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Develop digital economy research communities with NetworkPlus

Apply for funding to build digital economy and manufacturing research communities with NetworkPlus. These must address one of the EPSRC digital economy theme priority areas.

The following can apply:

  • UK higher education institutions
  • research council institutes
  • UKRI-approved independent research organisations
  • public sector research establishments
  • NHS bodies with research capacity.

Embedded research on UK climate resilience

Apply for funding to do an ‘embedded researcher’ project. This is a research placement at a non-academic organisation. You’ll support the sharing of knowledge between academics, decision-makers and practitioners.

You must be a UK-based researcher employed by an eligible research organisation.

Your project must focus on climate resilience in the UK.

Building collaboration at the physics of life interface: 2021 outline stage

Apply for support for cross-disciplinary research between physics and the life sciences.

The research must improve our understanding of biological systems, biomedical systems or both.

You must be a researcher from one of the following:

  • UK higher education institution
  • research council institute
  • UKRI-approved independent research organisation
  • NHS body with research capacity
  • public sector research establishment (PSRE) with 10 or more researchers with PhDs.

Provide an electron paramagnetic resonance national research facility

Apply for support to provide an electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy national research facility (NRF).

You must be a researcher from one of these:

  • UK higher education institution
  • research council institute
  • UKRI-approved independent research organisation
  • public sector research establishment
  • NHS body with research capacity.

Cross-cutting research for exascale software and algorithms

Apply for funding to research issues that impact the development of exascale software and algorithms.

You must be either:

  • a researcher at an eligible research organisation
  • an employee of an eligible public sector research establishment.

This funding is through the Exascale Computing: Algorithms and Infrastructures Benefiting UK Research (ExCALIBUR) programme, which is part of the Strategic Priorities Fund.

Sustainable manufacturing

To apply for this opportunity, you must have been invited to submit a full proposal.

Apply for funding to research technologies and processes for sustainable manufacturing. This should focus on areas within EPSRC’s Manufacturing the Future theme.

You must be a UK resident based at an eligible research organisation. You can be at any career stage.

Adventurous manufacturing round one: follow-on funding

This opportunity is for successful applicants from adventurous manufacturing round one only.

You can apply for further funding to extend the research in progress and enhance the impact of the initiative.

Your research must fall within the remit of the EPSRC manufacturing the future theme.

UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems programme: responsibility

Apply for funding to support multidisciplinary research on responsibility for autonomous systems.

Your proposed project must integrate researchers from different disciplines, particularly from social sciences, arts and humanities.

You and your organisation must be eligible for UKRI funding.

EPSRC postdoctoral fellowship

Apply for a fellowship focusing on either:

  • energy
  • mathematical sciences

You’ll have the support, flexibility and freedom to:

  • transition to research independence
  • develop high-quality research
  • gain experience to enhance your career

An eligible UK research organisation must host you during your fellowship.

EPSRC synthetic biology postdoctoral fellowship

Apply for a fellowship focusing on the engineering challenges of delivering synthetic biology as a mature technology.

You’ll have the support, flexibility and freedom to:

  • transition to research independence
  • develop high-quality research
  • gain experience to enhance your career.

An eligible UK research organisation must host you during your fellowship.

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