Research Committee
Diabetes UK’s Research Committee is composed of diabetes experts, including clinical and scientific experts.
The Research Committee meets twice a year to make funding decisions on project grant and small grant applications.
Throughout the rest of the year, Research Committee members are called upon to make funding recommendations on fellowship and studentship applications.
From time to time, as needed, we also invite people with special expertise onto the Research Committee.
For more information about the project and early-career small grant funding process click here.
Diabetes UK Research Committee
– As of May 2016
Chair:
- Professor Nick Lemoine, Queen Mary, University of London
Specialist experts:
- Professor Loranne Agius, Newcastle University
- Professor Rob Andrews, University of Exeter Medical School
- Professor Nia Bryant, University of York
- Professor Helen Colhoun, University of Dundee
- Professor Mirela Delibegovic, University of Aberdeen
- Dr Julie Anne Edge, University of Oxford
- Dr Philip Evans, University of Exeter Medical School
- Professor Phillipe Froguel, Imperial College London
- Dr Bastiaan de Galan, Radboud University Medical Centre, Netherlands
- Professor Graham Hitman, Queen Mary, University of London
- Professor Julian Knight, University of Oxford
- Professor Julia Lawton, University of Edinburgh
- Professor David Leslie, Queen Mary, University of London
- Professor Deborah MacKay, University of Southampton
- Dr Helen Murphy, University of East Anglia
- Professor Arie Nouwen, Middlesex University
- 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, University of Exeter Medical School
- Dr Deborah Stocken, Newcastle University
- Mrs Irene Stratton, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Professor Roy Taylor, Newcastle University
- Professor Susan Wong, Cardiff University
Funding Panels
RD Lawrence, Sir George Alberti and Harry Keen Research Training Fellowships
Funding Panels that comprise appropriate members of the Research Committee, and may have co-opted expertise if required, review the RD Lawrence, Sir George Alberti and Harry Keen Research Training Fellowships.
Each panel shortlists applicants based on the criteria outlined in each scheme and on comments from external peer-reviewers. Shortlisted applicants are invited to Diabetes UK London 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.
For more information about the Fellowship funding process click here.
PhD studentship
The Funding Panel for PhD Studentships also comprises appropriate members of the Research Committee, and may have co-opted expertise if required.
The panel makes funding decisions based on the criteria outlined for each scheme. Applicants are not required to be interviewed.
For more information about the Studentship funding process click here.
Grants Advisory Panel (GAP)
Diabetes UK is committed to involving people living with diabetes in the research funding process.
To reflect this, we established our Grants Advisory Panel (GAP), comprised of 16 people with diabetes and carers, who alongside the Research Committee, advise on project grants, early-career small grants and targeted call applications. Their role is to reflect the collective perspective of people living with diabetes and their input directly influences the funding decisions made on research grant applications.
Prior to the Research Committee meeting, members of GAP meet to discuss and give a priority rating to all project and early-career small grant applications. Three GAP members then attend the Research Committee meeting, directly to provde feedback feedback.
GAP does not comment on the scientific quality of the application; they ensure that the research proposal is of relevance and importance to people affected by diabetes.
Please be aware that the GAP priority rating is used to lift applications that are deemed fundable but fall on the borderline of the funding budget cut-off. The priority can therefore influence whether a particular project is funded.
Applicants must take this part of the funding process into consideration, especially when they are completing the lay summary for people living with diabetes. To help GAP review your application, the lay summary must contain enough information for the panel to assess the relevance and importance of your research. It should include the project aims, plans, outcomes and patient benefits. It should also highlight how people with diabetes have been involved in the application design, delivery and/or as research participants.
Please refer to our guidance on writing a good lay summary and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) to help you complete this section of the application form, as well as our guidance on writing a grant application.
GAP members – as of May 2016
- Charlotte Austin
- David Bailey
- Sheila Burston
- Viv Gill
- Jim Harris
- Jinty Moffett
- Pat Mooney
- Glynn Nash
- Robert Nicholls
- John Pemberton
- Lee Quinn
- Rhona Sharp
- Nigel Sommerville
- Judith Strutt
- Gareth Thompson
- Angelina Whitmarsh