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Research and industry leaders to develop technologies of tomorrow
Leading researchers will team up with major industry names to place the UK at the forefront of efforts to build quantum computers, protect wireless networks from cyber-attacks and research the next generation of hybrid electric vehicles.
Light-activated compound destroys cancer cells' energy source
EPSRC-funded researchers use light to activate a cancer-killing compound which attacks the NADH co-enzyme – a vital energy-producing machinery in the cancer cells.
EPSRC reopens applications for strategic advisory bodies
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has reopened applications for membership of two of its Strategic Advisory Teams (SATs).

Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub - Outline Call
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) invites outline proposals for a coordination Hub for the UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems programme. Up to £11.7 million (at 80% fEC) is available to support one Hub for up to four years, starting from 1 June 2020.
Telling Tales of Engagement Competition 2019
The Digital Economy (DE) theme invites applications for the ‘Telling Tales of Engagement Competition’ (TTE) to help capture and promote the impact of research supported by one of the Digital Economy Theme partners EPSRC, ESRC or AHRC.
Call for Feasibility Studies - EPSRC Future Manufacturing Hubs
The EPSRC Future Manufacturing Research Hubs in Composites, Compound Semiconductors, Metrology and Photonics have partnered to offer up to £1 million in funding to support a number of feasibility studies at TRLs 1 to 3. The funding is available for novel research in manufacturing technologies pertinent to the priority areas identified by each of the four partner Hubs.

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.

Research and industry leaders to develop technologies of tomorrow
Leading researchers will team up with major industry names to place the UK at the forefront of efforts to build quantum computers, protect wireless networks from cyber-attacks and research the next generation of hybrid electric vehicles.
Light-activated compound destroys cancer cells' energy source
EPSRC-funded researchers use light to activate a cancer-killing compound which attacks the NADH co-enzyme – a vital energy-producing machinery in the cancer cells.
EPSRC reopens applications for strategic advisory bodies
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has reopened applications for membership of two of its Strategic Advisory Teams (SATs).

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.

Digital Economy Programme Advisory Board Meeting - October 2019
Information for the Digital Economy Programme Advisory Board Meeting in October 2019.
Protecting Citizens Online – invitation to workshop
A workshop, to be held on 12 November, aims to explain the planned approach to a UKRI investment of £18m in Protecting Citizens Online.
UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Programme - Town Hall meeting
UKRI invites expressions of interest to attend a one day Town Hall meeting in London, ahead of a £33 million strategic activity in Trustworthy Autonomous Systems. It is anticipated that the programme will be highly multi-disciplinary and UKRI encourages applications from across its portfolio. The deadline to express interest is 3 October 2019

EPSRC Peer Review College Newsletter - Summer 2019Opens external site
UKRI Circular Economy Workshops – June 2019 (PDF 15MB)
UKRI held two workshops on the Circular Economy in June 2019 in Manchester (5^th June) and London (21^st June).

The workshops provided an opportunity for UKRI to bring together multiple stakeholders and facilitate transdisciplinary partnerships. This report summarises the outputs of the workshop.
EPSRC Delivery Plan 2019 (PDF 3MB)

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.