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Land use for net zero – Hub (LUNZ-Hub)

Apply for funding to establish a coordination and translation hub for the transforming land use for net zero, nature and people programme.

The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £7,800,000. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will fund 80% of the FEC (up to £6,250,000).

Funding is available for up to 40 months, with a fixed start date of 1 November 2023.

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

Population health improvement network of clusters

Apply for funding to establish an interdisciplinary research cluster to address an important challenge for population health.

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

You can request £4.5 million to £7 million (80% full economic cost) per cluster, over four years.

Building a Secure and Resilient World: Research and Coordination Hub

Apply for funding for UKRI’s Building a Secure and Resilient World Research and Coordination Hub.

This investment will convene interdisciplinary research and innovation across the UKRI remit to strengthen societal and economic resilience and enhance security across virtual and physical environments.

BBSRC-STFC Biotechnology Business Incubation Centre (BioBIC)

Apply for funding to turn your innovative technology concepts into market reality.

You must be a UK-registered company under five years old that is majority-owned by founders and employees and that builds on previous UK Research and Innovation research funding.

FCDO-UKRI Senior Research Fellowships 2023

Exciting two year secondment opportunity for senior professorial level academics into FCDO, to use their deep specialist expertise in one of 10 areas to provide long term strategic guidance, rapid insight, independent challenge, thought leadership, help guide policy and shape direction of research.

Quantum for science – scientific exchange visits

Apply for funding to enable short-term exchange visits to or from the US, Canada and Switzerland. This funding opportunity includes the necessary funding for small-scale collaborative projects to explore the use of quantum technologies in fundamental physics and its translation into real-world applications.

Equitable nature-based climate resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa

Apply for funding to enhance Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In transdisciplinary teams, including SSA partners, you will explore opportunities for equitable nature-based climate resilience.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

Computing resources on the STFC DiRAC HPC facility

Apply for computing resources on the STFC DiRAC High Performance Computing facility.

DiRAC (Distributed Research Utilising Advanced Computing) supports STFC’s world class theory research programme including particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, astronomy, cosmology, solar system physics, and particle astrophysics.

STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship

STFC is offering up to 10 Ernest Rutherford Fellowships to outstanding researchers at an early stage of their career. The aim is to support future scientific leaders to establish a strong, independent research programme.

Funding for short courses and summer schools: 2023 to 2024

Apply for funding to hold short courses, summer schools and online training resources in science or technology.

You must be from an STFC-accredited UK university or research organisation eligible for STFC funding.

Your short course, summer school or online training resource must:

  • be aimed primarily at STFC-funded PhD students
  • cover core research activity supported by the STFC studentships programme

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