Bath Beacons

Our multidisciplinary Beacons empower our research community to tackle major global challenges by building consortia for large-scale funding.

Latest Beacons

The latest Bath Beacons that were awarded through the 2023 round.

About the Bath Beacons

Find out about the Bath Beacons scheme which aligns national priorities and funding opportunities with existing and emerging areas of research strength.

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Bath Beacon: Managing Antimicrobial Resistance in a Changing World

Managing Antimicrobial Resistance in a Changing World is a Bath Beacon identifying challenges in the global fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

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Bath Beacon: Universal Basic Income

The Bath UBI Beacon brings together expertise around Universal Basic Income (UBI) and its intersections with societal challenges to transform public policy.

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Bath Beacon: Harm Reduction

Decreasing the harm of drug use is a Bath Beacon focused on minimising the adverse consequences of drug use, emphasising health, safety and human rights.

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Bath Beacon: Innovation Bridge

Innovation Bridge is a Bath Beacon to support interdisciplinary research projects and novel solutions around the key themes of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

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Bath Beacon: Sport and Technology in a Digital Society

Sport and Technology in a Digital Society is a Bath Beacon to maximise the positive impact between sport and technology in society.

Inaugural Beacons

The inaugural Bath Beacons that were awarded when it was first launched in 2021.

Bath Beacon: Future fuels - Hydrogen and its carriers

Future fuels is a Bath Beacon, building on our research excellence, impact and stakeholder engagement in hydrogen and its carriers.

Bath Beacon: Living well now and by 2050

Living well now and by 2050 is a Bath Beacon improving social and environmental justice by engendering new and inclusive practices of living well.

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Bath Beacon: Value of data

Value of data is a Bath Beacon focused on on the cultural, economic and psychological value of new and emerging forms of data.

Bath Beacon: Zero carbon offshore power

Zero carbon offshore power is a Bath Beacon to address challenges associated with renewable technologies, particularly wind and tidal turbines.

Beyond Beacons

The Bath Beacons that progressed to research centres or institutes since awarded through the first round when launched.

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Centre for 21st Century Public Health

Our research explores ground-breaking approaches to public health and sustainability to enable us to meet the unique challenges of the 21st century.

Bath Institute for the Augmented Human

We are a diverse community who develop and deploy technology to enhance and improve the physical and cognitive abilities of individuals.

News

Watch the recording of the Bath Beacons Town Hall event on the second round of Beacons

This Bath Beacons Town Hall event on 2 October 2023 provided an opportunity to hear from the Beacon leads of the second round and how to get involved.

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Second round of Bath Beacons announced to address UKRI strategic themes

A second wave of Bath Beacons has been announced for multidisciplinary collaborations to address global challenges.

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New Bath Beacons call for multidisciplinary collaborations

The Bath Beacons 2023/24 call is launched for large research funding applications (>拢2M) of multi-disciplinary collaborations aligned to UKRI strategic themes.

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Watch the recording of the Bath Beacons Launch Event

You can watch the recording of the Bath Beacons launch event to hear from the Vice-Chancellor and Beacon Leads on their vision for the Beacon programme.

Bath Beacons announced to address grand challenges

Bath Beacons have been selected to lead multi-disciplinary research projects addressing grand challenges.

Bath Beacons initiative is launched

The Bath Beacons initiative is launched, empowering our research community to tackle major research challenges by building consortia for large-scale funding.

About Bath Beacons

Bath Beacons was launched in 2021 to empower our research community to tackle major global challenges by building consortia for large-scale funding. There have been two calls to the 麻豆传媒's research community for Bath Beacons in 2021 and 2023 with those successful awarded Beacon status. The scheme aligns national priorities and specific funding opportunities with existing and emerging areas of research strength.