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EPSRC Support by Research Area (Biophysics and Soft Matter Physics) in Theme (Physical Sciences)

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 (£)
3D Nanoscale chemical analysis: a FIBSEM-SIMS facility optimised for soft and composite materialsBrydson, Professor RMDUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 1,726,123
A Research Dedicated Mini-Cyclotron for PET Ligand DiscoveryGouverneur, Professor VUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 771,540
An Artificial RibosomeO'Reilly, Professor RKUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Chemistry 581,943
An Artificial RibosomeTurberfield, Professor AJUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 664,201
An EPSRC National Research Facility to facilitate Data Science in the Physical Sciences: The Physical Sciences Data science Service (PSDS)Coles, Professor SJUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 4,186,496
An Optical Single Molecule Scanner of Protein MotionVollmer, Professor FUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 1,571,018
Beyond AntibioticsStride, Professor EUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 6,552,650
Bio-inspired active sheets: control of membrane shape dynamics by force-generating biopolymer networksKoester, Dr DVUniversity of WarwickWarwick Medical School 597,117
Biophysics of cancer: modelling and assessing physical resistance to therapyPeyman, Dr SUniversity of LeedsPhysics and Astronomy 343,320
CCP5++: Integrating Computer Simulation of Condensed Phases with experiments and data science.Carbone, Professor PUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 366,829
Dead vs Alive Quantum Biology: Magnetoreception Enabled via Non-MarkovianityKattnig, Dr D RUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 571,293
Directed Molecular Recognition through Next-Generation Hybrid Molecular ImprintingFulton, Dr DANewcastle UniversitySch of Natural & Environmental Sciences 308,037
Dynamic Mass Photometry: A new method for studying membrane protein dynamics and interactionsKukura, Professor PUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 485,185
Dynamic physicochemical nanoscale imaging at the solid-liquid interfaceGeorge, Professor MUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 1,171,682
Elucidating the pathways for human tooth enamel mineralisation by 4D microscopy and microfluidicsTan, Professor JUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 2,407,952
Enabling precision engineering of complex chemical products for high value technology sectors.Brydson, Professor RMDUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 1,584,600
Establishing an overseas collaboration to explore the use of digital holographic microscopy to study the biomechanics of fibrous substratesOrtega Asencio, Dr IUniversity of SheffieldClinical Dentistry 22,560
Extreme deformations of magneto- and electro-active membranes: A framework to model instabilities due to large multi-physics loads in thin structuresSaxena, Dr PUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 335,748
Femtosecond to Millisecond Photo-dynamics of Third Generation Fluorescent ProteinsMeech, Professor SUniversity of East AngliaChemistry 454,049
From interparticle forces to macroscopic yielding of soft amorphous solidsLiverpool, Professor TBUniversity of BristolPhysics 527,369
From Interparticle Forces to Macroscopic Yielding of Soft Amorphous SolidsJack, Dr RLUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 419,897
Fundamental Studies of the Drying of Complex Multiphase Aerosol DropletsArmes, Professor SPUniversity of SheffieldChemistry 429,410
Fundamental Studies of the Drying of Complex Multiphase Aerosol DropletsReid, Professor JPUniversity of BristolChemistry 405,634
High performance Wide spectral range Nanoprobe (HiWiN)Kolosov, Professor OVLancaster UniversityPhysics 745,943
High Resolution Imaging Using Transient BindersHeath, Dr GRUniversity of LeedsPhysics and Astronomy 1,219,312
High resolution, cryogenic analytical and transfer scanning electron microscope (HR-CAT-SEM)Khlobystov, Professor AUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 1,564,542
High throughput 2D-IR analysis of biomolecules under physiological conditionsHunt, Professor NTUniversity of YorkChemistry 1,006,129
Hyperfine Resolution and Advanced Structural Analysis to Enable Next-Generation Molecular ScienceO'Connor, Professor PBUniversity of WarwickChemistry 3,101,722
Hysteresis of two-phase flows in porous and fractured media: From micro-scale Haines jumps to macro-scale pressure-saturation curvesHoltzman, Dr RCoventry UniversityCtr for Fluid and Complex Systems 288,791
Imaging Chemical Dynamics with Ultrafast Laser SpectroscopyBurt, Dr MUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 1,137,597
Instrument Development: A lab-scale soft X-ray microscope for biological systemsFrey, Professor JGUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 4,039,483
Interrogating the nisin:lipid II interaction: a chemical biology approachTabor, Professor AUCLChemistry 759,213
Investigating liquid-like mineral phases in crowded mediaKim, Dr YUniversity of LeedsSch of Chemistry 586,530
Irreversible Molecular Glues to Activate Anti-Cancer Interactome of 14-3-3sigmaDoveston, Dr RGUniversity of LeicesterChemistry 410,167
KinoGlu: A Chemical Strategy to illuminate CNS BiologyFarnaby, Dr WUniversity of DundeeSchool of Life Sciences 427,008
Local Tracking of Single Ions Dynamics at Solid-Liquid InterfacesVoitchovsky, Professor KDurham, University ofPhysics 1,171,291
MOLSImage: Combining Simulations and Imaging to Deliver Next Generation Tools for Studying Bacterial Cell Envelopes.Khalid, Professor SUniversity of OxfordBiochemistry 1,465,014
Nanostructured Self-Assembly of Bio-Derived and Bio-Inspired Lipid-Based AmphiphilesHamley, Professor IWUniversity of ReadingChemistry 1,370,271
Non-Benzenoid Fluorophores to Enable New Imaging ModalitiesLewis, Dr SEUniversity of BathChemistry 764,595
Novel Characterisation of Nanoparticles as Lung Surfactant Protein Substitutes towards New Treatments for Infant Respiratory Distress SyndromeCampbell, Dr RAUniversity of Manchester, TheSchool of Health Sciences 288,308
On-chip bio-opto-mechanics: Controlling phonon-assisted processes in single biomoleculesSapienza, Dr LUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 105,159
oxDNA3 - Introducing Sequence-Specific Curvature And Elasticity Into A Coarse-Grained DNA ModelHenrich, Dr OUniversity of StrathclydePhysics 431,761
Perfecting Halide Perovskites: From Precursor Ink Chemistry to Defect ControlNoel, Dr NKUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 1,700,817
Probing the origin and evolution of low-oxidation state iron and copper nanoparticles in the brainTelling, Professor NDKeele UniversityInst for Science and Tech in Medicine 857,013
Quantifying the risk of precipitating drug induced crystalluria (XTALURIA)Kavanagh, Dr ONewcastle UniversitySch of Pharmacy 332,146
Realising Functional Cellulosic Bio-based CompositesEichhorn, Professor SUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 1,561,994
Stretching the boundaries; new soft matter systems.Gleeson, Professor HUniversity of LeedsPhysics and Astronomy 1,631,505
Structure, mechanism and assembly of a nano-scale biological rotary electric motorBerry, Professor RMUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 2,042,298
Supramolecular structure predictions validated from sparse experimental dataBode, Dr BEUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 454,684
SusAgriChem - Sustainable Formulation of Agri-Chemicals via Dynamic Molecular InterfacesAngeli, Professor PUCLChemical Engineering 936,263
The Biophysics of Mesoscale, Reversible, Biomolecular AssembliesLeake, Professor MCUniversity of YorkPhysics 2,022,041
Theoretical Condensed Matter Cambridge - Critical Mass GrantPayne, Professor MCUniversity of CambridgePhysics 2,997,306
Thermodynamics of Growing Active and Living MatterTjhung, Dr EThe Open UniversityFaculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM) 1,009,749
Tomo-SAXS: Imaging full-field molecular-to-macroscale biophysics of fibrous tissuesTerrill, Dr NJDiamond Light SourceScience Division 91,291
Tomo-SAXS: Imaging full-field molecular-to-macroscale biophysics of fibrous tissuesGupta, Professor HQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 451,557
Tomo-SAXS: Imaging full-field molecular-to-macroscale biophysics of fibrous tissuesLee, Professor PUCLMechanical Engineering 323,799
Tomo-SAXS: Imaging full-field molecular-to-macroscale biophysics of fibrous tissuesSherratt, Professor MUniversity of Manchester, TheSchool of Biological Sciences 48,100
Transforming molecular biophysics with mass photometryKukura, Professor PUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 1,768,065
Understanding hydrophobic interactions in cellulose nanofibresEichhorn, Professor SUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 24,040

Total Number of Grants: 59
Total Value of Grants: £65,620,157

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