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Projects: Summary of Projects by Science and Technology Field

Reference Number
EP/R00661X/1
Title
Sir Henry Royce Institute - recurrent grant
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Nuclear Fission and Fusion (Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies)
Energy Efficiency (Residential and commercial)
Not Energy Related
Other Power and Storage Technologies (Energy storage)
Energy Efficiency (Industry)
Research Types
Basic and strategic applied researc
Science and Technology Fields
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Professor P Withers
Materials
University of Manchester
Award Type
Standard
Funding Source
EPSRC
Start Date
01 April 2016
End Date
31 March 2023
Duration
84 months
Total Grant Value
£52,313,935
Industrial Sectors
Materials sciences
Region
North West
Programme
Sir Henry Royce Institute
Investigators
Principal Investigator
Professor P Withers, Materials, University of Manchester
Other Investigator
Professor N Alford, Materials, Imperial College London
Professor P Bruce, Chemistry, University of St Andrews
Professor A Cooper, Chemistry, University of Liverpool
Professor Sir R Friend, Physics, University of Cambridge
Professor EH Linfield, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds
Mr MR O'Brien, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, EURATOM/CCFE
Professor WM Rainforth, Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield
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Objectives
Abstract

As a national institute, The Sir Henry Royce Institute (SHRI) for Advanced Materials, will provide the missing 'link' in the UK innovation chain allowing the iterative design of advanced materials for various applications, at speed and reasonable cost, providing a critical component to delivering on the government's economic strategy. The Institute will reduce the time-scales to translate discoveries to applications, provide strategic leadership together with training and career development in areas of particular need. The aim is to establish the Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials as an 'An international flagship for the accelerated discovery and development of new materials systems for the economic and societal benefit of the UK.'. The SHRI will cover the invention and manufacture of Soft Materials; Functional Materials; Structural Engineering Materials and Energy Materials along with the necessary facilities to test and characterise them within a framework that emphasises the sustainable use of materials. Initially there will be 9 core material areas led by founding partners.

  • Chemical materials discovery
  • Biomedical materials and devices
  • Materials for energy efficient ICT
  • Atoms to devices
  • 2D Materials systems
  • Advanced Metals Processing
  • Materials systems for demanding environments
  • Energy Storage
  • Nuclear materials 
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12/02/19