Engineering and Physical Science Research Council

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences.

EPSRC is at the heart of discovery and innovation. Their research saves lives, creates prosperity, protects the environment and inspires future generations. EPSRC is generating the fundamental knowledge and skilled people essential to business, government and other research organisations.EPSRC's strategy will be delivered through three goals:

• delivering impact will create an environment that promotes excellence, encourages innovation, stimulates creativity and drives cultural, commercial and technological advances
• developing leaders will nurture the visionary leaders who set research agendas, and inspirational team leaders who act as role models
• shaping capability will encourage the free generation of ideas, curiosity and research creativity while basing investment decisions on international excellence and national importance of the research and training to the UK

The Chief Executive, Professor David Delpy, sits on the Board of UKCDS.

Research

EPRSC's research ranges from physics, chemistry and mathematics to materials, computing, engineering and high value manufacturing.
Their vision is for the research they sponsor to help solve some of the most serious challenges facing the UK, including the need to build a strong, resilient economy, produce sustainable low-carbon energy, develop a resilient integrated national infrastructure and a healthy society with personalised healthcare for everyone. As such, their priorities are reflected through their challenge themes and include:

• manufacturing the future
• energy
• digital economy
• healthcare technologies

Funding

The EPSRC invests around £800 million a year in research and postgraduate training. The majority of research funded by EPSRC is supported through research base funding where proposals can be submitted at any time in any area of EPSRC’s remit. In some research areas they provide support through managed programmes and also offer a number of tailored funding schemes.

All funding opportunities are announced at www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding