Manchester-Melbourne-Toronto-Research-Fund | The University of Manchester

In recognition of strong bilateral partnerships between the universities of Manchester, Melbourne and Toronto, the three institutions formed a trilateral alliance in 2021. 

The alliance aims to facilitate further collaboration between the three partners, drawing on joint expertise and resources.

About the fund

We are currently finalising the call document for the next round of funding and the new call will be launched shortly. Further details will be posted on our internal page when this is finalised.

The overall aim of the MMT Research Fund is to initiate or develop new research partnerships. Funds will be awarded to projects which encourage the building of networks of researchers, have clearly defined plans for future funding and that will lead to long-term research collaborations.

The fund will be open to applications from all research areas and up to 15 proposals will be selected for funding.

Find out more

Key dates

Call for proposals launch – Wednesday 6 March (9am, GMT)

Deadlines for submission – Monday 2 June (5pm, BST)

Communication of result – Mid-August

Start date of awards – Early September

Case studies

Beyond the creative city: new interdisciplinary topographies for creative place making

A trilateral collaboration between The University of Manchester, University of Melbourne and University of Toronto brought together experts in creative and cultural industries to reconsider the relevance of the creative city model in a post-covid world.

Elucidating Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) through modular classification

The University of Manchester and University of Melbourne are joining forces and combining their expertise in genomic sequencing to improve the diagnosis and care for patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP).

Financing and governing urban mobility infrastructures in an uncertain world

The University of Manchester and University of Toronto are working together to find new approaches to urban infrastructure, and ways to influence policymakers to create resilient cities fit for the future.

Toronto skyline with green trees in front

Transforming health self-management: building a transatlantic digital intervention co-design lab

Researchers at The University of Manchester and University of Toronto are harnessing digital technology – bringing together patients, caregivers, scientists and software engineers to co-design user-friendly health self-management tools and create positive patient outcomes.

Male and female scientist developing new health management interventions in the lab

Awarded projects

Manchester-Melbourne-Toronto

Manchester lead	Melbourne lead	Toronto lead	Faculty (UoM)	School (UoM)	Title of the research project
Dr Claudia E Henninger	A/Prof Suzie Reichman	Professor Heather MacLean	FSE	School of Natural Sciences	Molly Fish-ing Microfibre-pollution, legacy and future investigations through engaging stakeholders
Dr Wei Zheng		Dr Jue Wang	HUMS	School of Environment, Education and Development	Characterising spatial inequality of obesity and the underlying obesogenic environment
Prof Jens Chluba	A/Prof Christian Reichardt	Prof Adam Hincks	FSE	School of Natural Sciences	Cosmic gas in the Universe’s largest structures
Professor Sophia Ananiadou	Prof Eduard Hovy		FSE	School of Engineering	Misinformation in health in the era of ChatGPT
Dr Zhonghua Zheng		Prof Arthur Chan	FSE	School of Natural Sciences	Deciphering airborne nanoplastic patterns: lab analytics merged with machine learning
Prof Dawn Dowding	Dr Sophie Jones	Dr Jennifer Stinson	FBMH	School of Health Sciences	Standards for reporting and auditing children’s pain in EHRs
Dr Alissa Ferry		Dr Monika Molnar	FBMH	School of Health Sciences	Neural measures of speech segmentation in diverse populations
Prof Graeme Black	A/Prof Lauren Ayton	Prof Elise Heon	FBMH	School of Medical Sciences	Improving care for children with inherited retinal diseases
Prof Stephen Hutchings	Dr Dara Conduit	Dr Kenzie Burchell	HUMS	School of Arts, Languages and Cultures	Beyond disinformation: Assessing digital communications strategies of hybrid neo-authoritarian empires
Prof James Thompson		Prof Kathleen Gallagher	HUMS	School of Arts, Languages and Cultures	THRIVE: Fostering urban social and creative thriving through the Arts
Dr Jose Ricardo Aguilar Cosme	Dr Rachael Moses		FSE	School of Engineering	Exploring capacitive electrostimulation for improving dental implant osseointegration
Dr Lujia Chen	Prof Jason Monty		FSE	School of Engineering	Improving reliability of dynamic cable for floating offshore applications

Manchester lead	Melbourne lead	Toronto lead	Faculty (UoM)	School (UoM)	Title of the research project
Dr Wendy Thompson	Dr Leanne Teoh	Dr Sonica Singhal	FBMH	School of Medical Sciences	Dental antibiotic stewardship: development of a sustainable and adaptable approach
Dr Ian Mell	Dr Marie Dade	Prof Tenley Conway	FHUMS	School of Environment, Education and Development	Valuing the benefits that people perceive from their urban forests
Dr Jo Mylan	A/Prof Jane Dyson	Prof Tania Li	FHUMS	School of Social Sciences	University student food insecurity: towards a shared, multinational research agenda
Prof Martie van Tongeren	Dr Tania King	Dr Peter Smith	FBMH	School of Health Sciences	Understanding and addressing long COVID impacts on work participation
Dr Abigail Gilmore	Dr Christiaan de Beukelaer	Prof Deborah Leslie	FHUMS	School of Arts, Languages and Cultures	Beyond the creative city: new interdisciplinary topographies for creative placemaking
Dr Yi Jin	Dr Laura Burchill		FSE	School of Natural Sciences	Missing links in global sulfur metabolism
Dr Abi Stone	Dr Jan-Hendrick May		FHUMS	School of Environment, Education and Development	A southern-hemisphere perspective on human-environment relations along desert margins
Dr Jenna Mittelmeier	Dr Samantha Marangell		FHUMS	School of Environment, Education and Development	Spaces of global higher education: exploring the purpose of 'campus'
Dr Viktor Schlegel	Dr Daniel Beck		FSE	School of Engineering	Robust natural language processing for healthcare
Dr Bahar Koymen		Dr Samuel Ronfard	FBMH	School of Health Sciences	A cross-linguistic approach to children's social learning and listening
Dr Yawei Zhao		Dr Zachary Hyde	FHUMS	School of Environment, Education and Development	Making rent: generational inequality and the housing crisis
Dr Pauline Whelan		Dr Lindsay Jibb	FBMH	School of Health Sciences	Transforming health self-management: building a trans-Atlantic digital intervention co-design lab
Dr Byron Bitanihirwe		Prof Stephen Matthews	FHUMS	School of Arts, Languages and Cultures	Implications of antenatal corticosteroid exposure on neurocognitive outcomes in offspring