GCRF: Recent project awards

The following newly recorded projects were funded by UKRI's Global Challenges Research Fund programme.
This information was downloaded on 1 May 2021 by the DevPubMetric system using data published in the UKRI Gateway to Research database over the preceeding month.

The total value of the 11 awards reported below is £7,457,232.


FunderReferenceProject TitleLead OrganisationAward ValueStart DateEnd Date
BBSRCBB/P028098/2Preserving, Restoring and Managing Colombian Biodiversity Through Responsible InnovationUniversity of East Anglia£2,515,041Aug 2020Dec 2021
ESRCES/S008276/2Transformations to Groundwater Sustainability: joint learnings from human-groundwater interactionsLancaster University£202,347May 2020Nov 2021
MRCMR/T04487X/1Tailoring health policies to improve outcomes using machine learning, causal inference and operations research methodsUniversity of York£407,366Sep 2020Aug 2023
MRCMR/T03890X/1Understanding phenotype and mechanisms of spontaneous preterm birth in sub-Saharan Africa (PRECISE-SPTB)King's College London£1,067,100Feb 2021Feb 2024
MRCMR/T039078/1Oral Vitamin D supplementation as a safe, affordable treatment for profound vitamin D deficiency in pregnancySt John's National Academy of Health Sci£100,690Apr 2021Mar 2022
MRCMR/V001566/1OPTIMISE: Optimal preconception nutrition to offset inflammation and non-communicable disease risk in pregnant women and their childrenUniversity of Southampton£1,912,035Feb 2021Feb 2026
MRCMR/V004093/1Mental health and HIV among call centre employees in the Philippines: Co-producing a workplace intervention using a systems approach.University of Glasgow£140,699Mar 2021Aug 2022
MRCMR/T003987/1Reducing Relapse for People with Schizophrenia in Jakarta, Indonesia: Developing a culturally-relevant, evidence-based Family InterventionUniversity of Manchester£149,833Mar 2021Feb 2023
MRCMR/T003480/2Preventing childhood injuries in Uganda - development of a child safety kit; preparation for a cluster randomised controlled trialImperial College London£55,617Aug 2020Sep 2020
MRCMC_PC_20054COVID19 Strategic Priorities: SUPPLEMENTARY FUNDING OFFER FOR THE MRC UNIT, THE GAMBIA AT LSHTM (MRC Unit, The Gambia)London Sch of Hygiene and Trop Medicine£603,894Mar 2021Mar 2021
MRCMR/T003847/1Prevention of Neural Tube Defects by Inositol and Vitamin B12 (PONTib) - Development TrialUniversity College London£302,610Mar 2021Feb 2023