UK recipient region

South East

From Oxford to Southampton, the South East powers cutting-edge research across medicine, technology, and the sciences.

#2 of 13 UK recipient regions by total grants — 2861 mapped lead organisations

Funded awards
25,660
Published funding
£10.9B
Average published award
£596K
Active funded awards
3,736
NIHR-supported projects
5,235

Amounts are published for 18,261 of 25,660 funded awards and EC project participations. Data as of 16 July 2026.

Search funded awards in South East See NIHR-supported projects

South East's biggest topic is Engineering — 2,393 records (9%). University of Southampton leads local UK-based recipients with 4,382 awards or participations.

Top Funders

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NameFunded awards
InnovateUK4,714
EC3,694
EPSRC3,151
NERC1,970
BBSRC1,789
UKRI1,681
Wellcome1,520
ESRC1,484
NIHR1,443
AHRC1,231

Funded Awards by Year

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YearFunded awards
2006672
2007692
2008705
2009833
2010927
2011848
2012915
20131,031
20141,069
20151,703
20161,500
20171,638
20181,609
20191,624
20201,845
20211,516
20221,769
20231,897
20241,624
2025879

Grants

Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation CentreVaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre UK LTDUKRI£205.7M2018Completed
UK Magnetic Fusion Research ProgrammeUnited Kingdom Atomic Energy AuthorityEPSRC£184.6M2010Completed
NC LRI CommissioningNational Oceanography CentreNERC£153.4M2019Active
The Faraday InstitutionThe Faraday InstitutionUKRI£133.8M2018Completed
Magnetic Research Fusion Programme 2017-2022United Kingdom Atomic Energy AuthorityEPSRC£131.8M2017Completed
Exploiting rhomboid-like proteins to control signallingUniversity of OxfordWellcome£3.0M2026Upcoming
Operando Probing of Electrochemical Reactions At Triple-phase-boundariesUniversity of OxfordEC£2.0M2027Upcoming
Proof complexity of circuit lower boundsUniversity of OxfordEC£1.7M2027Upcoming
3D and 4D imaging of mid-ocean ridge magma-hydrothermal interactionsUniversity of SouthamptonNERC£832K2026Upcoming
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Chronic Disease and Lifecourse EpidemiologyUniversity of OxfordEC£381K2027Upcoming
Socio-economic energy-climate modelling for European green transitionUniversity of OxfordEC£236K2026Upcoming
Farmer-in-the-loop heritage-aware AI and Robotic Mechanisation for Agricultural ResilienceUniversity of SurreyEC£133K2026Upcoming
Water as Living Heritage: From Traditional Knowledge to Community Action for Climate Resilience and WellbeingUniversity of OxfordEC£86K2027Upcoming
Photography and Seafaring: Making Visible Martime Bodies and Space of Comtemporary TradingUniversity of BrightonAHRCNot disclosed2028Upcoming
Fouling control and cleaning of membrane for water treatmentUniversity of SouthamptonBBSRCNot disclosed2028Upcoming
Exploring Women's Leadership in Rugby: Challenges, Obstacles, and the Impact of Leadership ProgrammesUniversity of ChichesterESRCNot disclosed2028Upcoming
Unraveling bacterial glycosyrin as a master manipulator of plant glycobiologyUniversity of OxfordECNot disclosed2027Upcoming
A Computational Framework for Beyond-NLL Resummation of Jet Observables at CollidersUniversity of SussexECNot disclosed2027Upcoming
Twistors in String Theory and HolographyUniversity of OxfordECNot disclosed2027Upcoming
Media, Islam, and the Public Sphere: Radio and Religion in Pahlavi Iran, 1939–1957University of OxfordECNot disclosed2027Upcoming

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