EPSRC: Research and partnership hubs for health technologies

24/08/2023

23/11/2023

Apply for funding to establish a large-scale, multidisciplinary research hub in an area of importance to the delivery of EPSRC’s strategy for health technologies with a focus of research and partnership working. The hubs will support partnerships across the wider research and health landscape, bringing together complementary expertise to co-deliver advancement in their strategic research area. A strategic research capability is that which builds on UK research strengths in areas of computational, engineering, mathematical or physical sciences in order to maintain and advance research capacity for future health technologies. It is your responsibility to advocate for how the research and partnership activities will help build important new capabilities needed to meet one or more of the health technology challenges.

This funding opportunity is to establish a number of large-scale, multidisciplinary research hubs, drawing on expertise across the engineering and physical sciences and health research community to build and develop strategic research capabilities of importance to one or more of the following health challenges: improving population health and prevention transforming prediction and early diagnosis discovering and accelerating the development of new interventions.

Eligibility Note You will be limited to one hub application as principal investigator. Standard EPSRC eligibility rules apply. Research grants are open to: UK higher education institutions research council institutes UK Research and Innovation-approved independent research organisations eligible public sector research establishments eligible research and technology organisations NHS bodies with research capacity