Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and other funders: UKRI systems approaches to advance the UK’s transition to Net Zero

25/01/2024

26/03/2024

This supports the establishment of a flagship transdisciplinary research programme in system approaches to advance the UK’s transition to Net Zero. This investment will support up to two impact driven research programmes to deliver world leading co-created cross-cutting research into the development and implementation of systems approaches to Net Zero. The FEC of your project can be up to £5.78 million. UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC (£4.62 million). The duration of this award is for up to five years. Projects must start on 1 February 2025. Coming Soon. *** This opportunity will be available soon. The next call is expected to open on 25 January and close on 26 March 2024. The following information is subject to change. ***

The opportunity will focus on the delivery of world leading cross-cutting research into the development and implementation of systems approaches to advance the UK’s transition to Net Zero. Research programmes will: - deliver a stakeholder co-created programme of research that directly advances the UK’s Net Zero transition. - set the transition in a broader context focussing on the interactions between Net Zero drivers and broader environmental, social, political, economic and security outcomes to deliver an equitable, prosperous, sustainable and resilient Net Zero future. - deliver world leading transdisciplinary, collaborative, cross-cutting research into the development and implementation of integrated quantitative or qualitative (or both) systems approaches which will deliver actionable insights for key stakeholders from the increased understanding and analysis of multiple complex systems and the interactions between them to support the UK’s transition to Net Zero. - collaborate with stakeholders, including government (local and national), businesses and individuals, to understand, consider, and support the adoption of the developed approaches prioritise research and innovation challenges with the greatest potential to support evidence-based decision making by stakeholders and future planning under uncertainty to support the removal of barriers to delivery, identify and mitigate unintended consequences and drive a coordinated transition to Net Zero. - demonstrate the opportunity, benefits, barriers, and limitations to taking a systems approach and deliver actionable insights and real-world impact on the pathway to Net Zero within the life of the programme in one or more test case areas which have been co-created with relevant stakeholders.

Applicant type Academic Institution; Government or Public Sector; Non-profit Career stages Early Career and Emerging in Field; Mid-Career to Established in Field Eligibility Note You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding. Applicants from across UKRI remit are eligible to lead or participate in a transdisciplinary research programme. You may only be a project lead on one application but may be involved in other applications. UKRI standard eligibility rules apply.