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enhancement of research capacity across
England, and enhance the skills base, build
and diversify talent and bring disciplines
together to develop new skillsets and
‘future leaders’ in areas of research
excellence where there is untapped
potential.
"Our investment will also help to reinforce
the contribution of HEPs to their region
through strategic local partnerships,
focusing on sharing resources and
infrastructure and generating local impact,
backed by robust institutional leadership.
"We’re excited to see how these units
develop over the next five years."
THE INVESTMENTS
The investments include:
£10.9 million to the University of
Lincoln
To create the Lincoln Institute for Rural
and Coastal Health. The institute will
enhance our understanding of urgent
place-based inequalities and develop new
interventions to improve physical, mental,
social, and economic health and wellbeing
in coastal and rural communities.
It will be the country’s first integrated and
transdisciplinary institute for coastal and
rural health research.
£1.6 million to Arts University
Bournemouth
To create the Centre for Plastics
Identification and Curation. The centre
will explore how plastics degrade
over time or behave in different
environments, resulting in research
which will have international relevance
to both museum collections and modern
manufacturing.
It will link knowledge of design history
from the Arts University Bournemouth’s
Museum of Design in Plastics with the
manufacturing and testing capabilities of
the university’s new innovation studio.
£4.9 million to the University of
Bradford
For the Centre for Digital Innovations
in Health and Social Care. This is a
multidisciplinary centre of excellence,
undertaking high quality, co-created
applied research that informs the design
and implementation of new technologies
in national and international health and
care systems. The research explores the
impact of such technologies on patients,
service users, carers, and health and
social care professionals.
Funding for the units will run for five
years, commencing from academic year
2024 to 2025.
CLICK HERE to view the summaries of
all 18 successful units
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