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Experimental medicine to define mechanisms of gambling disorder: stage one

Apply for funding for academically led experimental medicine studies in humans that deepen understanding of the causal biological and psychosocial mechanisms underlying the effects of gambling activities, products and interventions on gambling disorder.

Published opportunity

Funding
£10,000,000
Location
United Kingdom
Deadline
14 April 2027, 4:00 PM
Provider
UKRI
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Published criteria

Who this opportunity is for.

Funding organisation
Medical Research Council (MRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK Research and Innovation
Location
United Kingdom
Opens
8 October 2026, 9:00 AM
Closes
14 April 2027, 4:00 PM
Requirement
Apply for funding for academically led experimental medicine studies in humans that deepen understanding of the causal biological and psychosocial mechanisms underlying the effects of gambling activities, products and interventions on gambling disorder.
Funders
Medical Research Council (MRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK Research and Innovation

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