Institutional Strategic Support Fund Phase2 FY2014/16 (360G-Wellcome-105604_Z_14_Z)

We were successful in renewing our WTISSF, which provides £3million over the next two years and will cover five key areas: Investment in excellent researchers Investment in infrastructure Translational research Cross and interdisciplinary research Public engagement. The remit of the renewal is more focussed than it was previously. It now concentrates on supporting activities that align with the strategic priorities of the UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences (SLMS) and the four faculties. The next call will be seeking applications in the following three areas, with approximately £800,000 of WTISSF funding available: 1) Neuroscience - funding can be requested to support the following activities: Planned staff recruitment; contribution to the recruitment of senior staff, or exceptionally bridging funds for key personnel. Please note that for bridging funds it is essential to detail the added value of the bridging funds and how the post funded will be supported in the future. Planned equipment purchase of specific items of equipment, or a contribution to the cost. Collaborative interdisciplinary projects and networking activities; funding to support new collaborative research projects or networking activities. 2) Informatics - funding can be requested to support the following activity: Planned staff recruitment; to develop capacity in people (researchers or technical staff) with expertise in computational biology, health informatics, large datasets or developing new analytical techniques. 3) Imaging - funding can be requested to take advantage of our capital investment in imaging to develop these technologies: Pump-priming research projects. Planned recruitment of technical support staff.