Current Grants
RCF & Bristol and Weston Hospitals Charity
Information about recently-awarded and ongoing
grants for Bristol and Weston Hospitals Charity (BWHC, formerly
Above and Beyond). Details of grants will be published here as they
become live. Please click on the links below to view grant
details.
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Lead Applicant
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Call
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Title and link to grant details
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Dates
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Award value
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BWHC Small Grant
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Davey, Dr Louise
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Spring 2025
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An enhanced care approach for people with complex trauma accessing
Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) care multiple times:
developing and evaluating a model
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01/03/2026 - 28/02/2027
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£24,254
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West, Nicola
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Autumn 2025
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Pump priming study for Mysmile-2: Can dental treatment for gum
disease slow the progression of Alzheimer's Disease?
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01/02/2026 - 30/04/2026
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£24,709
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Fishpool, Katie
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Spring 2025
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A scoping review of the evidence for reasonable adjustments to
support the management of long-term conditions in people with
learning disabilities.
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12/01/2026 - 31/07/2027
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£24,993
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Swinn, Dr Timothy
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Spring 2025
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Sodium intake effect on Aldosterone Level in real Time (SALT)
study
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01/10/2025 - 31/07/2027
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£24,952
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Anderson, Elizabeth
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Spring 2025
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Improving the fertility patient experience by involving patients in
developing standards of patient-facing skills and behaviours to
support the workforce in IVF clinics
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01/10/2025 - 30/09/2026
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£12,472
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Janjua, Dr Sadia
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Spring 2025
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Psychological interventions for emotional wellbeing in adults with
advanced progressive life limiting illness
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01/09/2025 - 30/04/2026
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£21,781
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Ball, Dr Jessica
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Autumn 2023
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Characterisation of Myeloid Cells in Patients with Metastatic
Melanoma Pre and Post Treatment with PD-1 Blockade
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01/06/2025 - 31/05/2026
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£14,064
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Mouy, Florence
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Spring 2024
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Targeting the carotid body by P2X3 receptor blockade in people with
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
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01/05/2025 - 30/04/2027
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£10,978
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Preece, Mr Ryan
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Spring 2024
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Influence of chromatin organisation on the therapeutic response of
rectal cancers to neoadjuvant treatment
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01/04/2025 - 31/03/2027
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£24,375
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Wearn, Mr Christopher
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Spring 2024
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Clinical exploitation of volatile compounds as early diagnostic
markers of burn wound infection events through use of wound
swabs
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01/02/2025 - 31/03/2026
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£22,640
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Roberson, Dr Caolan
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Spring 2024
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SMARTT -
Neonatal
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01/01/2025 - 30/06/2026
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£9,949
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Wilson, Dr Caroline
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Spring 2024
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Proposed NIHR HTA grant: Rectus sheath catheters for post-operative
analgesia following paediatric midline laparotomy: a randomised
controlled trial
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01/01/2025 - 31/12/2025
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£25,000
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Donnelly, Hannah
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Autumn 2023
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Development and Evaluation of a Bristol Surveillance Guideline into
Liver Disease amongst the Adult Fontan Population
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01/12/2024 - 31/12/2025
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£8,231
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Armstrong, Dr James
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Spring 2023
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Guiding Drug Selection for Ovarian Cancer through Machine
Learning
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01/04/2024 - 31/03/2027
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£24,000
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Burley, Dr Kate
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Autumn 2023
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Improving genetic diagnosis in severe congenital
neutropenia
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15/01/2024 - 31/01/2027
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£24,554
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Skerritt, Clare
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2022-23
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Maternal metabolic risk factors and prognosticators for offspring
affected by congenital heart disease
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01/12/2022 - 31/01/2026
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£9,115
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BWHC Legacy Grant
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Koh, Siang Boon
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Autumn 2024
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Investigating strategies to enhance the efficacy of the
antibody-drug conjugate sacituzumab govitecan in breast
cancer
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01/09/2025 - 31/08/2027
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£49,910
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Lewis-Smith, Ms Helena
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Spring 2025
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Mapping the landscape of psychosocial support for younger women
after breast cancer: Foundations for intervention development and
evaluation
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01/09/2025 - 16/07/2027
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£49,855
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Harrison, Dr China
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Autumn 2024
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Exploring mental health support for NHS staff exposed to patients
pregnancy loss
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01/07/2025 - 30/06/2026
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£48,463
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Rooshenas, Dr Leila
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2022-23
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A cluster-randomised controlled trial to establish the impact of a
tailored surgical decision-making intervention on quality of life
outcomes in patients with incurable cancer in the final year of
life
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16/04/2024 - 31/05/2026
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£24,575
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Koh, Siang Boon
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2021-22
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Predictive biomarkers of drug resistance and sensitivity in
triple-negative breast cancer
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01/08/2022 - 31/07/2027
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£49,699
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Williams, Dr Cathy
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2019-20
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Can neuroprotective strategies reduced cerebral visual impairment
(CVI)? - a pilot study into genetic susceptibility to
CVI
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01/03/2021 - 31/03/2026
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£64,764
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RCF NMAHPPS Development
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Wilson, Rebecca
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2024-25
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Clinical paediatric neuropsychology validation of resting-state
fMRI in epilepsy surgery candidates
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01/12/2024 - 31/05/2025
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£12,727
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