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EPSRC Support by Research Area (Sensors and Instrumentation) in Theme (Healthcare Technologies)

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. The number and value of grants listed below reflects how the theme portfolio is described by this research area.

Please note: some research areas will appear under multiple themes. There is no unique, absolute, relationship between a research area and a theme.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
DEsign for healthy ageing: a smart system to decrease LONELINESS for older people (DELONELINESS)Liu, Professor WKings College LondonEngineering 968,372
DEsign for healthy aging: a smart system to decrease LONELINESS for older people (DELONELINESS)Shi, Professor YUniversity of LeedsSch of Design 187,381
Digital Health: 'Socksess' - Smart Sensing Socks For Monitoring Diabetic Feet And Preventing UlcerationReeves, Professor NDManchester Metropolitan UniversityMusculoskeletal Sci & Sports Med Res Ctr 442,234
Drug-eluting in vivo probe to monitor age-related lower bowel dysfunctionPatel, Professor BAUniversity of BrightonSch of Applied Sciences (SAS) 530,503
Fibre-integrated Picosecond mid-Infrared Laser (fPIRL) for biomolecular analysisMurray, Dr RTImperial College LondonPhysics 540,227
Future blood testing for inclusive monitoring and personalised analytics Network+Li, Professor WUniversity of ReadingBusiness Informatics, Systems and Accoun 800,898
Gastrointestinal bioreactor to evaluate ingestible medicines and inform formulation and manufactureBatchelor, Professor H KUniversity of StrathclydeInst of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sci 675,340
Immuno Diagnostix (IDX) - An ultrasensitive, low cost photonic biosensorKrauss, Professor TUniversity of YorkPhysics 963,368
Incidental Interaction: Novel Technology to Support Elders-as-Athletes through Augmenting Everyday Interactionsschraefel, Professor mUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Electronics and Computer Sci 403,666
Intelligent Sensing to Promote Self-management of Posture and Mobility in Community Dwelling IndividualsWorsley, Professor PRUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Health Sciences 854,930
''Mechanically-intelligent'' Intra-operative Tissue Assessment for Robot-Assisted Surgery (MIRAS)Chen, Dr YHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 1,245,293
Micro-PADs On Call: Out of Hours Disease Monitoring and Early DiagnosisMaher, Dr SUniversity of LiverpoolElectrical Engineering and Electronics 684,427
Multifunctional Flooring: Design for Independent LivingMohagheghian, Dr IUniversity of SurreyMechanical Engineering Sciences 404,813
Multiplexed Scleral Lens Sensors for Monitoring Ocular PhysiologyYetisen, Dr AImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 462,436
Multiscale Metrology Suite for Next-Generation Health NanotechnologiesRattray, Dr ZUniversity of StrathclydeInst of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sci 853,129
Photonic Sensing and Dual-mode Bio-Imaging with Rare Earth Upconversion NanoparticlesJose, Professor GUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 1,311,873
Smart sensors for a wearable-free and contactless virtual ward at homeRajab, Dr KQueen Mary University of LondonSch of Electronic Eng & Computer Science 396,048
Transforming the Objective Real-world measUrement of Symptoms (TORUS)Craddock, Professor IJUniversity of BristolElectrical and Electronic Engineering 6,177,330
Transurethral Shear Wave Elastography (TU-SWE) for Prostate Cancer DiagnosisSaffari, Professor NUCLMechanical Engineering 905,376
Ubiquitous Optical Healthcare Technologies (ubOHT) Programme GrantBaumberg, Professor JJUniversity of CambridgePhysics 6,904,302

Total Number of Grants: 20
Total Value of Grants: £25,711,946

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).