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EPSRC Support by Research Area (Catalysis) in Theme (Physical Sciences)

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. The number and value of grants listed below reflects how the theme portfolio is described by this research area.

Please note: some research areas will appear under multiple themes. There is no unique, absolute, relationship between a research area and a theme.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
"In-Crystallo" Solid-State Molecular Organometallic Chemistry of Methane, Ethane and Propane. Synthesis, Structures and Catalysis in Single-CrystalsWeller, Professor AUniversity of YorkChemistry 526,463
"In-Crystallo" Solid-State Molecular Organometallic Chemistry of Methane, Ethane and Propane. Synthesis, Structures and Catalysis in Single-CrystalsMacgregor, Professor SAHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 372,404
3DSynth: Design and fabrication of cartridges for digital chemical synthesisCronin, Professor LUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 999,034
A Catalytic Asymmetric Cross-Coupling Approach to the Synthesis of CyclobutanesFletcher, Professor SPUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 410,560
A Cooperative Approach to C-N Bond FormationWillcox, Dr DUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 300,234
A Facility for Cryo-Enabled Multi-microscopy for Nanoscale Analysis in the Engineering and Physical Sciences (Cryo-EPS)Giuliani, Professor FImperial College LondonMaterials 10,294,044
A New Correlative Approach for Structure Determination & Imaging of Molecular MaterialsBrown, Professor PDUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 1,470,902
A nitrenoid strategy to access sp3-rich nitrogen heterocyclesDavies, Dr PWUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Chemistry 444,751
A Radical Amination Approach to Aliphatic AminesDenton, Professor RMUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 406,784
A regionally strategic NMR spectrometer with globally unique high pressure and reaction monitoring capabilityAdams, Dr RWUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 1,698,226
Aberration-Corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope with atomic resolution spectroscopy under controlled environmental conditions: AC-eSTEMLazarov, Professor VUniversity of YorkPhysics 3,250,534
Adopting Green Solvents through Predicting Reaction Outcomes with AI/Machine LearningNguyen, Dr BNUniversity of LeedsSch of Chemistry 1,589,770
Advanced Functional Materials Spectroscopy: Lab-based X-ray AbsorptionBeaumont, Dr SKDurham, University ofChemistry 690,857
An EPSRC National Research Facility to facilitate Data Science in the Physical Sciences: The Physical Sciences Data science Service (PSDS)Coles, Professor SJUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 4,186,496
Anion-Gated Dual Catalysis: Alkene Difunctionalization Accelerated by High Throughput ExperimentationGaunt, Professor MUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 270,484
Astrocatalysis: In Operando Studies Of Catalysis And Photocatalysis Of Space-abundant Transition MetalsMcCoustra, Professor MRSHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 901,228
ATLAS - Automated high-throughput platform suite for accelerated molecular systems discoveryPetit, Professor CImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 1,281,110
Boron: Beyond the ReagentLloyd-Jones, Professor GUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 5,012,847
Catalysing 3 routes to C-H Borylation using Earth-abundant MetalsIngleson, Professor MJUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 510,419
Catalytic Chemical Sorting of Intractably Mixed PlasticsDove, Professor APUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Chemistry 512,185
Catalytic Chemical Sorting of Intractably Mixed PlasticsBuchard, Professor AUniversity of BathChemistry 404,011
Catalytic Combustion of Ammonia as a Zero-Carbon Fuel: Catalyst Design and Mechanistic StudiesZhu, Dr MCranfield UniversitySchool of Water, Energy and Environment 182,113
Catalytic Hydrofluorination for the Assembly of Chiral Fluorinated Building BlocksJohnston, Dr CUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 415,207
Complex-bearing Metal-Organic Frameworks: Snapshots of ReactionsChampness, Professor NRUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Chemistry 1,072,727
Computational Studies of Ambient Catalytic Dinitrogen Reduction by Electropositive Metal Tetraphenolate ComplexesKaltsoyannis, Professor NUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 494,966
Conformational control of the structure and properties of synthetic porous materialsRosseinsky, Professor MUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 843,625
Construction of 18F-perfluorinated motifs by mechanistic leverage with fluorineTredwell, Dr MCardiff UniversitySchool of Medicine 392,297
Cooperative Noble Base Metal CatalysisPlanas, Dr OQueen Mary University of LondonChemistry 474,870
Development of a generally applicable catalytic direct amidation reactionBures, Dr JUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 285,613
Digital navigation of chemical space for functionRosseinsky, Professor MUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 8,699,373
Electrocatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions with Heterogeneous Single Atom CatalystsCao, Dr QUniversity of LeicesterChemistry 153,499
Electrolysis at scale: a pathway to lower precious metal content electrolysersKing, Professor LManchester Metropolitan UniversityAdv Materials and Surface Eng Res Ctr 391,366
Electrostatic CatalysisDuarte, Professor FUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 375,976
Expanding Capability and Capacity in High-Throughput Multinuclear NMR SpectroscopyLinclau, Professor BUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 476,316
Expanding the chemical range of RNA-mediated catalysis : structure and mechanismLilley, Professor DMJUniversity of DundeeSchool of Life Sciences 551,849
Exploiting Chalcogen Bonding and Non-Covalent Interactions in Isochalcogenourea Catalysis: Catalyst Preparation, Mechanistic Studies and ApplicationsSmith, Professor ADUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 736,798
FLP Zintl Clusters for Small Molecule Activation and CatalysisMehta, Dr MUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 42,754
From Organic to Inorganic Chemistry: Exploiting the Isolobal Analogy to Develop Main Group CatalystsMelen, Professor RCardiff UniversityChemistry 848,659
Harnessing Electrostatics to Unlock Cage Catalysis: A Combined Experimental Computational ApproachLusby, Professor PJUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 422,912
Harwell XPSHeld, Professor GDiamond Light SourcePhysical Sciences 74,165
HarwellXPS: A National Research Facility in XPSWalton, Dr A S OUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 384,268
HarwellXPS: A National Research Facility in XPSEvans, Professor AAAberystwyth UniversityInst of Mathematical and Physical Sci 381,611
HarwellXPS: A National Research Facility in XPSPalgrave, Professor RGUCLChemistry 657,304
HarwellXPS: Renewal of NRF in Photoelectron spectroscopyDavies, Professor PRCardiff UniversityChemistry 624,802
High throughput 2D-IR analysis of biomolecules under physiological conditionsHunt, Professor NTUniversity of YorkChemistry 1,006,129
Hub 'Science' 3: Catalysis for the Circular Economy and Sustainable ManufacturingDavidson, Professor MGUniversity of BathChemistry 3,938,126
Ionic-Liquid Mixtures: from Surface Structure to Catalytic PerformanceMcKendrick, Professor KGHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 680,204
Ionic-Liquid Mixtures: from Surface Structure to Catalytic PerformanceSlattery, Dr JMUniversity of YorkChemistry 692,816
Leveraging sulfinates for heterocycle cross-electrophile couplingWillis, Professor MUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 288,987
Light-Driven Multicomponent C-C Couplings: New Avenues to Bioactive MoleculesSilvi, Dr MUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 403,633
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging for advanced chemical and materials analysisLockyer, Professor NPUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 810,450
Metal Atoms on Surfaces & Interfaces (MASI) for Sustainable FutureKhlobystov, Professor AUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 6,659,514
Molecular s-block Assemblies for Redox-active Bond Activation and Catalysis: Repurposing the s-block as 3d-elementsHill, Professor MSUniversity of BathChemistry 1,142,997
Multifunctional Peroxygenase Catalysis for Synthetic ChemistryGrogan, Professor GJUniversity of YorkChemistry 544,056
NEW DIRECTIONS IN FLOW ELECTROSYNTHESISWirth, Professor TCardiff UniversityChemistry 468,778
New Directions in Molecular Scattering: Multiple Pathways and ProductsMcKendrick, Professor KGHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 5,880,172
New perspectives in photocatalysis and near-surface chemistry: catalysis meets plasmonicsZayats, Professor AKings College LondonPhysics 7,902,074
New Photocatalytic C-C Bond-Forming Reactivity of Unprotected Primary AminesCresswell, Dr AJUniversity of BathChemistry 481,106
New Routes to fluorocarbons using fluoroboranesIngleson, Professor MJUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 438,549
Next generation ammonia synthesis: a highly integrated computational modelling and experimental approachHargreaves, Professor JSJUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 540,906
Next generation ammonia synthesis: a highly integrated computational modelling and experimental approachCatlow, Professor RUCLChemistry 488,797
Next generation ammonia synthesis: a highly integrated computational modelling and experimental approachDavid, Professor BUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 497,893
Next generation ammonia synthesis: a highly integrated computational modelling and experimental approachHector, Professor ALUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 517,448
NIA - Carbon Dioxide Activation and Valorisation at Copper-Phosphorus BondsLiptrot, Dr DJUniversity of BathChemistry 472,664
Nitridic and Carbidic Interstitial Pd Nanoparticles for Directed CatalysisWells, Dr PUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 1,258,044
Novel Low-Temperature Plasma-Catalyst Control of Dioxin & Furan Emissions from Waste IncineratorsWilliams, Professor PUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 763,414
Novel Strategies for the Assembly of Carbon-Boron Bonds via the Photoinduced Generation of Boryl-RadicalsMehta, Dr MUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 375,981
Organoborane-catalysed approaches to biologically active aminesPulis, Dr A PUniversity of LeicesterChemistry 455,776
PEPR - A centre for Pulse Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy at Imperial CollegeRoessler, Dr MMImperial College LondonChemistry 2,288,049
Predictive multiscale free energy simulations of hybrid transition metal catalystsKeal, Professor TWSTFC Laboratories (Grouped)Scientific Computing Department 682,674
Predictive multiscale free energy simulations of hybrid transition metal catalystsCatlow, Professor RUCLChemistry 834,869
Predictive multiscale free energy simulations of hybrid transition metal catalystsMulholland, Professor AJUniversity of BristolChemistry 656,986
Relaying radicals for catalytic couplings: Catalysis with SmI2Procter, Professor DJUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 669,167
Seeing the Light with Manganese - Unveiling Catalysis by an Earth Abundant MetalLynam, Professor JMUniversity of YorkChemistry 1,052,768
Self-assembled Plasmonic nanoOptics for sustainable Chemistryde Nijs, Dr BUniversity of CambridgePhysics 472,185
Shapeshifting MoleculesMcGonigal, Dr P RUniversity of YorkChemistry 1,149,788
Shining a New Light on Photoredox Catalysis and Small Molecule ActivationScott, Dr DUniversity of BathChemistry 701,300
Simulating catalysis: Multiscale embedding of machine learning potentialsvan der Kamp, Dr MWUniversity of BristolBiochemistry 391,585
Stereoselective synthesis of biaryl compounds catalysed by artificial metalloenzymesRhys, Dr GCardiff UniversityChemistry 463,142
Sulfoxides as substrate activators: New cross-couplings for making materials and medicinesProcter, Professor DJUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 730,401
SUPERCAT: Super Catalysts - from CO2 to Net-ZeroKousi, Dr KUniversity of SurreyChemical Engineering 342,888
SuperSTEM: National Research Facility for Advanced Electron MicroscopyRamasse, Professor QUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 4,023,848
Sustainable Production of ACrylic acId from reNewable waste GlycerolD'Agostino, Dr CUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 620,319
Synergistic Spectroscopy and Reactivity Studies to Revolutionise Iron-Catalysed C-H FunctionalisationThomas, Dr SPUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 520,060
Synergistic Spectroscopy and Reactivity Studies to Revolutionise Iron-Catalysed C-H FunctionalisationNeidig, Professor MUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 530,742
Synthesis of enolates by nucleophilic substitutionPattison, Dr GUniversity of LincolnSchool of Chemistry 405,713
The UK Catalysis Hub -'Core'Hutchings, Professor GCardiff UniversityChemistry 2,201,661
The UK Catalysis Hub - 'Science': 1 - Optimising, predicting and designing new CatalystsCatlow, Professor RCardiff UniversityChemistry 3,683,535
The UK Catalysis Hub - 'Science': 2 Catalysis at the Water-Energy NexusHardacre, Professor CUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 4,010,674
The UK Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation Magic Angle Spinning NMR FacilityLee, Dr DUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 2,881,145
The UK Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation Magic Angle Spinning NMR FacilityKockenberger, Dr WUniversity of NottinghamSch of Physics & Astronomy 1,857,395
The UK Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation Magic Angle Spinning NMR FacilityGrey, Professor CPUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 247,949
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityWilliamson, Dr PTFUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Biological Sciences 51,797
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityBlanc, Professor FUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 23,982
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityBrown, Professor SPUniversity of WarwickPhysics 2,431,378
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityGriffin, Dr JLancaster UniversityChemistry 22,420
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityAshbrook, Professor SEMUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 30,069
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityTitman, Dr JUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 43,315
The UK National Crystallography service 2022 - 2027Probert, Professor MRNewcastle UniversitySch of Natural & Environmental Sciences 1,207,136
The UK National Crystallography Service 2022-27Coles, Professor SJUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 4,010,773
Thermally Responsive Supports for Enhanced Efficiency in PET DepolymerisationWood, Professor JUniversity of BirminghamChemical Engineering 923,700
Thiophene dioxides: Versatile tools for ring synthesisAnderson, Professor EAUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 457,458
Unlocking Photoswitchable Main-group Catalysis Using AzophosphinesJupp, Dr ARUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Chemistry 356,560
Utilising lone single atoms as model catalystsDuncan, Dr D ADiamond Light SourcePhysical Sciences 403,939
XPS and X-ray tomography at the University of GlasgowSymes, Professor MDUniversity of GlasgowCollege of Science and Engineering 2,665,820

Total Number of Grants: 105
Total Value of Grants: £135,272,121

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).