news story.
Alex Bye (School of Chemistry Food & Pharmacy) has been awarded funding by the NC3Rs for his work ‘Re: Modification and validation of a humanendothelialised in-vitro thrombosis model to promote end-useruptake’
Pin-Te Lin (Henley Business School) has received funding from the European Public Real Estate Association to act as lead investigator on a new project ‘Listed Real Estate for Institutional Investors’
Mathew Owens (School of Mathematical Physical & Computational Sciences) has been given a standard research grant from NERC for his work on ‘Was the solar magnetic cycle fundamentally different in the past?’
Andrew Daymond (School of Agriculture Policy & Development) has been funded by the BBSRC for the project ‘Development of selection traits for breeding resilient cocoa varieties – Mondelez CTP’ as a lead investigator with partners.
Sarah Cardey (School of Agriculture Policy & Development) has been granted funding as part of the ‘Gender Equality Partnership’ from the British Council
David Brayshaw (School of Mathematical Physical & Computational Sciences) has been funded to serve as lead investigator by Innovate UK on a research project that serves to ‘integrate weather academia into the energy industry’ in order to create a more resilient energy system. This project represents the University’s ongoing involvement in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships.
Andy Turner (School of Mathematical Physical & Computational Sciences) has been granted NERC funding for ongoing research as co-investigator as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science in 2025/26.
James Ferryman (School of Mathematical Physical & Computational Sciences) received European Commission funding for ‘Innovating Secure and Efficient Border Management Through Vehicle-Integrated Technologies (AutoBorder)’
Hella Eckardt (School of Archaeology Geography & Environmental Science) has received a standard research grant from the Roman Research Trust to lead research without partners on ‘Lydney Roman temple’
Jon Gibbins (School of Biological Sciences) has been funded by the British Heart Foundation to study ‘Platelet Phenomic Analysis to guide patient stratification and anti-platelet medication in acute coronary syndrome’
Jessica Bosseaux (School of Agriculture Policy & Development) is co-investigator on a new project ‘Bridging Theory And Practice For Actionable Change In Transforming Food Systems (BRIDGE-ACT)’ and has been given a standard research grant by BBSRC
Nicholas Branch (School of Archaeology Geography & Environmental Science) has received funding from the Leverhulme Trust for a visiting professorship.
Maria Oruna-Concha (School of Chemistry Food & Pharmacy) has been funded by Food KIC CLC for the project ‘Food Solutions SipbySip Challenges 2025′