DICE Network+ Flex Funds: Real World Application & Impact

The latest funding round from the Digital Innovation & Circular Economy Network+ (DICE N+) provides over £250,000 (at 80% FEC) to fund Feasibility Studies and Demonstrators.

Join us for this interactive webinar designed to connect researchers with industry, policy, and third‑sector partners, who will share more on their experience navigating real‑world challenges in transitioning to a circular economy.

Our non‑academic partners will discuss the practical barriers they face in the transition to the circulare economy. The session will highlight where digital technologies (e.g., sensing, automation, platforms, AI, digital twins, traceability tools) can open new opportunities to accelerate circularity across sectors.

This event will support researchers preparing applications for our Flexible Funding Call, with a focus on co‑developing impactful research projects with evidence of real world impact across the DICE N+ EMBED and ENABLE challenge areas.

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Hear directly from partners about their circularity challenges
• Explore how digital innovation could address these issues
• Connect with researchers and organisations looking to collaborate
• Begin shaping research proposals aligned with DICE Network+ priorities

Whether you are seeking partners for a funding application or want to better understand the needs of organisations working toward circularity, this session offers a collaborative space to turn challenges into meaningful research opportunities.

📧 For more information, email DICE-network@exeter.ac.uk.