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Economic research on the returns to R&D investment

Apply for funding to support research that can help develop new measurements of the return on investments in research and development (R&D).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

Expression of interest: Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures R&D

Apply for funding for early-stage research into medical countermeasures, including vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics, for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats

You must be employed at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities

Apply for funding to run a high throughput screen (HTS) using AstraZeneca’s compound library and screening robots.

There are two funding opportunities per year that are open to all targets.

Invite only: Precision prevention: biological mechanisms of response variation

Apply for funding to study why people respond differently to biomedical prevention interventions. Projects must generate mechanistic evidence in humans to provide insight into precision prevention through better targeting.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

Battery innovation: feasibility studies round three

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification.

This funding is from the battery innovation programme.

Battery innovation: concept development round three

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification.

This funding is from the battery innovation programme.

CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomes

Organisations can apply for a share of £3 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop practical solutions that reignite the importance of play and increase access to high quality, real world play experiences, improving outcomes for children and young people.

EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure outlines: September 2026

Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure that will improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.

Longitudinal population studies strategic prioritisation exercise

Submit information about your longitudinal population study (LPS) to help Medical Research Council (MRC) plan for future investments in LPS infrastructure.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding. Your LPS must have a primary focus on enabling biomedical research.

Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Winter

UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 up to £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the Government Office for Technology Transfer.

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