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Unlocking the full potential of nature-based engineering

Apply for funding to conduct novel research in nature-based engineering, which can be defined as designing and developing future systems and technologies using principles or processes inspired or supported by nature.

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

Expressions of interest: artificial intelligence humanities sandpits: Canada, UK and US

AHRC and SSHRC invite expressions of interest to attend a humanities-led, interdisciplinary research sandpit looking to put humanities insights and methodologies at the heart of artificial intelligence tech design.

Through in-person and virtual workshops, teams will form and develop project applications.

Africa-UK physics partnership collaborative projects 2025

Apply for funding for collaborative physics projects addressing the challenges of climate change, energy, and capacity building across African economies.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding and have a co-lead based at an eligible African research organisation.

Opening up the Environment 2026

Apply for funding to deliver purposeful activities to increase the diversity of the UK environmental science community.

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

Host the Central Programme Delivery for Digitised Natural Science Collections

Apply for funding to host the central programme delivery hub for the Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) UK programme, for its ten-year duration. This is a closed funding opportunity, for application by invitation only.

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

Host the Infrastructure Centre for digitised natural science collections

Apply for funding to host and manage the Infrastructure Centre for Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) UK, for its ten-year duration. This is a closed funding opportunity, for application by invitation only.

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

Innovate UK innovation loans: round 23

UK registered businesses can apply for loans for close to market innovative projects with strong commercial potential. They must significantly improve the UK economy and drive societal benefit.

ADOPT facilitator support grant: round four

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external project facilitator to support the development of a full ADOPT grant application.

Host the Catalysis Centre for Digitised Natural Science Collections

Apply for funding to host the Catalysis Centre for the Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) UK programme, for its ten-year duration. This is a closed funding opportunity, for application by invitation only.

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

UK international ocean drilling programme site survey

Apply for funding for ship borne and virtual site survey investigations (SSI) to support the development of applications for a scientific ocean drilling expedition.

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

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