The following projects have received an Alliance grant either for their first year or second year of collaboration in 2009

Social Science/ Arts and Humanities

			Integration of young East European migrants in France and Scotland Dr S Shubin University of Aberdeen /L Guillemot Université d'Angers
			Economic Patriotism : The limits of the European Market Project   Dr B Clift University of Warwick  / Dr C Woll CERI Paris
			The processing of consonants and vowels in French and English speaking children Dr J Goslin University of Portsmouth / Dr  B New Université Paris 5
			Investigating writing: French anthropology of writing and New Literacy Studies Dr U. Papen Lancaster University , Dr D. Pontille, EHESS, Paris
			Serumtherapy, the pharmaceutical industry and public health in Britain and France in the late-nineteenth, early-twentieth centuries Dr V. Quirke, Oxford Brookes University / Dr J. Simon, Université Lyon 1
			Cultural Changes and exchanges : Britanny and Wales Dr H. Williams, University of Wales/ Dr J-Y Le Disez, Université de Brest
			Codicology and the Study of Modern Literary Manuscripts Dr W. Van Mierlo, University of London /  Dr C. Roverat, Université Paris Dauphine

Earth and Environmental Science

			Into the subduction channel: petrological, geochemical and thermomechanical constraints on subduction processes Dr C-J De Hoog University of Oxford / Dr P Agard Université Paris 3
			Using radium and actinium isotopes as tracers of ocean dynamics Dr W Geibert University of Edinburgh / Dr P Van Beek Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse
			Risk zoning for snow avalanches in a changing climate Dr C Keylock University of Leeds/ Dr N Eckert, CEMAGREF Grenoble
			Preparing for upcoming datastreams of atmospheric CO2 from space-borne sensors Dr P Palmer, University of Edinburgh / Dr F Chevallier LSCE Gif-sut-yvette
			Tracking the diversity and abundance of phototrophic life in the oceans Dr T Richards, University of Exeter / Dr F Not , Station Biologique de Roscoff
			Quantifying and modelling lateral stirring in the Southern Ocean  Dr E Shuckburgh , British Antarctic Survey / Dr J Le Sommer INPG Grenoble
			Reproductive isolation anf gene flow : example of two hybrid zones between large gull species  Dr L. Gay University of Exeter / Dr P-A Crochet CNRS Montpellier
			Why are rates of sea level rise so different between Newlyn and Brest ? Dr S. Holgate Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory / Dr G Wöppelman Université de la Rochelle
			The new results of regional sea level rise from both the UK and French historical records Dr S. Jevrejeva Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory / Dr M. Karpytchev Université de La Rochelle
			Strategies of UV-avoidance in microphytobenthic communities Dr R. Perkins University of Cardiff / Dr J-L Mouget Université du Maine
			Characterisation of rapid climate change in Antarctica from a near-coastal deep ice core Dr R. Mulvaney, British Antarctic Survey / Dr A Landais CEA

Medical Science

			Statistical methods for the analysis of human functional brain networks and dynamics Dr E Bullmore University of Cambridge/ Dr Sophie Achard CNRS Grenoble
			Molecular Analysis of the cell wall proteome of the major fungal pathogen Candida albicans  Dr C Munro University of Aberdeen/ Dr M Richard INRA Paris Grignon
			Integrated genomic approaches for dissecting cardiovascular traits Dr E Petretto Imperial College/Dr Tregouet  INSERM Paris
			Time and attention for the fluent execution of sequential action : behavioural and brain imaging Dr A Welchman University of Birmingham / Dr Delevoye Université de Lille 3

Biological Sciences

			Chemosensory individuality and recognition in mice Dr P. Brennan, University of Bristol / Dr M. Keller, INRA Tours
			The role of aggregation and oviposition deterring pheromones in the manipulation of the distribution of two species of ladybird beetles Dr S. Dewhirst, Rothamsted Research / Dr J-L Hemptinne, Ecole Nationale de Formation Agronomique de Toulouse
			Involvement of ATP-gated P2X7 receptors in cancer cell biology Dr P. Pelegrin, University of Manchester / Dr S. Roger INSERM Tours
			Investigation the function and regulation of Ruminococcus gnavus alpha-galactosidases Dr L. Tailford, Institute of Food Research /Dr T. Giardina, Université Aix-Marseille 3
			Evaluation of the in vitro and vivo antifouling properties of new soft coatings Dr C. Hellio, University of Portsmouth / Dr F. Gohier , Université du Mans
			Membrane Transport Proteins - new challenges Dr T.Sorensen, Diamond Light Source /Dr B. Arnou , CEA Saclay
			The role of type III secretion in bacteria-fungi interactions Dr G. Preston, University of Oxford /Dr P. Frey-Klett, INRA Nancy
			Application of advanced photonic techniques for the development of optical bio-switches based on chromoproteins Dr S. Webb, Daresbury Laboratory/Dr C. Gergely, Université de Montpellier 2
			Structural characterization of new NAT isoforms in Bacillus anthracis : screening for pharmacological inhibitorsProfessor E. Sim, University of Oxford / Dr J. Dairou, Université Paris 7

Chemical Science

			Theorical Studies of 2D IR Correlation Spectra of Biomolecules Dr.N. Besley, University of Nottingham/ Dr -M-P Gaigeot Université d'Evry
			Structural and electrochemical characterisation of new materials for SOFCs Dr P. Connor, University of St Andrews/ Dr A. Rolle, ENSCL Lille
			Towards an understanding of electrospray ionisation droplets Dr M. Miller, University of Cambridge/ Dr M-P Gaigeot Université d'Evry
			Investigating the molecular basis for formation and stability of peptide structure Dr L. Snoek, Oxford University / Dr M-P Gaigeot Université d'Evry
			Studies on the nano-scale of the self organization strusctures of amphiphilic  glycopolymers Dr C. Dreiss, King's College London/ Dr C. Nouvel, ENS Industries Chimiques, Nancy
			High pressure crystallography of switchable molecular materials Dr A. Goeta, Durham University/ Dr P. Guionneau, Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée, Bordeaux

Computing Science

			Low power efficient Architectures for 3D Medical Image Segmentation Dr A. Amira, Brunel University / Dr Y Berviller Université Henri Poincaré Nancy
			3D reconstruction of Deformable Surface by Integrating Mechanical Models Dr L Agapito Queen Mary University of London/ Dr O. Ait-Aider Université de Clermont Ferrand
			Virtual Sportsmen Dr T. Komura University of Edinburgh /Dr F. Multon, Université de Rennes 2
			Computational linguistics. natural language processing, automatic lexical acquisition Dr A. Korhonen, Cambridge University/ Dr T Poibeau Université Paris 13
			Impulsive Control with delays and application to Traffic Control in the Internet Dr K. Liu University of Liverpool / Dr U. Ayesta, Université de Toulouse
			Refinment for Security Protocols Dr B. Warinschi University of Bristol /Dr V Cortier LORIA Nancy

Engineering

			Modelling evolving discontinuities Dr S. Bordas University of Glasgow / Dr S Dal Pont Laboratoire des Ponts et Chaussées
			The physiological importance of rotational motion during culmination of D. discoideum /Dr A Kabla Cambridge University / Dr P Hersen Université Paris 7
			Surface Acousto-Optics in III-Nitride materials  Dr F Causa University of Bath / Dr S Dupont Université de Valenciennes
			Developing a virtual reality sports simulator to train perceptual skills in sport Dr C Craig Queen's University Belfast / Dr B. Bideau Université de Rennes 2

Material Science

			Suspensions of ferroelectric nanocrystals in nematic liquid matrices Dr O Buchnev University of Southampton/ Dr Blach Université d'Artois
			Domain engineering in ferroelectric and multiferroic nanostructures Dr G Catalan University of Cambridge / Dr Lukyanchuk Université de Picardie
			Computational Study of layered magnetic compounds Dr F Cora University College London /Dr H Bulou Université de Strasbourg
			Spin-filtering through multiferroic tunnel barriers Dr Xavier Moya University of Cambridge  /Dr M BibesUniversité Paris Sud
			Modelling of Optical Spectra of Hybrid Materials Dr Todorov Daresbury Laboratory / Dr P Bordat Université de Pau
			Structure and Stability of Bimatellic Core-shell Nanoparticles Dr Fen Ying University of Birmingham  / Dr C Langlois Université Paris 7

Mathematics

			Numerical approximation of FSI constrained optimization problems  Dr E Burman University of Sussex / Dr M Fernandez INRIA Le Chesnay
			Uniform particle approximation of continuos time filters Dr D Crisan Imperial college London / Dr S Rubenthaler  Université Nice - Sophia Antipolis
			Representations of reductive p-adic groups Dr S Stevens University of East Anglia /Dr V Sécherre Institut de Mathématiques Marseille
			London-Paris Number theory seminar Dr A Yafaev University College London/ Dr A. Mezard Université de Versailles St Quentin
			Modeling and inversion of a complex production system of acoustical signals application to speech and pathologies Dr R Simitev University of Glasgow / Dr A Van Hirtum INPG Grenoble

Physics

			Dynamical phase-transitions in glasses and non-equilibrium systems Dr J Garrahan University of Nottingham /Dr F  Van Wijland Université de Paris 7
			Luminescence from Corona-Discharge-Excited Helium Dr K Von Haeften University of Leicester/ Dr F Aitken CNRS Grenoble
			Shaping and characterization of ultrashort pulses towards photoassociation of ultracold molecules Dr A Wyatt University of Oxford  / Dr B Chatel Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse
			Development of novel electron-/ambipolar transporting organic molecules for use in field-effect transistors and integrated circuitsD Dr T Anthopoulos Imperial College London / Dr Djukic CNRS Strasbourg
			Coupling a nanomechanical resonator to a supercurrent Dr A Armour University of Nottingham / Dr F Pistolesi CNRS Grenoble