We’re pleased to announce 65 Centres for Doctoral Training, supported with a £1 billion investment, that will equip the next generation of researchers to tackle key challenges such as AI, healthcare and quantum technologies:
#EPSRC_CDTs
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Congratulations to Professor Molly Stevens of Imperial College London on winning the Rosalind Franklin Medal & Prize at the 2018 Institute of Physics Awards for her contributions to ground-breaking research in engineering of bioinspired materials for regenerative medicine.
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EPSRC announces opening of Centres for Doctoral Training call – with up to £492m committed it’s one of the largest-ever UK investments in engineering and physical sciences training
#CDTs2018
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Five internationally-recognised researchers have been selected to become Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellows, undertaking ground-breaking work to tackle the biggest challenges in artificial intelligence.
#TuringAIFellows
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Female researchers, engineers and innovators have changed the world.
You can find out how on the dedicated Women in Research and Innovation site
@UKRI_News
#IWD2018
#WIRI
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We're trying something new to help candidates find all the great EPSRC-funded PhD opportunities that get posted about on Twitter.
If your team or institution has an opportunity open, tell us about it in the comments:👇
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We're preparing to launch a new, more flexible fellowship scheme to help researchers design a fellowship that fits their ideas, career stage, development needs and leadership aspirations. Further details will be announced in autumn/winter.
Find out more:
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We're delighted to announce the appointment of Prof Charlotte Deane as the new Executive Chair of the EPSRC.
Prof Deane,
@UniofOxford
Professor and Chief AI Officer
@exscientiaAI
, will take up the role in January 2024:
📸 Tom Fuller/
@UniofOxford
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Antibodies derived from llamas have been shown to neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 virus in lab tests, in research led by
@RosFrankInst
. It could lead to new treatments for patients with severe
#COVID19
.
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Many congratulations to our Chief Executive, Professor Philip Nelson, who has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to UK engineering and science in the
#NewYearsHonours
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Congratulations to Dr Jessica Wade of Imperial College London on winning the Daphne Jackson Medal and Prize at the 2018 Institute of Physics Awards yesterday for her work as an internationally-recognised ambassador for STEM through sustained and stimulating community engagement.
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Six leading female academics discuss how to tackle barriers facing women in STEM and advice for the next generation of female scientists and engineers in the
#EPSRCBlog
#WomenInScience
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We have funded eleven projects at universities across the UK to improve equality, diversity and inclusion within the engineering and the physical sciences:
#inclusionmatters
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When Dr
@JessWade
’s not working in the physics lab
@imperialcollege
, she’s writing more
#WomenInSTEM
into Wikipedia to make science more accessible for all. So far, she’s created 1,800 articles for women and under-represented scientists
#101Jobs
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We're delighted to announce the appointment of Prof Miles Padgett
@MilesPadgett
as Interim Executive Chair for EPSRC.
Prof Padgett,
@royalsociety
Research Professor, will take up the post until a permanent replacement is appointed.
More:
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And the winner is....
@klickverbot
's Single Atom in an Ion Trap is named as the winner of EPSRC's fifth
#SciPhotoComp
- congratulations to David and all of our other winners
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Scientists
@BristolUni
have discovered a new type of opal formed by a common seaweed which harnesses natural technology by self-assembling a nanostructure of oil droplets to control how light reflects from its cells to display an array of colours
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We’re proud to be celebrating the opening of the
@RosFrankInst
building today! 🎉 The £43m building will be home to world-leading researchers and the cutting-edge biological imaging technologies developed in the institute.
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Announced today: We’re investing a total £30 million in seven High Performance Computing services, supporting supercomputing in the UK:
@The_MRC
@STFC_matters
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📣 Upcoming new funding opportunity: National Fellowships in Fluid Dynamics
The call, seeking to recruit a cohort of Fluid Dynamics-focused postdoctoral fellows, will be launched on the
@UKRI_News
funding finder on 23 March.
Find out more:
Fluid dynamics plays a key role in the most important challenges facing society, including healthcare, energy, and climate. We’re delighted to welcome 11 new fellows whose research will range from lava dynamics to self-cleaning surfaces and MRI Scanners:
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EPSRC has announced a £20m investment in NMR equipment at eight universities, which will have potential impact in pharmaceuticals, biomaterials, materials science and biotechnology
@UKRI_News
@BBSRC
@The_MRC
@NERCscience
#UKRILaunch
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Dr Lorna Dougan from the School of Physics and Astronomy
@UniversityLeeds
has been awarded highly prestigious EPSRC Fellowship, with a value of £1.6 million (FEC).
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The
#innovation
landscape depends on the flow of people and skills and talent to tackle research challenges and create new technologies. Today we are announcing the outcome of our 2018 call for Centres for Doctoral Training
#EPSRCPeopleandSkills
@UKRI_News
@BEISGovUK
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.
@markmiodownik
talks about the plastic waste crisis, and the
@UCL
Designing-out Plastic Waste project, which aims to look at new and innovative methods to recycle plastics
#plasticwaste
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Our Executive Chair, Professor Philip Nelson, was presented with his CBE for services to Engineering and Science by The Queen at Buckingham Palace on Friday - congratulations Philip!
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Introducing Tomorrow's Engineering Research Challenges: an EPSRC-facilitated report published today that sets out a long-term vision for how engineering research can tackle key challenges.
#TomorrowsEngineers
We're looking forward to discussions with
@ProfRachelGaN
and colleagues from
@tigerinstemm
today. We will be sharing
@EPSRC
EDI work (within the context of UKRI), including our data on gender and large grants and our plans to investigate issues on race and ethnicity.
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Applications are now open to attend a virtual sandpit on digital technologies for health and care. Up to £1.5 million of funding will be made available to fund projects arising from the sandpit.
Apply by 21 July
Learn more:
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Recruitment to EPSRC's Strategic Advisory Teams (SATs) opens 3 June.
We want SATs to be a diverse, inclusive representation of the community. This exercise is part of our commitment to race equality & improving gender balance in EPSRC strategic bodies. More details coming soon
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We’re excited to announce 77 adventurous new projects that will explore high-risk speculative research ideas across
#engineering
and
#ICT
with a £15m investment through our
#NewHorizons
initiative. Find out more -
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📣 Pre call announcement - funding for EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training will be available to support the next generation of doctoral researchers with the skills and knowledge to tackle today's evolving issues, and future challenges:
Leading UK researchers will work with international collaborators in 12 new projects that seek to develop the technologies of tomorrow:
Here’s more about the projects…
We want to make sure that new and
#EarlyCareer
researchers in
#STEM
have the knowledge and tools to make the most of our funding opportunities. Check out
#EPSRCInsights
throughout August for information and guidance on our processes:
#EPSRCInsights
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EPSRC and
@ESRC
today announce the establishment of the UK Centre for Research on Energy Demand (UKCRED), to develop and deliver internationally leading research focusing on energy demand from a systemic, socio-technical perspective
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Do you have a Big Idea that is ambitious and has the potential to transform the research landscape?
EPSRC wants to hear from members of the research community as part of a new initiative to collect adventurous and exciting ideas.
Find out more 👉
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UKRI's new research
#supercomputer
ARCHER2 will have a peak performance equivalent to a quarter of a million laptops 💻
In our latest blog,
@simonmcs
explores how
#ARCHER2
could change the way we do research:
@EPCCed
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"Many congratulations to the three winners of this year’s
#NobelPrize
in Physics. Wonderful to see a female laureate in Physics, the first in 55 years – well done Donna Strickland." - Professor Lynn Gladden, EPSRC Executive Chair
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A very helpful meeting with
@ProfRachelGaN
and
@tigerinstemm
yesterday sharing work on
#EDI
. Thanks to
@vdiazucl
for hosting at UCL. Lots to follow up, including our continuing journey to improve peer review and funding processes: we look forward to working together.
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Philip Nelson -'Stephen Hawking was a truly remarkable scientist who contributed enormously to our understanding of the universe. The world has lost one of its greatest thinkers. His work, determination and resilience, will continue to be an inspiration to researchers everywhere'
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EPSRC colleagues are striking the
#BalanceForBetter
pose in support of International Women's Day. Why not head to to find out about some of the inspiring women we fund?
#IWD19
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From bionic hands that 'see' and robotic swarms to Martian exploration and robots for self-repairing cities, find out how EPSRC-supported robotics and Artificial Intelligence researchers are looking to change the world
#UKRW18
#UKRoboticsWeek
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Congratulations to former
@PhysicsNews
President Prof Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell on winning the Breakthrough Prize! She'll be using the money to support diversity in
#Physics
. Via:
@BBCNews
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We're holding a webinar for Early Career Researchers on Physical Sciences strategic priorities and their context within EPSRC and UKRI, EPSRC peer review processes and current funding opportunities.
📅19 Jan 2022
Sign up here:
#postdoc
#AcademicTwitter
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“People are the foundation for everything that UK Research and Innovation does.”
@UKRI_CEO
welcomes our CDT Directors and industry partners to today’s launch event
#EPSRCPeopleandSkills
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Our
#HealthcareTechnologies
discipline hopping call is designed to enable researchers to develop new skills and build collaborations with other disciplines and end users so they can address key health challenges
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Applications are now open to attend a virtual sandpit on digital technologies for health and care. Up to £1.5 million of funding will be made available to fund projects arising from the sandpit.
Apply by 21 July
Learn more:
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From combatting cancer to smarter energy decisions, the
#TuringAIFellows
will push the boundaries of Artificial Intelligence to help make the world a better place. More:
@OfficeForAI
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Two unborn babies' spines repaired in womb in UK surgery first, following research project funded by EPSRC and
@wellcometrust
to develop tools and techniques to support prenatal therapy:
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In March researchers
@UofGlasgow
revealed that they had developed an 'electronic skin' using graphene that could harness solar power to return sense of touch to amputees
#EPSRCHighlights2017
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@EPSRC
is working in partnership with the Institute of Physics and Royal Society of Chemistry to support Established Career Fellows to act as Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions.
Find out more and how to apply
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We're pleased to be supporting the 18th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists, hosted by
@WarwickUni
, 1-4 September 2021. Registrations are now open:
#ICWES18
#WomenInSTEM
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Eight new Prosperity Partnerships between leading businesses and academic partners have been funded to develop new technologies, processes, and skills that will deliver economic growth and create jobs across the UK:
⬇️Find out more about the projects⬇️
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Continued investment and commitment for CDTs strengthens the research landscape, inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers, ensuring we are world leading in
#research
and
#innovation
#EPSRCPeopleandSkills
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Leading mathematical sciences institutes are being supported to widen access to education & training. The boost will help to increase the pool of mathematicians able to participate in & deploy state-of-the-art research. More:
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Eight new
@UKRI_news
funded research projects that will explore new and different ways of making, using and recycling plastics were announced today by the Science Minister,
@CSkidmoreUK
:
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A team
@QMUL
has developed a soft prosthetic hand to replace a missing part of a patient's arm to enhance manipulation capabilities
#UKRoboticsWeek
#UKRW18
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We’ve been listening to our communities’ concerns about diversity in EPSRC’s portfolio. As a first step in addressing one strand of this issue, we’ve published a detailed analysis of gender in our large grants portfolio (thread)
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If you think engineering is all about hard hats and building sites, think again. Bio-engineer Professor Rachel Williams,
@LivUni
proves that an engineering degree can open doors to a variety of disciplines:
#INWED18
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Researchers at
@UoMGraphene
@OfficialUoM
have discovered another new and unexpected physical effect in
#graphene
– membranes that could be used in devices to artificially mimic photosynthesis and produce renewable energy
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Eileen Ingham and John Fisher
@UniversityLeeds
have been shortlisted for the European Inventor of the Year award for their decellularisation technique, which is used across the world.
Much of the research was supported by EPSRC &
@BBSRC
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Researchers
@SussexUni
have connected quantum computing microchips for the first time. If scaled-up, we could make quantum computers more powerful and capable of solving challenges from quicker drug design to more accurate weather forecasting:
Only 19% of Wikipedia biographies are of women.
@jesswade
, research fellow
@imperialcollege
, is on a mission to change this. So far, she's written 1,800 pages for under-represented scientists.
Continue her inspiring story in this new
#101Jobs
video:
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EPSRC-supported researchers
@imperialcollege
and
@lborouniversity
have used lasers to connect, arrange and merge artificial cells, paving the way for networks of artificial cells that act like tissues
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We are proud to be supporting this year’s Global Grand Challenges Summit, the second in a series of summits jointly hosted by the UK, US & Chinese academies of Engineering.
Theme: Engineering in an unpredictable world
16-18 Sept 2019, London
#GGCS2019
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Have you ever wondered how a discipline hop could enrich your career?
@JCoutoPhoenix
from
@UofGlasgow
shares the experience of her move from Biology to Engineering in our blog.
#YOE
Read more here:
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