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UKCRC Translational Infection Research Initiative

A £16.5 million UKCRC Translational Infection Research Initiative has been set up by seven UKCRC funding partners following a review by the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Strategic Planning Group. The specific aims of the group are to:
  • Build on existing strengths
  • Boost applied and translational research
  • Foster knowledge-sharing and collaboration across multi-disciplinary groups
  • Promote training, career development and leadership
  • Support infrastructure

 

The initiative is providing a direct boost to research capacity and infrastructure and establishing new career development and training programmes, through two routes:

  • Consortium Grants – to support new research partnerships. The consortia will focus on high quality, collaborative research targeted at national priority areas. They will establish new career development and training programmes and carry out multi-disciplinary research.
  • Strategy Development Grants – to develop new partnerships and improved research bids based on meaningful strategies and addressing real evidence gaps.

 

The initiative is organised as a call with two funding rounds, 18 months apart.

  • First round – Four Strategy Development Grants were awarded in January 2008. Seventeen outline applications for Consortium funding were reviewed and three full applications invited, with awards scheduled to be made in June 2008.
  • Second round - for Consortia only. Launch will be in January 2009, and notification of outcomes will be in November 2009. This gives Strategy Development Grant holders from the first round the opportunity to apply for full Consortium funding.

 

The organisations that have contributed funding to the UKCRC Translational Infection Research Initiative are:

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Medical Research Council

National Institute for Health Research / Department of Health

Health and Social Care Research and Development Office (Northern Ireland)

Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Executive Health Directorate

WalesOffice of Research and Development for Health and Social Care, Welsh Assembly Government

Wellcome Trust

 

Download a PowerPoint slide giving an overview of the Translational Infection Research Initiative.

See full details of the funding on the Medical Research Council website.

Read about the UKCRC Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Strategic Planning Group.