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Applications are open for Cambridge Enterprise’s STEM Ideas Incubator – a free programme for researchers in the Schools of Physical Sciences and Technology who want to take their research results beyond the lab. The deadline is 02 November 2026 at noon.

Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman have been awarded the 2026 Wolf Prize in Chemistry – and Neela Biotech, Cambridge-based biotech startup, has raised £2.1m to turn waste into sustainable aviation fuel. 2026 Wolf Prize in ChemistryShankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman, the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, together with Pascal Ma…

Internal Competition for Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship 2027 is currently open. The deadline for applications to Isaac Newton Trust for the internal match-funding competition is Thursday 05 November 2026, 4pm.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has published its new Strategy 2026-2031 and Delivery Plan 2026-2027, setting out how it will invest more than £9 billion per year to advance knowledge, improve lives and drive economic growth across the UK over the next five years. The strategy outlines UKRI's vision for strengthening the UK's research and innovat…

ESRC are launching five new applicant led funding schemes: React, Connect, Grow, Explore, Challenge. The purpose of these schemes are to create the following key changes:more outcome-focused funding opportunitiesmore strategic management and curation of the applicant-led portfoliogreater support for novelty, disruption and responsible risk takingfa…

Four researchers in the School of Physical Sciences have been awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (ERC) in the latest funding round.The successful Cambridge grantees’ work covers a wide range of research areas, including the development of energy efficient electronics; the application of mineral magnetism to solve Earth Scien…

SPS & SoT are building a research map across both Schools to understand what people are working on and to form thematic groups. PIs eligible to apply for their own funding please complete the short survey (less than 5mins) here: Research areas: Physical Sciences & TechnologyDeadline: 15 July 2026

The Research Office has published a practical guide to help academics and research enabling staff to integrate environmental sustainability into their research and innovation practice. This new reflective resource outlines what to consider at each stage of planning for different types of research activities and provides direct support for developin…

UKRI has launched Round 11 of the Future Leader Fellowship.Future Leaders Fellowships: round 11 – UKRIScheme overview:The scheme is designed to support outstanding early career researchers and innovators to deliver an ambitious programme of research and innovation which allows them to transition to independence. UKRI doesn’t aim to fund individual …

Starting in 2026, the European Research Council (ERC) will implement a number of changes to its schemes.Widening Eligibility and Career Support From 2027, the ERC will formally widen eligibility windows to accommodate diverse academic trajectories. Researchers will be eligible for Starting Grants for up to ten years after their PhD defence, while t…

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has initiated a significant restructuring of its investment approach for the 2026 to 2030 spending review period, resulting in the temporary suspension of several major grant schemes. Chief Executive Ian Chapman stated that the new model is designed to ensure the organisation’s £8 billion annual budget delivers max…

UKRI Unveils Record £38.6 Billion Investment Plan with New ‘Bucket’ Funding ModelUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced its most significant funding overhaul since its inception, detailing how £38.6 billion will be invested between 2026 and 2030. The plan follows the UK government’s 2025 Spending Review, which committed a record £86 billio…

The School of Physical Sciences and School of Technology both welcome new Deputy Heads of School for Research.Within the School of Physical Sciences, Professor Steven Lee has taken up the role. Steven is Professor of Biophysical Chemistry in the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry. This is a new role in the School of Physical Sciences.Within the S…