Future ICT-enabled manufacturing – cross-disciplinary research clusters
Invitation for outlines: Funding for 5-year programmes of cross-disciplinary research and networking activities to help new ICT to transform future manufacturing,
focusing on ICT software, information science and/or aligning ICT systems with people and processes.
Issued: 30 November 2011 Closing Date: 08 February 2012
BRIC: Call for Proposals for Research into the Manufacture of Biological Medicines
Invitation for outlines: The Bioprocessing Research Industry Club (BRIC) was established in 2005 by BBSRC, EPSRC, and a consortium of industrial partners. A call for outline proposals for academic research projects is now open, and a budget of up to £6M is available.
Issued: 08 November 2011 Closing Date: 14 February 2012
End Use Energy Demand (EUED) Research Centres
Invitation for outlines: This is a call in conjunction with the EPSRC, the ESRC and the RCUK Energy Programme, for outline proposals for the formation of RCUK Energy Programme Research Centres in End Use Energy Demand (EUED).
Issued: 06 December 2011 Closing Date: 15 February 2012
UK-India Civil Nuclear Collaboration
Expression of interest: The RCUK Energy Programme invites expressions of interest from those willing to attend a workshop to develop UK-India civil nuclear research programmes.
Issued: 06 February 2012 Closing Date: 17 February 2012
Related theme: Energy
Call for Participants in a five-day Sandpit focused on Innovative Solutions to Flood Risk
Expression of interest: EPSRC announces a Statement of Intent to hold a research sandpit to support transformative, multidisciplinary, novel research projects in response to the LWEC Flooding and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research Strategy.
Issued: 25 January 2012 Closing Date: 20 February 2012
Technology Strategy Board: Boosting innovation in manufacturing competencies
Invitation for proposals: The Technology Strategy Board and EPSRC are to invest up to £6m in collaborative research and development that stimulates innovation in manufacturing. This is a two-stage competition. The deadline for registration is at noon on 22 February 2012.
Issued: 27 January 2012 Closing Date: 22 February 2012
Related theme: Manufacturing the future
Signal Processing in a Networked Battlespace
Invitation for outlines: The EPSRC and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) wish to support two (possibly three) research consortia grants through this call for proposals, to address challenges within the area of signal processing in a networked battlespace.
Issued: 08 December 2011 Closing Date: 28 February 2012
Building global engagements in research
Invitation for proposals: This call announces up to £6m in grants of up to £500k each to increase the strength and productivity of current international links.
Issued: 17 January 2012 Closing Date: 01 March 2012
Resource Allocation Panel (RAP): Calls for access to the Edinburgh GPGPU Test Bed
Invitation for proposals: This is a call for applications to access a new GP-GPU test bed hosted by the University of Edinburgh.
Issued: 12 December 2011 Closing Date: 02 March 2012
Resource Allocation Panel (RAP): Class 1b access to HECToR
Invitation for proposals: This is a call for applications for (class 1b) access to HECToR through the Resource Allocation Panel.
Issued: 12 December 2011 Closing Date: 02 March 2012
Resource Allocation Panel (RAP): Technical "top up" applications from existing class 1a grant holders
Invitation for proposals: This is a call for applications to the Resource Allocation Panel for "top up" HECToR resource.
Issued: 12 December 2011 Closing Date: 02 March 2012
SUPERGEN Bioenergy challenge
Expression of interest: The RCUK Energy programme invites EOIs to attend a workshop that aims to scope the challenges that face the deployment of bioenergy technologies for a subsequent open SUPERGEN Challenge call.
Issued: 31 January 2012 Closing Date: 06 March 2012
Related theme: Energy
RCUK Energy Programme - NSFC Call for Collaborative Research with China on Smart Grids
Invitation for proposals: The Research Councils UK Energy Programme wishes to develop collaborative projects between the UK and China, in partnership with the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), in the field of 'Smart Grids'.
Issued: 19 January 2012 Closing Date: 29 March 2012
Research Institute in the Science of Cyber Security
Invitation for proposals: EPSRC and GCHQ are inviting proposals from academic researchers who wish to form a Research Institute in the Science of Cyber Security. Eligibility to apply is restricted to attendees at the scoping workshop hosted by EPSRC in December 2011.
Issued: 31 January 2012 Closing Date: 29 March 2012
Related themes: Global uncertainties, ICT
Sustainable Chemical Feedstocks
Expression of interest: Call to invite research proposals from multi-site consortia across the Engineering, Physical Sciences and Biological Sciences communities to address the challenges in developing sustainable chemical feedstocks for future manufacturing processes.
Issued: 07 February 2012 Closing Date: 12 April 2012
Related themes: Engineering, Manufacturing the future, Physical sciences
EPSRC national chemical database service
Invitation for tenders: This invitation to tender is being launched as a result of the EPSRC review of its provision for mid-range facilities, and the identified need for the provision of a searchable, electronic chemical database for the UK academic research community.
Issued: 06 January 2012 Closing Date: 26 April 2012
EPSRC Centres for Innovative Manufacturing 2012
Invitation for proposals: EPSRC wants to fund additional EPSRC Centres for Innovative Manufacturing in targeted areas. There will be a town meeting on 6 March in Birmingham. Those wishing to apply will need to register their intent to submit a proposal by 29 March.
Issued: 25 January 2012 Closing Date: 09 May 2012
Related themes: Engineering, Healthcare technologies, ICT, Manufacturing the future
Discipline hopping in information and communication technologies
Open call: Opportunity for ICT researchers to pursue an immersive experience in other disciplines and user environments
Issued: 28 September 2007 No Closing Date
eFutures Cross Disciplinary Account Launched (eFutures XD)
Invitation for proposals: eFuturesXD, the cross-disciplinary account held by the EPSRC eFutures network are offering awards to support UK academics in electronics as they initiate collaborative research across their discipline boundaries.
Issued: 20 December 2011 No Closing Date
EPSRC Fellowships
Open call: Applications for Fellowships at all levels are now open. There is a new framework which removes closing dates and eligibility requirements based on years of experience, and establishes a person specification against which applicants will be judged.
Issued: 22 July 2011 No Closing Date
Focussed-ion-beam nanofabrication
Open call: Apply for free access to use the focussed ion-beam nanofabrication facilities at the London Centre for Nanotechnology.
Issued: 01 November 2007 No Closing Date
Preparatory access through PRACE
Invitation for proposals: Preparatory access for researchers to test and develop their codes to ensure suitability for the PRACE Tier-0 systems.
Issued: 16 November 2010 No Closing Date
Research equipment services
Open call: Researchers from UK higher education institutions can apply to use equipment at seven new services.
Issued: 22 November 2007 No Closing Date