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Citizen science for food standards challenges
Apply for funding for a pilot project investigating the Food Standards Agency’s areas of research interest themes. Your project must use citizen science research methods.
Citizen science
Video credit: UK Research and Innovation Video transcript and on-screen captions are available by watching on YouTube. Homes under the microscope. A citizen-led project to investigate airborne microplastics in the home. This experiment uses a new simple, low-cost technique which allows members of the public to collect and analyse microplastics in their homes.
How the public is improving research and its impact in society
Involving the public as researchers can be transformational for all involved, but it requires an R&I system that properly supports and values it.
Public engagement with research
Public engagement is diverse in the ways it can help us conduct meaningful two-way engagement with public audiences on the topics of research, innovation and environmental science. We aim to inform, listen and respond, and collaborate with the public, based on their interests, opinions, concerns and aspirations. By engaging with public groups in this way, […]
Open Science Impact
The Open Science Impact prize rewards researchers who have developed and implemented open science practices and principles to improve research
Transforming environmental science with the power of AI
The challenges facing the natural world have never been more acute and artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to drive forward a step-change in both research practice and outcomes. The benefits are widespread, including: more effective nature-based solutions wildlife monitoring and natural hazard identification improvements in biodiversity more productive businesses saving lives and money increasing resilience […]
Ethical public engagement is crucial but needs supportive systems
Collaboration between researchers and the public needs to be ethical and equitable. The sector has expertise to do this but we need some shifts in the system.
Engaged Environmental Science
Invited applications to apply for funding to deliver exemplar projects that demonstrate excellence in engaged environmental science research through equitable public partnerships.
Celebrating the impact of NERC science
Fixing Our Broken Planet Fixing Our Broken Planet is a collaborative partnership between the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), part of UK Research and Innovation, and the Natural History Museum. It is designed to showcase the breadth of environmental science and the groundbreaking work of NERC-funded researchers. At the heart of the programme is the […]
Research, evidence and insight
UKRI’s public engagement strategy and plans are based on research, evidence and stakeholder insight. Below are a selection of reports and outputs that support UKRI’s new public engagement strategy. Involving communities in research and innovation The Young Foundation report, An equitable future for research and innovation, considers how to improve the ways we produce, use […]