| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/T26580/01 |
| Title: |
Strategic promotion of ageing research capacity (SPARC): new blood, new ideas and more benefit |
| Principal Investigator: |
Lansley, Professor PR |
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| Department: |
Construction Management and Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Reading |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 January 2005 |
Ends: |
31 December 2008 |
Value (£): |
1,763,400
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Artificial Intelligence |
Building Ops & Management |
| Transport Ops & Management |
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| EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications: |
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Healthcare |
| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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SPARC will make a significant contribution to building the UK capacity for ageing-related research through an approach to research funding which will pursue the following aims:- enable investigators new to ageing to undertake small projects or feasibility studies through which they can establish themselves in the area- stimulate activities at the EPSRC/BBSRC interface and encourage cross disciplinary working (example areas would be nutrition, chemical genetics, chemical probes, neurobiology, physics/biology interface, skeleto-muscular systems, biomechanics and biomimetics)- complement and strengthen the large project and consortia approach of EPSRC and BBSRC, by ensuring that there is growth in the number of academics with relevant experience who are sufficiently networked to gain responsive mode funding for large scale projects- ensure that the outcomes of the small projects are presented from the same platform as those from existing EQUAL and ERA projects and consortia/large projects, thus facilitating coherence- build on Network 1 and replicate its success in fields represented by ERA by ensuring the engagement of the research community with a wide range of stakeholders in ageing, and by demonstrating the contribution to improving the quality of life of older people of (i) design, engineering and technology orientated research, (ii) biological research, and (iii) research at the interfaces between these two areas- provide a measurable contribution to the strategic ageing objectives of EPSRC and BBSRC.
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| Project URL: |
http://www.sparc.ac.uk |
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| Organisation Website: |
http://www.rdg.ac.uk |