Artificial Intelligence could help to foil online dating scams
Dating apps and websites could soon use computing algorithms that 'think' like humans to pinpoint fake profiles designed to con victims out of thousands of pounds.
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Read more about Engineering a diverse sector for the benefit of our economy and humankind
Engineering a diverse sector for the benefit of our economy and humankind
Despite improved diversity in professional occupations such as medicine and law, perceptions and stereotypes of careers in engineering are still alive and well. In a joint report with the IET, we are publishing the findings of a Parliamentary roundtable, which brought together Parliamentarians, academia and business leaders to discuss what further needs to be done to fix the problem.
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UK Steel, Pharmaceutical and Transport manufacturing will be future-ready thanks to research boost
Three new £10 million Manufacturing Research Hubs will link major industry players including Tata Steel, Siemens, and Rolls-Royce to world-class research teams.
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Healthcare technologies Manufacturing the future
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Read more about How the EPSRC helped me celebrate Mendeleev
How the EPSRC helped me celebrate Mendeleev
Martyn Poliakoff discusses how he has shared his passion for the periodic table with people all around the world.
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Bath University has something to twist and shout about after 40-year search
Physicists at the University of Bath have observed a physical effect for the first time 40 years after it was predicted by theory. The research could lead to advancements in chemical manufacturing, miniaturisation and pharmaceuticals.
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Physical Sciences
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Seventy five Centres for Doctoral Training announced by UKRI to develop the skills needed for UK prosperity
Over seventy EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training have been announced, the Centres will equip the UK with the next generation of doctoral level researchers needed across the breadth of the engineering and physical sciences landscape.
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ISCF Faraday Battery Challenge: Faraday Institution - Battery Characterisation Call
This call invites proposals from researchers interested in research projects to develop battery related characterisation analytical techniques and capabilities.
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Energy Engineering Physical Sciences
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Decarbonising Heating workshop
EPSRC is holding a community workshop in Decarbonising Heating (and cooling) on 25 March 2019. This will be an interdisciplinary workshop bringing together both industrial and academic researchers who are targeting to address future challenges in decarbonising heat - this is to include both heating and cooling.
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Energy
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The Transforming Construction Network Plus - Round 1 call for Small Projects
The Transforming Construction Network Plus is funded by the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to bring together experts from a range of disciplines with industry and policy makers to tackle the most pressing problems in construction, manufacturing, digital and energy to transform the way we build.
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Energy Manufacturing the future
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Construction Industry to be transformed through digital technology thanks to new £18 million UKRI funding
3D-printed concrete, teams of robots to manufacture and assemble buildings, and off-site manufacturing to revolutionize construction industry thanks to funding from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF)
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Engineering ICT Manufacturing the future
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call: Expression of interest
Transformative Healthcare Technologies for 2050 (call pre-announcement and information day)
EPSRC will shortly be inviting outline proposals for Transformative Healthcare Technologies for 2050, and will be holding an information day for this call on 27 March 2019 in Birmingham. This page provides information on how to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) to attend the information day.
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Healthcare technologies
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Scheme to Recognise Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACEs-CSR) (2019)
UK Government and its delivery partners are continuing their joint work to enhance the UK's academic capability in all fields of cyber security. As part of that work, EPSRC and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are leading on a scheme to recognise UK Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACEs-CSR).
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Digital economy ICT
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Read more about 150 years since the discovery of helium
150 years since the discovery of helium
On 20 October 1868, Norman Lockyer discovered Helium. Associate Curator of Chemistry at the Science Museum, Rupert Cole tells the story.
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UK-India Civil Nuclear Collaboration Phase 5 Workshop
The UKRI Energy Programme invites expressions of interest from those willing to attend a workshop to develop UK-India civil nuclear research programmes.
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Energy
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Drone Road Repairs
A team of EPSRC - funded researchers at the University of Leeds were featured on the Radio 4 programme ‘In Business’ last week during a piece about Potholes – the roads of the future.
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Engineering ICT
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