Survey reveals public attitudes towards robots as UK Robotics Week begins
Fifth of adults polled believe we are already co-existing in harmony with robots in the UK
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EPSRC- UK Research and Innovation Fellowships provide springboard for future success
Seventy four new fellowships will nurture future leaders in academia and industry.
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Pipework monitor spin-out sold for over £30 million
Permasense Ltd, a company formed in 2009 to commercialise industrial process monitoring technology for use in harsh conditions, pioneered by Dr Frederic Cegla while an EPSRC-supported doctoral student at Imperial College London, has been sold to Fortune 500 company Emerson for over £30 million.
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£900 million Future Leaders investment will sustain the UK as global home of research talent
Business Secretary Greg Clark today (21 June 2018) unveiled a major new £900 million investment in the UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship Scheme.
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World's first flying drone for plugging pipeline leaks
Worldwide, 25 per cent of drinking water is lost through leaking water pipelines. To tackle this problem, Talib Alhinai, a research postgraduate at Imperial College London’s Aerial Robotics Laboratory, and his colleagues created the world’s first flying drone able to plug pipeline leaks.
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Read more about UK robotics and AI technologies can have a global impact
UK robotics and AI technologies can have a global impact
To celebrate UK Robotics Week, Dr Lucy Martin, EPSRC's Head of Robotics discusses some of the exciting research and innovation in the field of robotics and AI.
call: Invitation for proposals
Digital Economy Investigator-led Research Projects
Funding of up to £5 million is available from the Digital Economy (DE) Theme to support around 10 awards for adventurous investigator-led research projects to explore any area of digital economy research.
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Read more about 2018 Call For Statements of Need for National Research Facilities
2018 Call For Statements of Need for National Research Facilities
EPSRC intends to announce the latest call for Statements of Need for facilities soon.
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Read more about UK Research and Innovation Call: Creative Circular Economy Approaches to Eliminate Plastics Waste
UK Research and Innovation Call: Creative Circular Economy Approaches to Eliminate Plastics Waste
Closing Date for EOI Submissions 10 July 2018 at 16:00 Hours
Closing Date for Full Proposals 16 August 2018 at 16:00 Hours
Up to £8m is available for institutional awards for up to 18 months to research organisations to bridge the gaps between UK Research and Innovation research disciplines and respond creatively to the challenge of creating new circular economy approaches to eliminating future plastic waste. The programme should focus on novel ideas and solutions that include consideration of sustainable feedstocks and materials, manufacturing and recycling processes, consumer behaviour and systems (for example legal, fiscal and policy systems) set within a context of environmental and health benefits.
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Science Minister announces £20 million Plastics Research and Innovation Fund
Science Minister announces £20 million Plastics Research and Innovation Fund to turn the tide on plastics production
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UKRI-EPSRC Council establishes policy baseline
Major policies and plans set in motion by predecessor body to inform new Council
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Healthcare Impact Partnerships 2018/2019
EPSRC invites proposals for Healthcare Impact Partnerships. A budget of at least £5 million is available to support projects that progress previous EPSRC-funded research towards generating impact in healthcare. Anyone intending to submit a proposal to this call must register their Intent to Submit via this page by 16:00, 12 July 2018.
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EPSRC publishes results of public dialogue on Quantum Technologies
EPSRC publishes results of public dialogue on Quantum Technologies
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Researchers recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours list
EPSRC congratulates academics honoured in 2018 list
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Read more about Tackling the challenges of plastic waste
Tackling the challenges of plastic waste
EPSRC is holding a one day workshop to understand the current, and future, capacity and capability for engineering and physical sciences research to deliver a waste free plastics economy.