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Call for Expressions of Interest: Clean Energy Policy, Outcomes and Public Support for Net Zero
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The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) is inviting Expressions of Interest (EoIs) on a number of potential research projects.
The authors of the successful EoI will be invited to co-create, along with UKERC’s Director and research Theme Leaders, the details of a research proposal that would form part of UKERC’s research programme for the 2024-29 Phase.
Successful applicants will become full members of the UKERC consortium, with access to a national network of energy researchers and opportunities to contribute to UKERC events, outputs, and policy engagement.
The call is open to researchers based at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Research Council Institutes, and UKRI-approved Independent Research Organisations. While non-eligible organisations (e.g. industry, NGOs, local authorities) cannot apply for funding, they are encouraged to participate as project partners.
Find out more details of the calls below:
Deadline: 12 September 2025
This major new research project focused on public acceptance of electricity network infrastructure, and how infrastructure development processes respond to societal preferences.
Deadline: 19 September 2025
This research project should develop new understanding about how emerging Regional Energy Strategic Planning processes engage with heat decarbonisation.
Deadline: 26 September 2025
The successful project will advance understanding of how large-scale, inter-seasonal LDES technologies affect both the environment and the economy across their full lifecycle, from siting and resource use, to operation, decommissioning, and integration into the UK energy system.
Deadline: 26 September 2025
This project will work on conducting research on UK clean energy policy, stated outcomes, and public support for net zero energy.