Botox is best known for its use in cosmetic procedures, but this potent neurotoxin could be transformed into an extraordinary drug to treat a raft of debilitating conditions, a leading scientist will tell an audience at the University of Lincoln.…
Latest Health Research Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities (Projects and Programmes) NIHR HTA Programme – Researcher-led Proposals Closing Date: 07/01/2013 Our researcher-led calls are open all year round, with three application cut-off dates. The next closing date for applications is 1pm on Monday 7 January 2013.…
UK Regenerative Medicine Platform
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC) are establishing a £25M UK Regenerative Medicine Platform (UKRMP) to address the technical and scientific challenges associated with translating promising…
Promoting physical activity in older age: Call for Research Grants
Despite wide spread recognition of the physical and mental health benefits of physical activity at all ages, activity levels commonly decline in older age, whilst the prevalence of sedentary behaviour increases. The cross-Research Council Lifelong Health and Wellbeing (LLHW) programme…
Extending working lives: call for research consortia
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in collaboration with the Medical Research Council (MRC) has issued a call for proposals for its extending working lives research consortia awards. The extending working lives of the UK workforce poses new challenges…
RCUK Plans to Extend Open Access Policy
Research Councils UK (RCUK) have produced a draft policy paper which sees an amendment to open access policies whereby it will be mandatory for all RCUK-funded papers be made freely available six months after publication. The draft policy paper was published…