Funding Awards
Partnership Grants Awards List
Following the monthly call to ICUK Partnership Grant and the assessments by the ICUK Executive team, the following projects have been awarded the Partnership Grants. For a detailed list of the project profiles by sector, please click here.
| Project Title | UK Principal Academic | UK Intitutions | Chinese Principal Academic | Chinese Institutions |
| Reconfigurable Workholding Device for Aerospace Components Using Smart Nanomaterials | Prof. Nabil Gindy | University of Nottingham | Prof. Xin Chen | Guangdong University of Technology |
| Portable Biosensors Based on Lab-on-a-chip Technology for Environmental Pollution Monitoring | Dr Xunli Zhang | University of Southampton | Prof. Ningyi Zhou | Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| E-learning Courses Covering Environmental Decision-Making and Applications of GIS | Dr Craig Hutton | University of Southampton | Dr Suxia Liu | Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resoureces Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Oxygen, Glucose and Lactate (Bio) Sensor Based Diffusivity Tester for Biomaterials | Prof. Pankaj Vadgama | Queen Mary, University of London | Prof. Qin Meng | Zhejiang University |
| Development of Novel Antibiotic Compounds with Potenial in Therapy, Cosmetics and Wound Healing | Prof. Robert Hider | King's College London | Prof. Yongping Yu | Zhejiang University |
| Analytical approaches to the quality control of Compound Danshen Dripping Pill, a Traditional Chinese Medicine |
Prof. Peter Hylands | King's College London | Professor Yongping YU | College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University |
| Quantitative Medical Imaging: Technology Transfer, Market Research and Regulation | Professor Wen Wang | Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) | Professor Enmin Song | Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) |
| Identification and mechanistic studies of novel antibacterials from traditional Chinese medicines using anti-sense mRNA sensitized whole cell screening | Liam Good | Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Professor Boli Zhang | Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| UK-Chinese initiative for the development and evaluation of novel Spidrex conduits for peripheral nerve repair |
Professor John Priestley | Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) | Professor Wenlong Ding Dr Paul Dalton |
Shanghai Jiaotong University |
| Web Science: Breaking down the barrier to collaborations on internet betwween China and the UK | Prof. Wendy Hall | University of Southampton | Prof. Yong Jiang | Tsinghua University |
| Establishment of a technical platform for development of new biomarkers and therapeutics for cancer treatment in China |
Prof. Nick Lemoine | Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) | Prof. Ziming Dong | Zhengzhou University |
| Novel Power Laws and Bayesian Belief Networks for Digital Forensics & Computer Crime Prevention |
Dr R E Overill | King's College London | Dr K P Chow | University of Hong Kong |
| Improved Color Filter Arrays for Digital Cameras | Dr Pengwei Hao | Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) | Prof. Chao Zhang | Peking University |
| Feasibility Study of Novel Dew Point Air Conditioning for the UK and China Buildings | Xudong Zhao | The University of Nottingham | Junming Li | Tsinghua University |
| Feasibility study of Developing Innovative Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies | Dr Chenggong Sun and Prof. Colin Snape | The University of Nottingham | Prof. Kaixi Li | CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICC-CAS) |
| Optical Biosensor to Monitor Microbial Loads in Food and Water | Professor Peter J. Quinn | King's College London | Professor Xiaoyuan Wang | Jiangnan University |
| Identification of genetic markers associated with fertility and longevity traits in dairy cows | Professor D Claire Wathes | Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Professor Shujun Zhang | Huazhong Agricultural University |
| Processing of Nanostructured Titanium for use in Medical Implants | Dr. Nong Gao and Prof. Terence G Langdon | University of Southampton | Prof. Jingtao Wang | Nanjing University of Science and Technology |
| A Study of Ride Dynamics for Motor Graders | Dr. Yi Qiu and Prof. M.J. Griffin | University of Southampton | Mr. Wei Jia Yan | Tianjin Research Academy of Construction Machinery |
| Feasibility study of novel partial discharge detection using Faraday effect of optic fibre | Dr George Chen | University of Southampton | Prof Lisheng Zhong | Xi'an Jiaotong University |
| Enhanced GPS for indoor and urban environments | Dr Yue Gao | Queen Mary University of London | Ming Bai | Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| Development of commercial genetic markers for rice for nitrogen-use efficiency | Dr Chungui Lu | The University of Nottingham | Prof Ping Wu | Zhejiang University |
| Time-resolved fluorescent imaging to measure micro-viscosity in living cells | Dr Klaus Suhling | King's College London | Dr Junle Qu | Shenzhen University |
| Development of novel metal compounds for Alzheimer’s disease therapy | Dr. Adina Michael-Titus | Queen Mary University of London | Dr Yan Zhang | Peking University |
| Compact Multiband Antenna for Mobile Terminals | Prof Xiaodong Chen | Queen Mary University of London | Prof. Junsheng Yu | Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications |
| Broadband Multilayer Optics for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography and Other Applications | Dr Allan Michette | King's College London | Prof Zhanshan Wang | Tongji University |
| Exploration of A Novel Wheeled-legged Robot with Compliant Metamorphic Structure for Lunar Exploration | Prof Jian S Dai | King's College London | Prof Xilun Ding | Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| Development of a blood based test screen for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies | Dr Mourad Tayebi | Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Prof Deming Zhao | China Agricultural University |
| An Innovative Combined Solar/Wind Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CSW-CPC) | Yuehong Su | The University of Nottingham | Hulin Huang; Hongfei Zheng | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Beijing Institute of Technology |
| Novel Early flood Warning System using grand ensemble weather predictions | Dr Hannah Cloke | King's College London | Prof Zhijia Li | Hohai University |
| Development of novel antimicrobial drug products based on pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions | Prof. Peter Lees | Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Prof. Jianyong Li | Lanzhou Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Pharmaceuticals, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science |
| An image matcher for an FPGA based embedded system for next generation Mars exploration | Dr. Yiqun Zhu | The University of Nottingham | Prof. Zhiguo Jiang | Beihang University |
| On the use of Brain-Computer Interfacing in rehabilitation | Dr Christopher J. James | University of Southampton | Prof. Shangkai Gao | Tsinghua University |
| Smart On-Body Wireless Sensor Networks for Healthcare Applications | Dr. Akram Alomainy | Queen Mary University of London | Dr. Rui Zhang | Fudan University |
| Biotreatment of Oestrogen - A Model for the Biodegradation of Pharmaceutical Products and Associated Waste | Dr Ken Bruce | King's College London | Prof. Hongqiang Ren | Nanjing University |
| Development of An Expert System for Optimised Cell Culture Growth and Protein Production | Dr Roberto Steiner | King's College London | Dr Hailin Yang | Jiangnan University |
| Establishment of A Novel Immunological Assay to Distinguish Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis from Those Induced by Hepatitis B Virus Infection | Dr Yun Ma | King's College London | Prof. Huifeng Wang | Chinese Military General Hospital |
| Solar-thermochromic Composite Films of Ionic Liquids and Polymers for Smart Windows | Prof. George Zheng Chen | The University of Nottingham | Dr Xianbo Jin | Wuhan University |
| Development of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Products to Improve Embryo Development and Success Rate of Embryo Transplantation | Dr Ali Fouladi-Nashta | Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Dr Zuoting Yan | Lanzhou Institute of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, CAAS |
| Nanocrystalline Functionally-graded Wear and Corrosion-resistent Coatings | Dr. Shuncai Wang | University of Southampton | Prof. L P Wang | Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS |
| Commercialisation Feasibility Study of the Electrolysis of Solid Silicon Dioxide in Molten Salts for the Direct Preparation of Solar Grade Silicon | Dr George Chen | The University of Nottingham | Dr Dihua Wang | Wuhan University |
