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News

5 November 2024

£32m for four independent social and economic research centres

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26 October 2024

Science minister opens National Quantum Computing Centre

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23 October 2024

World-leading researchers named as Turing AI fellows

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Blog

30 September 2024

Transforming biology with generative AI

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7 August 2024

My first 100 days as Director of the Rosalind Franklin Institute

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Funding opportunities

Novel human in vitro models of complex disease

Apply for funding to lead a cluster in a coordinated network for novel human in vitro models of complex disease.

You must:

• be based at an organisation eligible for MRC or Wellcome funding
• meet individual eligibility requirements

We anticipate funding up to five clusters for four years with a total fund of £15 million.

• Opportunity status: Open
• Funders: Medical Research Council (MRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
• Co-funders: National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), Wellcome
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £15,000,000
• Maximum award: £3,500,000
• Publication date: 5 November 2024
• Opening date: 5 November 2024 9:00am UK time
• Closing date: 20 March 2025 4:00pm UK time

Pre-announcement: Future Leaders Fellowships: round 10

Funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit. You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either:

• looking to establish or transition to independence
• developing your own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting

• Opportunity status: Upcoming
• Funders: UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Innovate UK
• Funding type: Fellowship
• Publication date: 23 October 2024
• Opening date: 3 February 2025 9:00am UK time
• Closing date: 18 June 2025 4:00pm UK time

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Events

UK and Japan quantum technology networking fair 2024

6 December 2024

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