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BSA Applied Research Grant in honour of Stuart Gatehouse Application deadlines for 2014
The BSA, in conjunction with the MRC Institute of Hearing Research (IHR, offers an annual fund of £20,000 for research projects involving BSA members.There are two opportunities per year to apply for grants of up to £5000 for projects to be completed within two years. Applications in applied research areas relevant to hearing, tinnitus and/or balance will be considered. However emphasis will be placed on the following areas:
31 May 2014 30 November 2014
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• Collaborative projects between clinicians and scientists. • Under-researched areas. • Projects aimed at harnessing the clinical experience of members. • The clinical or professional practice associated with assess-
ment, diagnosis and management of hearing, tinnitus and balance disorders. The patient’s experience of services relating to hearing, tinnitus and balance disorders. The policy context for services in the UK. Surveys of services available. Case ascertainment of rare conditions. Multicentre studies of clinical evaluation of new therapies or of management strategies. Linked projects with professionals from disciplines relevant to hearing and balance disorders but who are not necessarily BSA members.
Since 2008 more than £80,000 has been awarded to clinicians and scientists conducting 23 projects.
Lead investigator
Project
Funding
Prof Kevin Munro Manchester
Does functional imagining show evidence of brain plasticity in the adult auditory system after unilateral earplug experience
£3000
Dr Ruth Brooke Leeds
Repeatability of neck and lower limb sound induced vestibular evoked myogenic potentials
£3000
Dr Veronica Kennedy Bolton
Management of paediatric tinnitus: a survey of working practice in the UK
£1903
Dr Louisa Murdin London
Genetics of migrainous vertigo
£3000
Dr Stefan Bleeck Southampton
Tinnitus in cochlear implantees: cognitive behavioural therapy for cochlear implant users
£3000
Dr Christian Fullgrabe Nottingham
Speech segregation in elderly normal-hearing listeners: Effect of cognitive load
£2697
Dr Dilys Treharne Sheffield
Auditory and audio-visual Speech Reception Threshold in Children and Adolescents
£3000
research round-up