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​Physics of Life has now started its third phase (PoLNET3) managed from University of York, Durham University and the University of Leeds. The project will run 2020-2023 with lots of new activities, project partners and industrial collaborators.

Major New Funding Call: ​Building Collaboration at the Physics of Life Interface

A major new funding call, supported by EPSRC, BBSRC and MRC, has been announced. 'Building Collaborations at the Physics of Life Interface' builds on momentum created by PoLNET1 and PoLNET2 and investment in Technology Touching Life UK Research and Innovation: Technology Touching Life. 

The first of two calls from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Physics of Life Strategic Priority Fund was made in December 2018 for April 2019 start dates. The call seeked to support internationally leading research which required collaborative, interdisciplinary working to address key challenges at the interface of physics and the life sciences. The call of £15 m funded 7 high-quality, interdisciplinary research projects each 3 years in duration. Funded research projects were relevant to human, animal, plant or microbial systems and work within and across length scales, from molecules to complex organisms. These projects demonstrate deep integration of cutting edge experimental, theoretical and/or computational physics with life sciences research to advance our understanding of living systems in biological or biomedical contexts.

The Physics of Life Strategic Priority Fund programme is a unique opportunity for researchers who are working, or looking to work, in a truly integrated manner at the interface of physics and the life sciences, under a mechanism designed to better facilitate interdisciplinary research in the new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) landscape. It is anticipated a second funding call of similar scale will be announced in 2021, for 2022 grant start dates. The role of Physics of Life Network 3 is to facilaitate new ideas and support new ways of working in preparation for this call.

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Roadmap for Biological Physics

The first phase of Physics of Life drafted a Roadmap for Biological Physics to provide direction to EPSRC for the future of this area.
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