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Delivering 91直播 2035 鈥� Interdisciplinary Pump Priming Awards Projects Announced

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2026
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Delivering 91直播 2035 鈥� Interdisciplinary Pump Priming Awards Projects Announced

Pump Priming 2026 Call Awards Panel
Pump Priming 2026 Call Awards Panel
Claire Faichnie - Research Strategy Projects Manager, Alice Larkin, Chair, Professor in Climate Science & Energy Policy, Co-Director of Sustainable Futures. Prior Award Holders: • Mabel Sanchez Barrioluengo – Senior Lecturer in Science Policy & Innovation, AMBS; Digital Economy Theme Lead – Digital Futures Does Additive Manufacturing affect the business model and boundaries of SMEs? (2023 Digital Futures Theme) • Emma Gowen – Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience Marginalisation multiplied: Improving autistic health inequalities with collaborative interdisciplinary research and knowledge transfer through Autism@91直播 (2024 Health Inequalities Theme) • Sophie Everest – PI, Senior Lecturer in Film Practice, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures • Roddy Hawkins – Co-I, Lecturer in Music, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Collective Creativity and Entrepreneurship in the Post War Black British Music Archive (2024 Creative 91直播 Theme)
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University Research Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the , established to support new collaborations that advance the ambitions of 91直播 2035.

Following a highly competitive call, which attracted 89 applications from across the University, eight projects have been selected for funding. The awarded projects align with the priority areas of the University鈥檚 Platforms.

The funded projects reflect the strength and diversity of interdisciplinary research at 91直播, with teams working across areas including health inequalities, sustainable futures, artificial intelligence, creative practice and social resilience. The awards will support research teams to develop bold new ideas, build cross-disciplinary partnerships and lay the foundations for future external funding, impact and innovation.

Congratulations to the lead applicants and their teams.

路 (School of Medical Sciences) Unlocking 91直播鈥檚 computing heritage: harnessing AI methods to catalogue and improve public access to local computer history archives.

路 (School of Social Sciences) Visualising Care: Creative Storytelling and Mapping with Older People amidst Disasters

路 (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) The Arts and AI: Mapping Visual Political Expression through graffiti.

路 (School of Health Sciences) Challenging sensory spaces: AI-driven approaches to maintaining comfort and functional performance.

路 (School of Engineering) Engineering Out Inequity: Mechanism-Driven Laser Manufacturing of Orthopaedic Implants for Robust Performance Across Biological Diversity.

路 (School of Health Sciences) Supply of adult social care services and health inequalities among carers and care recipients

路 (School of Engineering) From Net Zero to Fair Zero: Targeting Discretionary Emissions in UK Climate Policy.

路 (School of Engineering) Is there a JET in international shipping? Exploring a 鈥淛ust and Equitable Transition.鈥�

Thank you to all who collaborated across disciplines and submitted applications.

Researchers can access a wide range of support across the University, including faculty-specific research development teams, professional development opportunities, research culture resources, and examples of previous award-winning initiatives: