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UKRI policy fellowships 2025

Spend 18 months as a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) core policy fellow, Natural Hazards and Resilience policy fellow or What Works Innovation fellow to inform policy to address pressing national and global challenges.

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GCRF Digital Innovation for Development in Africa programme: light-touch review (document)

This light-touch review brings together key findings, early outcomes and results of the GCRF Digital Innovation for Development in Africa (DIDA) programme.

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Doctoral focal award: nuclear skills

Apply for funding for doctoral focal awards (previously centres for doctoral training) to deliver cohort-based doctoral education in civil and defence nuclear skills to home students. An intent to submit must be completed by 12 September 2025 4 […]00pm UK time.

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How plants promote better mental health and wellbeing

Research has shown that spending more time in nature has a beneficial impact on our mental health. In fact, research funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has found that living with a regular view of a green space provides health benefits worth £300 per person […]

Research and innovation for everyone

We know that when wider society is involved, research and innovation become more relevant and useful for everyone. Communities around the UK have valuable knowledge to contribute to research and innovation processes, and participation can benefit them through the development of skills and opportunities to address issues that matter to them. To reflect our diverse […]

Transforming beach cleans in Northern Ireland

Around 85% of the waste found in our oceans is made from plastic. Much of this will wash up on our beaches with a significant impact on the coastal environment, wildlife such as seabirds and seals, and potentially human health. For decades people have been collecting and recycling the plastic found on beaches but is […]

Putting community archaeology in its place

Community engagement is synonymous with archaeology fieldwork, made popular in the public imagination through TV programmes such as Time Team and Digging for Britain or sitcoms like Detectorists. But community archaeology is more than digging trenches; it’s about deepening people’s connections to their heritage, fostering identity, and strengthening communities. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-funded projects have shown how archaeology can […]

Doctoral focal award: UKRI venture doctorates: outline stage

Apply for funding to deliver entrepreneurship-focused doctoral training.

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Smart sustainable plastic packaging

The Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging challenge aims to deliver a dramatic reduction in plastic waste entering the environment by 2025.

Opening up the environment programme

The programme funds environmental science projects. It supports people from different disciplines to bring skills and ideas to tackle environmental challenges.

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