Applications
Applications for the Imperial Global Connect Fund are now open
Case studies of projects funded by the Imperial Global Connect Fund
Project title: Strengthening HTLV-1 research and policies in Africa through multidisciplinary, multisectoral collaboration
Project lead: Dr Carolina Rosadas, Department of Infectious Disease
Project title: The impact of AI on collaboration and belonging on the student experience
Project lead: Professor Camille Kandiko Howson, Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship
Project title: Building a regional platform for assessing WASH technologies for market readiness and scalable implementation in India and Nepal
Project lead: Professor Michael Templeton, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Full list of projects
The table below shows all projects funded by the Imperial Global Connect Fund, as of January 2026.
| Lead applicant | Department | Faculty | Hub | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Camille Kandiko Howson |
Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship |
Central |
India |
The impact of AI on collaboration and belonging on the student experience |
|
Guillermo Rein |
Mechanical Engineering |
Engineering |
USA |
Fostering California-based institutional collaborations on wildfire research |
|
Yufei Zhang |
Mathematics |
Natural Sciences |
USA |
Understanding and Tackling Modern Challenges in Financial Technology |
|
Sunitha Pangala |
Life Sciences |
Natural Sciences |
India |
Harnessing Indian forests for methane mitigation and climate gains: A nature-based solution. |
|
Carolina Rosadas |
Infectious Disease |
Medicine |
Ghana / Africa |
|
|
Sarah Ranchev-Hale |
Enterprise |
Central |
USA |
Showcasing Imperial Innovation in Silicon Valley: A Startup Venture Trek to San Francisco |
|
Robbie Murray |
Physics |
Natural Sciences |
Singapore |
Rapid high throughput mass spectrometry for border protection |
|
Richard Abel |
Surgery and Cancer |
Medicine |
USA |
AI-Accelerated Molecular Dynamics for Rare Bone Disease: Advancing Gene Therapy through UK-US Convergence Science Partnership |
|
Shiranee Sriskandan |
Infectious Disease |
Medicine |
Ghana / Africa |
Towards a Global UK-Ghana Centre for Emerging Bacterial Threats |
|
Washington Yotto Ochieng |
Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Engineering |
Ghana / Africa |
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Enhancing Resilience in Ghana |
|
Vincent Savolainen |
Life Sciences |
Natural Sciences |
Ghana / Africa |
Integrating Technological Solutions into Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Mole National Park, Ghana |
|
Michael Templeton |
Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Engineering |
India |
|
|
Ravi Vaidyanathan |
Mechanical Engineering |
Engineering |
India |
Longitudinal Voice Data as a Neurodegenerative Biomarker: India-UK Cross-Cultural and Language Pilot Work |
|
Nicholas Long |
Chemistry |
Natural Sciences |
Singapore |
Sustainable Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis: SSC2025 conference attendance and presentation, alongside networking meetings and events. |
|
Elena Forasacco |
Early Career Researcher Institute |
Central |
Singapore |
Designing new learning opportunities for doctoral students: enhancing inter-institutional, interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration competencies |
|
Daniel Mitelpunkt |
Digital Media Lab |
Central |
Singapore |
Imperial-NTU novel STEMB simulation - a visit to engage in dialogue, knowledge-exchange and explore collaborative opportunities |
|
Tiago Gaspar |
Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Engineering |
India |
Assessing Climate–Vegetation–Soil Interactions for resilient slopes |
|
Phillip Bennett |
Metabolism Digestion & Reproduction |
Medicine |
Singapore |
Ambient Mass Spectrometry for Assessment of Preterm Birth Risk in a Multi-ethnic Singapore Population |