The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the UK’s main agency for funding research in engineering and the physical sciences. EPSRC invests around £800 million a year in research and postgraduate training, to help the nation handle the next generation of technological change. The areas covered range from information technology to structural engineering, and mathematics to materials science. This research forms the basis for future economic development in the UK and improvements for everyone’s health, lifestyle and culture. EPSRC works alongside other Research Councils with responsibility for other areas of research. The Research Councils work collectively on issues of common concern via Research Councils UK.
Chairman Dr Alan Rudge outlines the 3 objectives for the new research council
Formed to commercialise EPSRC-supported research into Digital Displacement® hydraulic wave energy technology
EPSRC launches its Innovative Manufacturing programme which aims to bring industry and academia together for the benefit of British manufacturing
EPSRC sets up two independent advisory panels to advise on future research priorities
EPSRC support for research into hybrid battery/fuel cell power source for road vehicles leads to the formation of Intelligent Energy six years later
EPSRC starts its new system for the peer review of grant applications by independent experts
An EPSRC-supported research team led by Professor Peter Bruce from St Andrews University develops a rechargeable lithium battery prototype
Dr Tarassenko, an EPSRC-funded researcher from the University of Oxford, develops the core technology behind the world's first 'smart' microwave oven
Professor Alf Adams research into infrared lasers, supported by EPSRC's predecessor, SERC, paved the way for CD and DVD players
Professor Harry Bhadeshia from the University of Cambridge and supported by EPSRC develops a new steel alloy for railway tracks
EPSRC begins trials that will lead to the introduction of full electronic submission of research proposal forms
EPSRC-supported researchers play a crucial role in the success of the Thrust Supersonic Car which breaks the sound barrier at 763 mph
EPSRC introduces the Faraday Partnerships, part of an initiative run by the DTI, aimed at improving the interaction between research and industry
Professor Shakesheff, from the University of Nottingham, is awarded an EPSRC Advanced Fellowship and co-founds the Tissue and Cell Engineering Society
A team led by Professor Julian Jones at Heriot-Watt University develop an award-winning technique to control focus for laser welding which is rapidly growing in importance across the manufacturing sector
Professor Mike Brady from the University of Oxford launches a start-up software company, Mirada, to commercialise his EPSRC-supported research
EPSRC co-invests £40 million in five new Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations (IRCs)
Professor Richard Friend, Professor Henning Sirringhaus and Stuart Evans form Plastic Logic to commercialise their research
SUPERGEN, the UK's flagship initiative in sustainable power generation and supply is launched
After ten years of ground-breaking research led by Professor William Bonfield, Apatech is formed to commercialise a type of synthetic bone material
EPSRC introduces Doctoral Training Accounts to offer a more flexible approach to the way it funds doctoral training
The appointment of John O'Reilly as EPSRC's Chief Executive is announced
Former EPSRC Senior Research Fellow, Professor Chris Hull, is awarded the prestigious Dirac medal for his research into superstring and M-therory. The Dirac Medal is awarded annually by the Institute of Physics for outstanding contributions to theoretical (including mathematical and computational) physics
EPSRC launches its first Centres for Doctoral Training, a major initiative focused on training the interdisciplinary researchers of tomorrow
Professor Peter Mansfield is jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning MRI
Professor Dame Julia Higgins takes over as Chair of EPSRC
The 'TeraGyroid' experiment was jointly funded by EPSRC and the National Science Foundation and was the first demonstration of the 'Grid'
Professor Andre Geim and colleagues at the University of Manchester discover graphene despite theory telling them that materials just one atom thick couldn’t be made
EPSRC holds its first Sandpit - an intensive discussion forum encouraging free thinking to delve deep into problems and uncover innovative solutions
EPSRC-sponsored researchers undertake immediate work collecting and assessing appropriate structural, topographical and tsunami related data
The first awards in the Science and Innovation Awards programme aims to directly build the UK’s research base in diverse areas
EPSRC holds its first open forum at the Royal Institution opening the floor to anyone who wants to put questions to members of EPSRC's Council
Professor Martyn Poliakoff receives a science and engineering award and develops a periodic table of videos with 350,000 YouTube subscribers
EPSRC and Procter and Gamble announce a Strategic Partnership.
Science and Innovation Minister, Malcolm Wicks, announces the appointment of Professor David Delpy as Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of EPSRC
£113 million HECToR is officially opened by the Chancellor, Alistair Darling
The joint £45 million initiative boosts innovation in medical engineering within the UK, funding a number of multidisciplinary centres of excellence
Major collaborative research partnership between all UK Research Councils and Indian agencies, addresses some of the biggest challenges facing the world
Minister of State for Science and Innovation, Lord Drayson, announces £250 million initiative to create 44 training centres across the UK and generate over 2000 PhD students
EPSRC invests £55 million over the next three years to better exploit EPSRC-funded research.
An EPSRC-supported team from the University of Warwick, led by Dr Kerry Kirwan, design and build the world’s first fully sustainable Formula 3 racing car
EPSRC-funded Manchester University scientists Professor Andre Geim and Dr Konstantin Novoselov are awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their ground-breaking work with graphene
EPSRC is a founding sponsor of the Bloodhound SSC project, helping to build the fastest car in the world
Three state-of-the-art EPSRC Centres for Innovative Manufacturing are launched under a new £70 million EPSRC investment to help UK businesses develop the technology products of the future and underpin manufacturing growth
Researchers at University of Cambridge develop a new technique that paves the way for the UK manufacture of affordable LED light bulbs
World’s first synthetic organ transplant using a windpipe ‘grown’ from the patient’s stem cell is developed by EPSRC-sponsored researchers
Intelligent Energy technology is used to create a fleet of zero carbon fuel cell London taxis for London Olympics
Impact Acceleration Accounts will help support universities’ best scientists and engineers to deliver greater collaboration with industry
Simpleware, a company set up to commercialise EPSRC-supported research wins The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for the second year running
EPSRC co-funds one of the biggest Research Council investments to support UK energy efficiency
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