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£900 MILLION FUTURE LEADERS INVESTMENT Business Secretary Greg Clark has unveiled a major new £900-million investment in the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship Scheme. The inaugural UKRI Future


Leaders Fellowship Scheme will receive £900 million over the next 11 years, with six funding competitions and at least 550 fellows awarded over the next three years. The investment will provide up to


seven years of funding for early career researchers and innovators, including support for part-time awards and career breaks, providing flexibility to researchers to tackle ambitious and challenging research questions. Business Secretary Greg Clark


said: “We are a nation of innovators,


UNCONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBONS IN THE UK ENERGY SYSTEM The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the ESRC are pleased to announce the outcomes of the Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK Energy System: Environmental and socio-economic impacts and processes programme call for proposals. This programme aims to provide an independent scientific evidence base to understand potential environmental and socio- economic impacts of unconventional hydrocarbon extraction. NERC and ESRC recognise


that unconventional hydrocarbon extraction is a complex issue requiring a holistic approach, encompassing knowledge from both the environmental and social sciences. Seven multi-institution consortium projects will be funded and will start in summer 2018. The projects will address five key programme challenges identified by NERC and ESRC:


Challenge 1: The evolving shale gas landscape


Assessing and monitoring the UK shale gas landscape (UKSGL)


with some of the world’s greatest inventions created on British soil – from penicillin to the first computer programme. We want to retain our global reputation as a destination for world-class scientists and researchers, by providing opportunities to find and nurture the next Ada Lovelaces and Isaac Newtons.” “I want the UK to remain the go-


to destination for the best researchers and innovators and that is why we are investing in the rising stars of research and innovation to develop the new products and technologies of tomorrow.” Previous investment in new talent has funded research into new cancer drugs and developed critical technology which will bring us driverless cars. Today’s announcement will build on this


Challenge 2: Shale resource potential, distribution, composition, mechanical and flow properties An integrated assessment of UK shale resource distribution based on fundamental analyses of shale mechanical and fluid properties Challenge 3: Coupled processes from reservoir to surface Impact of hydraulic fracturing in the overburden of shale resource plays: Process-based evaluation (SHAPE-UK) Challenge 4: Contaminant pathways and receptor impacts Evaluation, quantification and identification of pathways and targets for the assessment of shale gas risk (EQUIPT4RISK)


Challenge 5: Socio-economic impacts Understanding the spatial and


temporal dynamics of public attitudes and community responses to shale gas: An integrated approach; The social construction of


unconventional gas extraction: Towards a greater understanding of socio- economic impact of unconventional gas development; ‘Fracking’, framing and effective participation. For more information, see:


gotw.nerc.ac.uk/list_them.asp?them=Uncon+ Hydrocarbons&cookieConsent=A n


success and boost the pipeline of talent needed to build a Britain fit for the future. The money, part of the single biggest investment in science in 40 years, will help ensure the UK invests 2.4% of GDP in R&D by 2027 and becomes the most innovative economy by 2030. Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation, Professor Sir Mark Walport said: “Talented people are the energy and engine of new knowledge, new ideas and new opportunities. The long-term investment announced today means the UK will continue to attract and grow the very best, supporting those who want to solve the most difficult questions whether they are in frontier science, our evolving society or our changing economy.” n


RESEARCH TEAMS TO STUDY FUTURE OF CANADA-UK TRADE The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada and the ESRC have awarded 10 Knowledge Synthesis Grants totalling over £161,000 (over C$280,000) to assess the state of research knowledge on Canada-UK trade relationships. The competition supports projects led by researchers based in Canada and the UK working together to synthesise existing knowledge and identify research strengths. The projects cover diverse issues, such as governance, inclusion, labour, the environment, and technological and digital transformations. The findings will help understand and enhance future trading relationships, and support evidence-based decision- making and policy development. A July workshop in Ottawa, Canada, drew award -holders and key stakeholders from across the business, community and government sectors together to discuss the proposed projects and further cross-sectoral international connections. A second workshop in London in


December will focus on the findings and how they can help to strengthen Canada-UK trade relationships. n


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