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. As part of the evidence being assembled, we will be conducting a number of surveys before the review and we are keen to hear the views of the widest possible audience.
13 Feb 2012
Visually impaired and sighted people drawing together
SightVillage is the "premier European events showcasing technology, support and services for people who are blind or visually impaired", the Research in the Wild Collaborative Cross-modal Interface team demonstrated a working version of the Research Councils UK Digital Economy funded CCml project.
12 Aug 2011
Blood Pressure Project Wins Top Engineering World Health Award
The RCUK Digital Economy Programme congratulates the Department’s Engineering World Health Oxford Team, at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, which has won first prize in the annual Engineering World Health Design Competition for its Blood Pressure project.
10 Aug 2011
Network Security with India
Industry experts and researchers may be underestimating the threat to Internet security posed by physical attacks to telecommunications infrastructure, according to new research.
8 Aug 2011
Cafe Connect Goes On Tour
The Digital Economy Hub's Cafe Connect Initiative recently held an epic 10 events, in 10 communities, in 10 days, with 10 ferries and 1429 miles of driving.
8 Aug 2011
Digital Economy researchers awarded £5.9m grant
Researchers from Imperial College London are embarking on a programme to transform the way that our cities are used, funded with a £5.9m grant from the Research Councils UK Digital Economy Programme.
27 Jul 2011
Sweet Success for Digital Economy researchers
A team from Exeter University are combining chocolate with digital technology in a Digital Economy Programme funded 'Research in the Wild' project that aims to take a significant step towards collective user design in creating physical products.
7 Jul 2011
New responsive click-track software lets drummers set their own pace
New software has been developed that gives drummers the freedom to speed up or slow down the pace of the music with any pre-programmed material following their lead.
12 Jan 2011
EPSRC Delivery Plan 2011-2015 Launched
The EPSRC Delivery Plan provides a high-level overview of EPSRC plans for the period 2011/12 to 2014/15. It describes EPSRCs principles and priorities, and outlines the approaches EPSRC will use.
21 Dec 2010
Speeding up the Introduction of More Secure and Trustworthy Information Systems - TSB Competition Awards
The Technology Strategy Board and the Research Councils UK Digital Economy Programme are to invest over £8.5 million in nearly 30 innovative research and development projects.
7 Dec 2010
Guardian Coverage of Open Data Masterclasses
Less than a year on from the release of data.gov.uk and open data sets, university offers classes around the country to those who want to do something with the data flood.
3 Dec 2010
Major Award Nomination for 'How Was School Today...?' Project
A groundbreaking computing project to help profoundly disabled children communicate more effectively, developed by researchers at the Universities of Dundee and Aberdeen, has been nominated for a major industry award.
3 Dec 2010
Research in the Wild: Bridging the rural divide - taking interactive technology into the countryside
A new collaborative research project between The University of Nottingham’s Schools of Computer Science and Geography focuses on digital services and the development of rural digital mapping.
12 Nov 2010
Digital Economy Research on BBC News
A recently announced Research in the Wild grant has been reported on BBC
news.
12 Nov 2010
'Twitter-like' technology could make cities safer
Instant feedback technology that allows the public to voice spontaneous opinions about their surroundings is being tested to help make cities safer.
26 Jul 2010
Research in the Wild: Round 3
On 27th April 2010, a panel was convened to choose suitable projects to be funded under the ‘Research in the Wild’ call issued by the RCUK Digital Economy Programme.
23 Jul 2010
Research in the Wild: Round 2
On 27th January 2010, a panel was convened to choose suitable projects to be
funded under the ‘Research in the Wild’ call issued by the RCUK Digital Economy
Programme.
24 May 2010
Research in the Wild: Round 1
In October 2009 a panel was held to determine which projects recieved funding in the first round of Research in the Wild.
4 Mar 2010
Grand Challenges in Information Driven Healthcare
The RCUK Digital Economy Programme has recently awarded a total of £6 million
to fund projects in Grand Challenges within Information Driven Healthcare.
4 Mar 2010
£9 Million To Help Research Digital Evolution
UK and Indian governments, scientists and industrial engineers are embarking on a £9 million ‘Next Generation Networks’ project to bring online education, healthcare and early warning weather/natural disaster systems to remote areas in both countries.
30 Nov 2009
New Centres to Transform the way we live in Digital Britain
Three new centres which will develop digital technology to transform the lives of the elderly, disabled, and people in rural communities will be announced today by Lord Drayson, Minister for Science and Innovation.
18 Nov 2009
Traffic Pollution Hotspots to be Revealed ‘live’
A pioneering network of sensors could make the traffic build-ups that cause pollution hotspots a thing of the past.
18 Nov 2009
Virtual Reality lets you See, Hear, Smell, Taste and Touch
The first virtual reality headset that can stimulate all five senses will be unveiled at a major science event in London on March 4th.
18 Nov 2009
Ultimate Fairground Ride
A major science event in London will give visitors a unique chance to test new
technology which will let them control a fairground ride responding to the reactions
and emotions of the rider.
18 Nov 2009
Digital Software Revolutionising Music
More than 70,000 people have downloaded unique digital software which enables any piece of recorded music to be analysed in unprecedented detail.
18 Nov 2009
£38 Million To Create New Wave of Digital Researchers for Britain
The biggest ever investment in training the scientists and engineers Britain needs for its future was announced today (5 December 2008) by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
5 Dec 2008