ALT Funding opportunity: Driving Urban Transition (DUT) partnership 2024 Opportunity status: Open Funders: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Co-funders: Horizon Europe DUT partners Funding type: Grant Total fund: £2,100,000 Maximum award: £400,000 Publication date: 2 September 2024 Opening date: 2 September 2024 9:00am UK time Closing date: 14 November 2024 12:00pm UK time

ALT A text extract from the funding opportunity on the UKRI website, which reads: International partnership: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Opportunity status: Open Funders: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Co-funders: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), United States (US) National Science Foundation (NSF), US National Institutes of Health (NIH), US National Institute of Food and Agriculture Department of Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), US–Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (NSFC) Funding type: Grant Total fund: 4,000,000 Maximum award: £1,000,000 Publication date: 30 August 2024 Opening date: 30 August 2024 9:00am UK time Closing date: 20 November 2024 4:00pm UK time

ALT A graphic that includes the following quote from Professor Christopher Smith, UKRI International Champion: “This position paper signals the continuing importance of our collaboration with European partners, fostering innovation and advancing research that will benefit us all. At UKRI, we believe that working together across borders is vital for tackling global challenges and driving sustainable growth."