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Wearables and observables: Understanding home learning environment

Wearables and Observables is a grant of £500,000 to £900,000 for research teams based at UKRI-eligible research organisations, to develop new ways of measuring children's home learning environments. Opens 17 November 2026.

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Checked against the official page (ukri.org) on 5 Nov 2026.

Grants to develop, test and validate new approaches for measuring children's home learning environments and their influence on learning and outcomes. Led by UKRI-eligible research organisations; the lead funder is ESRC.

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Status and deadline

Status

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Deadline

Closes 19 January 2027 at 4pm

As stated: Opening date: : 17 November 2026 9:00am UK time ... Closing date: : 19 January 2027 4:00pm UK time

Opens 17 November 2026

Confirmed on the official page

How much

£500,000 to £900,000

Whole fund: £3,570,000, shared between applicants

You put in: UKRI funds 80% of the full economic cost of the project.

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Lead applicants must be based at a UKRI-eligible research organisation; non-UK organisations and UK partners not based at approved organisations are not eligible to apply as project leads or co-leads.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Not stated

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How to apply

Check the UKRI funding opportunity page from the opening date; applications open 17 November 2026 at 9:00am UK time.

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Where it is open

Not stated. Open to research communities across all UKRI research councils; leads must be based at a UKRI-eligible research organisation.

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Things we could not confirm

  • Projects must start on 1 May 2027 and end by 31 October 2029.
  • Business co-lead eligibility is set by ESRC guidance linked from the page; its own rules may apply.

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