UK recipient region

Yorkshire and The Humber

Leeds, Sheffield, and York deliver world-class research spanning medicine, engineering, and social science.

#6 of 13 UK recipient regions by total grants — 1099 mapped lead organisations

Funded awards
17,707
Published funding
£5.9B
Average published award
£480K
Active funded awards
2,837
NIHR-supported projects
3,366

Amounts are published for 12,194 of 17,707 funded awards and EC project participations. Data as of 16 July 2026.

Search funded awards in Yorkshire and The Humber See NIHR-supported projects

Yorkshire and The Humber's biggest topic is Engineering — 1,568 records (9%). University of Leeds leads local UK-based recipients with 5,452 awards or participations.

Top Funders

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NameFunded awards
EPSRC3,791
InnovateUK2,130
BBSRC1,481
EC1,410
NERC1,408
NIHR1,330
UKRI1,215
AHRC1,197
ESRC1,094
MRC698

Funded Awards by Year

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YearFunded awards
2006534
2007557
2008522
2009526
2010620
2011597
2012612
2013637
2014638
2015937
2016963
20171,199
20181,121
20191,140
20201,281
20211,157
20221,283
20231,314
20241,302
2025619

Grants

UK Agri-Tech Centre’s Delivery ProgrammeUK Agri-tech Centre LimitedInnovateUK£41.9M2024Active
The operation of the centre for innovation and excellence in livestockCielivestock LimitedInnovateUK£29.1M2016Completed
The EPSRC Quantum Communications HubUniversity of YorkEPSRC£27.8M2019Completed
NC Data ServiceUniversity of LeedsNERC£24.4M2018Completed
UK Quantum Technology Hub for Quantum Communications TechnologiesUniversity of YorkEPSRC£24.1M2014Completed
Living Well with Water Doctoral Focal Awards in the Arts and HumanitiesUniversity of HullAHRC£2.1M2026Upcoming
Creative Bridges: Connecting Diversity and Sustainability for UK Screen IndustriesUniversity of LeedsAHRC£1.6M2026Upcoming
Transparent Reporting and Accountability for carbon and non-CO2 Emissions with Real-time data streams and advanced ModellingUniversity of LeedsEC£557K2026Upcoming
Contested Geographies of Extractivism in Europe and Latin AmericaUniversity of SheffieldEC£373K2026Upcoming
Targeting Microbiome Disruption in Obesity and Type 2 DiabetesUniversity of LeedsDiabetesUK£356K2026Active
Management of Coastal Networks Nurtured through Ecosystem assessment, Collaboration and TechnologyUniversity of LeedsEC£179K2026Upcoming
Blood Supply Chain and Logistics Optimisation for Decision Support, Sustainability, and Resilience EnhancementUniversity of SheffieldEC£34K2027Upcoming
Accelerated Design of High-Performance Alloys Enabled by a Coupled Materials Informatics and Additive Manufacturing ApproachUniversity of SheffieldEPSRCNot disclosed2028Upcoming
Intertidal seagrass carbon stocks and accumulation ratesUniversity of YorkNERCNot disclosed2028Upcoming
Explosive nucleosynthesis on neutron-stars in binary systems - 18Ne reactionsUniversity of YorkSTFCNot disclosed2028Upcoming
Animals and DemocracyUniversity of SheffieldECNot disclosed2027Upcoming
SAPPHIS (Sapphic Culture in Hispanic Modernity)University of LeedsECNot disclosed2027Upcoming
Collective Harm and Moral Reasons for Individual Action: A Comprehensive TheoryUniversity of LeedsECNot disclosed2027Upcoming
Lateral Gene Transfer: Genomic Recruitment, Integration, and PersistenceUniversity of SheffieldECNot disclosed2027Upcoming
Dynamic Mapping of Mitochondrial Translation Initiation and ElongationUniversity of LeedsECNot disclosed2027Upcoming

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