The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, under the UK Research and Innovation digital economy theme, invites submissions for its digital economy telling tales of engagement competition. This aims capture the wider impact of digital economy research and to provide researchers with the opportunity to tell their story of research impact in an interesting and engaging way to a wider audience. Applications must demonstrate tangible impact and plans for successful public engagement in the context of COVID-19. This funding aims to help researchers find innovative methods to engage diverse audiences despite the challenges posed by the closures of many institutions and social distancing measures, as well as other impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The aims of this competition are the following: •capturing the impact and benefits that DE theme-funded research is having, how this impact unfolded and what benefits to society and the economy have been, or are expected to be, delivered through your research, particularly highlighting any impacts that are relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; •helping the wider research community learn examples of best practice in research and project partner engagement from your experiences; •engaging the public with DE research, focusing on ensuring audiences are diverse and activities are inclusive, and finding innovative ways to involve the public in the context of COVID-19 restrictions, while helping to address UKRI’s equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Projects must be associated with a research grant supported by one of the digital economy theme partners – the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council or Arts and the Humanities Research Council. Applications are open to teams and individuals. Researchers from all academic career stages, industry users and the third sector may apply. Only one application for a telling the tales award is accepted per digital economy research grant funding. Three awards, worth £10,000 each for 18 months, are available.

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, under the UK Research and Innovation digital economy theme, invites submissions for its digital economy telling tales of engagement competition. This aims capture the wider impact of digital economy research and to provide researchers with the opportunity to tell their story of research impact in an interesting and engaging way to a wider audience. Applications must demonstrate tangible impact and plans for successful public engagement in the context of COVID-19. This funding aims to help researchers find innovative methods to engage diverse audiences despite the challenges posed by the closures of many institutions and social distancing measures, as well as other impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The aims of this competition are the following: •capturing the impact and benefits that DE theme-funded research is having, how this impact unfolded and what benefits to society and the economy have been, or are expected to be, delivered through your research, particularly highlighting any impacts that are relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; •helping the wider research community learn examples of best practice in research and project partner engagement from your experiences; •engaging the public with DE research, focusing on ensuring audiences are diverse and activities are inclusive, and finding innovative ways to involve the public in the context of COVID-19 restrictions, while helping to address UKRI’s equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Projects must be associated with a research grant supported by one of the digital economy theme partners – the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council or Arts and the Humanities Research Council. Applications are open to teams and individuals. Researchers from all academic career stages, industry users and the third sector may apply. Only one application for a telling the tales award is accepted per digital economy research grant funding. Three awards, worth £10,000 each for 18 months, are available.