BASS/BSS/ORUK Spine Research Fellowship 2024

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Section 1: Basic information about you and your application

Unique ID

Research title(Required)

Duration (months)(Required)

Start date(Required)

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Have you previously received funding from:

Orthopaedic Research UK
The British Scoliosis Society (BSS)
The British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS)

Received Funding?(Required)

Yes

Please specify

Your name(Required)

Your email address(Required)

Profession(Required)

Your current job title/position(Required)

Name of employer(Required)

Are you an early-career researcher (ECR)?(Required)

(definition of ECR)

Name of supervisor(s)

Name of collaborators(Required)

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Section 2: Lay summary

The language used in this section should be understood by a GCSE/A-Level student. To include:

What problem are you trying to solve?
What is the estimated incident of this problem in the UK and worldwide?
What is your ambition and how will you research make an impact on people with spine conditions?
How will you involve people with spine conditions in your research?

Lay summary(Required)

Section 3: Purpose of research

Purpose of research(Required)

Please indicate research aims, objectives and deliverables.

Section 4: Background to investigation

Background to investigation(Required)

Please provide a brief literature review, personal track record and preliminary data obtained by the applicant(s) related to the topic of interest.

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Section 5: Plan of investigation

Plan of investigation

Materials & Methods: a detailed technical step by step research plan according to linked work packages. Please state possible opportunities and risks for clinical adoption and commercial exploitation. Please avoid naming all the materials and equipment and only focus on the core ideas and methodologies. A detailed Gantt chart must be uploaded as an image to the end of this section.

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Section 6: Research environment and resources

Research environment and resources(Required)

Please state your research clinical/technical support, laboratory space, equipment and any other additional fundings for this project.

Section 7: Research impact

ORUK strategy

Who will benefit from this research?(Required)

How can your research be translated in real-life?(Required)

How will your research be beneficial for Orthopaedic Research UK, The British Scoliosis Society (BSS), The British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS) and their purpose?(Required)

Section 8: Outreach and engagement

Outreach and engagement(Required)

Please provide a brief plan as to how you're going to communicate your findings with the non-academic public

Section 9: Research budget

Please provide the full cost breakdown of your research project. Please note that ORUK, The British Scoliosis Society (BSS), and The British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS) will not accept increasing their contributions after the project is selected for funding. We also does not pay toward overheads / full economic costing (FEC).

Requested funding from Orthopaedic Research UK, The British Scoliosis Society (BSS), and The British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS)

University fees (if any)(Required)

Salary(Required)

Consumables(Required)

Publications(Required)

Conference attendance(Required)

Are there any other items?(Required)

Yes

Other items - please specify

Other items (amount)

Total 'requested fund'(Required)

Other secured funds

Internal funding(Required)

Partner (University)(Required)

Partner (Commercial)(Required)

Partner (Charity)(Required)

Other sources(Required)

Total 'other funds'(Required)

List all the 'other sources' and explain how their funds are used to cover the costs of your research.

Section 10: Intellectual property and testing on animals

Is there an IP linked to this research?(Required)

Yes

Who owns and maintains this patent?

Does your research include procedures to be carried out on animals in the UK under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act?(Required)

Yes

Have necessary approvals been given by The Home office (in relation to personal, project and establishment licences)?

Yes

Have necessary approvals been given by Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body?

Yes

Not requried

Does your research involve the use of animals or animal tissue outside the UK?(Required)

Yes

Does the proposed research involve a protected species?

Yes

If yes, please state which protected species:

Does the proposed research involve genetically modified animals?

Yes

Include details of sample size calculations and statistical advice sought.

Please use the ARRIVE guidelines when designing and describing your experiments.

There should be sufficient information to allow for a robust review of any applications involving animals. Further guidance is available from the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), including an online experimental design assistant to guide researchers through the design of animal experiments.

Please provide details of any moderate or severe procedures

Why is animal use necessary, are there any other possible approaches?

Why is the species/model to be used the most appropriate?

Section 11: External experts

You are encouraged to suggest up to 5 external experts in your field, who are not linked to your application and/or organisation. ORUK does not guarantee that these individuals will be invited to review your application.

External expert 1 name

External expert 1 email

External expert 1 affiliation

External expert 2 name

External expert 2 email

External expert 2 affiliation

External expert 3 name

External expert 3 email

External expert 3 affiliation

External expert 4 name

External expert 4 email

External expert 4 affiliation

External expert 5 name

External expert 5 email

External expert 5 affiliation