Networking Grants

Dr Claudia Suemoto (Universidade de Sao Paulo) and Professor Matthew Prina (Newcastle University) 
Brazil-UK Network on Healthy Aging and Inequalities

Dr Ponnusamy Subramaniam (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) and Dr Jennifer NW Lim (University of Wolverhampton) 
An interdisciplinary research network for dementia: Paving the way to transform prevention and timely diagnosis for dementia in Malaysia 

 Professor Adrian Brink (University of Cape Town) and Professor Hermine Mkrtchyan (University of West London) 
UK-South Africa partnership on Biovigilance utilising next-generation sequencing technology across the One Heath continuum 

Dr Quan Nguyen (Hanoi University of Civil Engineering) and Dr Ruoyu Jin (Brunel University of London) 
Integrating digital transformation and circular economy for decarbonised construction & demolition waste diversion: enhancing Vietnam and UK’s research & practice (AIRINESS) 

Dr Daniel Maitethia Memeu (Meru University of Science and Technology) and Professor Pietro Cicuta (University of Cambridge) 
Advancing Microscopy and Image Analysis: OpenFlexure Workshops for Research Innovation 

Professor Silvia Figueiredo Costa (Universidade de Sao Paulo) and Professor Gwenda Hughes (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) 
STI-Net: Reducing transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and STI antimicrobial resistance in Brazil: Harnessing molecular testing technologies to develop sustainable digital innovations in service delivery and the public health response 

Dr Umme Aminun Naher (Bangladesh Rice Research Institute) and Professor Joanne Smith (University of Aberdeen) 
Innovation in recycling organic wastes for low-cost and labour-efficient soil improvement in South Asia 

Dr Quan Nguyen (Hanoi University of Civil Engineering) and Professor Patrick Manu (University of the West of England) 
Developing a BIM-based Immersive Learning Environment for Enhanced Construction Management Education and Training using VR Technology (DOMINEERING) 

Professor Hiep Nguyen (Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City) and Dr Paul Watton (University of Sheffield) 
Capacity Building and Computing Technologies for Healthcare: An Application in Transforming Mental Health Research and Services in Vietnam 

Dr Narinratana Kongjandtre (Burapha University) and Dr Maged Ali (University of Essex) 
A Roadmap for Building with Nature for Climate Change Adaptation: A Framework based on Place-Based Case Studies 

Dr Vu Quoc Dat (Hanoi Medical University) and Dr Síle Molloy (City St George's, University of London) 
Ending Cryptococcal meningitis deaths by 2030: A network for change in Vietnam 

Dr Ngoc-Anh Luu-Dam (The Center for Nature Conservation and Development) and Mrs Jane Wood (University of Manchester) 
Bridging indigenous knowledge with modern techniques: A Collaborative Approach for Sustainable Dyes in Northern Vietnam 

Professor Amiena Peck (University of the Western Cape) and Dr Paddy Ross (Durham University) 
School uniforms and ideologies of harm: transnational policies, perspectives, and action 

Dr Chitwadee Phithakrotchanakoon (National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) and Professor Colin Robinson (University of Kent) 
Establishing a Thailand-UK partnership on the production of innovative bioproducts from microbial bioresources and fungal platforms

Professor Flavio da Silva Emery (Universidade de Sao Paulo) and Professor Kevin Read (University of Dundee) 
Development of a DMPK network in Brazil

Dr Mohd Rashidi Che Beson (Universiti Malaysia Perlis) and Professor Xiaoli Chu (University of Sheffield) 
Hybrid Fiber-Wireless 2-Dimensional Flexible Cross Correlation (2-D FCC) OCDMA For Future 6G Network Massive Accessibility

Dr Latifah Munirah Kamarudin (Universiti Malaysia Perlis) and Dr Zheng Chew (University of Exeter) 
Empowering Environmental Health and Wellbeing through Interdisciplinary Advancements in Sustainable Multi-Sensor Platforms with Energy Harvesting 

Dr Ianatul Khoiroh (University of Nottingham Malaysia) and Professor Anna Croft (Loughborough University) 
Ionic Liquids for Sustainable Microalgal Production 

Dr Nguyen-Son Vo (Duy Tan University) and Dr Hamed Ahmadi (University of York) 
Smart Digital Platform Supporting Indigenous Communities threatened by Natural Disasters and Environmental Degradation 

Dr Lavdie Rada (Bahçeşehir University) and Dr Cefa Karabag (London Metropolitan University) 
Empowering Healthcare with Automated Analysis: Addressing the Surge in Medical Data Through Collaboration and Innovation 

Professor Tholene Sodi (University of Limpopo) and Dr Darya Gaysina (University of Sussex) 
Mental health literacy for secondary school learners: Building capacity through the Pan-African Mental Health Research Network (PAMHRN) 

Professor Antonio Luiz Ribeiro (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) and Dr Fu Siong Ng (Imperial College London) 
AI-ECG: applications of artificial intelligence to the electrocardiogram 

Dr Timothy Esemu (Makerere University) and Dr Eghosa Igudia (De Montfort University) 
Promoting innovation ecosystems in the informal sector, decent work and inclusive economic growth in LDCs

Professor Michele Miller (Stellenbosch University) and Professor Darrell Abernethy (Aberystwyth University) 
Optimising neglected zoonotic disease (NZD) surveillance and control in Sub-Saharan Africa through changing hearts, minds and techniques

Dr Sophie Yacoub (Oxford University Clinical Research Unit) and Dr Daniel Munblit (King's College London) 
Establishing an international clinical trials network for dengue virus infection

Professor Joyashree Roy (Asian Institute of Technology) and Dr Eleni Iacovidou (Brunel University of London) 
Circular plastic economy: Bridging theory and practice to train future leaders in sustainable plastics research

Professor Ton Mai Duy (VNU University of Medicine and Pharmacy) and Professor Huan Xuan Nguyen (Middlesex University) 
Strengthening Global Partnerships: Digital Twinning for Stroke Care in Vietnam and Indonesia 

Professor Lan Vu (Hanoi University of Public Health) and Professor Hongnian Yu (Edinburgh Napier University) 
UK-ASEAN Network on AI-Enabled Healthcare Research and Innovation using Wearable Technologies (AIWT4Care) 

Professor Ngoc-Thanh Le (VNU University of Medicine and Pharmacy) and Professor Joy Notter (Birmingham City University) 
Preparing for Pre-Hospital Emergency Care in Vietnam

Professor Tuyet Nguyen Thi Anh (Hanoi University of Science and Technology) and Dr Minh-Son Pham (Imperial College London) 
UK-VN Scientific Network for Hydrogen and Related Technologies for Net Zero

Professor Sarbeswar Sahoo (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) and Professor Paul Chaney (Cardiff University) 
Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Civil Society Action against Language Death and Cultural Oppression: Evidence and Lessons from India

Dr D. Samuel Schwarzkopf (University of Auckland) and Dr John Greenwood (University College London) 
Do amblyopia and nystagmus change the organisation and functional connectivity of human visual cortex?

Professor Leon Flicker (University of Western Australia) and Professor Gillian Mead (University of Edinburgh) 
Assembling the Cochrane Thematic Group in Heart, Stroke and Circulation to facilitate a global plan for evidence synthesis activities

Professor Young-Joo Jeon (Mokwon University) and Dr Yeji Han (York St John University) 
Sleep Deprivation, Mental Health Problems and Suicidal Rate among Adolescents in South Korea: ‘English Fever’ and Educational Competitiveness

Professor Sheila Puffer (Northeastern University) and Dr Boksun Kim (University of Plymouth) 
Saving Sand to Save the Planet

Dr Julia Brandenberger (Inselspital Universitätsspital Bern) and Dr Ruud Nijman (Imperial College London) 
REACH-network: building up a participatory, interdisciplinary network to overcome major health disparities for migrant children & adolescents in the European Region

Dr Yafei Wang (University of Alberta) and Dr Peng Liu (University of Kent) 
Exploring the application of Large Language Models in medical image analysis: integrating statistics to ensure fairness and privacy protection

Dr Merrick Pilling (Toronto Metropolitan University) and Dr Nadena Doharty (University of Durham) 
Building an Interdisciplinary Network to Address the Social Determinants of Mental Distress in Post-Secondary Institutions

Professor David Komander (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) and Professor Sylvie Urbe (University of Liverpool) 
Targeting NIX/BNIP3-mediated mitophagy to improve mitochondrial health

Professor Jingang Yi (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) and Dr Aiqin Liu (University of Leeds) 
Global challenges and opportunities in knee robotic rehabilitation technology development

Dr Tae Joon Jun (Asan Medical Center) and Dr Nhat Pham (Cardiff University) 
Utilization of Digital Twin for Cardiovascular Disease Care Management Through Multimodal Physiological Sensing Wearables

Dr Pai Chet Ng (Singapore Institute of Technology) and Dr Fani Deligianni (University of Glasgow) 
Multimodal Human Behaviour Analysis for Privacy-preserving Smart Healthcare Application with Federated Learning

Dr Daeho Kim (University of Toronto) and Dr Clara Cheung (University of Manchester) 
Digital Occupational Safety and Health (D-OSH) Network: Connecting Research, Policy and Practice in Construction Across Continents

Professor Paul Egglestone (University of Newcastle) and Dr Khalid Ali (Brighton and Sussex Medical School) 
Exploring Social Connectedness among Care Home Communities

Professor Janna Hastings (University of Zurich) and Dr Ernesto Jimenez-Ruiz (City, University of London) 
Neurosymbolic AI for Medicine

Professor Eric Chow (Monash University) and Dr Susanne Hodgson (University of Oxford) 
Gonococcal Challenge Network

Dr Kusum Menon (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute) and Dr Padmanabhan Ramnarayan (Imperial College London) 
Better Data for Child Health: The Development of a Global Collaboration of Paediatric Critical Care Research Networks

Professor Blossom Stephan (Curtin University) and Dr Serena Sabatini (University of Surrey) 
Dementia carers’ views on ageing expertise network

Professor Simon Couillard-Castonguay (Université de Sherbrooke) and Professor Ian Pavord (University of Oxford) 
Blood Eosinophils and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide for Prediction of Asthma Attacks:  Patient-Level Meta-Analysis and Risk Modelling

Professor Lynn Kemp (Western Sydney University) and Professor Chris Flood (Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust) 
International Network for Supporting Positive Intervention in Early Childhood

Professor Sherilee Harper (University of Alberta) and Dr John Richmond (University of Sheffield) 
Advancing mental health preparedness, response, and resilience to climate and weather extremes: An international transdisciplinary network

Dr Petra Zapp (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH) and Dr Muhammad Shafique (Brunel University of London) 
Fuel Cell and Battery Electric Vehicles – Enhancing Pathway Analysis for Future Transportation Systems

Dr Rimi Khan (National University of Singapore) and Dr Karen Patel (Birmingham City University) 
Expanding contemporary craft and fashion entrepreneurship for sustainable development

Dr Digvijay Pawar (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad) and Dr Anna Charly (University of Liverpool) 
Evaluating Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning Systems in Distracted Driving World

Professor Ketan Kotecha (Symbiosis International University) and Professor Neil Vaughan (University of Exeter) 
Explainable AI for Retinopathy of Prematurity - Towards responsible and trustworthy healthcare 

Professor Mostafa Mabrouk (National Research Centre) and Dr Diganta Das (Loughborough University)
Establishing a roadmap for the advancement of wound pathogen detection and treatment through the utilization of microneedle technology

Professor Amaro Pereira (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) and Dr Muhammad Shafique (Brunel University of London)
South-East-North Network on Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Waste-to-Energy Technologies (SEN4WTE)

Dr Niladri Chakraborty (University of the Free State) and Dr Tahir Mahmood (University of the West of Scotland)
Perspectives and Challenges in the Adoption of AI-Based Quality Control in Manufacturing SMEs: A Comparative Study of the UK and South Africa

Professor Lisa Micklesfield (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) and Dr Andrew Atkin (University of East Anglia)
POWER: A POpulation Health WEaRables Network in Low- and Middle-income Countries

Dr Sabina Wakasiaka (University of Nairobi) and Dr Amie Wilson (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine)
Improving outcomes and experiences: the development of a collaborative adolescent maternity care network in Sub-Saharan Africa

Professor Claudine Storbeck (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) and Professor Alys Young (University of Manchester)
SA-UK network for enhancing sign langauge interpreting in statutory health and social care

Professor Sina Ercan (Yeditepe University) and Professor George Ghinea (Brunel University of London)
MUXNET - Multisensory XR-based Telesurgery

Dr Prama Putra (Bandung Institute of Technology) and Dr Robin Thompson (University of Oxford)
Indonesia-UK network on vector-borne disease modelling for public health policy

Professor Poppy Winanti (Universitas Gadjah Mada) and Dr Alexandra Hennessy (University of Essex)
Climate Geopolitics, Critical Minerals Trade, and Sustainable Mining Governance in Indonesia

Dr Alicia Matijasevich (Universidade de Sao Paulo) and Dr Faith Martin (University of Bath)
Establishing an international consortium to developing interventions, initially for parents of children with suicidality and/or self-harm in low-middle income countries

Dr Yusuf Ahmed Ali (University of Burao) and Dr Opeolu Ojo (University of Wolverhampton)
Health Systems Network  for Non-Communicable Diseases in the Horn of Africa

Dr Ririn Wulandari (Aisyah University) and Dr Debbie Smith (University of Manchester)
Indonesia-UK healthy pregnancy journey (IUPJ) network

Dr Hoo Keat Wong (University of Nottingham Malaysia) and Dr Alessio Bellato (University of Southampton)
Establishing the "South-East Asia Mental Health Consortium" (SEAMHC)

Dr Jariya Buniam (Chulabhorn Royal Academy) and Dr Francoise Koumanov (University of Bath)
Bridging Global Nutrition Research: Advancing Approaches to Metabolic Health in Thailand-UK

Professor Sian Hemmings (Stellenbosch University) and Professor Lindsay Hall (University of Birmingham)
Unravelling the Role of the Microbiome in Mental Health Disorders in Africa

Dr Muhammad Ihfaz Ismail (Universiti Sains Malaysia) and Mr William Bolton (University of Leeds)
Spatial brain-computer interface technologies for recovery after neurosurgery and neurotrauma

Dr Innocent Mboya (Africa Academy for Public Health) and Professor Bernard Rachet (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
An international and interdisciplinary network for analysing routine HIV/AIDS and cancer registry data in Tanzania

Dr Mai Zafer (Ahram Canadian University) and Dr Bruno Silvester Lopes (Teesside University)
Recent advances and Challenges in Antimicrobial Resistance: Threat from the pink corner

Dr Tawanda Zininga (Stellenbosch University) and Dr Yvonne Nyathi (University of Leeds)
South Africa-UK network of Proteostasis in Diseases

Professor Che Khairil Izam Che Ibrahim (Universiti Teknologi MARA) and Dr Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo (University of Manchester)
UK-Indonesia-Malaysia Alliance for Occupational Safety and Health Advancement in Construction (OSH-Advance)

Dr Ivet Suriapranata (Universitas Pelita Harapan) and Dr Odile Harrison (University of Oxford)
INDIGO: International Network Development in Indonesia for GOnorrhoea surveillance

Dr Dwinanti Rika Marthanty (University of Indonesia) and Dr Marianna Ercolino (Brunel University of London)
Coastal Land Loss: Northern Java Indonesia-UK Hub

Professor Poramate Manoonpong (Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology) and Dr Richard Suphapol Diteesawat (University of Bristol)
UK-Thai Health Alliance: Advancing Assistive and Rehabilitative Technology with Human-Centred Robotics and AI for Good Health and Well-being

Dr Sewanou Hermann Honfo (University of Kinshasa) and Dr Simon Babayan (University of Glasgow)
AI-driven approaches to climate-resilient malaria control

Professor Haydee Fiszbein Wertzner (Universidade de Sao Paulo) and Professor Yvonne Wren (Cardiff Metropolitan University)
Brazil-UK network on Speech Sound Disorder

Professor Quynh Phuong Pham (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) and Professor Graeme Were (SOAS)
Museums and the Ethics of Care: Realising the Potential of Museums for Well-being and Gender Equality

Professor Tanjil Sowgat (Khulna University) and Dr Justine Howard (Swansea University)
Understanding the relationship between neighbourhood environments and children's health and well-being: A Bangladesh-UK knowledge sharing network for developing effective practice in the Global South

Dr Vina PS Tan (Universiti Sains Malaysia) and Professor Judith Sixsmith (University of Dundee)
Networking and research enrichment on applying community-based participatory research for healthy ageing in older people (CPR4Health): Bridging gaps across disciplines and communities

Professor Esayas Alemayehu (Jimma University) and Dr Abiy S Kebede (Brunel University of London)
Co-designing Climate-Resilient Development Pathways: A Framework for Enhancing Inclusive Decision-making across the Food-Water-Land-Ecosystems NeXus in Ethiopia (CRED-FWLEX)

Dr Genesis Chorwe-Sungani (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences) and Dr Rebecca Webb (City St George's, University of London)
INTERSECT Africa

Dr Tsepo Tsekoa (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) and Professor Faith Osier (Imperial College London)
Molecular farming in African biomanufacturing: A UK-Southern Africa partnership for enhancing vaccine production and biosecurity capacity

Professor Padet Siriyasatien (Chulalongkorn University) and Professor Tossapon Boongoen (Aberystwyth University)
Strengthening UK-Thai research capacity for AI application to Neglected Infectious Disease

Professor Nedson Pophiwa (University of Johannesburg) and Dr Fiona Campbell (Newcastle University)
Southern Africa-UK Network on Child Health and Air Pollution

Dr Suraj Bhattarai (Global Health Research and Medical Interventions for Development, Nepal) and Professor Paul Heath (City St George's, University of London)
Asia-UK Maternal-neonatal Infection and IMmunity Network (AMMUNet)

Professor Reeta Mani (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences) and Dr Tehmina Bharucha (Francis Crick Institute)
A research network to transform neurological flavivirus diagnostics in Asia

Professor Suzette Bremault-Phillips (University of Alberta) and Professor Matt Fossey (Anglia Ruskin University)
Integrative Perspectives: Advancing Multidisciplinary Collaborations in 3MDR Psychotherapeutic Research

Dr M Reza Hosseini (University of Melbourne) and Dr Ruoyu Jin (Brunel University of London)
Towards a Circular Nexus: Establishing 3D-IN (Data-Driven Deconstruction International Network)

Professor Yen-Yu Lin (National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology) and Dr Rabee Shamass (Brunel University of London)
Multi-waste source valorisation Towards Optimal & Innovative Applications via Digital Manufacturing: Bridging Taiwan and UK Decarbonisation experiences (MSVIA-DMTUK)

Professor Melissa Melby (University of Delaware) and Professor Susan Pickard (University of Liverpool)
Cultures and biologies of menopause: constructing an interdisciplinary cross-cultural framework for menopause

Dr Samantha Bunzli (Griffith University) and Professor Clare Jinks (Keele University)
Pump priming the Change OsteoArthritis Narrative Initiative (COAN). A global call to action to reduce the burden of osteoarthritis worldwide

Dr Ruchira Sen (O.P. Jindal Global University) and Professor Rachel Murphy (University of Oxford)
A Reconsideration of Care: Pursuing Gender-Equal Care for Global Health and Wellbeing

Professor Narender Kumar (Jawaharlal Nehru University) and Dr Ivica Petrikova (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Food systems policies and health inequalities – Comparative study of UK and India

Professor Jayaseelan Murugaiyan (SRM University, Andhra Pradesh) and Dr Suparna Mitra (University of Leeds)
Building a Collaborative Network to Conduct a Comparative Study on Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Apparently Healthy Populations Across Multiple Regions in India

Professor Ming Shan Ng (Kyoto Institute of Technology) and Dr Clara Cheung (University of Manchester)
UK-Japan-Switzerland-Germany-Netherlands Transnational Network for Safer and Healthier Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) in Construction

Dr Andrew Budson (Boston University) and Dr Jonathan Huntley (University of Exeter)
The CLEAR network: Building a multidisciplinary network to investigate Consciousness and Lived Experience in Alzheimer’s and Related dementias

Dr Feng-Chi Liu (Feng Chia University) and Dr Yurui Fan (Brunel University of London)
Impact of Extreme Weather on Food Delivery and Waste: A Data-Driven Study

Professor David Chong (University of Melbourne) and Professor Yvonne Wren (University of Bristol)
Laterality in cleft lip and palate: establishing an international interdisciplinary consortium to investigate causes, treatments and outcomes

Professor Rahee Walambe (Symbiosis International University) and Professor Jenny Yiend (King's College London)
Design and Development of Depression Detection studies using Multimodal Digital Biomarkers and Machine Learning

Professor Ketan Kotecha (Symbiosis International University) and Professor Vasile Palade (Coventry University)
Domain Adaptation for Bias Handling in the Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy

Dr Niall Duncan (Taipei Medical University) and Dr Nils Muhlert (University of Manchester)
Amygdala burnout: Understanding how early life adversity impacts upon brain structure

Professor Alexandra Silva (Cornell University) and Dr Fredrik Dahlqvist (Queen Mary University of London)
Learning from Each Other: Neural Networks and Finite Automata

Professor John Little (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) and Dr Lee Bryant (University of Bath)
Breathing life into ocean dead zones using excess oxygen from the super-green hydrogen economy

Professor Corinna Grasemann (Catholic Hospital Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum) and Dr Angela Lucas-Herald (University of Glasgow)
Launching an International Klinefelter Syndrome (I-KS) Network: Building a Foundation for Long-Term Collaboration and Data Collection

Professor David Coman (Queensland Children's Hospital) and Professor Robert Dineen (University of Nottingham)
Ataxia Telangiectasia: International Clinical Trial Readiness for Phase 3 Trials Correcting Mitochondrial DysfunctionAtaxia Telangiectasia: International Clinical Trial Readiness for Phase 3 Trials Correcting Mitochondrial Dysfunction