In the period 2002 to the present, I have generated £481,320 in research grants and commissions and, since 2006, I have directed a £800,000 research programme that has leveraged an additional £400,000 in complementary university funding and related commissions.
I have also secured 100% funding for all travel and expenses related to the invited keynotes and plenaries that are listed under ‘PRESENTATIONS’.
Research income
Jul 2009: Principal Investigator (PI), Arts Council England North West: We Play Evaluation (£15,000)
Mar 2009: PI, European Commission Culture Programme: Cultural Policy Research Network (£150,000)
Jun 2008: PI, Impact Workshops: Arts and Humanities Research Council and Arts Council England (£15,582) (18,000 Euro)
Apr 2008: PI, Fieldtrip Grant: Universities’ China Committee in London (£1,950) (2,237Euro)
Apr 2007: PI, with two co-investigators, Impact Fellowship Grant: Arts and Humanities Research Council & Economic and Social Research Council (£241,977) (277,609Euro)
Dec 2005: PI, Small Research Grant: The British Academy (£7,474) (8,574Euro)
Jul 2005: Research Collaborator, Research Commission: University of Liverpool and John Moores University (£20,000) (22,943Euro)
Jul 2005: Bid Advisor towards Research Commission: Liverpool City Council, Impacts 08 programme (£800,000) (917,744Euro) I was appointed as Director of this research in April 2006, and have become PI in 2008
Dec 2003: PI, Small Research Grant : The British Academy (£3,320) (3,808Euro)
Sep 2002: PI, Research Commission : Cultural Consortium North West (£26,000) (30,000 Euro)
Study grants
Oct 2001: Fulbright Scholarship to pursue post-graduate research in the United States (I was awarded the scholarship, but withdrew to accept position at University of Glasgow. Value: £25,000 (28,700Euro)
Apr 2000: Postgraduate Research Grant, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne (£1,700) (2,000Euro)
1999-2000: University Exchange Grant: Master’s Research at University of Technology, Sydney (£1,500)
1996-1997: Erasmus Grant for Undergraduate study (Honours year) at Napier University, Edinburgh (£2,000)