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This is a detailed list of all our councils’ themes, research areas, programmes and priorities. You can find what we are investing in and what resources you can access.

To understand our overarching objectives and future plans, see the UKRI strategic themes and council delivery plans.

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Data to early diagnosis and precision medicine

This investment is supporting the development of precision medicine for improved early diagnosis and treatment of common life-changing diseases.

By funding UK businesses and academia, the challenge aims to accelerate the use of research and health data, delivering better health and economic growth.

Innovate UKMRC

Data-driven biology

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) encourages research that will yield the next generation of new computational technologies, methodologies and resources within our strategic research priorities, as well as more broad bioscience areas.

BBSRC

Databases

The theoretical foundations of databases and research into data management systems, distributed information management and query languages.

EPSRC

Derisking geological disposal of radioactive waste

The aim of this programme is to undertake fundamental research that will advance our understanding of the potential effects that the introduction of a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) for radioactive waste might have on lower strength sedimentary host rock. This includes detailed conceptualisation of the geology and groundwater.

NERC

Design research

Design is a strategic priority area for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) with design research having much to contribute to the UK economy. AHRC currently funds a £25 million research programme, Future Observatory: Design the Green Transition, aimed at addressing green transition and net zero goals through design interventions.

AHRC

Developing methodological capability in the social sciences

ESRC invests in methodological innovation to ensure that researchers have the methodological skills and tools needed to respond to research challenges in a changing, interdisciplinary research and funding environment. This includes developing new methods and building capability across the social science research community.

ESRC

Developmental pathway funding scheme (DPFS)

This scheme aims to drive fundamental discoveries stemming from MRC’s research boards and the wider academic community along the developmental pathway towards patient benefit and or commercialisation.

MRC

Digital economy theme This programme is Completed

The digital economy theme focused on supporting research to rapidly realise the transformational impact of digital technologies on aspects of community life, cultural experiences, future society and the economy.

EPSRC

Digital environment

This theme aims to support and fund research that harnesses the new potential of the data revolution, including the continued growth of communication systems and bandwidth, and advances in miniaturisation and sensor technologies.

NERC

Digital security by design

The digital security by design (DSbD) challenge funds business and researchers to update the foundation of the insecure digital computing infrastructure by creating a new, more secure hardware and software ecosystem.

EPSRCInnovate UK

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