Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery
@acceleratescience.bsky.social
Advancing the frontiers of science through the application of AI.
Are you a final year undergraduate student based at a UK university? Still time to apply to join our first ever @acceleratescience.bsky.social Winter School for AI on 13-16 January at the University of Cambridge.
Be sure to apply by the deadline at 5pm 21 November! 👇
Be sure to apply by the deadline at 5pm 21 November! 👇
Introducing our first @acceleratescience.bsky.social Winter School for AI for UK undergraduates!🎉
📍University of Cambridge
🗓️13-16 Jan 2026
🤖 LLM workshops
💻 HPC access
🤝 Career insights, networking and mentoring
Find out more and apply by 21 Nov, 5pm: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
📍University of Cambridge
🗓️13-16 Jan 2026
🤖 LLM workshops
💻 HPC access
🤝 Career insights, networking and mentoring
Find out more and apply by 21 Nov, 5pm: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
November 18, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Are you a final year undergraduate student based at a UK university? Still time to apply to join our first ever @acceleratescience.bsky.social Winter School for AI on 13-16 January at the University of Cambridge.
Be sure to apply by the deadline at 5pm 21 November! 👇
Be sure to apply by the deadline at 5pm 21 November! 👇
📢 New blog! @zhou-hy.bsky.social used LLMs to investigate whether disease research happens where it's most needed.
Analysing 300k papers revealed stark disparities in global health research distribution - 43% of clinical trials occur in low/middle-income countries.
Find out more: bit.ly/47RyL2L
Analysing 300k papers revealed stark disparities in global health research distribution - 43% of clinical trials occur in low/middle-income countries.
Find out more: bit.ly/47RyL2L
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
📢 New blog! @zhou-hy.bsky.social used LLMs to investigate whether disease research happens where it's most needed.
Analysing 300k papers revealed stark disparities in global health research distribution - 43% of clinical trials occur in low/middle-income countries.
Find out more: bit.ly/47RyL2L
Analysing 300k papers revealed stark disparities in global health research distribution - 43% of clinical trials occur in low/middle-income countries.
Find out more: bit.ly/47RyL2L
Introducing our first @acceleratescience.bsky.social Winter School for AI for UK undergraduates!🎉
📍University of Cambridge
🗓️13-16 Jan 2026
🤖 LLM workshops
💻 HPC access
🤝 Career insights, networking and mentoring
Find out more and apply by 21 Nov, 5pm: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
📍University of Cambridge
🗓️13-16 Jan 2026
🤖 LLM workshops
💻 HPC access
🤝 Career insights, networking and mentoring
Find out more and apply by 21 Nov, 5pm: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Introducing our first @acceleratescience.bsky.social Winter School for AI for UK undergraduates!🎉
📍University of Cambridge
🗓️13-16 Jan 2026
🤖 LLM workshops
💻 HPC access
🤝 Career insights, networking and mentoring
Find out more and apply by 21 Nov, 5pm: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
📍University of Cambridge
🗓️13-16 Jan 2026
🤖 LLM workshops
💻 HPC access
🤝 Career insights, networking and mentoring
Find out more and apply by 21 Nov, 5pm: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
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Grant writing workshop – ECRs and PhD students in data science and AI
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Are you thinking about applying for a grant or fellowship?
www.c2d3.cam.ac.uk/events/grant...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Are you thinking about applying for a grant or fellowship?
www.c2d3.cam.ac.uk/events/grant...
October 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Grant writing workshop – ECRs and PhD students in data science and AI
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Are you thinking about applying for a grant or fellowship?
www.c2d3.cam.ac.uk/events/grant...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Are you thinking about applying for a grant or fellowship?
www.c2d3.cam.ac.uk/events/grant...
Interested to find out more about research taking place in AI for Science? 🔬
Join us over pizza for our second @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar this term on 24 Nov, 12 - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building!
Register to attend for free: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/accel...
Join us over pizza for our second @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar this term on 24 Nov, 12 - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building!
Register to attend for free: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/accel...
November 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Interested to find out more about research taking place in AI for Science? 🔬
Join us over pizza for our second @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar this term on 24 Nov, 12 - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building!
Register to attend for free: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/accel...
Join us over pizza for our second @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar this term on 24 Nov, 12 - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building!
Register to attend for free: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/accel...
New AI clinic slots available to book in November and December! 🗓️
Open to all @cam.ac.uk PhD students, researchers and staff, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions.
Book a slot: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search
Open to all @cam.ac.uk PhD students, researchers and staff, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions.
Book a slot: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
New AI clinic slots available to book in November and December! 🗓️
Open to all @cam.ac.uk PhD students, researchers and staff, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions.
Book a slot: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search
Open to all @cam.ac.uk PhD students, researchers and staff, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions.
Book a slot: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search
Thank you to everyone who joined our Introduction to Diffusion Models in Generative AI workshop last week! 🤖
Are you based at @cam.ac.uk and interested to develop practical machine learning skills for research?
Sign up for an upcoming workshop: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search
Are you based at @cam.ac.uk and interested to develop practical machine learning skills for research?
Sign up for an upcoming workshop: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search
October 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined our Introduction to Diffusion Models in Generative AI workshop last week! 🤖
Are you based at @cam.ac.uk and interested to develop practical machine learning skills for research?
Sign up for an upcoming workshop: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search
Are you based at @cam.ac.uk and interested to develop practical machine learning skills for research?
Sign up for an upcoming workshop: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search
📢 New blog! FTorch software from @iccscambridge.bsky.social couples PyTorch ML to Fortran models and is now used globally in climate, weather and fusion research.
A September workshop with 40 researchers explored hybrid modelling challenges.
Find out more: bit.ly/48FYxsM
A September workshop with 40 researchers explored hybrid modelling challenges.
Find out more: bit.ly/48FYxsM
October 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📢 New blog! FTorch software from @iccscambridge.bsky.social couples PyTorch ML to Fortran models and is now used globally in climate, weather and fusion research.
A September workshop with 40 researchers explored hybrid modelling challenges.
Find out more: bit.ly/48FYxsM
A September workshop with 40 researchers explored hybrid modelling challenges.
Find out more: bit.ly/48FYxsM
Interested to find out more about research taking place in AI for Science?
Join us over pizza🍕for our first @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar this term, Mon 27 October, 12pm - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building!
Register to attend for free:
science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/accel...
Join us over pizza🍕for our first @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar this term, Mon 27 October, 12pm - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building!
Register to attend for free:
science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/accel...
October 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Interested to find out more about research taking place in AI for Science?
Join us over pizza🍕for our first @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar this term, Mon 27 October, 12pm - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building!
Register to attend for free:
science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/accel...
Join us over pizza🍕for our first @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar this term, Mon 27 October, 12pm - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building!
Register to attend for free:
science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/accel...
Excited to share details of our AI Café on 20 October organised with @cruk-ci.bsky.social! 🔬
Want to find out more about how AI is being used in cancer research? Join us to hear talks from researchers & discuss with an AI expert. Those new to AI are very welcome to attend!
Sign up: bit.ly/3KNwc9N
Want to find out more about how AI is being used in cancer research? Join us to hear talks from researchers & discuss with an AI expert. Those new to AI are very welcome to attend!
Sign up: bit.ly/3KNwc9N
October 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Excited to share details of our AI Café on 20 October organised with @cruk-ci.bsky.social! 🔬
Want to find out more about how AI is being used in cancer research? Join us to hear talks from researchers & discuss with an AI expert. Those new to AI are very welcome to attend!
Sign up: bit.ly/3KNwc9N
Want to find out more about how AI is being used in cancer research? Join us to hear talks from researchers & discuss with an AI expert. Those new to AI are very welcome to attend!
Sign up: bit.ly/3KNwc9N
The "Differentiable Systems and Scientific Machine Learning" workshop at the 1st @euripsconf.bsky.social is accepting submissions!💡
Submission deadline for the call for papers is Friday Oct 10th.
Find out more and submit your #EurIPS paper here: differentiable-systems.github.io/workshop-eur...
Submission deadline for the call for papers is Friday Oct 10th.
Find out more and submit your #EurIPS paper here: differentiable-systems.github.io/workshop-eur...
📢📢📢
Every #EuriPS workshop now has a webpage and the clock is ticking for the Call for Papers/Participation, many have deadlines on the 10th of Oct!
If that was not enough, the co-located @ellis.eu UnConference also has an open Call for Posters.
eurips.cc/workshops/
Every #EuriPS workshop now has a webpage and the clock is ticking for the Call for Papers/Participation, many have deadlines on the 10th of Oct!
If that was not enough, the co-located @ellis.eu UnConference also has an open Call for Posters.
eurips.cc/workshops/
October 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The "Differentiable Systems and Scientific Machine Learning" workshop at the 1st @euripsconf.bsky.social is accepting submissions!💡
Submission deadline for the call for papers is Friday Oct 10th.
Find out more and submit your #EurIPS paper here: differentiable-systems.github.io/workshop-eur...
Submission deadline for the call for papers is Friday Oct 10th.
Find out more and submit your #EurIPS paper here: differentiable-systems.github.io/workshop-eur...
📢 New blog! @charlesemogor.bsky.social uses machine learning to enhance anti-poaching across sub-Saharan Africa.
Working with @anil.recoil.org, @fletcherecology.bsky.social and @milindtambe-ai.bsky.social, he is developing models to help rangers patrol effectively.
Find out more: bit.ly/4mMs3Av
Working with @anil.recoil.org, @fletcherecology.bsky.social and @milindtambe-ai.bsky.social, he is developing models to help rangers patrol effectively.
Find out more: bit.ly/4mMs3Av
September 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
📢 New blog! @charlesemogor.bsky.social uses machine learning to enhance anti-poaching across sub-Saharan Africa.
Working with @anil.recoil.org, @fletcherecology.bsky.social and @milindtambe-ai.bsky.social, he is developing models to help rangers patrol effectively.
Find out more: bit.ly/4mMs3Av
Working with @anil.recoil.org, @fletcherecology.bsky.social and @milindtambe-ai.bsky.social, he is developing models to help rangers patrol effectively.
Find out more: bit.ly/4mMs3Av
We are thrilled to be attending the Cambridge Wearables Innovation Forum Launch today at Pembroke College, Cambridge! 🚀 @dynamicbrain.bsky.social
We look forward to chatting with attendees about how to use machine learning and AI to power scientific research on wearable health tech.
We look forward to chatting with attendees about how to use machine learning and AI to power scientific research on wearable health tech.
September 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We are thrilled to be attending the Cambridge Wearables Innovation Forum Launch today at Pembroke College, Cambridge! 🚀 @dynamicbrain.bsky.social
We look forward to chatting with attendees about how to use machine learning and AI to power scientific research on wearable health tech.
We look forward to chatting with attendees about how to use machine learning and AI to power scientific research on wearable health tech.
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Referrals to children’s #MentalHealth services have almost doubled since #COVID, but support often comes too late.
To change this, Dr Anna Moore is developing #AI-supported pathways to spot needs earlier and guide timely intervention.
Read more on the blog ⬇️
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/from-pr...
To change this, Dr Anna Moore is developing #AI-supported pathways to spot needs earlier and guide timely intervention.
Read more on the blog ⬇️
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/from-pr...
September 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Referrals to children’s #MentalHealth services have almost doubled since #COVID, but support often comes too late.
To change this, Dr Anna Moore is developing #AI-supported pathways to spot needs earlier and guide timely intervention.
Read more on the blog ⬇️
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/from-pr...
To change this, Dr Anna Moore is developing #AI-supported pathways to spot needs earlier and guide timely intervention.
Read more on the blog ⬇️
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/from-pr...
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🚀 Do you have an #AI idea that could have real-world impact? 🚀
We’re offering @cam.ac.uk researchers the chance to get up to £25k + 6 months’ support to bring bold concepts to life through our new AI-deas Sprint Programme.
📅 Deadline: 10 Oct
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...
We’re offering @cam.ac.uk researchers the chance to get up to £25k + 6 months’ support to bring bold concepts to life through our new AI-deas Sprint Programme.
📅 Deadline: 10 Oct
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...
September 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🚀 Do you have an #AI idea that could have real-world impact? 🚀
We’re offering @cam.ac.uk researchers the chance to get up to £25k + 6 months’ support to bring bold concepts to life through our new AI-deas Sprint Programme.
📅 Deadline: 10 Oct
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...
We’re offering @cam.ac.uk researchers the chance to get up to £25k + 6 months’ support to bring bold concepts to life through our new AI-deas Sprint Programme.
📅 Deadline: 10 Oct
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...
📢Booking is now open for our training courses next term!
Courses are open to all PhD students and staff at the University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk, sign up now to develop your AI skills and apply them in your research.
Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events
Courses are open to all PhD students and staff at the University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk, sign up now to develop your AI skills and apply them in your research.
Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events
September 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
📢Booking is now open for our training courses next term!
Courses are open to all PhD students and staff at the University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk, sign up now to develop your AI skills and apply them in your research.
Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events
Courses are open to all PhD students and staff at the University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk, sign up now to develop your AI skills and apply them in your research.
Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events
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🌳 Forests hold vital clues about our planet’s health.
Dr @emilyrlines.bsky.social & her team are using #AI, drones & laser scanning to build millimetre-scale 3D models of forest canopies - right down to each leaf & twig - transforming how we monitor biodiversity.
➡️ Read more: lnkd.in/e5Ff9xBn
Dr @emilyrlines.bsky.social & her team are using #AI, drones & laser scanning to build millimetre-scale 3D models of forest canopies - right down to each leaf & twig - transforming how we monitor biodiversity.
➡️ Read more: lnkd.in/e5Ff9xBn
August 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🌳 Forests hold vital clues about our planet’s health.
Dr @emilyrlines.bsky.social & her team are using #AI, drones & laser scanning to build millimetre-scale 3D models of forest canopies - right down to each leaf & twig - transforming how we monitor biodiversity.
➡️ Read more: lnkd.in/e5Ff9xBn
Dr @emilyrlines.bsky.social & her team are using #AI, drones & laser scanning to build millimetre-scale 3D models of forest canopies - right down to each leaf & twig - transforming how we monitor biodiversity.
➡️ Read more: lnkd.in/e5Ff9xBn
📢 New blog! Isaac Sebenius, who recently completed his PhD @psychiatry-ucam.bsky.social developed MIND with supervisors @sarahmorganuk.bsky.social and Professor Ed Bullmore - a machine learning method transforming MRI brain scans into biologically validated networks.
Find out more: bit.ly/4gccUXm
Find out more: bit.ly/4gccUXm
September 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
📢 New blog! Isaac Sebenius, who recently completed his PhD @psychiatry-ucam.bsky.social developed MIND with supervisors @sarahmorganuk.bsky.social and Professor Ed Bullmore - a machine learning method transforming MRI brain scans into biologically validated networks.
Find out more: bit.ly/4gccUXm
Find out more: bit.ly/4gccUXm
New AI clinic slots available to book on 9 and 10 September! 🗓️
Open to all PhD students and researchers, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions.
Book a slot: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events
Open to all PhD students and researchers, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions.
Book a slot: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events
August 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
New AI clinic slots available to book on 9 and 10 September! 🗓️
Open to all PhD students and researchers, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions.
Book a slot: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events
Open to all PhD students and researchers, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions.
Book a slot: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events
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🚨 Calling all Cambridge researchers 🚨
Got a bold #AI idea? Our new AI-deas Sprint Programme offers up to £25k + 6 months’ support to turn your research into a working prototype with real-world impact.
📅 Deadline: 10 Oct
Find out more & apply ⬇️
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...
Got a bold #AI idea? Our new AI-deas Sprint Programme offers up to £25k + 6 months’ support to turn your research into a working prototype with real-world impact.
📅 Deadline: 10 Oct
Find out more & apply ⬇️
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...
August 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🚨 Calling all Cambridge researchers 🚨
Got a bold #AI idea? Our new AI-deas Sprint Programme offers up to £25k + 6 months’ support to turn your research into a working prototype with real-world impact.
📅 Deadline: 10 Oct
Find out more & apply ⬇️
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...
Got a bold #AI idea? Our new AI-deas Sprint Programme offers up to £25k + 6 months’ support to turn your research into a working prototype with real-world impact.
📅 Deadline: 10 Oct
Find out more & apply ⬇️
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...
📢 New blog! Find out how Richard Diehl Martinez, a PhD student from @cst.cam.ac.uk used funding from @acceleratescience.bsky.social to develop Pico - an open-source framework with less than 500 lines of Python code that democratises AI model training for researchers.
Find out more: bit.ly/41Pkv8f
Find out more: bit.ly/41Pkv8f
August 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
📢 New blog! Find out how Richard Diehl Martinez, a PhD student from @cst.cam.ac.uk used funding from @acceleratescience.bsky.social to develop Pico - an open-source framework with less than 500 lines of Python code that democratises AI model training for researchers.
Find out more: bit.ly/41Pkv8f
Find out more: bit.ly/41Pkv8f
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Have an idea to make University operations smarter with #AI? 💡
We’re offering £10k + expert support for @cam.ac.uk professional services teams.
📅 Deadline 29 Aug
Find out more ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...
We’re offering £10k + expert support for @cam.ac.uk professional services teams.
📅 Deadline 29 Aug
Find out more ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...
August 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Have an idea to make University operations smarter with #AI? 💡
We’re offering £10k + expert support for @cam.ac.uk professional services teams.
📅 Deadline 29 Aug
Find out more ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...
We’re offering £10k + expert support for @cam.ac.uk professional services teams.
📅 Deadline 29 Aug
Find out more ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...
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🧠✨ Congrats to Dr Smriti Agarwal on her 5-year
British Heart Foundation fellowship! Her AI-driven research with brain scans & health records aims to improve stroke outcomes. Big things ahead!
The project started out with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social Accelerate Science programme 🔬
British Heart Foundation fellowship! Her AI-driven research with brain scans & health records aims to improve stroke outcomes. Big things ahead!
The project started out with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social Accelerate Science programme 🔬
August 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🧠✨ Congrats to Dr Smriti Agarwal on her 5-year
British Heart Foundation fellowship! Her AI-driven research with brain scans & health records aims to improve stroke outcomes. Big things ahead!
The project started out with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social Accelerate Science programme 🔬
British Heart Foundation fellowship! Her AI-driven research with brain scans & health records aims to improve stroke outcomes. Big things ahead!
The project started out with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social Accelerate Science programme 🔬
📢 New blog! Find out how Megan Ennion, a PhD student from @camedfac.bsky.social supervised by Ros McLellan used funding from Accelerate and @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social to study how AI tutors impact student learning psychology and behaviors.
Find out more: bit.ly/46It7ky
Find out more: bit.ly/46It7ky
August 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
📢 New blog! Find out how Megan Ennion, a PhD student from @camedfac.bsky.social supervised by Ros McLellan used funding from Accelerate and @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social to study how AI tutors impact student learning psychology and behaviors.
Find out more: bit.ly/46It7ky
Find out more: bit.ly/46It7ky
Apply by 12 September to be considered for our funding call with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social in 3 categories:
🪴 Early Career Seed Funding up to £5,000 for PhD students/postdocs
🤝 Up to £15,000 to convene networks & events
📚 Up to £25,000 for larger scale projects
Find out more: bit.ly/4k13yyh
🪴 Early Career Seed Funding up to £5,000 for PhD students/postdocs
🤝 Up to £15,000 to convene networks & events
📚 Up to £25,000 for larger scale projects
Find out more: bit.ly/4k13yyh
July 31, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Apply by 12 September to be considered for our funding call with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social in 3 categories:
🪴 Early Career Seed Funding up to £5,000 for PhD students/postdocs
🤝 Up to £15,000 to convene networks & events
📚 Up to £25,000 for larger scale projects
Find out more: bit.ly/4k13yyh
🪴 Early Career Seed Funding up to £5,000 for PhD students/postdocs
🤝 Up to £15,000 to convene networks & events
📚 Up to £25,000 for larger scale projects
Find out more: bit.ly/4k13yyh