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A fifth of UK adults say robotics education should be compulsory in schools
A survey says a fifth of parents in the UK would like to see robotics taught as part of the school curriculum, as scientists prepare for UK Robotics Week.
Maths professor made CBE in Queen's Birthday Honours
Professor of Mathematics and former EPSRC SAT chair is made a CBE for services to mathematical sciences.
UKRI EPSRC Regional Town Meetings (September 2019)
Lynn Gladden, EPSRC Executive Chair, would like to meet with the engineering and physical sciences community through a series of town meetings.

PETRAS National Centre of Excellence: 1st Strategic Research Fund (SRF) Call for Expressions of InterestOpens in new window
The PETRAS National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity invites proposals from eligible UK higher education institutions (HEIs) for collaborative projects in the cybersecurity of devices and networks at the edge of the internet research, to be undertaken jointly with user partners.
EPSRC are looking for new members for our Early Career Forum in Engineering
EPSRC is seeking applications from Early Career industrialists, academics and from individuals working in the third sector and government organisations to join our Early Career Forum in the Engineering theme.
Future Manufacturing SystemsOpens in new window
The Manufacturing the Future theme will provide up to £12 million over two funding streams, to support a portfolio of manufacturing-relevant projects from emerging research areas, enabling new, potentially disruptive future manufacturing systems.

2019
Spin-out's sale could help transform diabetes treatment
The recent acquisition of Ziylo, a University of Bristol spin-out company rooted in leading-edge EPSRC-funded chemistry research, could mark a major turning-point in the drive to develop safer, more effective treatment of diabetes.
Skeleton athlete design wins triple Olympic gold
In February 2018, Lizzy Yarnold sped to gold medal success in the skeleton event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics – repeating her triumph four years earlier at the Sochi games in Russia. But her double achievement was not just a reward for her dedication and athleticism, it was also a triumph for UK engineering design.

A fifth of UK adults say robotics education should be compulsory in schools
A survey says a fifth of parents in the UK would like to see robotics taught as part of the school curriculum, as scientists prepare for UK Robotics Week.
UKRI EPSRC Regional Town Meetings (September 2019)
Lynn Gladden, EPSRC Executive Chair, would like to meet with the engineering and physical sciences community through a series of town meetings.
Maths professor made CBE in Queen's Birthday Honours
Professor of Mathematics and former EPSRC SAT chair is made a CBE for services to mathematical sciences.

EPSRC Delivery Plan 2019
As part of UK Research and Innovation, EPSRC will play an essential and enhanced role in delivering the government's modern Industrial Strategy, driving economic and social prosperity in the UK, and decreasing the timescales between discovery research and impact.

Our vision is to ensure that the UK is the place where the most creative researchers can deliver world-leading research. Our Delivery Plan focuses on complementary objectives which underline what we want to achieve, how we will achieve it and the tools that will enable us to do so.
Investments in physical sciences
EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships – University of Oxford and Oxford PV
A short video on the new Prosperity Partnership between the University of Oxford and Oxford PV.

The Changing Canadian Arctic Workshop
Natural Environment Research Centre is convening a multidisciplinary workshop on behalf of the Arts Humanities Research Council, the Engineering Physical Sciences Research Council and the Economic Social Research Council, focused on the changing Canadian Arctic in London on Wednesday 19 June 2019, and would like to invite applications to attend.
Future Trends and Emerging Technologies In Precision Engineering
The 2018/19 MRes Ultra Precision Engineering student cohort from the University of Cambridge, Cranfield University, and the University of Nottingham are organising a conference taking place on 17 June 2019, which is to be held at Cranfield University. This year's theme focuses on future trends and emerging technologies within precision engineering, showcasing a range of speakers from academia and industry, further details of the conference can be found in this link and the poster attached.
Manufacturing Future Retreat 2018
A retreat-style workshop held in May 2018 to explore the manufacturing-related strategic research and innovation landscape.

EPSRC Delivery Plan 2019 (PDF 3MB)
Future Challenges in Software Engineering Workshop Report (PDF 634KB)
Report on the Outputs and Next Steps of the Future Challenges in Software Engineering Workshop held on 10 July 2018 at The British Library London.
EPSRC Manufacturing the Future Theme Regional Meetings 2018/19 - workshop report (PDF 12MB)
The Manufacturing the Future Theme at EPSRC ran four workshops between December 2018 and March 2019 to engage with a broad cross-section of the UK Manufacturing community. A summary of the outputs of the workshops are captured in this report.

How I was able to 'RISE' to the challenge of My Science Inquiry
RISE connector Gesche Huebner talks about how she benefitted from EPSRC public affairs and media training.
A decade of success in the Digital Economy
In the tenth year of the Digital Economy Theme, John Baird, Head of Digital Economy, celebrates a decade of success.
Supporting Flexible Research Careers
Laura Watkin, Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion explains the range of flexible funding opportunities offered by EPSRC.