Cardiff University

Funded awards at Cardiff University.

Funded awards
3,220
Published Funding
£1.1B
Average published award
£557K
Active funded awards
508

Amounts are published for 2,010 of 3,220 funded awards. Data as of 16 July 2026.

The biggest topic here is Physics & Astronomy — 283 grants (9%). The busiest year was 2018, with 253 grants.

Funded Awards by Year

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YearFunded awards
2006115
2007110
2008113
2009118
2010127
2011119
2012112
2013117
2014108
2015136
2016188
2017231
2018253
2019235
2020239
2021201
2022224
2023194
2024171
202586

Grants

CS Connected - Integrating Research Excellence with our unique regional supply chain in advanced Semiconductor ManufacturingCardiff UniversityInnovateUK£25.4M2020Active
media.cymruCardiff UniversityInnovateUK£22.2M2022Active
ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)Cardiff UniversityESRC£18.5M2017Active
Wales ESRC Doctoral Training Centre DTG 2011Cardiff UniversityESRC£14.9M2011Completed
DTP Bid Led by Cardiff UniversityCardiff UniversityMRC£13.4M2022Active
UDLA 2527 Cardiff UniversityCardiff UniversityEPSRC£3.5M2025Active
Embracing disorder: Pioneering catalyst disorder for transformative carbon dioxide conversionCardiff UniversityEPSRC£2.5M2025Active
Novel acid ceramidase inhibitors to treat lysosomal diseaseCardiff UniversityMRC£2.0M2025Active
Exploring the gravitational-wave universeCardiff UniversitySTFC£1.8M2025Active
Single or Double? A Radical Approach to Main Group CatalysisCardiff UniversityEC£1.7M2026Upcoming
Predicting the Natural Future of Earth’s ClimateCardiff UniversityEC£1.6M2025Active
Feeding the Roman Army, Making the EmpireCardiff UniversityEC£1.5M2025Active
Deciphering human foetal eye development: Correlations with eye-like cellular assemblies derived from human iPS cellsCardiff UniversityBBSRC£882K2026Active
Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve the Use of Evidence in Social Work Practice: A Rapid-Cycle Development ProjectCardiff UniversityNIHR£702K2026Active
A Realist synthesis and evaluation of how mainstream smart home technologies can support independent living for disabled people: understanding what works for whom, in what circumstances, and whyCardiff UniversityNIHR£618K2026Active
Where Dead Stars Collide: Unveiling Compact Binary Formation Environments with Gravitational WavesCardiff UniversitySTFC£611K2025Active
European Soil Erosion Monitoring and Modelling Network for Sustainable Agricultural Land ManagementCardiff UniversityEC£602K2025Active
Unsupervised Background Knowledge for Language UnderstandingCardiff UniversityUKRI£589K2025Active
Therapeutically targeting a newly discovered function of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2Cardiff UniversityMRC£580K2025Active
Accelerating Bio Alcohol Upgrading Catalysis for a Prosperous Net ZeroCardiff UniversityEPSRC£447K2025Active

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