Centres and networks

• EPSRC Centres for Innovative Manufacturing

  The EPSRC Centres for Innovative Manufacturing are part of a new approach to maximise the impact of innovative research for the UK, supporting existing industries, and more importantly, opening up new industries and markets in growth areas.

  Liquid Metal Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Photonics, Industrial Sustainability, Through-life Engineering Services ...

• Current IMRCs

  IMRCs were the funding model for innovative manufacturing centres from 2001 until 2009. IMRCs received an initial block grant for five years, with potential for up to a further five year renewal. A total of 17 centres were funded under this scheme.

  All centres previously funded under the IMRC scheme

• Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations (IRCs)

  Centres of internationally-acknowledged scientific and technological excellence, generally involving several universities together with industrial partners.

• Innovation and knowledge centres

  Shared research space where academic and industrial researchers work on common research problems.

• Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT)

  These centres represent a new approach to training PhD students. They aim to create new working/training cultures, build relationships between teams in industry and forge lasting links with industry.

Networks provide funding to bring together researchers, industry and other groups to develop collaborations through workshops, visits and part-time coordinators.