Funding news and calls
NERC invests £22 million in major research programme on the Atlantic Ocean
2 Aug 2018
A new research programme will investigate the impacts of climate change and human activities on the Atlantic Ocean, from the surface to the deep seabed.
Energy Revolution Research Consortium call - Intent to submit details published
27 Jul 2018
UKRI would like to highlight the potential opportunity for the wider academic and non-academic communities to join the consortium prior to submission of final proposal in order to address any gaps in expertise.
Global Challenges Research Fund: UKRI-UNDP joint report - Expressions of interest
2018
24 Jul 2018
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites expressions of interest for a joint team of UK researchers and UNDP policymakers to collect evidence, develop original arguments and compose a major UKRI-UNDP report on how science, research and innovation might most effectively accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals for developing countries.
Omics Announcement of Opportunity: Synthesis projects
2018
20 Jul 2018
NERC in collaboration with the Science & Technology Facilities Council is inviting proposals for Synthesis projects in Environmental 'Omics.
UK Energy Research Centre phase four call
2018
11 Jul 2018
NERC, EPSRC and ESRC are looking to support phase four of the UK Energy Research Centre, as part of their contribution to the cross-council energy programme.
UKRI - JSPS joint call 2018
2018
28 Jun 2018
UK Research & Innovation and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science are pleased to invite applications to the first UKRI-JSPS joint call.
£2 million awarded to support sustainable agriculture in the UK
21 Jun 2018
Four new interdisciplinary projects have received £1·8 million to improve the sustainability of UK farming.
Innovation Projects open call
2018
20 Jun 2018
NERC is inviting proposals to the Innovation Projects open call to support projects which focus upon generating user applicable outputs from past and/or current research council funded research and which translates them into outcomes that achieve impact within the NERC remit.
Innovation Follow-on Fund
2018
20 Jun 2018
NERC is inviting proposals to the Innovation Follow-on Fund call, a 'proof of concept' fund to support the commercialisation of ideas arising from NERC or other research council funded research.
Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK Energy System - Announcement of awards
20 Jun 2018
NERC and the Economic & Social Research Council are pleased to announce the outcomes of the Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK Energy System: Environmental & socio-economic impacts & processes programme call for proposals.