A major research programme encompassing 34 universities and 200 industry partners has been launched to catalyse the UK’s shift to a circular economy. The National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) programme is supported by a £30 million UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) investment.
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is leading a £16 million investment in research consortia and a data hub to advance chronic pain treatments. MRC is supported by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Economic and Social Research Council and partners with Versus Arthritis, Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) and Eli Lilly.
Research teams across the UK will investigate the viability of five innovative methods of large-scale greenhouse gas (GHG) removal from the atmosphere. The aim is to help the UK reach its legislated net-zero climate target by 2050.
£7 million of funding available for business-led research and development projects. UK Research and Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) challenge has announced the opening of a new £7 million competition. SSPP is looking for ambitious research and development projects that focus on solving the well-known issues with the sustainability of plastic packaging.
ESRC is part of UK Research and Innovation
