12 research projects awarded the BRC collaboration fund 

Twelve research projects, bringing together scientists from different NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) themes and partner organisations, have been awarded as part of a recent BRC pump priming call. 

The BRC Collaboration Fund was launched earlier this year to promote collaborative, multidisciplinary work and innovation across our research programme. It offered a total of £500k in funding for interdisciplinary projects running for 6-18 months. 

All BRC research themes are involved in at least one successful project, guaranteeing a wide variety of topics and expertise. The awarded projects and lead applicants are: 

Dr Lisa Hill, Interdisciplinary Theme Lead at the Birmingham BRC, said: “We are thrilled to see such a diverse range of projects receiving funding through this pump priming call. This initiative underscores our commitment to fostering collaboration and innovation across all research themes. By supporting interdisciplinary work, we are not only advancing our research programme but also paving the way for groundbreaking discoveries and impactful solutions that bring benefits to patients. We look forward to seeing the remarkable outcomes these projects will achieve.”