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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Giles Harrison\u00a0<\/strong>(School of Mathematical Physical & Computational Sciences) has been awarded a \u00a31.9m standard research grant by the UK Government’s\u00a0 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alex Bye <\/strong>(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’<\/em><\/p>\n

Pin-Te Lin <\/strong>(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’<\/em><\/p>\n

Mathew Owens\u00a0<\/strong>(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?’<\/em><\/p>\n

Andrew Daymond\u00a0<\/strong>(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’\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>as a lead investigator with partners.<\/p>\n

Sarah Cardey <\/strong>(School of Agriculture Policy & Development) has been granted funding as part of the ‘Gender Equality Partnership’<\/em> from the British Council<\/p>\n

David Brayshaw <\/strong>(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’<\/em>\u00a0 in order to create a more resilient energy system. This project represents the University’s ongoing involvement in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships.<\/p>\n

Andy Turner <\/strong>(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.<\/p>\n

James Ferryman <\/strong>(School of Mathematical Physical & Computational Sciences) received European Commission funding for ‘Innovating Secure and Efficient Border Management Through Vehicle-Integrated Technologies (AutoBorder)’<\/em><\/p>\n

Hella Eckardt <\/strong>(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’ <\/em><\/p>\n

Jon Gibbins <\/strong>(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’<\/em><\/p>\n

Jessica Bosseaux <\/strong>(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)’<\/em> and has been given a standard research grant by BBSRC<\/p>\n

Nicholas Branch <\/strong>(School of Archaeology Geography & Environmental Science) has received funding from the Leverhulme Trust for a visiting professorship.<\/p>\n

Maria Oruna-Concha\u00a0<\/strong>(School of Chemistry Food & Pharmacy) has been funded by Food KIC CLC for the project ‘Food Solutions SipbySip Challenges 2025′ <\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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