Minutes of the NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) funding committee meeting to discuss sub committee B stage 2 applications to Competition 39
Date and Location
Meeting held on 04 March 2023 at BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP
In attendance
Committee Members
Professor Simon Heller (Chair)
Professor Kate Jolly (Supporting Chair)
Professor Vari M Drennan
Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons
Professor Laura Gray
Reverend Stephen Habgood
Dr Irina Kinchin
Professor Belinda Lennox
Mrs Rita Long
Professor Richard Martin
Professor Catriona McDaid
Professor Gavin Murphy
Professor Kate O’Donnell
Professor George Peat
Professor Mari Carmen Portillo
Mrs Angela Ruddock
Professor Miriam Santer
Professor Simon Skene
Professor Carolyn Tarrant
Professor Obioha Ukoumunne
Programme Director
Professor Elaine Hay
Secretariat
Mr Raj Flora (NIHR)
Dr Katie Cook (NIHR)
Ms Andrea Yanez-Cunningham (NIHR)
Miss Emily Griffiths (NIHR)
Mr Curtis Dixon (NIHR)
Observers
Dr Mary Da Silva (DHSC)
Dr Merewyn Loder (DHSC)
Professor Carrie Llewellyn
PGfAR applications considered
Professor Gavin Murphy left the meeting
NIHR205006: Improving outcomes by addressing variation in unmet needs at transition to adult care for young people born with cleft lip and palate. (Short title: Cleft@20)
Lead Applicant: Dr Yvonne Wren
Conflicts: Professor Richard Martin
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
Professor Gavin Murphy returned to the meeting
NIHR205461: Inflammation, nutrition, and the evolution of multiple long term conditions – an AI-based analysis of intersectionality in longitudinal health data (the InflAIM project)
Lead Applicant: Professor Alexander MacGregor
Conflicts: Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons, Professor Miriam Santer, Professor Obi Ukoumunne, Professor Mari Carmen Portillo
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
Professor Kate Jolly assumed the chair
NIHR205013: Safety of medications in pregnancy - a novel approach to improving shared decision making
Lead Applicant: Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox
Conflicts: Professor Richard Martin, Professor Belinda Lennox, Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
Outcomes Table
Funding Committees score applications on a range of 1-10. This table displays the number of applications awarded by mean score. The PGfAR fundable range is 8-10. Applications with a mean score of 6.0-7.9 have the potential to be funded, at the discretion of the Department of Health and Social Care based on recommendations by the Stage 2 and Main Selection Committees.
| Mean Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 9.0 - 10.0 | Fundable | 0 |
| 8.0 - 8.9 | Fundable | 0 |
| 7.0 - 7.9 | Fundable | 2 |
| 6.0 - 6.9 | Fundable | 1 |
| 5.0 - 5.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 4.0 - 4.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 3.0 - 3.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 2.0 - 2.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 1.0 - 1.9 | Rejected | 0 |