A bit of mathematics is good for your health
Dr Kyle Wedgwood discusses his research career and his work at the EPSRC Centre for Predictive Modelling in Healthcare at Exeter University.
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Read more about Professor Tom Rodden, EPSRC Deputy Executive Chair, appointed as Chief Scientific Adviser to DCMS
Professor Tom Rodden, EPSRC Deputy Executive Chair, appointed as Chief Scientific Adviser to DCMS
Professor Tom Rodden has been appointed as the Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and will begin his role in January 2019.
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Read more about Making the Right Trousers
Making the Right Trousers
Professor Johnathan Rossiter from the University of Bristol discusses the wearable robotic 'Smart Trousers' his team are developing to support the mobility and independence of older and disabled people.
call: Invitation for proposals
Building Collaboration at the Physics of Life Interface
This is the first of two calls for proposals from a UKRI Physics of Life fund to support internationally leading research that requires collaborative, interdisciplinary working to address key challenges at the interface of physics and the life sciences. This UKRI call, led by EPSRC with support from BBSRC and MRC, is making available up to £15 million, to include £13.2 million of resource funding and £1.8 million of capital funding.
Please note that there is an "intent to submit" stage to this call, which must be submitted via the online form on the call page by 16:00 on 15 January 2019.
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Physical Sciences
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call: Invitation for proposals
Airguide Photonics Collaboration Fund Call for Research Proposals
The EPSRC-funded Programme Grant Airguide Photonics includes a Collaboration Fund to enable the inclusion of new partners to bring additional value to the programme. Initial engagement will be via short research projects that support the objectives of the programme. UK-based academic researchers are invited to submit proposals for projects valued up to £50,000 (exceptionally up to £100,000), which directly or indirectly contribute to the key areas of the Airguide programme and which add benefit to the overall aims of the project.
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ICT
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Read more about Year of Engineering Advent Calendar
Year of Engineering Advent Calendar
2018 saw the launch of the Year of Engineering, a year-long government led (Department of Transport) campaign to celebrate UK engineering and increase awareness and understand what engineers do.
News
UK and China collaborate on Low Carbon manufacturing research projects
Academics in the UK and China will begin to collaborate on four new research projects that will explore methods of low carbon manufacturing in January 2019.
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Energy Manufacturing the future
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news: Press Release
Pioneering personalised heart models could improve cardiac care
Computer models that simulate the workings of individual patients' hearts could boost treatment of a common cardiac condition
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Healthcare technologies ICT
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media: Video
Year of Engineering - EPSRC helping to build knowledge and skills base
Throughout 2018 EPSRC have been supporting the Year of Engineering and have partnered with IET and ITN productions to produce a special news programme entitled 'Year of Engineering - EPSRC helping to build knowledge and skills base'.
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Engineering
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news: Announcement
Je-S system unavailable 23-26 November
The Je-S system will be unavailable from 21:00 on 23 November to 08:00 on 26 November. This is due to essential maintenance taking place.
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All themes
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EPSRC announces Connected Nation Pioneers competition winners
The winners of the Connected Nation Pioneers competition were announced last night (Tuesday 20 November 2018), at an awards ceremony held at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.
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Digital economy ICT
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news: Press Release
Newton Prize winners to use Mathematics to restore power to the people
UK and Chilean scientists are working on a project that will strengthen energy infrastructure to withstand extreme weather and natural disasters.
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Energy Mathematical sciences
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Case study
Spin-out's sale could help transform diabetes treatment
The recent acquisition of Ziylo, a University of Bristol spin-out company rooted in leading-edge EPSRC-funded chemistry research, could mark a major turning-point in the drive to develop safer, more effective treatment of diabetes.
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Healthcare technologies
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Read more about Giving everyone the means of research, invention and innovation at university
Giving everyone the means of research, invention and innovation at university
The Imperial College Advanced Hackspace brings together academics from many different disciplines, to meet, socialise and collaborate. Co-directors Professor Oscar Ces, Dr Billy Wu and Dr Nick Jones explain what the Hackspace does, and how it came about.
call: Expression of interest
Telling Tales of Engagement Competition 2018
The Digital Economy (DE) Theme is running a competition designed to help capture and promote the impact that your Research Council funded digital economy research is having. Three prizes of £10,000 are available to support researchers to further tell the story of research impact in an interesting and engaging way to a wider audience.
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Digital economy
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