Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners 2025-26 awards

The 2025-26 Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners awardees are:

Please note: Awards are arranged alphabetically by surname of the grant recipient. The institution is that given at the time of application.

June round

PPHES25\100111

Dr Syed Zaheer Abbas

CO2 CONVERSION TO ENERGY FUELS VIA CHEMICAL LOOPING REVERSE WATER GAS SHIFT TECHNIQUE FOR SUSTAINABLE STEELWORKS

University of Southampton

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100163

Dr Akinola Adeniyi

BioWaterSensing — Developing an International Collaborative Framework for Biomarker-Based Water Quality Monitoring in the Lower Niger and European River Basins

University of Central Lancashire

£6,704.00

PPHES25\100071

Dr Sotirios Argyroudis

Climate-responsive, low-carbon pathways for a resilient European building stock (CLIMABUILD)

Brunel University London

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100372

Dr Dowon Bae

Teaming for Eco-Advanced Materials in Low-environmental Impact Metal-Air Batteries (TEAMetal)

Loughborough University

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100216

Professor Richard Bayford

Transforming Neonatal Care with Next Generation Adaptive Multimodal Sensing Materials

Middlesex University

£9,700.00

PPHES25\100338

Dr Christine Bosch

PROFEED

University of Leeds

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100210

Dr Genevieve Breau

Improving Patient-Healthcare Provider Communication Practices for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Towards an e-Health intervention

University of Greenwich

£9,500.00

PPHES25\100184

Professor Andrew Cobley

STRIDE: SMART TEXTILES FOR REAL-TIME INVESTIGATION OF DIABETIC FOOT SYNDROME

Coventry University

£9,991.00

PPHES25\100143

Professor Alejandro Colas

Just Transitions in Urban Food Systems

Birkbeck, University of London

£8,646.22

PPHES25\100374

Professor Felicity Colman

REACH (Resilience through Engagement with Arts, Craft and Heritage)

University of the Arts London

£9,697.00

PPHES25\100305

Dr Mohamed Diab

Next-Generation Power Inverters for Net-Zero Energy Systems

Loughborough University

£8,669.58

PPHES25\100322

Professor Valentina Donzella

"BROADVIEW-ED Boosting Resilience of Automated Driving in Extreme Weather and Eco-Design" conception and preparation

Queen Mary University of London

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100134

Dr Helen Eachus

Tracking Risk trajectories Across the Chemical Exposome through multiscale bRain imaging

Aston University

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100095

Dr Carlos F.A. Arranz

RESILIENT-ALERTS: Digital Transformation of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems for Enhanced Societal Readiness and Critical Infrastructure Resilience

University of Greenwich

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100275

Professor Joel Fischer

Open Science Assessment for Responsible GPAI (OSARA)

University of Nottingham

£9,990.00

PPHES25\100038

Dr Joseph Fleming

Advanced cell diagnostics and testing

Coventry University

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100306

Professor Matthew Christopher Flynn

Intergenerational solidarity in an uncertain world: a project on work, financial security and civic engagement in an era of digitalisation

University of Leicester

£9,990.00

PPHES25\100312

Professor Gail Gilchrist

Implementing a digitally-supported integrated perpetrator program for men who use substances

King's College London

£6,961.00

PPHES25\100085

Dr Matthias Gobel

Democracy in Unequal Places: How Local Economic Disparities Shape Democratic Attitudes and Participation in Europe

University of Sussex

£9,741.00

PPHES25\100336

Professor Jacques Hartmann

SECURE-EU: Securing Openness – Strategic Autonomy and Resilience in a Fragmenting World

University of Dundee

£7,117.91

PPHES25\100172

Professor Almut Hintze

Cultural Heritage Enrichment Case Studies

SOAS University of London

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100329

Dr Weiqi Hua

TWINERGY: Digital Twins and Community Energy Sharing for Low-Carbon, Resilient Buildings and Communities

University of Birmingham

£9,945.00

PPHES25\100178

Dr Tomasz Jurkowski

Epigenetically enhanced differentiation of medium spiny neurons for cell replacement therapy

Cardiff University

£9,964.12

PPHES25\100365

Dr Dimitrios Kafteranis

Enhancing the independence of the judiciary in the EU and the UK

Coventry University

£9,870.00

PPHES25\100196

Professor Tatiana Kalganova

Smart Integration of Net-Zero Technologies into the Geopolymer Cement Industry (NetZero-Cem).

Brunel University London

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100308

Professor Benz Kotzen

Tilapia skin: An alternative skin substitute treatment for chronic wounds and burns

University of Greenwich

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100317

Professor Stefan Krause

Brain Battle: Understanding the role of microplastics and nanoplastics in neurodegenerative disease and disorders

University of Birmingham

£9,990.00

PPHES25\100180

Dr Roberto Kulpa

Collaborating in Research to Fight Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

Edinburgh Napier University

£9,915.70

PPHES25\100250

Professor Antonino La Rocca

Demonstrating Sustainable Ammonia Co-Fuelling in Retrofitted Natural Gas Engines Integrated with Battery Storage: A Pathway to Renewable Industrial Energy Systems

University of Nottingham

£9,889.43

PPHES25\100320

Dr Abolfazl Lavaei

INTFLEX: Intelligent and Certifiable Flexibility Beyond Large-Scale Renewable Integration

Newcastle University

£8,000.00

PPHES25\100296

Dr Marianthi Leon

The Augmented Artisan: Democratising Digital Automation for SME Manufacturing

University of the West of England, Bristol

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100318

Dr Wanpeng Li

UK-EU Consortium for Secure and Verifiable AI Software Engineering (SAVE)

University of Liverpool

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100130

Dr Darren Lilleker

Inequality, Marginalisation and Democratic Engagement [iMADE]

Bournemouth University

£9,750.00

PPHES25\100160

Dr Sojin Lim

European Democratic Values and the Challenge of Autocracy: Building a Horizon Europe Consortium

University of Central Lancashire

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100337

Dr Jacob Macdonald

Co-developing SAFE-MOVE: A Strategic Workshop for Horizon Europe Bid Preparation

University of Sheffield

£9,881.00

PPHES25\100356

Dr Anna Maria Mandalari

From Vulnerability to Evidence: Advancing IoT Forensics Through UK–EU Collaboration

University College London (UCL)

£9,811.95

PPHES25\100209

Dr Finian McCann

ECRITS: Enhancing the Circularity and Robustness of Integrated Timber Structural panels through long-term monitoring and re-use assessment

Loughborough University

£9,988.00

PPHES25\100324

Dr Sarah Otner

ARTIFACT: ARTificial Intelligence and the Future of Art, Creativity and Thought

University of Sussex

£9,955.11

PPHES25\100222

Dr Evangelos Papaioannou

Novel low-temperature membranes for point-source CO2 capture

Newcastle University

£9,950.00

PPHES25\100260

Dr Christos Papanagnou

AI-Powered Hydrogen Utilisation for Optimised Production in Sustainable Bio-Based Value Chains (HYOPTIMA)

Aston University

£8,241.00

PPHES25\100127

Dr Felipe Perdomo

Design of task-specific Ionic Liquids for simultaneous CO₂ capture and conversion in-situ.

University of Greenwich

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100169

Dr Rodrigo Perez Vega

GenAI-RoboSupport: Enhancing Quality of Life and Autonomy for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families through AI-Powered Social Robots

University of Reading

£8,934.14

PPHES25\100089

Dr John Regan

Framing Climate and Migration in Three European Democracies: Building on 'Climate Keywords' for Digital Analysis and Policy Innovation

Royal Holloway, University of London

£7,980.00

PPHES25\100116

Dr Paul Richardson

CIVILSPACES: Civil society as a response to the challenges of EU enlargement in the West Balkans

University of Birmingham

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100151

Dr Katharina Roettger

Augmenting the mind: Predictive modelling for improved efficiency in industrial furnaces using Federated Learning

Centre for Process Innovation

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100060

Professor Lorenza Rossi

Adaptation to Climate Change: The Role of Firms, Innovation, and Environmental Policy

Lancaster University

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100202

Dr Ghofran Salah

Sustainable Storage: Modelling Fire Risk and Emissions through Life Cycle Assessment and Robust Monitoring of Material Handling.

University of Greenwich

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100373

Dr Noha Saleeb

Sma(r)t En(e)rgy Optimi(s)ed and Effi(c)ient B(u)ildings for Fl(e)xible Gri(d)s - RESCUED

Middlesex University

£9,975.00

PPHES25\100094

Dr Farah Shahrin

SCALE-UP: Scaling Local Climate Action through Inclusive, Whole Life Carbon Planning for Retrofit and Renovation

Nottingham Trent University

£9,999.30

PPHES25\100207

Dr Moslem Sheikhkhoshkar

Consortium Building and Proposal Development for ON-SITE+: Advancing On-Site Robotic and Automated Solutions for Sustainable and Low-Disruption Construction and Renovation

University of Greenwich

£9,995.00

PPHES25\100054

Dr Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui

The role of climate change and amoebae in soil microbiome

Heriot-Watt University

£6,083.45

PPHES25\100269

Dr muskaan singh

RECONCILE: Restoring Civic Dialogue through Context-Aware, Cross-Cultural AI for Narrative Deconstruction and Social Repair

University of Ulster

£9,730.39

PPHES25\100058

Dr Erick Giovani Sperandio Nascimento

GENAI4ROBOTIX​ - Advancing Generative AI Solutions for People-Centred and Efficient Robotics in Industry 5.0 through Novel Large Multimodal Domain-Oriented Foundation Models​

University of Surrey

£9,999.90

PPHES25\100297

Professor Daizhong Su

Consortium building and proposal development for Smarter buildings as part of the energy system for increased efficiency and flexibility

Nottingham Trent University

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100204

Professor Claire Taylor

COPREV: Co-Designing Cultural, Artistic and Symbolic Practices for Conflict Prevention

University of Liverpool

£9,918.60

PPHES25\100161

Dr Harriet Tenenbaum

EMPOWERing Young Citizens: Innovative Education for Civic and Political Participation

University of Surrey

£9,418.41

PPHES25\100326

Dr Mohammad Saleh Torkestani

WATCH-AI: UK-EU Benchmarking Tools for Trustworthy General-Purpose AI

University of Exeter

£9,951.00

PPHES25\100239

Dr Seyedvahid Vakili

Real time monitoring of regulated and non-regulated emissions from all types of vessels and other port activities in order to enforce emission limits in waterfront cities

University of Southampton

£9,956.00

PPHES25\100136

Dr Mingshu Wang

NEBCommonS: UK-EU Consortium Building for 'Impact of Common Spaces' Horizon Europe Bid

University of Glasgow

£9,990.00

PPHES25\100352

Dr Julia Wright

Agroforestry for Soil Health (Agroforestry4Soil or A4S)

Coventry University

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100061

Dr Yangang Xing

URBAN-STORE: Urban Integrated Underground Thermal Storage for Net Zero Cities

Nottingham Trent University

£9,603.90

PPHES25\100154

Professor BIN XU

Digitalising Tribology for Next Generation Offshore Wind

Northumbria University

£9,894.99

PPHES25\100235

Professor Hong Yang

Towards Sustainable Pollution-Free Food Systems through Monitoring, Technologies, and Community Engagement (SPF-Food)

University of Reading

£9,991.00

PPHES25\100072

Dr Weigang Yao

StallGuard: Real-Time AI for Predictive Stall Management in Wind Turbines

De Montfort University

£9,975.60

PPHES25\100077

Professor Simeon Yates

Mediating between free-speech and disinformation in the digital ecosystem: Insights for regulators and media creators

University of Liverpool

£9,997.44

PPHES25\100121

Dr Iryna Yevseyeva

Cybersecurity compliance facilitation by developing tools and metrics for Security Operation Centres / Computer Emergency Response Teams

De Montfort University

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100152

Professor Hongnian Yu

Wearable Robotics for Human-Robot Collaboration in Sustainable Construction (WeRoCon)

Edinburgh Napier University

£10,000.00

PPHES25\100088

Dr Yeshui Zhang

High-value chemical production from waste biomass via thermochemical conversion

University of Aberdeen

£9,900.00

PPHES25\100333

Dr Wenbin Zhang

Optimization Of Material And Reactor Design For Enhanced CO2 Capture

Nottingham Trent University

£10,000.00