Research Committee
Diabetes UK’s Research Committee is composed of diabetes experts, including medical and scientific experts and people living with diabetes.
The Research Committee meets twice a year to make funding decisions on project grant and equipment grant applications.
Throughout the rest of the year, Research Committee members are called upon to make funding recommendations about Small Grant applications, and fellowships and studentships.
From time to time, as needed, we also co-opt people with special expertise onto the Research Committee.
Diabetes UK Research Committee
– As of September 2012
Chair:
- Professor Nick Lemoine, Queen Mary, University of London
Specialist experts:
- Professor Loranne Agius, Newcastle University
- Professor Stephanie Amiel, King’s College London
- Dr Rob Andrews, University of Bristol
- Professor Helen Colhoun, University of Dundee
- Dr Philip Evans, Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry
- Dr Nita Forouhi, University of Cambridge
- Professor Phillipe Froguel, Imperial College London
- Professor Martin Gibson, University of Manchester
- Professor Simon Heller, University of Sheffield
- Professor Graham Hitman, Queen Mary, University of London
- Dr Julian Knight, University of Oxford
- Professor David Leslie, Queen Mary, University of London
- Dr Robert Lindsay, University of Glasgow
- Dr Deborah MacKay, University of Southampton
- Dr Arie Nouwen, University of Birmingham
- Professor Shanta Persaud, King’s College London
- Professor Guy Rutter, Imperial College London
- Dr Ian Salt, University of Glasgow
- Professor Naveed Sattar, University of Glasgow
- Professor James Shaw, Newcastle University
- Professor Angela Shore, Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry
- Professor Jeremy Tavare, University of Bristol
- Professor Roy Taylor, Newcastle University
- Professor Paul Trayhurn, University of Buckingham
- Professor Antonio Vidal-Puig, University of Cambridge
- Professor Susan Wong, Cardiff University
User Involvement – GAP
Diabetes UK is committed to involving people living with diabetes in the grant-giving process.
To reflect this, we established the Grants Advisory Panel (GAP), made up of 15 people living with diabetes who advise on project grant applications.
Prior to the Research Committee meeting, the group meets to discuss all project grant applications, before giving feedback to the committee through the three members of GAP who also committee members.
Members of GAP are asked to comment on issues such as whether they feel the research is relevant and important to people living with diabetes.
GAP members – as of April 2012
- David Backhouse
- Sheila Burston
- Fiona Concaig
- Jim Harris
- Martin Jenner
- Pat Mooney
- Alexandria Moseley
- Paul Robb
- Marian Shaw
- Kirsty Simpson
- Judith Strutt
- Gareth Thompson
- Angelina Whitmarsh
Applicants should take this part of the funding process into consideration, especially when they are completing the application summary for people living with diabetes.
Panels
RD Lawrence and Sir George Alberti Research Training Fellowships
The RD Lawrence and Sir George Alberti Research Training Fellowships Panels comprise appropriate members of the Research Committee, and may have co-opted expertise if appropriate and required.
Each fellowship Panel shortlists applicants based on the criteria outlined in each scheme and on comments from external peer-reviewers. Those applicants who are shortlisted are invited to Diabetes UK Central Office for interview – applicants are interviewed based on the criteria outlined in each scheme.
The Panel makes recommendations on who should receive the fellowship, before the Chair of the Panel makes the final decision.
PhD studentship
The PhD Studentship Panel also comprises appropriate members of the Research Committee, and may have co-opted expertise if appropriate and required.
The Panel makes its funding decisions based on the criteria outlined for each scheme. Applicants are not required to be interviewed.
The Panel makes recommendations on who should receive the fellowship, before the Chair of the Panel makes the final decision.