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Health tech firms set for innovation support
The Liverpool City Region Innovation Zone Programme launches a new business support centre to commercialise businesses in health and life science research.
Ethical public engagement is crucial but needs supportive systems
Collaboration between researchers and the public needs to be ethical and equitable. The sector has expertise to do this but we need some shifts in the system.
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.
NERC celebrates the finalists of the 2023 Impact Awards
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is delighted to announce the finalists of NERC’s 2023 Impact Awards.
Sustainable Industrial Futures
Apply for funding to establish a virtual centre of excellence in sustainable industrial futures to advance the UK’s transition to net zero.
Sponge cities: sustainable places using nature-based solutions
As you are reading this, climate change is happening all around us. Problems like flooding, drought, air pollution and wildfires are becoming more frequent and intense, destroying where we live, threatening our health and impacting people’s livelihoods. Global floods and extreme rainfall have surged at a rate four times higher than in 1980, and in […]
Announcing the NERC Impact Awards 2023 winners
Researchers whose work has had a significant, wide-reaching impact on the economy, society or environment were celebrated at NERC’s 2023 Impact Awards.
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 […]
How public engagement improves research and innovation
By truly engaging with the public, we gain valuable knowledge and expertise that help shape, change and improve future research and innovation activity.