Minutes of the NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) funding committee meeting to discuss sub committee B stage 2 applications to Competition 43
Date and Location
Tuesday 02 July 2024 at ETC Venues Prospero House, 241 Borough High Street, London SE1 1GA
In attendance
Committee Members
Professor Simon Heller (Chair)
Professor George Peat (Supporting Chair)
Professor Penny Bee
Dr Nathan Davies
Professor Sarah Dean
Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons
Ms Nett Furley
Reverend Stephen Habgood
Dr Irina Kinchin
Professor Carrie Llewellyn
Mrs Rita Long
Dr Peter Martin
Professor Richard Martin
Professor Catriona McDaid
Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres
Professor Gavin Murphy
Professor Kate O’Donnell
Programme Director
Professor Marian Knight
Secretariat
Mr Raj Flora (NIHR)
Mr Chris Lambert (NIHR)
Mr Rahul Malde (NIHR)
Ms Zaynab Manea (NIHR)
Ms Rachel Osei (NIHR)
Stroke Association
Mr David Burgess
Observers
Mr Robin Chatters (RSS Hub University of York and Partners)
Mx Charlie Delilkan (NIHR)
Professor Colin Greaves (University of Birmingham)
Dr Emily Wright (Stroke Association)
Applications considered
NIHR208121: Aphasia Partnership Training: A programme of work to co-design and evaluate the effectiveness of training a person with aphasia and their communication partner to communicate better together
Lead Applicant: Professor Rebecca Palmer
Conflicts: Professor Penny Bee, Professor Simon Heller, Professor Catriona McDaid, Mr Robin Chatters
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
Professor Simon Heller resumed the chair
NIHR207273: Evaluating the impact of the UK’s first saNctioned sAfer drug Consumption faciliTy (ENACT): A mixed-methods natural experiment study
Lead Applicant: Professor Sharon Hutchinson
Conflicts: Professor Richard Martin, Professor Kate O'Donnell, Dr Peter Martin, Professor Colin Greaves
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
NIHR207278: Advancing evaluation of respiratory virus vaccine effectiveness in real time data
Lead Applicant: Professor Jonathan Sterne
Conflicts: Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres, Professor Richard Martin
Outcome: Resubmission to Stage 2
Professor George Peat assumed the chair
NIHR207283: REstricting Carbohydrates to End DiabetEs (RECEDE)
Lead Applicant: Dr Nicola Guess
Conflicts: Professor Marian Knight, Professor Gavin Murphy, Professor Simon Heller, Professor Colin Greaves
Outcome: Reject
Professor Simon Heller resumed the chair
NIHR207289: FINGER-DS: a multi-domain lifestyle intervention to delay cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome.
Lead Applicant: Professor Andre Strydom
Conflicts: Professor Richard Martin, Dr Nathan Davies
Outcome: Reject
Outcomes Table
Funding Committees score applications on a range of 1-6. This table displays the number of applications awarded by mean score. The PGfAR fundable range is 4-6. In exceptional circumstances, and with approval from the Programme Director, applications may be funded which fall below the fundable range.
| Mean Score | Range | Number of Applications |
|---|---|---|
| 5.0 - 6.0 | Fundable | 1 |
| 4.0 - 4.9 | Fundable | 1 |
| 4.0 - 4.9 | Rejected | 2 |
| 3.0 - 3.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 2.0 - 2.9 | Rejected | 1 |
| 1.0 - 1.9 | Rejected | 0 |