Classification of Research
You will be asked to classify your own areas
of expertise (up to 3 can be selected)when registering on the GMS
portal, and if applying for a grant online, you will be asked
to classify the proposed research by selecting 1
activity.
Use the list below to aid your selection online.
Research Activity
Research Activity codes are the UK Clinical Research
Collaboration body standard codes.
1.1 Underpinning research - Normal biological
development
2.1 Disease aetiology - Biological
factors
2.2 Disease aetiology - Environmental
factors
2.3 Disease aetiology - Psychological, social,
economic
factors
2.4 Disease aetiology - Observational studies,
registries
2.5 Disease aetiology - Epidemiological methods
development
3.1 Disease prevention - Altering personal
risk
3.2 Disease prevention - Altering environmental
risk
3.3 Disease prevention -
Nutrition
4.1 Detection, screening, diagnosis – Preclinical
testing
4.2 Detection, screening, diagnosis - Clinical
evaluation
5.1 Preclinical research - Drugs, including
vaccines
5.2 Preclinical research - Cell or gene
therapy
5.3 Preclinical research - Medical
devices
5.4 Preclinical research -
Surgery
5.6 Preclinical research - Psychological or
behavioural
6.1 Clinical trials (phase I-IV) - Drugs,
including
vaccines
6.2 Clinical trials (phase I-IV) - Cell or
gene
therapy
6.3 Clinical trials (phase I-IV) - Medical
devices
6.4 Clinical trials (phase I-IV) -
Surgery
6.6 Clinical trials (phase I-IV) -
Psychological or
behavioural
7.1 Disease management - Individual care
needs
7.2 Disease management - End of life
care
7.3 Disease management - Education,
guidelines
8.1 Health Services research - Organisation
and
delivery
8.2 Health Services research - Health and
welfare
economics
Subject Codes
Subject Codes are the BHF specific
research classifications. Up to 10 can be selected.
Biology- Angiogenesis, vasculogenesis
Biology- Cardiac myocytes
Biology- Developmental biology
Biology- Electrophysiology
Biology- Endothelial cells
Biology- Erythrocytes
Biology- Genetics, genomics
Biology- Leukocytes
Biology- Neurones, neural control
Biology- Platelets, coagulation
Biology- Stem cells, progenitor cells
Biology- Structural biology
Biology- Systems biology
Biology- Vascular smooth muscle cells
Disease Process- Aneurysm
Disease Process- Arrhythmia, fibrillation, sudden
death
Disease Process- Atherosclerosis
Disease Process- Cardiac hypertrophy
Disease Process- Cardiomyopathy
Disease Process- Congenital heart disease
Disease Process- Chronic heart failure
Disease Process- Diabetes, metabolic
syndrome
Disease Process- Hypertension (systemic)
Disease Process- Inflammation, immunity
Disease Process- Lymphatic disease
Disease Process- Myocardial ischemia, myocardial
infarction
Disease Process- Pulmonary hypertension
Disease Process- Restenosis
Disease Process- Stroke, cerebrovascular
disease
Disease Process- Thrombosis, coagulation
Disease Process- Venous disease
Risk Factors and Subgroups- Ageing
Risk Factors and Subgroups- Cholesterol,
lipids
Risk Factors and Subgroups- Diet, Obesity
Risk Factors and Subgroups- Ethnicity
Risk Factors and Subgroups- Exercise
Risk Factors and Subgroups- Fetal and child
health
Risk Factors and Subgroups- Pollution
Risk Factors and Subgroups- Smoking
Risk Factors and Subgroups- Women
Treatments and Modalities- Ablation
Treatments and Modalities- Angioplasty
Treatments and Modalities- Assist devices
Treatments and Modalities- Computation
Treatments and Modalities- CT, PET
Treatments and Modalities- Controlled trials
Treatments and Modalities- Experimental
medicine
Treatments and Modalities- Gene therapy
Treatments and Modalities- Heart valves
Treatments and Modalities- ICDs
Treatments and Modalities- Magnetic
resonance
Treatments and Modalities- Pacemakers
Treatments and Modalities- Stem/progenitor cell
therapy
Treatments and Modalities- Stents
Treatments and Modalities- Tissue
engineering
Treatments and Modalities- Transplantation
Treatments and Modalities- Ultrasound
Treatments and Modalities- Vascular
grafts