The British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society have today announced funding for eight interdisciplinary research projects based at universities across the UK.
Awarded under the APEX scheme (Academies Partnership in Supporting Excellence in Cross-disciplinary Research) with support from the Leverhulme Trust, the funding will enable established researchers with a strong track record in their respective field to pursue research that spans the social sciences and humanities, engineering and the sciences.
Each APEX award provides £100,000 funding for up to 24 months and is jointly awarded by the British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society. Award holders can also separately apply for up to £10,000 to create and lead public engagement projects linked to their APEX Award.
This year’s funded projects are:
- A Multi-scale Analysis of Selective Breeding, Limb Morphology and Biomechanics in Dogs – Dr Karl Bates, University of Liverpool
- How to Feed the UK Amid Catastrophic Food System Disruption – Professor Sarah Bridle, University of York
- Urban Infrastructures and the On/off-grid City: Investigating the Lived Experiences of Heterogeneous Infrastructures in Informal Settlements – Professor Federico Caprotti.
- Towards an Evolutionary Understanding of Invention – Professor Susan Healy, University of St Andrews
- Nanomaterial Electrode Webs for Revolutionary Brain Recording Systems – Dr Petro Lutsyk, Aston University
- A Transdisciplinary Approach to Inferring the End of Political Violence – Dr David Roberts, University of Kent
- Connectivity and Communication in Norse Orkney – Professor Alexandra Sanmark, University of the Highlands and Islands
- The Relationship Between Biomechanical Measures of Movement Fluency and Coordination and Perceptions of Social Competence – Dr Aliah Shaheen, Brunel University London
The 2023 APEX Awards will open for applications on 7 September and will close on 2 November 2022. For further information, please contact [email protected].
Further details about the APEX award scheme are available here and via a webinar for prospective applicants on 6 September 2022 14-15:15 pm. You can register for the webinar here.
Notes for Editors
- The Royal Academy of Engineering is harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.
- The British Academy is the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. We mobilise these disciplines to understand the world and shape a brighter future. We invest in researchers and projects across the UK and overseas, engage the public with fresh thinking and debates, and bring together scholars, government, business and civil society to influence policy for the benefit of everyone.
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- Since its foundation in 1925, the Leverhulme Trust has provided grants and scholarships for research and education, funding research projects, fellowships, studentships, bursaries and prizes; it operates across all the academic disciplines, the intention being to support talented individuals as they realise their personal vision in research and professional training. Today, it is one of the largest all-subject providers of research funding in the UK, distributing approximately £100 million a year. For more information about the Trust, please visit leverhulme.ac.uk and follow the Trust on Twitter @LeverhulmeTrust
For further information, please contact:
Pippa Cox, Communications Manager at the Royal Academy of Engineering, on [email protected] or 020 7766 0745;
Volter Rechardt, Press Officer at the British Academy, on [email protected] or +44 (0)20 7969 5273;
Bryony Ravate, Assistant Press Officer at the Royal Society, on [email protected], 0207 451 2508.