EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account

Funding to translate research into impact

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded the University of Glasgow a £3.19m Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) for the period of 2022 to 2025, now extended until March 2026. We use these funds to increase the global impact of the University through greater levels of external engagement and entrepreneurship.

The IAA supports a range of interventions with a focus on investments that pump-prime wider Knowledge Exchange (KE) activities and impact generation. We deliver this by focusing on four core objectives: commercialisation and entrepreneurship; partnership development; mobility; and capacity building, culture change and engagement.

The EPSRC IAA provides funding for projects which fit within the remit of EPSRC. Examples of eligible activities include: prototyping, collaborative development, enterprise, industry secondments, and travel to meet with collaborators or attend industry events.

If you would like to apply for EPSRC IAA funds, please discuss your idea with a member of the IAA Team, or a Business/Research Development, KE or Impact Manager in your College.

Case study

Dr Gilles Bailet tested new technologies that will enable in-space manufacturing on zero gravity flights, funded by the EPSRC IAA and GKEF.