Epilepsy Action Research Grants Programme 2008-2009

Research grants

Dr Susan Duncan

  • Western General Hospital Edinburgh
  • Neuropsychological profiles of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and their siblings.
  • £42,556 – 36 months
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Dr Catherine M Hill

  • University of Southampton
  • Sleep quality and daytime neurobehavioral functioning in childhood epilepsy
    £14,988 – 9 months
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Dr Udo Wieshmann

  • The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool
    UK anti-epileptic drug register
  • £10,000 – 12 months
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PhD Studentship

  • Supervisor - Dr Paul Drew, University of York
  • Co-supervisor - Dr Markus Reuber, University of Sheffield
  • Student - Ms Catherine Crow
  • Conversational analysis in epilepsy encounters: third party references and accompanying others
  • £75,000 – 3 years
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Travel bursaries

  • Nathan Illman, University of Leeds
  • Kerrie Margrove, Cardiff University
  • Judith Lunn, Lancaster University
  • Elaine Williams, National Society for Epilepsy