Around 80 billion litres of the fuel bioethanol are produced annually from fermented cereals. The yeast used in the process is discarded. Now, an academic/industry partnership led by Dr Emily Burton, from Nottingham Trent University, has led to a process that can retrieve proteins from what would otherwise have been discarded as cereal ‘waste’ which can then be used in chicken feed and commercial fish feed.
Researchers have used ARCHER, a state-of-the-art supercomputer, to create a model of the river channels in the Bengal delta – the largest river delta in the world – which will allow them to predict changes in tidal water level and salinity in the Bangladesh delta region, and to advise on irrigation and crop choice.
Seven projects aim to create novel digital tools, techniques and processes that will support the translation of digital capabilities into the manufacturing sector
Fifth of adults polled believe we are already co-existing in harmony with robots in the UK
Seventy four new fellowships will nurture future leaders in academia and industry.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
EPSRC intends to announce the latest call for Statements of Need for facilities soon.
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.
Science Minister announces £20 million Plastics Research and Innovation Fund to turn the tide on plastics production
Major policies and plans set in motion by predecessor body to inform new Council
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.
