Watch our data services webinar video

18 March 2024  
 
You can now watch a video of the recent Smart Data Research UK webinar about the data services funding call. 
 
With a total investment of up to £30 million, the grant call is for teams of experts in UK research institutes. They will work to acquire, steward and enable safe access to smart data. 
 
The data services will build long-term partnerships with data owners and demonstrate the potential of smart data through innovative research projects. They will provide technical infrastructure, governance and user support to a broad community of researchers. The data services will also be helping to position the UK at the forefront of smart data research and innovation. 

Smart Data Research UK has been shaped by researchers, industry leaders, policymakers and the public.

We ran an extensive engagement exercise during 2023, which helped to shape our strategy for the next five years. The data services will meet five objectives: 

• Acquire, steward and enable safe access to smart data for research. 
• Collaborate to build a user-friendly federation of services and enable cross-domain research. 
• Ensure responsible use of data. 
• Build capability across the research community. 
• Be a centre of excellence for smart data research, enabling impact through ground-breaking research. 

A video of the webinar that took place on Tuesday, 5 March, 2024 is now available on the Smart Data Research UK YouTube channel.
 
To find out more about the data services funding call and to apply, please visit the UKRI Funding Finder. The deadline for proposals is Thursday, 2 May, 2024. After a shortlisting process, funding decisions are due to be made in July 2024.   

If you need to contact us, our email address is smartdataresearch@ukri.org.