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Bringing together business and academia – EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships

YouTube: can we make a sustainable alternative to palm oil?

News

11 December 2023

Filter could transform fight against hospital infections

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6 December 2023

Cutting-edge chemistry will help new laundry detergents clean up

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29 November 2023

BBSRC launches UK’s first bioscience prosperity partnership programme

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Blog

1 November 2023

From industrial revolution to sustainable solutions

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31 July 2023

Building a digital circular economy

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Funding opportunities

Pre-announcement: the UKRI Ayrton challenge programme (outlines)

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is announcing the Ayrton challenge programme, a single £25 million funding opportunity for interdisciplinary research projects aiming to drive forward the clean energy transition in developing countries and deliver real change in clean and just energy access.

• Opportunity status: Upcoming
• Funders: UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £25,000,000
• Award range: £2,000,000 - £3,000,000
• Publication date: 12 December 2023
• Opening date: 8 January 2024 9:00am UK time
• Closing date: 9 April 2024 4:00pm UK time

Pre-announcement: Future Leaders Fellowships: round 9

Funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit.

You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either:

• looking to establish or transition to independence
• developing their own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting

• Opportunity status: Upcoming
• Funders: Medical Research Council (MRC), UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Innovate UK
• Funding type: Fellowship
• Publication date: 11 December 2023
• Opening date: To be confirmed
• Closing date: To be confirmed

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