Minutes from Day 2 of the Round 33 Stage 2 Committee Meeting
Date & Location
Wednesday 07 December 2022, held virtually via Zoom
In Attendance:
Committee Members
Professor Karen Bloor (Chair), University of York, Health Sciences
Professor Kevin Brazil, Queen's University of Belfast, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Andrew Hill, University of Leeds, Psychological & Social Medicine
Professor Mark Petticrew, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Public Health and Policy
Professor Anne Mason, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Professor Ellen Nolte, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Health Services Research and Policy
Professor Michael Robling, Cardiff University, Centre for Trials Research
Professor Tim Doran, University of York, Health Sciences
Professor Kirstein Rummery, University of Stirling, Department of Applied Social Sciences
Dr Simon Walker, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Dr Mary Baginsky, King's College London, NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health & Social Care Workforce
Professor Chris Todd, The University of Manchester, School of Health Sciences
Dr Peter Sivey, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Mrs Gillian Bridgland, PPIE representative
Mr Paul Andersen, PPIE representative
Mr Justin Greenwood, PPIE representative
Mr Adrian Barker, PPIE representative
Subject Experts for Call 10:
Professor Leah Avery, Teesside University, School of Health & Life Sciences
Dr Sarah Cook, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Non Communicable Disease Epidemiology
Dr Amanda Atkinson, Liverpool John Moores University, Public Health Institute
Subject Experts for Call 4:
Professor Kevin Albertson, Manchester Metropolitan University, Economics, Policy and International Business
Professor Shona Hilton, University of Glasgow, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Dr Amy Barnes, University of York, School of Health and related research
Subject Experts for Call 2:
Dr Zahid Asghar, University of Lincoln
Professor Punam Mangtani, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Mrs Jenny Shand, AHSN - UCLPartners
Subject Experts for Call 12:
Dr Neil Almond, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), Infectious Disease Diagnostics
Professor Elizabeth Miller, Public Health England, Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety
Dr Reza Majdzadeh, University of Essex, Interdisciplinary Research and Practice Division, School of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care Liaison Officers
Alison Daykin, Department of Health and Social Care
Mrs Dominique Radcliffe, Department of Health and Social Care
Dr Anni Bailey, Department of Health and Social Care
Policy Representatives
Marianne Scholes, Policy Advisor, Department of Health and Social Care
Andrew Hamilton, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care
Jack Bull, Policy Advisor, Department of Health and Social Care
NIHR
Tyler Maher, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Mike Nelson, Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Olena Myronova, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Jessica Goddard, Senior Programme Manager, Research Programmes
Jojo Leppink, Operations Manager, Operations
Daniela Stremtan, Research Officer, Operations
Andrea Yanez- Cunningham, Research Officer, Operations
Zak Tait, Research Officer, Operations
Chiara Gasparini, Senior Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Jaskaren Brainch, Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Minmin Xu, Research Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Sarah Lane, Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Ivana Balkan, Research Programme Manager, Policy Research Programme
Observers
Ridhi Agarwal, University of Birmingham, Institute of Applied Health Research
Laura Quinn, University of Birmingham
Professor Heather Brown, University of Lancaster, Division of Health Research
Apologies
Professor Catherine Law, University College London, Institute of Child Health
Dr Nils Gutacker, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Ms Josie Dixon, London School of Economics & Political Science, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
Professor Debora Price, The University of Manchester, Department of Sociology
Dr Gemma Frances Spiers, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Population & Health Sciences Institute
Dr Jim Fitzgibbon, PPI representative
Mr Stephen Edgar, PPI representative
Mrs Una Rennard, PPI representative
Professor Ruth Mcdonald, The University of Manchester, Business School
Dr Mark Wilberforce, University of York, Social Policy Research Unit
Professor Paul Aveyard, University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
Professor Julien Forder, University of Kent, SSPSSR
Professor Ian Hall, The University of Manchester, Department of Mathematics
Dr Fiona Aspinal, University College London, Applied Health Research
Professor Karen Spilsbury, University of Leeds, School of Healthcare
Professor Allan Wailoo, University of Sheffield, School of Health and Related Research
Jane Barrett, Department of Health and Social Care
Jenny Elsanadidy, Lead analyst on Healthy Weight Policy, Department of Health and Social Care
Dr Kalpa Kharicha, King's College London, NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health & Social Care Workforce
Call 10: Understanding the impact of alcohol calorie labelling on alcohol and calorie consumption
NIHR204674: Understanding the impact of alcohol calorie labelling on alcohol and calorie selection, purchasing and consumption
Conflicts: Professor Andrew Hill, Professor Mark Petticrew, Professor Kirstein Rummery, Dr Simon Walker & Professor Heather Brown left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding
Conflicts remained out of the room
NIHR204680: Exploring the impacts of alcohol calorie labelling on intentions to purchase, patterns of consumption, and the potential long-term impacts of changes in consumption on morbidity and mortality.
Conflicts: Professor Andrew Hill, Professor Mark Petticrew, Professor Kirstein Rummery, Dr Simon Walker, Professor Heather Brown left the room
Outcome: Reject
Professor Andrew Hill, Professor Kirstein Rummery, Dr Simon Walker & Professor Heather Brown returned to the room once the Committee’s discussion of the application was complete. Professor Mark Petticrew remained out of the room
Call 4: Navigating Trade Challenge at the World Trade Organization to Prevent Non-Communicable Diseases and Promote Better Health for All
NIHR204663: Navigating Trade Challenge at the World Trade Organization to Prevent Non-Communicable Diseases and Promote Better Health for All
Conflicts: Professor Mark Petticrew & Professor Ellen Nolte left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding
Conflicts returned to the room once the Committee’s discussion of the application was complete.
Call 2: Health Protection Modelling
NIHR204667: MEMVIE 3
Conflicts: Professor Mike Robling, Professor Julien Forder & Professor Chris Todd left the room
Outcome: Recommended for funding
Conflicts remained out of the room
NIHR204683: Dynamic infectious disease and health economic modelling for public health policy
Conflicts: Professor Mike Robling, Professor Julien Forder & Professor Chris Todd left the room
Outcome: Reject
Professor Julien Forder & Professor Chris Todd returned to the room once the Committee’s discussion of the application was complete. Professor Mike Robling remained out of the room
Call 12: Research call on vaccine evaluation
NIHR204677: National Immunisation Schedule Evaluation Consortium (NISEC) II
Conflicts: Professor Mike Robling left the room
Outcome: Applicants invited to revise and resubmit application (funding recommendation conditional on changes to application)
Conflicts returned to the room once the Committee’s discussion of the application was complete.