Manchester-Toronto Research Fund

The University of Manchester and the University of Toronto are contributing matching funds to support collaborative research initiatives in areas of mutual strength and shared interest.

The overall aim of the fund is to provide initial support for the development of high quality research projects in areas of mutual strength and shared interest.

Funding is available for staff at both institutions to undertake short-term visits to initiate, deepen and extend collaborative research links with a view to enabling principal investigators to make joint proposals to external funding sources for the next phase of their research.

Funding availability

There isn't currently a Manchester-Toronto call available, however, a new trilaterall call between Manchester, Toronto and Melbourne (MMT) is now open. Find out more about the MMT Research Fund.

Contact us

For more information contact:

University of Manchester
Joanne Jacobs, International Relations
Email: joanne.jacobs@manchester.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)161 306 1716

University of Toronto
Kevin Rowley, Research Officer, International Relations
Email: kevin.rowley@utoronto.ca

Previous grants awarded

2021

UoM lead	Toronto lead	Faculty (UoM)	School (UoM)	Title of research project
Prof Robert Bristow	Prof Marianne Koritzinsky	Faculty of Biology, Health and Medicine	School of Medical Sciences	Tumour heterogeneity and the microenvironment: Tracking and exploiting vulnerabilities
Dr Andrew Whitworth	Dr Marlene Scardamalia	Faculty of Humanities	School of Environment, Education and Development	Knowledge building in digital collaborative Assessment environments
Prof Sarah Haigh	Prof Tobin Filleter	Faculty of Science and Engineering	School of Natural Sciences	In-situ TEM fatigue characterisation of two-dimensional materials
Dr Peter Gallimore	Prof Jonathan Abbatt	Faculty of Science and Engineering	School of Natural Sciences	Understanding the health and climate impacts of particles from wildfires
Prof Frank Boons	Dr Jayeeta Sharma	Faculty of Humanities	Alliance Manchester Business School	Urban food security and sustainability in times of crisis
Prof Tao Wang	Prof Craig Simmons	Faculty of Biology, Health and Medicine	School of Biological Sciences	Microfluidic iPSC-based modelling of genetic neurovascular diseases
Dr Alex Casson	Dr Milad Lankarany	Faculty of Science and Engineering	School of Engineering	Transforming deep brain stimulation, combining invasive and non-invasive brain sensors
Prof Richard Bardgett	Prof Marc Cadotte	Faculty of Science and Engineering	School of Natural Sciences	Assessing the impact of anthropogenic urban stressors on soil biodiversity
Prof Clare Mills	Prof Thomas Eiwegger	Faculty of Biology, Health and Medicine	School of Biological Sciences	Food allergy: from populations and cells to molecules and mechanisms
Prof John Ainsworth	Dr Quynh Pham	Faculty of Biology, Health and Medicine	School of Health Sciences	An innovation pipeline to advance digital health and therapeutics
Dr Graeme Donald	Dr Kelly O'Brien	Faculty of Biology, Health and Medicine	School of Health Sciences	Advancing physical and mental health outcomes in HIV and ageing

2020

UoM lead	Toronto lead	Faculty (UoM)	School (UoM)	Title of research project
Dr Anne Hyland	Prof Steven Vande Moortele	Faculty of Humanities	School of Arts, Languages and Cultures	Towards a micro-theory of romantic form in Viennese music, 1815–28
Prof Simon Hubbard	Prof Walid Houry	Faculty of Biology, Health and Medicine	School of Biological Sciences	Investigating the role of molecular chaperones in viral replication
Dr Paul Armstrong	Dr Carol Campbell	Faculty of Humanities	School of Environment, Education, Development	Schooling in the COVID-19 era: Experiences from Manchester and Toronto
Prof Matthew Paterson	Prof Matthew Hoffmann	Faculty of Humanities	School of Social Sciences	Climate change governance and decarbonisation pathways
Dr Emma Gowen	Prof Timothy Welsh	Faculty of Biology, Health and Medicine	School of Biological Sciences	Interconnected action execution-imagination-perception in adults with and without autism
Prof Richard Edmondson	Dr Marcus Butler	Faculty of Biology, Health and Medicine	School of Medical Sciences	Building collaborations in Adoptive Cell Therapy (ACT)
Dr Marco Domingos	Dr Naomi Matsuura	Faculty of Science and Engineering	School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering	Bioengineered Intervertebral Disc (IVD) tissue implants: A multimodal approach
Prof Joseph Lampel	Prof Joel Baum	Faculty of Humanities	Alliance Manchester Business School	Coevolutionary dynamics of metrics regimes and organisational and institutional fields
Prof Grace Burke	Prof Jane Howe	Faculty of Science and Engineering	Department of Materials	In situ characterisation of helium nanocavities in alloy during heating
Prof Martin Humphries	Dr Sergey Plotnikov	Faculty of Biology, Health and Medicine	School of Biological Sciences	Challenging the dogma: Regulation of cell migration by calcium signaling
Dr Meera Mehta	Prof Douglas Stephan	Faculty of Science and Engineering	School of Chemistry	Ionic pair activation of small molecules using zintl clusters
Dr Kostas Arvanitis	Dr Cara Krmpotich	Faculty of Humanities	School of Arts, Languages and Cultures	Equity, empathy, and ethics in digital heritage practice and research

2018/2019

UoM lead	Toronto lead	Faculty (UoM)	School (UoM)	Title of research project
Dr Ian Mell	Prof Tenley Conway	Faculty of Humanities	School of Environment, Education and Development	Co-producing sustainable cities through Green Infrastructure best practice between UoM/UofT
Dr Jessica Boland	Prof Alexander Shik	Faculty of Science and Engineering	School of Engineering	Solotronics using nanowire and quantum dot arrays
Prof Kevin Ward	Prof Theresa Enright	Faculty of Humanities	School of Environment, Education, Development	Governing urban infrastructures
Dr Maria Sobolewska	Dr Michael Donnelly	Faculty of Humanities	School of Social Sciences	Public sentiment toward immigration in British and Canadian policy environments
Prof David Leys	Prof Elizabeth Edwards	Faculty of Science and Engineering	School of Natural Sciences	Functionalization of aromatic compounds at ambient conditions through CO2 fixation
Prof Richard Curry	Prof Nazir Kherani	Faculty of Science and Engineering	School of Engineering	Magnetically-Doped Nitride Nanocrystals for Quantum Technologies
Prof Sarah Cartmell	Professor Milicia Radisic	Faculty of Science and Engineering	School of Natural Sciences	Graduate student training and collaborative project in biomaterials / bioelectronics
Dr Alex Casson	Prof Hani Naguib	Faculty of Science and Engineering	School of Engineering	Development of Conductive Polymers for Smart Skin Applications
Prof David Denning	Prof Leah Cowen	Faculty of Biology, Health and Medicine	School of Biological Sciences	Fungal Diseases - strength, depth and synergy
Prof Stephen Hutchings	Dr Kenzie Burchell	Faculty of Humanities	School of Arts, Languages and Culture	Conflict, Language and Diplomacy in a Hyper-networked World