Tag: <span>UKRI</span>

Engineering Biology Mission Hubs: EBIC and Elemental showcases

On 4 July 2025 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will host a webinar from 12-13:00 featuring the ELEMENTAL Mission Hub. The ELEMENTAL Hub, led by the University of Kent, focuses on developing sustainable solutions for the recovery and processing of metals. The webinar will cover the Hub’s objectives, ongoing research …

BBSRC: Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award 2024/25

Webinar: 19 November 2024 11:00am. Notification of intent deadline: 17 December 2024. Closing date: 18 February 2025. Apply for funding to deliver an industrial doctoral landscape award (IDLA) in the biosciences. Applications should be strategically led by an organisation outside of academia partnering with a UK research organisation eligible for …

BBSRC Follow-on Fund Showcase Webinar, 5 December 2024, 1:00-2:15 PM

Discover the Power of Bioscience Innovation! Join us on 5 December 2024 for our end of year webinar where we will showcase the results of this Follow-on Fund. The Follow-on Fund is BBSRC’s flagship translational funding programme and has invested over £80m to progress biological research into innovation since 2004. …

KTN: Mission Innovation webinar – 23 September 12-14:00 BST

The objectives of the Mission Innovation: Integrated Biorefineries Webinar 2 are: · To bring together the communities interested in biorefineries research and innovation and who may be interested in developing consortia and in applying to the EC programme, covering interests in biofuels, chemicals and materials manufacturing. · To promote awareness …

EPSRC: Engineering Early Career Forum – 10 positions available

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is seeking applications from early career researchers to join the Engineering Early Career Forum (ECF) for a two-year term. This opportunity is open to full-time and part-time academic staff, fellowship holders and early career professionals from industry. Forum members will have the …

BBSRC Impact Showcase 2023

We are pleased to share with you the BBSRC Impact Showcase 2023, which has closely followed the recently released Revolutionising Wheat Showcase. The BBSRC Impact Showcase features a diverse collection of engaging research that highlights the vital role of bioscience in addressing key strategic global challenges and the outstanding organisations …

Pre-announcement: UKRI cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme

Look sharp! Funding opportunity details for outline applications will be published on 25 May 2023 for this major funding opportunity for interdisciplinary ideas that transcend, combine or significantly span disciplines.This pilot scheme will support breakthrough or disruptive interdisciplinary ideas not routinely funded through existing UKRI responsive mode schemes. Awards will …

Now Open: BBSRC Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research Programme Final Round

The final round of the BBSRC ICURe (Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research) programme is now open – https://www.icureprogramme.com/upcoming-programmes/ When:               Application Deadline 27th March, 2023           Where:              Bootcamp In-person 19th and 20th April (Location TBC) Bootcamp Virtual      24th and 25th 2023         Who:                  Open to biosciences researchers, PhD students and …

Calling all innovators! BBSRC’s first Sparking Innovation Conference – bringing bioscience innovators, entrepreneurs, TTOs and investors together – 2 March 2023

The Sparking Innovation Conference will be centred around four consecutive panel discussions with experts: Panel 1: Developing your bioscience technology with commercial potential with Simon Aspland (Head of Commercialisation, John Innes Centre), Sue Sundstrom (Executive Director, Sundstrom Innovation), Anne Muir (Deputy Director of Research & Innovation Services, University of Dundee), …

JANUARY 2023: Funding Roundup

UKRI: Sustainable bio-based materials and manufacture: feasibility study – 1 February 2023UKRI: Artificial intelligence research to enable UK’s net zero target – 2 February 2023IChemE Spotlight Webinar: Becoming a Chartered Environmentalist – 2 February 2023EPSRC: Circular economy critical mass programmes – 8 February 2023EPSRC: Artificial intelligence hubs for real data and for scientific and engineering research – …

OCTOBER 2022: Funding Roundup

APEX Awards2 November 2022 JSPS Pre/Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Short-term)7 November 2022 The Royal Society: Research grants10 November 2022 HVB Business Interaction Vouchers11 November 2022 BBSRC: Bioinformatics and biological resources16 November 2022 HVB: Proof of Concept 25 November 2022 NERC: Pushing the frontiers of environmental science research17 January 2023

SEPTEMBER 2022: Funding Roundup

Improving observation capabilities of biodiversity in UK waters5 October 2022  BBSRC Follow-on Fund and super Follow-on Fund: round two5 October 2022 NERC independent research fellowship11 October 2022 Farming Innovation Programme: feasibility round two12 October 2022 Knowledge exchange fellow: environmental response to hydrogen emissions13 October 2022 Engage the public with science, …

AUGUST 2022 Funding Roundup

E3B Metals in Biology: Business Interaction VoucherOpen Algae-UK: 6th BIV Call26 August 2022 Analysis for Innovators (A4I) Round 831 August 2022 BBSRC Business and Academia Prosperity Partnership8 September 2022 Research for a plastics circular economy: outline proposals15 September 2022 Work with US researchers: BBSRC-NSF/BIO lead agency 202221 September 2022 The …