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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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Synthetic organic chemistry

This research area involves devising new ways to design and synthesise organic molecules, with an emphasis on developing new reagents or new novel synthetic methodologies based on new chemical reactivity.

EPSRC

Synthetic supramolecular chemistry

With a focus on structures comprising several or many molecules, design and synthesis of chemical systems using molecular self-assembly and recognition.

EPSRC

Systems approaches to the biosciences

This priority promotes systems biology approaches across our portfolio. Systems biology addresses biological questions by integrating experiments with computational modelling and theory. It aims to holistically explain biological function, from molecules to cells to whole organisms and populations.

BBSRC

Tackling infections: strategic theme

Prepare for future disease epidemics and halt the ‘slow motion pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

AHRCBBSRCEPSRCESRCInnovate UKMRCNERC

Technology development for the biosciences

This theme focuses on research that yields the next generation of new technologies in bioscience with the potential to accelerate the pace of discovery, provide new opportunities for business, and lead to new innovative ways to tackle health, environmental and productivity challenges.

BBSRC

Theoretical computer science

This area explores the fundamental and foundational aspects of computers and computation.

EPSRC

Towards a national collection – opening UK heritage to the world

Towards a National Collection (TaNC) is a major investment using digital technology to create a unified national collection of the UK’s museums, libraries, galleries and archives to maintain global leadership in digital humanities and arts research.

AHRC

Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP)

The Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) is a collaboration between humanities and social science research funders from South America, North America and Europe. It aims to enhance the ability of funders, research organisations and researchers to engage in transnational collaboration.

AHRCESRC

Transformative Technologies

The Transformative Technologies theme supports developments in tools, technologies and approaches that enable researchers to push the boundaries of scientific discovery and increase the impact of their research.

BBSRC

Transforming construction

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.

Innovate UK

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