Deadline for applications: the next
round of applications for a Research Fellowship is now open. The
deadline for applications will is 10 December 2020. - Now closed for
2021.
We will open for applications for 2022 in the autumn.
How to apply
Please contact us for application forms and conditions and guidelines
Tel: 01293 762009
Email: ukresearchfoundation@novonordisk.com
Click here for an application form
Click here for the conditions and guidelines
What happens next?
10 Dec 2020 - deadline for
preliminary applications
29 Jan 2021 - applicants are
notified if they are shortlisted or unsuccessful
19 Feb 2021
- deadline for full applications
18 Mar 2021 - shortlisted
fellows presentations to the Research Selection Committee
30
Mar 2021- successful and unsuccessful applicants will be
notified
(We aim to keep to these dates wherever possible)
2020
Bile acid therapy for diabetes and obesity
(University College, London)
2019
A
qualitative study exploring the barriers and facilitators to healthy
lifestyle choices in women with a history of gestational diabetes
(GD)
2018
Exploring the effect of very low calorie
diet with and without adjuvant exercise training on vascular function
and metabolic health in overweight individuals
2016
Syntaxin and phosphorylation as an insulin - regulatory node of
GLUT 4 sorting in human muscle
2014
Risk factors, morbidity and mortality of recurrent
unscheduled attendances in type 1 diabetes
2013
Is there a shared heritability for the type 2
diabetes and depression association
2013
Preventing recurrent gestational diabetes mellitus
with early metformin intervention
2012
Role of a novel recombinant adiponectic (fAd) in improving
pancreatic islet β-cell function
2011
The role of microRNA 146b in modulating
inflammation in human adipose tissue (joint fellowship with the
MRC)
2011
Use of microneedle technology to deliver peptide immunotherapy
for type 1 diabetes.
2011
Limits of reversibility of type 2 diabetes: effect of disease
duration on pancreatic composition & function
2010
Exploring the glucose lowering potential of the sunshine
vitamin - a 12 month RCT pharmacological and maintenance dose Vitamin
D replacement in insulin resistant British south Asians.
2009
Pancreatic and extra-pancreatic effects of
glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) in humans in health
and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2007
Optimising the tolerogenic potential of the dermal route of
administration the development of a 'diabetes vaccine'.
2006
Are Adipocyte-derived adipokines, markers of vitamin D
deficiency and oxidative stress interrelated and do such measures
contribute to arterial sclerosis in South Asians independently of
traditional risk markers?
2005
Small fibre function assessed using the ‘LDI flare’ technique
in people with a hereditary risk of Type 2 diabetes, IGT, and Type 1
& Type 2 diabetes.
Thesis - Here
2004
The mechanisms underlying non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) in obesity.
2003
Endothelium-dependent vascular behaviour in
pregnancies complicated by diabetes.
Thesis - Here
January 2021
30 research fellows have been appointed to date.
Valuable education through training courses and individual support are
provided to the research fellow, in addition to their funding.
Publication has resulted from the various fellowships.