- EPSRC announces review of support for doctoral education
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A review launched today, 16 January 2020, will consider doctoral education offered through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
- Quick, cool wash cycles gentler on clothes and microfibres
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Shorter, cooler washes help clothes look better for longer and release fewer microfibres, shows EPSRC-funded research into washing machines’ impact on clothes and the environment.
- Decarbonising Heating and Cooling for Net Zero - Survey of Needs
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are seeking input to understand how research, including training and demonstration activities can best inform and accelerate the transition to net zero heating and cooling for the UK.
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- 2019
- Spin-out's sale could help transform diabetes treatment
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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
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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.
News
- EPSRC announces review of support for doctoral education
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A review launched today, 16 January 2020, will consider doctoral education offered through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
- Quick, cool wash cycles gentler on clothes and microfibres
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Shorter, cooler washes help clothes look better for longer and release fewer microfibres, shows EPSRC-funded research into washing machines’ impact on clothes and the environment.
- Decarbonising Heating and Cooling for Net Zero - Survey of Needs
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are seeking input to understand how research, including training and demonstration activities can best inform and accelerate the transition to net zero heating and cooling for the UK.
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- EPSRC Delivery Plan 2019
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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
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- EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships – University of Oxford and Oxford PV
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A short video on the new Prosperity Partnership between the University of Oxford and Oxford PV.
Events
- Collaboration Development Workshop - ISCF Digital Security by Design
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Digital Security by Design is being delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). This challenge aims to tackle the most damaging cyber security threats, helping to ensure the UK remains one of the safest places to do business online. It aims to ensure every UK organisation and consumer is as resilient to cyber threats as possible.
- 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
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A workshop, to be held on 12 November, aims to explain the planned approach to a UKRI investment of £18m in Protecting Citizens Online.
EPSRC Blog
- Supporting flexible research careers - Next steps for EPSRC
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We offer lots of opportunities for the doctoral students and researchers we support to work flexibly and in a way that meets their personal circumstances. But, is this widely known and is the flexibility we offer enough - ultimately, is it working?
- How I was able to 'RISE' to the challenge of My Science Inquiry
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RISE connector Gesche Huebner talks about how she benefitted from EPSRC public affairs and media training.
- A decade of success in the Digital Economy
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In the tenth year of the Digital Economy Theme, John Baird, Head of Digital Economy, celebrates a decade of success.