UKRI/EPSRC Call: Creative Circular Economy Approaches to Eliminate Plastics Waste (Cambridge internal deadline: 27th June; EoI deadline: 10th July 2018; submission deadline: 16th August 2018)

An invitation to research institutions to respond creatively to the challenge of creating new circular economy approaches to eliminating future plastic waste.

This competition is being run on behalf of all UK Research and Innovation Research Councils by the Engineering and Physical Research Council (EPSRC). These awards are intended to build on significant relevant research expertise and enabled it to be directed towards addressing the challenge of reducing or eliminating future plastic waste. 

  

Aims

The programme should focus on novel ideas and solutions that include consideration of sustainable feedstocks and materials, manufacturing and recycling processes, consumer behaviour and systems (for example legal, fiscal and policy systems) set within a context of environmental and health benefits.

It is desirable that proposals bridge the gaps between UK Research and Innovation research disciplines.

Eligibility

UK Research and Innovation welcome applications that includes the remits of any of the UKRI Research Councils, and is not limited to the Engineering and Physical Sciences communities. This activity is intended to very rapidly catalyse new ideas across the research landscape. Therefore there is a requirement for demonstration of an active, current portfolio of relevant research.

Level of Funding

Up to £8million in total is available for institutional awards for up to 18 months

University Internal Selection Process:

The University can only be named on one bid to this call. Therefore, this call will be managed according to the University’s restricted calls policy. To take part in the University internal selection process, all applicants (both interested in leading or contributing to a proposal) are required to register their interest to researchstrategy@admin.cam.ac.uk by 27th June 2018. 

If you are interested in leading an institutional bid, please, send 1-2 paragraphs in the body of the email outlining:

  • Name and Department
  • Likely focus of the bid you propose to lead and what it would include
  • ​Your research interests and expertise

If you are interesting in contributingto an institutional bid, please include:

  • Name and Department
  • ​Your research interests and what you could contribute to the bid 

For further details on the award and the application process please see the ESPRC website.