Resilient Economy and Security through Ecosystem Transitions: Strategic Research Projects (RESET)

The Resilient Economy and Security through Ecosystem Transitions (RESET) strategic research projects funding opportunity supports interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research to improve understanding of how, when and why ecosystems transition, reorganise or collapse and the implications for resilience, prosperity and national security. Projects may address UK and international ecosystems and are part of a wider RESET programme co-funded and co-designed by NERC and Defra. Awards can support collaborations including international partners, with the project lead required to be based at an eligible UK research organisation. Projects are funded for up to three years.

Research project funding covering 80% of full economic costs up to £2.5 million; support for projects of up to three years.

The project lead must be based at an eligible UK research organisation (including eligible public sector research establishments and independent research organisations). International researchers may apply as project co-leads and international collaborators may be included as project partners. Project leads must participate in the distributed peer review process.

Apply through the UKRI funding service application portal; project leads must agree to participate in the distributed peer review assessment process.