Digital Economy

The Research Councils UK Digital Economy Theme is supporting research to rapidly realise the transformational impact of digital technologies on aspects of community life, cultural experiences, future society, and the economy.

To achieve this we bring together a unique community of researchers (from diverse disciplines including social science, engineering, computer science, the arts and medical research) and users (people, business, government) to study, understand and find solutions to real problems. Since its inception in 2008 the RCUK Digital Economy Theme has invested £138m in:

• building the capacity and expertise needed to realise the Digital Economy through our three Digital Economy Research Hubs, led by Nottingham, Newcastle and Aberdeen Universities.
• training a new generation of digital economy researchers through our seven Centres for Doctoral Training;

To learn more about the research we fund, visit our Research pages.

EPSRC leads the RCUK Digital Economy Theme on behalf of Research Councils UK. The Research Councils collectively invest around £3bn each year in research spanning all academic disciplines and are non-departmental public bodies funded by the UK Government through the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Digital Economy Impact Review

EPSRC, on behalf of the UK Research Councils, is conducting a review of the impact of RCUK-supported Digital Economy research over the coming months. This review will focus on the entire Research Councils’ Digital Economy portfolio, not just on the research and training supported by the RCUK Digital Economy Theme. Further details are available here.

For further information on the programme please see our contacts page.