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Funding available for projects aimed at fighting climate change
A philanthropic fund designed to help find and drive solutions to fighting the climate crisis is once again open for applications for outreach and community programmes that need cash.
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Funding awarded for research aiming to improve assistive technologies for disabled people
Funding of £950,000 has been awarded to a new project which aims to improve the quality of devices used to help disabled people, commonly known as assistive technologies (AT).
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Funding awarded to Arts for the Blues project to increase reach of creative arts therapy model
A pioneering project which uses the arts to tackle depression has been awarded new funding to develop a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training package for organisations and practitioners.
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Funding awarded to help microbusinesses grow
The University of Salford Business School has been awarded funding to help microbusinesses engage with technology in order to boost their productivity.
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Funding awarded to investigate benefits support during the COVID-19 crisis
Researchers have been awarded £618,000 funding to investigate how the benefits system is responding to the coronavirus pandemic, and whether people receiving benefits such as Universal Credit are getting the income and employment support they need as...
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Funding for new parenting course to help families living with condition ‘more common than autism’
The University of Salford and the National FASD Clinic (Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) has received £400,000 for research to help support families of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
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Funding for Support
Disabled Students’ Allowance The Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) is a non-means tested and non-repayable source of funding to help meet the extra costs of studying that students with disabilities may face and most home-based students on a full...
Funding to co-create research into improving the mental health of dads and their children
The University of Salford has received a share of £33,500 funding to research ideas aimed at improving the mental health of male carers and their children.
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