Welcome to the UKRI Centre for the Circular Chemical Economy SME Collaboration Workshop
Wednesday 8th September 2021
The Centre for the Circular Chemical Economy is hosting a focussed workshop to partner with SMEs to co-create collaborative research and develop proposals for Innovate UK funding calls.The workshop will also discuss Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and other opportunities for SMEs to engage with the Centre.
There will be opportunities to find out more about how your business needs align with the Centres research themes and have one to one discussions with our academics.
Meeting ID: 774 816 3023
Passcode: Circular
Further details
The National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) Programme includes plans for two rounds of collaborative research and development funding calls (totally £2.5m), delivered by Innovate UK, to enable further engagement of SMEs with the Circular Economy Centres. Round 1 will go live for applications in October this year for projects up to 12-months in duration (starting April 2022), project size £50-100k.The Centre for the Circular Chemical Economy is part of £30 million government investment, funded by UKRI with the aim to transform the UK chemical industry’s linear supply chain model into a fossil-independent, climate-positive and environmentally friendly circular economy. Further details about the Centre for the Circular Chemical Economy research themes can be found here and in our video resources.
Innovate UK
For guidance and eligibility click here.
Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN)
We encourage businesses to sign up with the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) for updates to find out more about funding opportunities click here.
