Partnerships to create technologies of the future
Nine new partnerships bring together world-class expertise from a range of UK businesses and academia to develop technologies of the future and create new jobs.
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UKRI councils are moving to ukri.org – and we need your input
UKRI councils are moving to ukri.org – and we need your input
Starting early this summer and throughout the year the nine council websites are moving to the new integrated UKRI site. Your input will help us shape our new home.
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Projects to unlock the potential of marine wave energy
Projects to unlock the potential of marine wave energy
Eight new projects have been launched to develop and test cutting-edge new wave energy technologies to help the UK achieve its net zero goal.
Tackling the impact of COVID-19
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Read more about Changing the world with ideas
Changing the world with ideas
Supported by an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Impact Acceleration Account, this startup accelerator is helping students and staff at the University of Southampton change the world with their ideas.
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Read more about New approaches to data science
New approaches to data science
A team of EPSRC-funded mathematicians, statisticians and computer scientists are driving the development and application of topological data analysis to improve existing data science techniques and solve real-world problems.
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Read more about Framing STEM Gender Equality Initiatives
Framing STEM Gender Equality Initiatives
Dr Lynn Farrell at QUB discusses how to increase support for Gender Equality Initiatives (GEIs).
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Strathclyde strides ahead in innovative medicines manufacturing
Long before COVID-19 exploded across the globe, the world of pharmaceuticals was transforming. Medicines’ journey from bench to bedside had to change in response to new pressures and possibilities on the one hand, an ageing population, rising healthcare costs and the increasing importance of environmental sustainability; on the other, exciting opportunities are being developed in western Scotland in personalised medicines and patient-centric healthcare.
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Healthcare technologies Manufacturing the future
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Powering the future of offshore wind farms
Supported by EPSRC, computer modelling and stratified-flow wind-tunnel simulation is being used for the first time to improve the efficiency, reliability and operational life of large offshore wind farms.
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Energy
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Read more about Embedding EDI in EPSRC policy, partners and practice: a Strategic Advisory Group perspective
Embedding EDI in EPSRC policy, partners and practice: a Strategic Advisory Group perspective
Professor Sarah Sharples, Pro-Vice Chancellor in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and People, reflects on the work of the EPSRC EDI Strategic Advisory Group and the diversity challenges in the research base.
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Paving the way for self-sufficient buildings
EPSRC funded project is developing low-cost solar technologies that can make buildings energy self-sufficient.
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Engineering
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Building a resilient cyber secure future
Cybersecurity trailblazer Centre for Secure Information Technologies at Queen’s University Belfast has sparked the emergence of a thriving local hotbed of cybersecurity excellence with a rising global profile.
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Digital economy
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