Levitating oil droplets research may help reduce air pollution

Research using sound waves to suspend oil droplets has shown that the air pollution coming from the tiny droplets may be impacting larger areas of the environment.

UKRI publishes updated detailed ethnicity data

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has published updated detailed ethnicity data, including results from the 2019-20 financial year. For the first time, data are also provided for individual research councils by ethnic group.

EPSRC and ESRC doctoral reviews published

Two reviews, published today, provide valuable evidence to support UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) ambitions to provide globally competitive doctoral education. The reviews, carried out by UKRI’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), reveal both strengths and areas for evolution in each councils’ approach.

Tackling the impact of COVID-19

Southampton shines as leading light in photonics industry

Decades of EPSRC support for pioneering work at the University of Southampton has been vital to drive a thriving photonics cluster in and around the city – a cluster crucial to the UK’s ability to punch above its weight in this here-and-now yet firmly future-focused sector.

Flood water monitoring via mobile phones saving lives

A project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is providing real-time information on flooding in Mexico, using remote water sensing over cellular phone systems.

Changing the face of therapeutic imaging and antibiotics

To celebrate International Women in Engineering day on 23 June 2021, we’ve put the spotlight on the work of Professor Eleanor Stride at the University of Oxford.

Understanding and eliminating corrosion

bp and The University of Manchester are leading a project to better understand and eliminate corrosion, supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s (EPSRC) Prosperity Partnership programme.