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A Centenary Celebration: EPSRC offer Women's Engineering Society Membership to grant holders
Equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) are highly important in EPSRC’s agenda as it aims to support a diverse and inclusive research environment for all.
University of Bath researchers explore tissue engineering to grow meat
Researchers at the University of Bath are growing animal cells on blades of grass, helping the UK understand how to effectively scale up production of cultured meat.
UK launches National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity
The PETRAS (privacy, ethics, trust, reliability, acceptability, and security) National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity launched.

ISCF Faraday Battery Challenge: Faraday Institution - Phase Two Full Proposals
Up to £12 million per annum for up to Four Awards is available from the Faraday Institution as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund - Faraday Battery Challenge. This call invites selected full proposals from researcher consortia (normally of up to five institutions) interested in research projects in four challenge areas. Applications are by invitation only following an outline process.
Expression of Interest to attend a Quantum opportunities in fundamental physics workshop
STFC and EPSRC are pleased to announce a workshop on 21-22 May 2019 to help further build the community to work in the joint area of quantum technology applications in physics.
Next Stage Digital Economy Centres
A future call for up to six "Next Stage Digital Economy Centres" is planned for May 2019. The centres must draw substantially on the outputs, knowledge and positioning of Digital Economy (DE) expertise and demonstrations resulting from previous DE Theme funding to create real world impact, be it cultural, social or economic.

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 Centenary Celebration: EPSRC offer Women's Engineering Society Membership to grant holders
Equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) are highly important in EPSRC’s agenda as it aims to support a diverse and inclusive research environment for all.
University of Bath researchers explore tissue engineering to grow meat
Researchers at the University of Bath are growing animal cells on blades of grass, helping the UK understand how to effectively scale up production of cultured meat.
UK launches National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity
The PETRAS (privacy, ethics, trust, reliability, acceptability, and security) National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity launched.

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.
2019
Plastics: Redefining Single Use
Professor Tony Ryan at the University of Sheffield, talks about the plastic waste crisis and the 'Plastics - Redefining Single Use' project, which will look at single-use plastics in food and fast-moving consumer goods packaging, as well as their plastic ingredients and medical products.

Manufacturing Future Retreat 2018
A retreat-style workshop held in May 2018 to explore the manufacturing-related strategic research and innovation landscape.
Council Meeting December 2017
Information relating to the December 2017 meeting of Council.
Council meeting October 2017
Information relating to the October 2017 meeting of Council.

A decade of success in the Digital Economy (PDF 5MB)
A decade on from the start of the Digital Economy Theme, the world has been transformed by digital technology.
EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training Infographic (PDF 435KB)
This infographic highlights facts and figures for the new 75 funded Centres
2019

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.
"Thanks to my Daphne Jackson Fellowship, my career path is clear again."Opens in new window
Abir Ghorayeb returned to research after a four-year career break. Thanks to a Fellowship from the Daphne Jackson Trust, fully funded by EPSRC, she was able to get the support she needed to return to the career she enjoys.