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The Royal Society invites applications for the Wolfson laboratory refurbishment grants. These enable scientists in the UK to refurbish or renovate their research laboratories. Proposals should focus on the subject area of infectious disease, including the following topics:

•infections of humans and animals;

•disease susceptibility, immunity and resistance in natural hosts, animal models and vectors;

•infectious disease distribution and transmission.

Applicants must have a PhD and a permanent post in a UK university, and must work in an area relevant to infectious disease, but not in clinical medicine. Universities may submit several applications but only one application per department is allowed.

The proposed refurbishment can either be for a UK laboratory or for an overseas laboratory of a UK-based research organisation or university.

The total budget for this round is worth £1.5 million. Grants are tenable for a maximum of two years and are worth up to £250,000, which may include start-up research equipment funding of up to £50,000.