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Tackling obesity

UK Research and Innovation

We are seeking multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary applications to tackle overweight and obesity. The research should support evidence-based approaches to improve health in real-life settings.

In particular, we wish to better understand what makes an effective intervention. We aim to do this by encouraging greater integration and synergy across existing pockets of expertise in the biological, behavioural, psychological, environmental and social sciences.

We invite researchers from a range of backgrounds to join forces to apply to this board priority. Applications should be innovative, cross-disciplinary and collaborative, and include partnerships between basic, clinical and social scientists, and with other stakeholders.

Applications should provide robust evidence to improve public health in real-life settings by:

providing a holistic understanding of the important factors influencing obesity

and:

developing effective strategies (individual, societal, or both) to tackle overweight and obesity

Applications should help identify specific mechanisms for obesity development and progression at key transition points across the life course or in vulnerable groups, or both. Purely observational research and descriptive association studies are not within scope for this board priority.

Specialties

Behavioural Sciences

Environmental Health

Nutrition and Dietetics

Psychology

Cell Biology

Global Health

Obesity

Public Health

Eligibility Requirements

A project lead or project co-lead must have a contract of employment with an eligible research organisation for the duration of the grant before they apply (except New Investigator Research Grants and fellowships). If they do not have a contract of this length, they must provide assurance from the eligible research organisation that, if the application is successful, a pre-existing contract of employment will be extended beyond the end date of the grant.

For applicants who do not have a contract of employment for the duration of the proposed project, the research organisation is confirming, by applying, that successful applicants will have:

contracts extended beyond the end date of the project
all necessary support for the project and the applicants, including mentorship and career development for early career researchers

If a project lead or co-lead is retired, emeritus or honorary, we expect their involvement in the project to be covered by a contract with the research organisation.

Applicants must ensure that they have obtained the permission of any other person named on the application (for example any project co-leads or project partners) for the provision of their personal information to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the processing of their data by UKRI for the purpose of assessing the application and management of any funding awarded.

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)

We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants and aim to create an inclusive environment that encourages excellence in research through good equalities practice. Diversity is one of our core values, and we are working to ensure that we embrace diversity of thought, people, geographical locations and ideas through our funding. Read about our current EDI initiatives.

We strongly encourage applications from under-represented groups including female and ethnic minority researchers, and researchers with disabilities or long-term conditions.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: UK Research and Innovation

Address: UKRI, 1 ET, Polaris House, N Star Ave, Swindon SN2 1FL, United Kingdom

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Letter Of Intent Deadline:

Dec 31, 2024

Final Deadline:

Dec 31, 2024

Funding Amount:

Varies

5 awards available. There is no limit to the funding you can apply for, but it should be appropriate to the research project. We will usually fund up to 80% of your project’s full economic cost.