Newton Fund: Recently awarded projects.

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

The total value of the 63 awards reported below is £21,705,816.


FunderReferenceProject TitleLead OrganisationAward ValueStart DateEnd Date
BBSRCBB/S018867/2Novel real-time disease surveillance and fungicide resistance monitoring tools to foster a smart and sustainable crop protection platform in BrazilNational Inst of Agricultural Botany£231,554May 2020Apr 2021
BBSRCBB/S018867/1Novel real-time disease surveillance and fungicide resistance monitoring tools to foster a smart and sustainable crop protection platform in BrazilRothamsted Research£369,549May 2019Apr 2020
BBSRCBB/S020829/1UK-China Agritech Challenge: Envirobot An autonomous roving platform for environment, health and welfare monitoring of poultryRoyal Veterinary College£266,570Feb 2019Feb 2022
BBSRCBB/S018913/1Drivers and dynamics of antimicrobial resistance and Salmonella in Brazilian pig and poultry productionInstitute of Food Research£314,911May 2019May 2022
BBSRCBB/S018948/1Novel delivery of phytochemicals for sustainable crop protectionKeele University£244,535May 2019Sep 2021
BBSRCBB/S012877/1Development of beneficial microbiome communities to increase the resistance against abiotic stress in Carica papaya and Capsicum annuumUniversity of Warwick£478,011Feb 2019Feb 2020
BBSRCBB/S018719/1Understanding the evolution of insecticide resistance in Brazilian crop pests: Towards effective Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM)University of Exeter£505,297Apr 2019Dec 2021
BBSRCBB/S012834/1Exploiting night-time traits to improve wheat yield and water use efficiency in the warming climate of North-western MexicoUniversity of Nottingham£541,033May 2019May 2022
BBSRCBB/S01893X/1Advancing sustainable forage-based livestock production systems in Colombia (CoForLife)Aberystwyth University£663,462Apr 2019Sep 2021
BBSRCBB/S004904/1Brucellosis in Kenya - understanding epidemiology and informing control at regional scalesUniversity of Glasgow£77,506Feb 2019Jan 2021
BBSRCBB/S012850/1Improving water use and accelerating breeding pipelines in Mexican avocadoUniversity of Sheffield£541,029Feb 2019Feb 2022
BBSRCBB/S012885/1SAFERGUARDING SONORA'S WHEAT FROM CLIMATE CHANGERothamsted Research£516,644May 2019May 2022
BBSRCBB/S018956/1ENDORSE: ENhancing Diversity to Overcome ReSistance EvolutionUniversity of Stirling£502,638May 2019Oct 2021
BBSRCBB/S018964/1"Bean Breeding for Adaptation to a Changing Climate and Post-Conflict Colombia (BBACO)"University of Reading£661,997Apr 2019Sep 2021
BBSRCBB/S012877/2Development of beneficial microbiome communities to increase the resistance against abiotic stress in Carica papaya and Capsicum annuumUniversity of Ulm£197,253May 2020Apr 2022
BBSRCBB/S018891/1Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri citrus canker in São Paulo. Molecular epidemiology and biocontrol potential of bacteriophage and their depolymerases.Manchester Metropolitan University£350,612May 2019Oct 2021
BBSRCBB/S004890/1The role of heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium infection) and other tick-borne pathogens in Acute Camel Death Syndrome in KenyaUniversity of Liverpool£100,796Jan 2019Oct 2020
BBSRCBB/S004866/1Assessment and economic evaluation of sheep reproduction efficiency, challenges and mitigation strategies in Kajiado, Kenya.Royal Veterinary College£99,590Jan 2019Jun 2020
BBSRCBB/S018840/1Towards BIOSmart livestock farming in Colombia: cultural landscapes, silvo-pastoral systems and biodiversityUniversity of Bristol£654,449Apr 2019Sep 2021
BBSRCBB/S004882/1Developing a New Tool for Phenotyping Tick Resistance in CattleRothamsted Research£100,809Feb 2019Apr 2020
ESRCES/V013297/1Mapping Mental Health Resources for Young People Living in a Conflict Con-text at The Colombian Pacific RegionUniversity of Birmingham£297,475Feb 2021Feb 2024
ESRCES/V013157/1The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of workers in health services: building resilience in post-conflict territoriesLondon Sch of Hygiene and Trop Medicine£335,583Jan 2021Dec 2023
ESRCES/R011109/1Development of entrepreneurship in demobilization areasLancaster University£91,743Aug 2018Aug 2019
ESRCES/V013173/1Improving mental health and human capital: developing a mental health intervention for 'Youth in Action' programme in post-conflict areas in ColombiaKing's College London£338,044Feb 2021Feb 2024
ESRCES/R010560/1Pathways to Reconciliation: Investigating the impact of ES.PE.RE (Schools of Forgiveness and Reconciliation) on psychological and social well beingLondon School of Economics & Pol Sci£321,899Aug 2018Jul 2021
ESRCES/V013394/1A Participatory Psychosocial Care Approach to of Mental Health in Colombia (PPC-Colombia)Keele University£337,318Feb 2021Feb 2024
ESRCES/V013246/1Understanding and addressing the impact of stressful live events on the mental health of older adults in ColombiaUniversity of Liverpool£317,167Feb 2021Jan 2024
ESRCES/V013416/1Participatory research to support the development of culturally sensitive mental health and wellbeing services for the Kankuamo people of ColombiaUniversity of Liverpool£307,182Feb 2021Jul 2023
ESRCES/V013327/1Development of a biopsychosocial translational research programme in post-traumatic stress disorder.Queen's University of Belfast£326,756Feb 2021Feb 2024
ESRCES/V013114/1Adapting DIALOG+ and building capacity in schools to support mental wellbeing and resilience in post-conflict Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemicQueen Mary, University of London£193,185Feb 2021Feb 2023
ESRCES/V013211/1Starting from the bottom: Using participatory action research to rebuild community mental health services in ColombiaUniversity College London£336,724Feb 2021May 2023
MRCMR/R020868/1Dissecting global protective immune response to dengue virus at a single-cell resolutionThe Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute£364,577Apr 2018Sep 2021
MRCMR/S009086/2Inactivation of the PRH/HHEX tumour suppressor and its effects on inflammatory signalling in prostate cancer.University of Nottingham£407,168Feb 2021Oct 2022
NERCNE/S011870/1Safeguarding Pollination Services in a Changing World: theory into practice (SURPASS2)NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology£1,428,847Jan 2019Dec 2019
NERCNE/S013237/1CASCADA: Toxin or Treat?National Oceanography Centre£66,857Feb 2019Oct 2019
NERCNE/S011811/1ARBOLES: A trait-based Understanding of LATAM Forest Biodiversity and ResilienceUniversity of Leeds£1,107,054Feb 2019Jan 2022
NERCNE/S013288/1CASCADA - Toxin or Treat?University of Bristol£439,965Feb 2019Dec 2021
NERCNE/S009124/1MIDST-CZ: Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone scienceUniversity of Leeds£96,463Jan 2019Mar 2022
NERCNE/M021335/1Food Security and Land Use: The Telecoupling ChallengeKing's College London£140,984Feb 2015Dec 2020
NERCNE/S011641/1Optimising the long term management of invasive species affecting biodiversity and the rural economy using adaptive managementUniversity of Aberdeen£1,095,537Feb 2019Jan 2022
NERCNE/M021343/1Food Security and Land Use: The Telecoupling ChallengeUniversity of Edinburgh£62,152Feb 2015Dec 2020
NERCNE/S009159/1MIDST-CZ: Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone scienceLancaster University£21,132Jan 2019Mar 2022
NERCNE/S011692/1Structure, connectivity and resilience of an exploited ecosystem: towards sustainable ecosystem-based fisheries managementAberystwyth University£818,201Feb 2019Aug 2020
NERCNE/S009108/1MIDST-CZ: Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone scienceQueen's University of Belfast£80,797Jan 2019Mar 2022
NERCNE/S013237/2CASCADA: Toxin or Treat?National Oceanography Centre (WEF011019)£48,703Nov 2019Nov 2021
NERCNE/S009132/1MIDST-CZ: Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone scienceUniversity of Sheffield£81,343Jan 2019Mar 2022
NERCNE/S013318/1PEGASUS: Producing EnerGy and preventing hAzards from SUrface water Storage in PeruUniversity of Leeds£506,620Feb 2019Dec 2021
NERCNE/S013245/1Integrated upstream and downstream thinking to mitigate water security challenges from Peruvian glacier retreatUniversity of Plymouth£366,568Feb 2019May 2022
NERCNE/S01330X/1Glacial Lakes in Peru: Evolution, Hazards and impacts of climate change.University of Exeter£507,631Feb 2019Nov 2021
NERCNE/S009167/1MIDST-CZ: Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone scienceUniversity of Aberdeen£217,466Jan 2019Mar 2022
NERCNE/M021386/1Food Security and Land Use: The Telecoupling ChallengeUniversity of Oxford£106,721Feb 2015Dec 2020
NERCNE/S009094/1MIDST-CZ: Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone scienceRothamsted Research£157,332Jan 2019Mar 2022
NERCNE/S013296/1Peruvian Glacier Retreat and its Impact on Water Security (Peru GROWS)Northumbria University£405,124Feb 2019Dec 2021
NERCNE/S009140/1MIDST-CZ: Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone scienceUniversity of Glasgow£240,504Jan 2019Mar 2022
NERCNE/S011870/2Safeguarding Pollination Services in a Changing World: theory into practice (SURPASS2)NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology£912,809Dec 2019Dec 2021
NERCNE/S013253/1Integrated upstream and downstream thinking to mitigate water security challenges from Peruvian glacier retreatPlymouth Marine Laboratory£40,901Feb 2019May 2022
NERCNE/M021548/1Food Security and Land Use: The Telecoupling ChallengeImperial College London£55,437Feb 2015Dec 2020
NERCNE/S013210/1WateR security And climate cHange adaptation in PerUvian glacier-fed river basins (RAHU)Imperial College London£504,161Feb 2019Dec 2021
NERCNE/S009116/1MIDST-CZ: Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone scienceCranfield University£15,401Jan 2019Apr 2020
NERCNE/S009175/1MIDST-CZ: Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone scienceUniversity of Exeter£181,604Jan 2019Mar 2022
STFCST/V002651/1Pollution and Climate Smart Agriculture in China (PaCSAC)King's College London£188,169Aug 2020Jan 2022
STFCST/V00266X/1Pollution and Climate Smart Agriculture in China (PaCSAC)University of Leeds£188,584Aug 2020Jan 2022
STFCST/V002481/1Pollution and Climate Smart Agriculture in China (PaCSAC)University of York£229,683Oct 2020Mar 2022