ALT Dr Alicia Greated will be the new Executive Director of the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) from early April 2024.
ALT The reasons typically given for creating UKRI often strike me as under-ambitious. People flag better support for interdisciplinarity, redistribution of funding between the disciplinary research councils and a strong voice for research and innovation into government. These objectives, whilst important, are rooted in siloed, zero sum game thinking, and significantly under-estimate both the challenges we face, and UKRI’s potential to address them. The future success of the UK’s economy requires a fully joined up approach to research and innovation, and UKRI is a critical national asset in ensuring its delivery.
ALT The dates of the rounds are as follows: Research Grants and Follow-On Funding Round one opened on 29 June and closed on 14 September 2023 Round two opened on 25 September and will close on 7 December 2023 Round three will open on 8 December and close on 26 March 2024 Round four will open on 27 March and close w/c 24 June 2024 Round five will open w/c 1 July and close w/c 23 September 2024 Round six will open w/c w/c 23 September and close w/c 9 December 2024 Curiosity and Catalyst Awards Round one opened on 17 July and closed on 19 October 2023 Round two opened on 30 October and will close on 30 January 2024 Round three will open on 31 January and close on 30 April 2024 Round four will open on 1 May and close w/c 29 July 2024 Round five will open w/c 29 July and close w/c 28 October 2024 Round six will open w/c 28 October and close w/c 27 January 2025 Dates of further rounds for all four opportunities will be added here throughout 2024.
ALT Image shows a view across Europe from space, with pinpricks of light clustered in European cities. Innovate UK logo. Text reads: 'Innovate UK welcomes Horizon Europe association as a boost for innovation and collaboration.'
ALT “Today’s agreement on UK association to Horizon Europe is brilliant news. “The UK has a long track record of mutually beneficial participation in previous EU schemes and this decision enables us to build on those highly successful collaborations to maximise the opportunities membership of Horizon Europe provides. “UKRI is looking forward to working with our communities and partners to capture the many benefits of Horizon Europe for researchers and businesses.” Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, UKRI CEO
ALT UKRI Chief Executive Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser says: "We align investment and incentives across the full range of activities needed, and by working with our many partners, we bring policy makers, research organisations, businesses, investors and regulators together. This creates an unprecedented opportunity to make research commercialisation deliver for the UK."
ALT “This report and associated tool for exploring the data brings together evidence about what works in peer review. We hope the synthesis will be useful to research and innovation funders across the globe when designing and delivering peer review. UKRI will be using the findings and recommendations from the report to reflect on and evolve our own peer review processes over the coming years.” - Professor Dame Melanie Welham, UKRI People and Culture Champion
