Healthcare Technologies Newsletter -
January 2023 (issue 10)
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Funding for interdisciplinary research to secure better health and wellbeing for individuals as they age
There is a UKRI-wide call for funding to develop interdisciplinary research to secure better health and wellbeing for individuals as they age. Projects should sit at the interface of council remits and draw on interdisciplinary teams to develop proof of concept. We are looking for research that links understanding of ageing pathways with wider determinants of health.
If you have any questions about the call, please email: ageing@mrc.ukri.org
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Pre-announcement: population health improvement network of clusters
Apply for funding to lead a population health improvement research cluster. Up to seven research clusters will be funded, each addressing a separate yet complementary challenge. Together they will form an interdisciplinary network, which will generate research to improve the health of communities across the UK, reduce health inequalities, and develop and evaluate effective, long-lasting and environmentally sustainable interventions.
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UKRI call for a UK NetworkPlus in digital twinning
The digital security and resilience team want to encourage applicant teams from a broad range of disciplines including those who may not normally engage with or be familiar with digital twinning.
There is a collaboration tool so that people can register their interest – we are hoping this tool will help identify and form new teams, collaborations and partnerships.
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Artificial intelligence innovation to accelerate health research
Apply for funding to develop innovative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to be applied to health challenges. Proposals from multidisciplinary teams are welcomed within priority areas in AI for health from across the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) remit.
You must submit an ‘Intent to submit’ declaration by 28 February 2023, 4:00pm UK time, to be able to submit a full proposal.
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 Innovate UK - advancing precision medicine
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £20 million, over two competition rounds focusing on advancing precision medicine. The funding is for industry-led collaborative R&D innovation projects aiming to develop digital and data-enabled tools, as well as multi-modal approaches, for more accurate diagnosis and treatment stratification.
Applicants must demonstrate how their project addresses an unmet clinical need or responds to NHS demand signalling. Round 1 is for projects on musculoskeletal and cardiovascular disease, and other chronic conditions excluding oncology.
 Rehab Technologies Network
Rehab Technologies Network (RTN) is an EPSRC-funded network+ that is organising a number of events, including Grand Challenge Workshops with associated feasibility funding, networking events, summer schools and discipline hops.
The next RTN Grand Challenge Workshop will take place on 5 and 6 July 2023 in Nottingham. To apply, please visit the RTN website.
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Annual Lectures event 2023 - Dunhill Medical Trust
After a three year break, the Dunhill Medical Trust will again be hosting their Annual Lectures event.
Registration is open for the 2023 Annual Lectures event taking place on 30 March 2023 at the Building Centre in London.
The event is focused on the topic of ‘suitable living environments and communities for older people’.
Registration (via eventbrite) is free and closes on 10 March 2023.
 Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) diagnostics and surveillance
The Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance is issuing a call for proposals to develop novel or improve existing strategies, tools, technologies and methods for:
- diagnosis and/or
- one health AMR surveillance
Eighteen countries and 23 funders are participating in this call to take action against the growing global threat of increasing resistance in pathogenic organisms and the spread of AMR.
The call will close on 7 March 2023, 4pm UK time.
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First N-CODE stakeholder-led study group: 20 to 24 March 2023
N-CODE is an EPSRC-funded Network+ that aims to develop neurotechnologies to shift emphasis of diagnosis and management of neurological conditions from the hospital environment into the community.
N-CODE is inviting applications for attendees to its first study group in March 2023. The event will be held near Newquay in Cornwall from 20 to 24 March 2023 and researchers from a broad range of backgrounds are invited to work collaboratively on co-developing solutions to a range of exciting clinical and societal challenges of unmet need in a ‘hackathon’ style study group.
They expect the innovative solutions to be digital or other home-based neurotechnologies using approaches built around neural interfacing, signal processing, machine learning and mathematical modelling as enabling technologies.
For more information and to apply to attend, please visit the N-CODE website.
 UKRI interdisciplinary pilot
This is a new scheme that UKRI is piloting over 2 rounds of funding.
The pilot will support breakthrough or disruptive interdisciplinary ideas not routinely funded through existing UKRI responsive mode schemes. It is for ideas emerging from the research community outside current disciplinary boundaries.
Awards will be potentially transformative for the participating disciplines or lead to the creation of new disciplines.
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EPSRC's equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) action plan
The plan outlines the steps we will take to create an inclusive research and innovation community which is globally attractive and in which everyone can thrive, helping to make sure we deliver the best research outcomes for UK with the research and training we fund.
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