DICE N+ Flex Funding: Real World Application & Impact Webinar

On Wednesday 18 February the DICE Network+ hosted the Flexible Funds Webinar: Real‑World Application & Impact.

This interactive session brought together researchers, industry, policy and third‑sector partners.

Our latest Flexible Funding Call offers £250,000+ (at 80% FEC) for Feasibility Studies and Demonstrators – and this webinar helped to shape impactful, real‑world research across the EMBED and ENABLE challenge areas.

We were joined by an incredible panel of partners who will share insights and inspiration from the front line of circular innovation:
🔹 Simon Brown (Sustainable Ventures) – Circularity and low‑carbon thinking in scalable start‑ups 🚀
🔹 Andrew Duncan (Openreach) – Operational challenges in materials & infrastructure 🔧
🔹 Astrid Wynne Rogers MISEP, CEnv (Techbuyer) – Reuse, refurbishment & extending product lifecycles 🔁
🔹 Dr David Greenfield (SOENECS / CIWM President) – System‑level insights🔍
🔹 Prof (Hon) Dr. Mini Chakravarthini Rai (Orbit Rise Ltd) – Exploring circularity in space 🛰️
🔹 Stefan Brechling Larsen (Lenovo) – Growing data centre demand & sustainability challenges

Thank you to all who participated.