Research Excellence (round 3) - University of Edinburgh
By investing in research the BHF are supporting scientists to make potentially life-saving discoveries, which could help us beat the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases across the world. But sometimes it takes more than a one-off project to find the answers. Rather than award money to a specific project, the Research Excellence Awards support a wide range of infrastructure and collaborations between researchers at each university. This flexible funding model means that innovative research can rapidly get off the ground without delay. It encourages experts from diverse fields to come together to tackle the most challenging problems. From biologists to engineers, physicians to mathematicians: the varied perspectives and knowledge fosters creative thinking and innovation. The awards also help to secure the UK’s future as a world-leader in heart and circulatory disease research, by attracting and nurturing future research leaders, and encouraging the agile exploitation of new ideas. These awards now fund work in six of the UK’s leading universities, including this award to the University of Edinburgh. BHF Professor Andrew Baker will lead the team in its scientific focus on diabetes and metabolic syndrome in heart and circulatory diseases. They will work on imaging damage to large blood vessels and valves, and also on the use of data science and large data sets in understanding and planning the care of people with heart and circulatory diseases.
Project details
| Grant amount | £3,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Grant type | Chairs & Programme Grants |
| Application type | Research Excellence |
| Start Date | 01 April 2019 |
| Duration | 5 years |
| Reference | RE/18/5/34216 |
| Status | In Progress |
