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23 Jan 2025

EPSRC funding work into tomorrow’s engineering research challenges

Abstract

Researchers addressing some of the key challenges facing engineering are to share £10m in funding from EPSRC.

New funded projects will help ensure the UK is equipped to face future challenges and contribute to economic growth - AdobeStock

The funding boost for six transdisciplinary research projects will help address the challenges identified in the 2022 Tomorrow’s Engineering Research Challenges (TERC) report, which set out a long-term vision for engineering research.

According to EPSRC, the new projects will help ensure the UK is equipped to face future challenges and contribute to economic growth, social wellbeing, and the transition to net zero.

At Surrey University, Bing Guo will lead a team working to tackle water pollution, whilst at Queen's University Belfast, Professor Trevor Robinson will work with a wider team to exploit digital design technologies and help UK engineering transition to net zero faster.

Elsewhere, Sheffield University’s Haiping Lu will lead a national initiative with a team to explore how advanced multimodal artificial intelligence technology can be better integrated into engineering design.

The funded projects are part of a broader strategic response by EPSRC that aims to address the recommendations of TERC.

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