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Metascience sandpit: scientometrics for research assessment

Apply to attend a four-day interactive sandpit to co-develop research projects that develop, validate, and critique novel scientometric indicators for use in research assessment and in future metascience research.

The sandpit will take place in April 2026.

Pre-announcement: Pushing the frontiers of environmental science 2026

Apply for funding to pursue an ambitious, high-reward curiosity-driven project in environmental research.

You must be:

  • based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding
  • in a role that meets the individual eligibility requirements

Turing AI pioneer interdisciplinary fellowships (invite only)

Apply for fellowship funding to build artificial intelligence (AI) capability.

This funding opportunity is for established researchers from across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit, without a background in core AI research, who want to build domain relevant AI capability.

You may apply only if invited to do so following a successful outline application.

Metascience research grants round 2

Apply for funding to undertake cutting-edge Metascience research into more effective ways of conducting and supporting research and development (R&D), including the impact of AI and the challenges of measuring research excellence.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

Large grant outlines: February 2026

Apply for funding to support innovative, large-scale and complex projects that tackle big environmental science questions and have the potential to produce world-leading research.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

UK international ocean drilling programme site survey

Apply for funding for ship borne and virtual site survey investigations (SSI) to support the development of applications for a scientific ocean drilling expedition.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Gateway route

Apply for 10,000 graphics processing unit hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn supercomputers for artificial intelligence-related research and development projects.

Open to UK researchers from academia, industry, or other organisations.

Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Rapid Access route

UK-registered micro, small and medium businesses can apply for 20,000 graphics processing unit hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn AI Research Resource (AIRR) supercomputers for early-stage artificial intelligence product research and development.

Pre-announcement: Biological influence on ocean carbon: novel modelling approaches

Apply for funding for a project to improve representation of biological processes in carbon storage models. It must be led by a UK researcher and can have US team members that are NASA supported.

The project lead must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

Pre-announcement: multiple model assessment of biological influence on ocean carbon

Apply for funding for a project comparing and improving biological carbon storage in multiple global models. It must be led by a UK researcher and can have US team members that are NASA supported.

The project lead must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.