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UKRI funds COVID-19 projects on spread and control on public transport
A project has been launched to understand the risk of COVID-19 transmission in public transport and identify the best measures to control it.
New fund launched to revolutionise asthma technology
A new fund, launched today, aims to support the development of innovative, life-changing new asthma technologies.
New grants to boost early-stage maths idea generation and research
A new initiative launched today will provide mathematical sciences researchers with greater agility for early-stage idea generation and initial research through small funding grants.

Asthma Health Technology
Up to £750,000 is available to support research and development of technologies for diagnosis, monitoring and management tools for asthma. Projects should aim to transform asthma outcomes to prevent asthma attacks and improve the lives of those with asthma.
EPSRC Mathematical Sciences Small Grants Scheme
Small grants are a mechanism for supporting mathematical sciences research which does not require funding at the level generally seen within standard mode. The open call is specifically aimed at providing freedom to grant small amounts between £10-80,000 for initial research and early-stage idea generation.
Digital Economy Telling Tales of Engagement Competition 2020
The Digital Economy (DE) Theme is running a competition designed to help capture and promote impact arising from existing DE research grants supported by one of the UKRI DE Theme partner councils: EPSRC, ESRC or AHRC.

South Wales Semiconductor Cluster Sets Sights on Global Role
Vision and commitment, fresh investment, world-beating science – these key ingredients are enabling CSconnected, the world’s first compound semiconductor (CS) ‘cluster’, to take root and thrive in South Wales.
Listening for landslides
EPSRC supported engineers have created a low-cost early warning system for communities at risk of landslides.
The flexibility to change
EPSRC’s strong relationships with researchers, and flexible funding approach, meant that it could respond quickly to support the fast-developing research area of Mathematical Biology.

UKRI funds COVID-19 projects on spread and control on public transport
A project has been launched to understand the risk of COVID-19 transmission in public transport and identify the best measures to control it.
New fund launched to revolutionise asthma technology
A new fund, launched today, aims to support the development of innovative, life-changing new asthma technologies.
New grants to boost early-stage maths idea generation and research
A new initiative launched today will provide mathematical sciences researchers with greater agility for early-stage idea generation and initial research through small funding grants.

How supercomputers are helping in the fight against COVID-19
Syma Khalid, Professor of Molecular Biophysics at the University of Southampton, discusses how high performance computer ARCHER has provided computational resource and brought researchers together to tackle COVID-19.
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

Report of the virtual workshops for the review of EPSRC's support for doctoral education (PDF 274KB)
EPSRC held four workshops as part of the evidence collection for the Review of EPSRC Doctoral Support. The workshops were an opportunity to introduce the purpose and scope of the review and collect the community's opinions on a range of topics. EPSRC is now publishing the report so that members of the community who couldn’t attend the workshop can contribute to the evidence collection by commenting on the outputs. Please read the report for full details on how to contribute.
EPSRC Peer Review College Newsletter - June 2020Opens external site
EPSRC Peer Review College Newsletter - Impact Update February 2020Opens external site

How do you build and install a supercomputer?
Professor Mark Parsons, Director of EPCC at the University of Edinburgh explains the complexities of launching the UK’s next national research supercomputer.
The joy of collaboration: Reflections of an ICASE doctoral student
Charlie House reflects on his experience of being an EPSRC Industrial CASE doctoral student working with BAE Systems
Improving our new lives through research
Dr Andrew Bourne, Director of Partnerships at EPSRC, discusses how underpinning long-term investment in research has enabled the UK to adapt and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.