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GW4 Crucible Seed Projects

Participants of the GW4 Crucible leadership development programme are offered the opportunity to apply for funding of up to £5K to enable them to pursue collaborative projects that have emerged from the programme.

Proposals are favoured which are ambitious and bold and seek to generate innovative, multifaceted responses to global challenges. The project may include (but are not limited to) network building and co-production, collaborative working and stakeholder engagement, scoping studies, experimental data collection, prototype design, and trialling new methodological approaches. Proposals must reflect the theme of that year’s Crucible. We encourage both discrete projects and projects designed to act as a stepping stone to large-scale collaborations.

Past activities have included literature reviews and gap analysis, survey design and delivery, stakeholder identification, workshops and sandpits, lab and desk research, game or app design, and away-days and grant writing.


Explore our projects:

All communities are listed below in alphabetical order, and can be searched using key words or fund type.

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Identifying the key opportunities and challenges to the adoption of diagnostic point-of-care technology (POCT) in a healthcare setting
Crucible 2017
Overview
The project involved conducting a series of scoping activities to explore the potential stakeholders involved in lab-on-chip (LOC) or point-of-care technologies (POCTs) designed to detect bio-markers for specific health conditions. The group organised a one-day early-career workshop on diagnostics for antimicrobial resistance in London. Furthermore, the team arranged and attended several meetings to engage stakeholders and possible collaborators.
Community lead

University of Bath: Joanne Cranwell (PI), Despina Moschou

University of Bristol: Fabio Parmeggiana

Cardiff University: Hantao Liu

 

Awarded
September 2017
Moving through Motherhood
Crucible 2017
Overview
This project brings together multidisciplinary researchers, industry partners, designers and the public to co-create new resources to help women make informed choices about the role physical activity (PA) can play in their health and wellbeing during and after pregnancy.
Community lead

University of Bath: Peter Rouse, Oli Williams

University of Exeter: Richard Pulsford (Co-PI), Victoria Salmon (Co-PI), Lauren Rodgers, Rachel Jarvie

Awarded
September 2017
University of Bath
University of Bristol
Cardiff University
University of Exeter