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NERC-Innovate UK ICURe Engage programme

Apply for NERC’s ICURe Engage four-week programme for those projects previously funded by NERC.

The programme aims to identify potential beneficiaries and users of academic research, introduce participants to commercialisation tools, and foster entrepreneurship.

UKRI policy internships 2026

An opportunity for UKRI-funded doctoral students to undertake a three-month internship at one of a selected group of influential policy organisations, undertaken as part of the existing doctoral studentship.

Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2026

Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research which focuses on the underpinning science of aviation’s non-carbon dioxide (non-CO2) impacts and how they interact with climate over time with the view to identifying benefits, mitigation options, informing industry and government policy decisions.

UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026

Apply for this jointly funded opportunity between EPSRC and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) aiming to support two projects focused on the decommissioning of Fukushima and Sellafield.

Expression of interest: Japan-UK joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies

Apply for funding to form world-leading partnerships with collaborators in Japan for your research into Advanced Connectivity Technologies.

UK applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.

Japanese applicants must be eligible for NICT funding.

MRC Centre of Research Excellence: round four: invited full application

Apply for MRC Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) funding to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges.

You must be invited to apply for this stage of the funding opportunity.

Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026

Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity.

Optical wireless communications research and testing facility

Apply for funding to establish optical wireless communications research and testing facility.

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

UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration Accounts 2027

Apply for UKRI impact acceleration accounts (IAAs) for institutional‑level, flexible, early-stage funding that helps organisations accelerate research impact into real world benefits.

This funding opportunity harmonises IAA programmes across the following research councils:

  • AHRC
  • EPSRC
  • MRC
  • STFC

Electricity Demand Turn Up trial: EoI for flexibility providers

UK registered businesses providing flexibility services can submit an expression of interest for a trial assessing if DTU can reduce renewable electricity curtailment in Great Britain. Successful applicants can apply for a share of up to £16 million.

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