UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) exists to provide a unified, strategic, and agile system for funding research and innovation across the United Kingdom. Its overarching purpose is to strengthen the UK’s research and innovation landscape, ensuring that public investment is used effectively to advance knowledge, improve lives, and drive economic growth.
Funding is central to UKRI’s role: it distributes the majority of public investment in UK research and innovation. This includes supporting fundamental science, applied research, innovation programmes, and research infrastructure. UKRI plays a key part in the UK Government’s ambition to increase national investment in R&D to 2.4% of GDP by 2027, and its funding decisions shape the health and competitiveness of the UK’s research ecosystem.
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Connecting the green transformation, social inclusion and local democracy
NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-01: Addressing homelessness through housing-led approaches aligned with the NEBNEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoodsNEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
Circular and regenerative approaches for the built environment
NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01: Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildingsNEB-2026-01-REGEN-02: Advancing sustainable maintenance and repair measures for existing buildingsNEB-2026-01-REGEN-03: Innovative solutions for the sustainable and beautiful use of vertical space
Innovative funding and new business models for the transformation of neighbourhoods
NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-01: Structurally addressing homelessness through coordinated social infrastructure and services in neighbourhoodsNEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-02: Understanding capital market dynamics for increased investment in NEB projects in neighbourhoodsNEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-03: Approaches to reuse vacant, obsolete or underutilised spaces