The Public Health Research Programme would like to draw attention to the following commissioning briefs reflecting areas of research interest with funding gaps yet to be filled:
Funding for innovative research programmes that aim to have a significant positive impact on patients. This may be through improved understanding, prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment
Funding to support and facilitate public engagement in the arts, humanities and social sciences. The Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities is
Funding for research that evaluates the health and health inequality impacts of community initiatives that aim to address loneliness at a population level. Research areas
Behind every funding decision is a panel of experts tasked with reviewing applications and making awards in accordance with the funder’s published values and strategic
Funding for international early career researchers to work for two years at a UK institution. *Please note that a series of measures designed to the
Funding for early to mid-career researchers who want to gain specific skills and experience to underpin the next phase of their research career. DSE awards
Personal funding awards for early career researchers to transition to or establish their research independence in any discipline supported by UKRI. These awards allow fellows
Funding to combine design-led interventions with arts and humanities methodologies to make positive contributions to the green transition. This opportunity seeks to generate new arts
Funding for research which evaluates the health impacts of interventions which change access to green and blue space. Evaluations may encompass both innovative, smaller-scale public health
