Tech in AW – Discipline Hopping

Type of funding: Knowledge exchange projects

AWRN have been awarded seed funding from BBSRC for projects on "Technologies in Animal Welfare".

Aim of the Seeding Awards
The seeding awards have the overall aim of stimulating and strengthening collaborations between the animal welfare community, businesses and the charity sector to harness recent technological advances to improve animal welfare.

Up to £20,000 each, used to facilitate knowledge exchange by supporting secondments involving academics and industry-based researchers working on technology that could have application to animal welfare. Secondments need to include an industry partner and be for a maximum of 3 months or a series of shorter visits.

Deadline: 15/11/2024

Eligibility criteria:

To apply as the main PI on a project, you must work for an organisation that is eligible for UKRI funding in addition you must meet UKRI eligibility criteria. We encourage ECR's to apply for projects, however they will need an eligible PI to be on the application with them.

Further information can be found here.