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You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.
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Search and filter this listInvitation-only funding opportunity for breakthrough interdisciplinary ideas that transcend, combine or significantly span disciplines, that are not routinely funded through existing UKRI responsive mode schemes.
You must have already submitted an outline application and been invited to submit a full application.
Invite only ESRC, AHRC, Defra, NERC and UKRI opportunity to enhance the resilience, health and wellbeing of UK coastal communities and seas.
The programme will deliver transdisciplinary and transformative research projects. You must have been invited to submit from the outline opportunity to be eligible.
Apply for funding to lead a mini sandpit in the area of novel technologies for tackling infections
This funding opportunity is open to existing UKRI strategic institutes, networks or investments with funding until at least 30 September 2025.
£1.5 million is available for a duration of 18 months.
Apply for funding to establish a coordination and translation hub focused on integration and knowledge exchange for the UKRI-Defra co-funded maximising UK adaptation to climate change programme.
You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation to apply.
Funding to support transdisciplinary networks to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.
Apply for funding to pursue an ambitious, high risk and high reward project in environmental research.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.
Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research focusing on the underpinning science of aviation’s non-CO2 impacts and how they interact with climate over time with the view to identifying mitigation options.
You must be based at a UK research organisation to be eligible for NERC funding.
Apply for funding to establish an accelerating the green economy centre to support the growth of emerging green industries, in economic geographies across the UK.
Collaboration with stakeholders is essential.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.
Apply for funding to improve the environmental research landscape through new or improved equipment.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.
NERC will fund 100% of the full cost for equipment only.