Our Communities
To date (June 2021) the GW4 Alliance has invested over £3.1m in 112 collaborative research communities, which have generated nearly £50m in research income. This means that for every £1 GW4 spends on collaborative research communities, GW4 captures an impressive £16 in external research awards.
The GW4 Alliance has adopted the Russell Group Research Integrity Statement of cooperation in cross-institutional research misconduct allegations, which aims to support the efforts of researcher communities to foster research integrity (also known as good practice in research or the responsible conduct of research).
Explore our GW4 research communities by keyword or theme. (All communities are also listed below in alphabetical order).
Aerospace and Advanced Engineering
Creative and Cultural Economy
Digital Innovation
Living Well
New Energy Systems
Resilience, Environment and Sustainability
BeDMaSH Behavioural and Decision Making Sciences in Healthcare GW4 Network
INITIATOR FundProject period: September 2015 – January 2016 GW4 community leadsUniversity of Bath: Dr Christos Vasilakis Project overviewThis multidisciplinary network has the potential to be globally at the forefront of research developments in this emerging interdisciplinary field by harnessing the existing complementary, internationally recognized research within GW4. A step-change in scholarly activity is anticipated by bringing together expertise from across Operational Research, Decision Sciences, Mathematics, Psychology, Sociology, Implementation Science, Organisational Studies and Public Health. |
Bio and Biomimetic Materials
INITIATOR FUND
This project has been awarded Accelerator funding for the Biomimetic Assemblies of Complex Functional Materials in Hierarchical Structures community.
Project period: May – July 2014
GW4 COMMUNITY LEADS
University of Bath: Paul Raithby
University of Bristol: Dek Woolfson, Simon Hall
Cardiff University: Niklaas Buurma
University of Exeter: Saverio Russo
PROJECT OVERVIEW
This project has brought together communities from across the South-West to establish how they develop new materials with biological and/or chemical function in order to transform the way that chemistry and biology can be combined to make devices for healthcare technologies.
Biomimetic Assemblies of Complex Functional Materials in Hierarchical Structures
Accelerator FundProject period: October 2014 – April 2015 GW4 community leadsUniversity of Bath: Enrico Da Como Project overviewThe research programme is based on the preparation of hierarchical layered materials deposited with a new state-of-the-art facility; Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD). |
Building a GW4 Clinical Academic Training Community
INITIATOR Fund
Project period: May to August 2015
GW4 community leads
University of Bath: Stephen Ward
University of Bristol: Jeremy Tavaré (PI)
Cardiff University: Paul Morgan
University of Exeter: Angela Shore
Project overview
By creating a vibrant cohort of young talented clinical academics across GW4 we will significantly enhance our collective abilities to translate our basic biomedical and population health research into an impact on patient care.
Centre for Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility (CGSR)
INITIATOR Fund
Project period: May to August 2015
GW4 community leads
University of Bath: Ian Tonks
University of Bristol: Paula Hill
Cardiff University: Jason Xiao
University of Exeter: Rajesh Tharyan
Project overview
Our aim is to establish a world-leading multi-disciplinary research centre, The Centre for Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility (CGSR) across the Alliance.
Child Injury Research Community (CIRC)
INITIATOR Fund
Project period: October 2014 – January 2015
GW4 community leads
University of Bristol: Alan Emond
Cardiff University: Alison Kemp, Michael Jones
University of Exeter: Philippe.G.Young
Project overview
- New imaging modalities have been identified to inform engineering head form design
- New prospects for tissue material properties have been identified
- Methodological links with national cohort studies (ALSPAC)
- Structures to underpin research programme design (Haddon matrix analytical framework)
- Additional international collaborators have been identified in Rotterdam, Singapore
- A future research agenda and direction
- Baseline datasets were identified within the CHIRC institutions to potentiate more baseline analysis to inform research application
- Group to apply for GW4 Accelerator funding
Children and Young People’s Suicide and Self-Harm Research Collaboration
Initiator and Accelerator Fund
Project period: October 2014 – January 2015 (Initiator) February – August 2016 (Accelerator)
GW4 community leads
University of Bath: Paul Stallard, Jeffery Gavin
University of Bristol: David Gunnell, Judi Kidger, Becky Mars, Lucy Biddle
Cardiff University: Rhiannon Evans, Jonathan Scourfield, Nina Jacob
University of Exeter: Tamsin Ford, Astrid Janssens
Project overview
This GW4 community aims to address this important public health issue through the development and evaluation of complex prevention and intervention approaches within educational settings. The collaboration specifically focuses on a key evidence gap, namely the dearth of effective programmes available to schools and their staff in supporting students at risk of self-harm.
Climate Extremes and Variability – Evaluating the Risks (CLEVER)
INITIATOR Fund
Project period: May – July 2014
GW4 community leads
University of Bath: Nicholas Mitchell
University of Bristol: Dan Lunt
Cardiff University: Ian Hall
University of Exeter: Tim Lenton
Project overview
This project will focus on quantitatively evaluating the risks of extremes in climate and its variability.