Nineteen projects will focus on quantum, medtech, energy and other sectors.
Projects include:
- a new type of fibre optic cable that will increase the speed of data transmission by 50% (University of Southampton and Microsoft)
- a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that will improve the diagnosis of lung diseases (The University of Sheffield and GE Healthcare)
- a new type of knee replacement that will be more affordable and durable (University of Leeds and Invibio Ltd)
- a new generation of air travel technologies that will help to decarbonise aviation (University of Bath and GKN)
- robots to repair offshore energy systems (Heriot-Watt University and Fugro GB Marine)
The projects are worth a total of £149 million and are funded jointly by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
£57 million of EPSRC funding was boosted by £4 million from UKRI’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC).
