£49m funding boost for urgent social and economic challenges
Announcing six new research centres to tackle critical social and economic issues, from evolving policing, to social care and intergenerational inequality.
Announcing six new research centres to tackle critical social and economic issues, from evolving policing, to social care and intergenerational inequality.
Researchers whose work has made an outstanding difference to society and the economy were celebrated at ESRC’s annual Celebrating Impact Prize awards.
UKRI and The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have announced a new collaboration which will engage the public to tackle food standards challenges. A total of £200,000 will fund six projects that connect researchers with members of the public to explore a range of important issues around food safety.
New opportunities have opened, including £20 million for a new Sustainable Smart Factory competition and almost £4 million for a new ESRC network. The Made Smarter Innovation programme, delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has launched a new collaborative research and development competition focusing on sustainable smart factories.
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