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Economic impacts from EPSRC’s investments in curiosity-driven research 2025 to 2026 (PDF)
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This report identifies the long-term value of curiosity-driven research in engineering and physical sciences.
These investments underpin innovation and progress across every pillar of the UK’s industrial strategy, from advanced manufacturing and clean energy to digital technologies, healthcare and defence.
They are fundamental drivers of the UK’s economic growth and when combined with the multiple pathways of research and innovation provide real-world impacts on people’s lives and livelihoods.