AHRC: Pre-announcement: transdisciplinary funding to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

06/04/2023

26/04/2023

Apply for transdisciplinary funding to tackle AMR. This supports transdisciplinary networks to connect and expand the UK AMR communities with researchers from a broad range of disciplines (across all UKRI council remits). The networks will have the knowledge and skills to transform our understanding of AMR and deliver innovative and effective solutions by applying and developing a diverse range of methods. We expect networks to work effectively across all disciplines. The total funding available for phase one is £3 million and £7 million for phase two.

The priority areas are: - AMR in crop production, including impacts on other reservoirs of resistance and on food security - methods, technologies and common frameworks for data collection and analysis, including rapid pathogen sequencing and antimicrobial usage - non-pharmaceutical and non-chemical pesticide countermeasures, including social, cultural and economic interventions and solutions - impact of climate change on AMR.

The principal investigator for this funding opportunity can be from any discipline but must be based at an organisation in the UK eligible for UKRI funding for the duration of the grant. Eligible organisations are: - UK higher education institutions - research council institutes - UKRI-approved independent research organisations - public sector research establishments - NHS bodies with research capacity.