The transforming construction challenge was funded under the UKRI Challenge Fund to accelerate the shift in construction in the UK towards manufacturing and digital processes.
Funding councils:
Innovate UK
This challenge supports new ways to produce food that reduces emissions and pollution, and contributes to feeding a growing world population.
The aim is to:
- produce resilient and sustainable food more efficiently
- reduce emissions and pollution
- minimise waste
- improve soil
Funding councils:
BBSRCInnovate UK
The foundation industries are vital to the UK manufacturing and construction sectors.
This challenge aims to transform the UK’s foundation industries by:
- making them internationally competitive
- securing more jobs throughout the UK
- growing the sector by 2024 in an environmentally sustainable way
Funding councils:
Innovate UK
This programme supports high-quality, innovative research and research translation to help develop a healthy, safe and sustainable UK aquaculture system. It aims to bring together diverse expertise, knowledge, skills and facilities to deliver innovative approaches to solving industry challenges.
Funding councils:
NERC
The aim of this programme is to draw together climate research and expertise to deliver robust, multi and interdisciplinary climate risk and adaptation solutions research. This will ensure the UK is resilient to climate variability, and able to exploit adaptation and green growth opportunities.
Funding councils:
AHRCEPSRCESRCNERC
The UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (formerly known as the Rainbow Seed Fund) is a £40 million early-stage venture capital fund. Its purpose is to build and grow technology companies stemming from the UK’s research base.
Funding councils:
BBSRC
This research area covers the UK Atomic Energy Agency (UKAEA) UK Magnetic Fusion Research Programme.
Funding councils:
EPSRC
The UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) supports investment in higher education facilities across the UK. Universities must attract a further £2 from non-public sources for every £1 invested by the fund.
Funding councils:
Research England
UKRI impact acceleration accounts (IAAs) are strategic awards providing funding to research organisations to use creatively for a wide range of impact activities.
Funding councils:
AHRCBBSRCEPSRCMRCSTFC
The UKRI World Class Laboratories Fund helps research institutes and universities to maintain and improve facilities and ensure UK researchers have use of world class laboratories, equipment, and digital resources.
Funding councils:
Research England
