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EPSRC Support By Research Topic
EPSRC classifies the research it supports by research topic. A list of research topics and their meanings are available.

Please note that the assignment of a topic to a grant indicates that the topic may apply in whole or in part to the research activity of that grant. This means that the values of grants within a classification should not be totalled to find the total investment in that area or to compare investment between areas of research. The value shown for each grant is always the total awarded, not the proportion attributed to the individual research topic.
Research TopicNumber of GrantsValue (£)
Acoustics76 28,416,269
Aerodynamics58 28,802,894
Algebra and Geometry145 54,536,278
Analytical Science140 92,266,321
Artificial Intelligence Technologies151 91,399,942
Arts and Humanities Interface5 1,817,505
Assessment/Remediation of Contaminated Land and Groundwater17 9,004,952
Asymmetric Chemistry37 10,996,643
Bioelectronic Devices26 41,969,868
Bioinformatics48 40,581,123
Biological and Medicinal Chemistry114 73,058,089
Biomass, Bioenergy and Biofuels27 19,267,282
Biomaterials46 25,324,996
Biomechanics and Rehabilitation37 26,986,046
Bioprocess Engineering37 12,182,191
Brain Sciences60 52,388,221
Building Operations and Management79 55,327,947
Carbohydrate Chemistry9 6,860,360
Catalysis and Applied Catalysis163 60,638,517
Cell Biology64 49,827,325
Chemical Biology113 87,521,869
Chemical Structure122 71,617,967
Chemical Synthetic Methodology249 110,366,294
Coal Technology13 9,794,434
Coastal and Waterway Engineering31 20,745,187
Cognitive Science Applications in ICT34 21,185,275
Cold Atomic Species55 37,034,138
Colloids, Soft Solids and Complex Fluids84 49,082,215
Combinatorial Chemistry24 15,269,777
Combustion71 36,366,032
Complexity Science51 36,060,256
Composites: Characterisation41 15,895,485
Composites: Processing37 15,541,562
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry133 50,378,549
Construction Operations and Management34 46,120,015
Continuum Mechanics66 27,527,780
Control Systems Engineering, Integration and Autonomy72 50,456,072
Co-ordination Chemistry53 23,080,594
Design and Testing Technology19 25,161,378
Design Engineering18 39,043,135
Design Processes27 37,743,215
Developmental Biology and Physiology18 9,625,124
Digital Signal Processing80 28,454,720
Disease and Treatment79 65,412,608
Displays16 14,002,688
Drug Formulation and Delivery52 29,661,278
Electrical Motor and Drive Systems14 4,130,171
Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering43 21,895,319
Electromagnetics9 11,470,982
Electronic Devices and Subsystems132 108,011,058
Energy - Conventional35 31,078,989
Energy - Marine and Hydropower5 7,609,826
Energy - Nuclear25 29,916,690
Energy Efficiency76 49,883,537
Energy Storage15 14,740,729
Engineering Dynamics and Tribology61 32,047,439
Engineering of Matrs/Props/Test: Civil32 13,597,282
Engineering of Matrs/Props/Test: Mechanical110 73,482,227
Environmental Impacts of Human Activity9 4,982,321
Experimental Electronic Structure of Condensed Matter27 21,517,044
Fluid Dynamics54 34,065,927
Fuel Cell Technologies46 24,970,081
Functional Ceramics and Inorganics: Characterisation164 108,721,858
Functional Ceramics and Inorganics: Processing54 32,060,373
Functional Ceramics and Inorganics: Synthesis and Growth94 70,148,695
Functional Organics and Polymers: Characterisation116 55,636,967
Functional Organics and Polymers: Processing40 22,413,497
Functional Organics and Polymers: Synthesis and Growth91 46,040,857
Fundamental Constants and Physical Laws1 16,285
Fundamentals of Computing225 87,797,424
Fusion11 67,734,697
Gas and Solution Phase Reactions63 42,298,912
Genomic and Post Genomic Science and Technologies36 47,465,877
Ground Engineering49 19,909,210
Heat and Mass Transfer47 22,673,613
High End Computing47 13,958,856
Human Communication23 9,121,558
Human-Computer Interactions96 84,339,963
ICT Networks and Distributed Systems163 126,149,520
Image and Vision Computing138 81,205,767
Information and Knowledge Management116 106,259,917
Inorganic Semiconductors: Characterisation106 61,025,635
Inorganic Semiconductors: Processing31 27,946,391
Inorganic Semiconductors: Synthesis and Growth65 47,015,271
Instrumentation Engineering and Development179 120,235,868
Intelligent and Expert Systems19 19,966,726
Intelligent Measurement Systems12 5,758,265
Lasers and Laser Systems35 34,845,433
Learning Engineering Systems2 4,613,916
Light-Matter Interactions22 11,035,692
Logic and Combinatorics56 24,798,632
Magnetic Materials: Characterisation103 54,683,294
Magnetic Materials: Processing10 7,449,112
Magnetic Materials: Synthesis and Growth46 25,617,669
Magnetism/Magnetic Phenomena43 16,232,541
Manufacturing Business Strategy25 47,364,752
Manufacturing Enterprise Operations and Management26 24,411,056
Manufacturing Machinery and Plant29 72,126,566
Mathematical Analysis108 53,496,150
Mathematical Aspects of Operational Research45 38,871,205
Mathematical Physics72 30,499,387
Mechanical and Fluid Power Transmission8 3,847,021
Medical Instrumentation, Devices and Equipment157 110,678,250
Medical Modelling and Simulation89 41,887,951
Metals and Alloys: Characterisation81 53,952,510
Metals and Alloys: Processing47 35,432,553
Microsystems38 32,944,419
Mining and Mineral Extraction5 2,491,945
Mobile Computing77 77,726,122
Modelling and Simulation of IT Systems38 30,052,327
Multimedia30 45,467,885
Multiphase Flow56 35,623,646
Neural Computing19 19,106,539
New and Emerging Computer Paradigms56 36,963,980
Non-linear Control Systems19 11,173,350
Non-linear Systems Mathematics112 55,990,877
Nuclear Structure - Exotic Nuclei2 1,851,017
Numerical Analysis96 54,572,469
Oil and Gas Extraction19 7,799,222
Optical Communications35 24,171,678
Optical Devices and Subsystems105 68,537,399
Optical Phenomena42 36,145,451
Optics - Applied51 27,197,837
Optoelectronic Devices and Circuits72 45,619,594
Parallel Computing47 22,299,236
Particle Technology34 12,128,059
Pavement Engineering9 6,869,175
Physical Organic Chemistry58 24,385,169
Plasmas - Laser and Fusion37 20,693,252
Plasmas - Technological19 7,794,746
Population Biology and Biodiversity23 26,552,848
Postgraduate Education and Training156 92,644,821
Power Electronics31 34,976,166
Power Systems Management, Protection and Control28 29,011,664
Power Systems Plant23 24,194,759
Process Systems, Modelling and Design58 45,447,482
Processing Of Electronic Components4 15,012,138
Public Engagement - Direct Interaction42 7,596,739
Public Engagement - Engaging Special Audiences for Diversity2 189,570
Public Engagement - Engaging the General Public34 4,428,779
Public Engagement - Engaging Young People38 5,988,244
Public Engagement - Mass Media12 1,954,368
Public Engagement - Producing Resources35 4,550,451
Public Engagement - Public Dialogue4 908,325
Public Engagement in Chemistry18 1,574,436
Public Engagement in Engineering27 4,321,422
Public Engagement in Environmental Sciences11 1,456,327
Public Engagement in Information and Communications Technolo16 3,108,947
Public Engagement in Materials Science18 1,676,802
Public Engagement in Mathematical Sciences11 1,125,658
Public Engagement in Physics22 2,522,059
Public Engagement in the Life Sciences12 1,162,174
Quantitative Predictive Biology63 55,720,025
Quantum Fluids And Solids15 10,905,736
Quantum Optics and Information74 50,183,542
Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave Technology80 46,096,955
Reactor Engineering50 13,396,803
Rheology25 18,403,192
Robotics, Assembly, and Automatic Handling26 13,058,631
Scattering and Spectroscopy25 14,212,467
Separation Processes18 8,935,672
Software Engineering122 82,676,575
Solar Technology72 51,574,602
Solid-state Chemistry48 30,502,337
Statistical Physics4 12,003,183
Statistics and Applied Probability110 75,595,864
Strongly Correlated Systems22 14,109,484
Structural Ceramics and Inorganics: Characterisation95 49,485,963
Structural Ceramics and Inorganics: Processing25 11,849,769
Structural Ceramics and Inorganics: Synthesis and Growth31 18,771,405
Structural Condensed Matter Physics18 15,716,994
Structural Engineering38 11,572,537
Structural Polymers: Characterisation81 46,750,116
Structural Polymers: Processing31 13,390,994
Structural Polymers: Synthesis and Growth80 44,764,539
Superconductors: Characterisation52 22,891,742
Superconductors: Synthesis and Growth13 5,555,134
Surfaces, Surface Probes and Interfaces141 103,257,561
Sustainable Energy Networks36 39,764,798
Sustainable Energy Vectors35 27,652,876
Synthetic Biology11 5,305,754
Systems Integration23 22,422,443
Systems Methodology and Architecture51 37,546,206
Systems on a Chip48 40,353,366
Theoretical Materials Science139 57,249,362
Theory and Computational Physics of Condensed Matter53 33,649,313
Tissue Engineering and Biocompatibility79 68,561,196
Transportation Operations and Management70 42,753,750
Underwater Engineering1 183,951
Urban and Land Management65 45,767,771
User Interface Technologies124 66,968,579
Vision, Hearing and Other Senses - Applications in ICT41 19,180,240
VLSI Design36 18,593,923
Waste Management12 14,753,416
Waste Minimisation2 1,298,821
Water Engineering41 21,635,662
Wind Power7 4,343,905
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