STFC Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP)
Supports invited large-scale United Kingdom particle, astronomy, and nuclear projects through STFC Projects Peer Review Panel, a route for complex funding.
The STFC Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP) 2026 is an invited-submission funding mechanism operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council to support large or complex projects within the Particle Physics, Astronomy, and Nuclear Physics (PPAN) programme. The PPRP route is used when project scale, risk, or technical complexity warrants dedicated panel scrutiny rather than standard consolid…
Particle physics, nuclear physics, astronomy, particle astrophysics, accelerator physics, computing for the PPAN Programme. Project studentships excluded.
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