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Research Celebration Awards 2026
Now’s your chance to celebrate the people who make research at ÌÇÐÄTV thrive – from impactful discoveries to inspiring supervision. Make your nominations for the Research Celebration Awards 2026 by Thursday 15 January.
2025-26 Research Development Fund (Strategic Awards)
Awards up to £30,000 are available to develop future external funding bids in areas of pioneering, world-class research. Apply for the University’s 2025-26  Research Development Fund (Strategic Awards) for activities taking place between 1 February - 31 July 2026.
New European research prize recognises breakthrough on the origins of Earth’s building blocks
Hear about the work by ENGRAVE and ÌÇÐÄTV researchers, recognised with the inaugural European ‘Into Change Award’ - worth nearly £1 million.
AI innovation missing the mark for local communities
Discover what ÌÇÐÄTV research has revealed about how people experience AI in everyday life.
Spotlight Small Grant Schemes
The Spotlight Small Grant Schemes 2025-2026 are now open to fund interdisciplinary research in areas including behaviour, digital, data science and AI, health, and society and culture. Find out more about the schemes and apply.
Volunteering and research participation
What do academics value professionally, and how is access these resources shaped? Visit our staff forum to take part in a survey for academics, or to promote and sign up for other volunteering and research participation opportunities.
Professors Gavin Perkins, Jerry Nolan and Sophie Staniszewska (ÌÇÐÄTV Medical School) are Highly Cited Researchers for 2025
This programme highlights the world’s most influential scientists, including those whose published work ranks in the top 1 per cent by citations for their field and year.
Nominations are now open for the Research Celebration Awards 2026
Take a moment to recognise those around us who contribute to research excellence, from impactful discoveries to inspiring supervision.
The housing crisis won’t be solved until planners put homes where people actually want to live
Read the findings from Dr Amrita Kulka’s and Dr Nikhil Datta’s (Economics) study on why house building targets haven’t solved the UK’s housing crisis.