Pre-announcement for Adventurous Manufacturing call

EPSRC will shortly be inviting investigators to submit outline proposals to Round 2 of the Adventurous Manufacturing call.

Hardware for Efficient Computing

The EPSRC is inviting submission of full proposals to a Hardware for Efficient Computing call.

A total of £3 million of funding is available to support 4-6 projects (18–36 months) in length under this call.

SUSTAIN Future Steel Manufacturing Hub First Call for Feasibility Studies

The SUSTAIN Future Steel Manufacturing Hub is initially offering funding for three feasibility studies to conduct novel research which aligns with the Hub’s two Grand Challenges: Carbon Neutral Iron and Steelmaking and Smart Steel Processing.

ISCF Transforming Foundation Industries Network Plus

The Transforming Foundation Industries ISCF challenge will be investing up to £2m in a Network Plus which will be delivered by EPSRC on behalf of UKRI. The aim of this challenge is to enable the foundation industries (made of six separate sectors: metal, glass, ceramics, paper, cement and bulk chemicals) to work together to address their common challenges of competitiveness and sustainability.

International Centre-to-Centre Research Collaborations

This call is the second round of a new EPSRC funding initiative which aims to provide opportunities for leading UK research groups to work in partnership with the best international researchers, with projects to start from summer 2021 onwards. 

X-ray analysis of artefacts from Henry VIII's warship the Mary Rose

Cutting-edge X-ray technology has allowed University of Warwick scientists to look back through time at the production of the armour worn by the crew of Henry VIII's favoured warship, the Mary Rose.

Researchers discover novel optical sensing technology

Researchers at Northumbria University have developed a new optical sensing technology which can light up areas of an object or material by creating microscopic wrinkles and folds within its surface.

Call for participants to attend a virtual workshop: 'Identifying challenges for a Sustainable Digital Society'

This is a call for expressions of interest to take part in a one-day scoping workshop to explore how research can tackle the challenges in establishing a Sustainable Digital Society. The outputs of the workshop will be used to scope a Digital Economy Theme call to be funded by EPSRC for up to £5m.

Coronavirus updates

The latest guidance and information on the vital work of UKRI and our community in response to the crisis

Circular Economy Network+ in Transportation Systems – Call for Feasibility Studies

The EPSRC funded Circular Economy Network+ in Transportation Systems is pleased to announce their first Call for Feasibility Studies, with an application deadline of 7 May 2020.