Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

@EPSRC

UKRI EPSRC is the UK's main funding agency for engineering and physical sciences research, part of @UKRI_News. Blog: ukri.org/councils/epsrc…

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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council @EPSRC Dec 6, 2024

We're delighted to announce 100 new discovery science projects.

This £80m investment will help boost fundamental research and deliver life-changing breakthroughs for society and growth.

More: ukri.org/news/discovery…

Professor Charlotte Deane, EPSRC’s Executive Chair, said:

Discovery science is the bedrock of innovation, feeding the pipeline of progress critical to prosperity, sustainability, security, competitiveness, quality of life and resilience to future challenges.

It’s always been a UK strength and EPSRC has always been at the forefront of maintaining and extending this national capability.

Utilising and enhancing expertise across the country, these new EPSRC-backed projects will generate a legacy of extraordinary new knowledge, with impacts felt across the UK and the globe.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council @EPSRC Nov 19, 2024

Announcing seven new projects, supported by a £22m EPSRC investment, that will strengthen research and innovation clusters and partnerships across the UK to boost regional economic growth. More: orlo.uk/vTMvE

EPSRC Executive Chair, Professor Charlotte Deane, said:

The seven projects announced today will harness regional research and innovation strengths to unleash the potential of emerging and existing innovation clusters across the UK.

Our investment will strengthen partnerships between UK universities, civic bodies and local businesses to create new jobs, improve skills and boost regional economic growth that will benefit places and communities directly.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council @EPSRC Nov 13, 2024

As part of this funding, we’re pleased to be investing £279m in university doctoral landscape awards. These awards are a testament to our commitment to fostering innovation and excellence in curiosity-driven research.

UK Research and Innovation @UKRI_News Nov 13, 2024

We are investing over £500m through our new doctoral landscape and focal awards.

The funding announced today will support doctoral students to develop their skills across the biological, engineering & physical, and natural & environmental sciences: orlo.uk/Z8xKX

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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council @EPSRC Nov 11, 2024

We’re investing in a new cyber security research network, led by @UniofOxford, to improve the UK’s resilience against future cyber threats. More: orlo.uk/MZNTn @NCSC

EPSRC Executive Chair Professor Charlotte Deane said:

We live in a fast-paced digital world where smartphones, computers and the internet are part of our everyday life.

We need robust cyber security so that we can better protect ourselves and trust the systems and devices that we use.

This network will bring together key people from across academia and industry to work in the best way to better protect us against cyber threats and attacks.

This investment underlines our commitment to enhancing the UK’s security and resilience, ensuring that we are prepared to adapt to the evolving challenges of our digital world.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council @EPSRC Oct 23, 2024

We’re proud to be delivering these fellowships on behalf of @UKRI_News that allow adventurous thinkers from the UK and across the world to thrive and develop ideas that will benefit us all.

UK Research and Innovation @UKRI_News Oct 23, 2024

We're delighted to announce three new Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellows, supported by a £15m investment.

They will lead bold new research with applications from personalised care, predicting the impact of climate change, and diagnosing cancer: orlo.uk/xsh7L

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