Alliances for Research Challenges
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Register hereAlliances for Research Challenges (ARCs) connect Scotland’s research excellence to Scotland’s national challenges.
ARCs aim to:
- Coordinate the research community across disciplines, institutions and sectors.
- Leverage additional funding into our system.
- Connect Scottish Government priorities with areas of strength within our publicly funded research system.
ARCs fulfil the recommendation within SFC’s Review of Tertiary Education and Research to create next-generation networks that build on our sustained investment in the Research Pooling Initiative with a focus on interdisciplinary challenge-oriented research collaboration, leveraging additional funding and fostering early career researcher communities and training.
Scottish Alliance for Food: Health, equity and sustainability
The Scottish Alliance for Food (SCAF) is a collaborative initiative bringing together perspectives from social, natural, and applied sciences, arts and humanities, to address critical emerging research questions related to building a better food future for all.
Scottish Research Alliance for Energy, Homes and Livelihoods
The Scottish Research Alliance for Energy, Home and Livelihoods (SRAEHL) brings together researchers, industry, business, policy, and community partners to help achieve an equitable and sustainable net zero future.
Brain Health Alliance
The Brain Health Alliance aims to create and support new cross sectoral, multidisciplinary collaborations with a shared vision of improving our nation’s brain health.
Quantum ARC
Building on Scotland’s established strengths in quantum science and technology, Quantum ARC seeks to catalyse the development of quantum technologies in Scotland for the benefit of society. By bringing together a broad range of stakeholders from academia and industry, to end-users and next-generation quantum workers, this ARC seeks to connect societal challenges to quantum-enabled solutions, build the skillbase needed to realise the benefits of quantum technologies, and ensure the responsible development of quantum technologies for maximal societal benefit.
SFC Strategic Plan 2022-27
Building a connected, agile, sustainable tertiary education and research system for Scotland.