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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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Digital signal processing

The theory, algorithms and architectures for processing data and signals and the information they carry.

EPSRC

UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) supports the creation of new insights from research and data that help us to ensure that social science guides the adoption of new technologies, amplifying positive societal outcomes and mitigating potential harmful effects.

ESRC

Digital solutions

The aim of this programme is to work with business and public sector users to exploit the rich diversity and potential of public, and possibly commercial, data to create innovative digital services that deliver economic, social and environmental benefits.

NERC

Driving the electric revolution

This challenge invested in electrification technologies, including power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD). The investment supported the UK’s push towards a net zero carbon economy and contributed to the development of clean technology supply chains.

Innovate UK

Driving Urban Transitions Partnership

The Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Horizon Europe Partnership aims to create more inclusive, safe, resilient, climate-neutral and sustainable cities across Europe. The partnership currently has over 60 partners from 28 countries.

AHRCEPSRCESRCInnovate UK

Early childhood development within applied global health research

The aim of this area of investment is to fund innovative applied research in early childhood development (ECD) in global contexts. This includes the physical, socio-emotional, cognitive and motor development of children up to eight years old.

MRC

Ecological consequences of offshore wind (ECOWind)

ECOWind will address two challenges. How will offshore wind expansion, combined with other anthropogenic pressures, affect species interactions and marine ecosystems? How can understanding these consequences enable robust approaches to marine environmental restoration and net environmental gain?

NERC

Ecological effects of floating offshore wind (ECOFLOW)

The aim of this programme is to support and fund research that will further our understanding of how marine ecosystems will respond to the planned large-scale expansion of floating offshore wind infrastructure usage in UK waters.

NERC

Economics of biodiversity

This programme aims to inform decision making by addressing critical gaps in our current understanding of the economic values, benefits and costs that society associates with, and derives from, biodiversity.

We will fund projects, bringing together scientists and economists to advance our knowledge in biodiversity and economics.

ESRCNERC

Economy

The Economic and Social Research Council supports the creation of new insights from research and data sets that help people, organisations and policymakers understand the economy and improve day-to-day life in the UK and around the world.

ESRC

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