- Colston , B (2010). £36,517. AHRC Research network (Co-investigator): Art of Reconstruction
- Colston , B (2009). £58,500. AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Awards (Principal Investigator): Optimising the environment for large scale storage. Collaboration with the British Library.
- Colston , B (2009). £12,000. TRINITY HOUSE (Principal Investigator): Moisture movement in historic masonry structures.
- Colston , B., and Goodman, A. (2008). £6,000. EPSRC: Determining the Ca/P ratios in bone by ion beam analysis
- Colston , B (2007). £6,000. EPSRC (Principal Investigator): Evaluating the use of ion beams for trace element profiling
- Colston , B (2005). ca. £18,000. EU Artech (Principal Investigator): Identification of hazardous pesticides on herbarium material by ion beam analysis
- Colston , B (2004). ca. £500,000. EU Culture 2000 (Co-Investigator): Conservation of historic lighthouses, reuse and community integration (5 partners)
- Colston , B (2003). £5,000. MAINTAIN OUR HERITAGE (Co-Investigator): Maintaining Value Research Programme: Maintenance Education and Training for Listed Buildings
- Colston , B (2002). £3,000. RICS EDUCATION TRUST (Co-Investigator): Environmental interactions between historic buildings and their collections
- Colston , B (2002). £1,500. ISVA (Co-Investigator): Characteristics of lime-ash and plaster flooring
- Colston , B (2001). £2,100. BOND AND READ (Co-Investigator): Investigation of stone decay at St Nicholas Church, Skirbeck, Boston.
- Colston , B (2000). £14,700. WINGATE TRUST (Co-Investigator): Comparing physical properties of historic and contemporary rubbing bricks
- Colston , B (2000). ca. £20,000. NATIONAL MUSEUMS & GALLERIES OF WALES (Co-Investigator): Developing a rapid screening method for biocide residues in herbaria
- Colston , B (1999). £41,190. RESOURCE: COUNCIL FOR MUSEUMS, ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES (Principal Investigator): Preventive conservation for paper-based collections within historic buildings
- Colston, B (1999). £5,000. RICS EDUCATION TRUST (Co-Investigator): Chemical treatment residues in historic buildings
- Colston, B (1998). £10,130. CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST (Co-Investigator): Salt deterioration of mediaeval masonry