Digital Catapult's Digital Twin Academic Accelerator 2.0, delivered by the UK Digital Twin Centre, is now open for applications from UK academic institutions and RTOs.

The Digital Twin Academic Accelerator is an 11-month innovation and research programme designed to generate practical, scalable research outputs that directly support industry adoption of digital twin technologies. Applicants will focus on one of two challenges: Complex Live Digital Twin Interoperability or Digital Twins for Social Innovation. Successful applicants will receive up to £225,000 Innovate UK grant funding to complete their research.

For full details of the programme and how to apply, please see the Digital Twin website https://digicat.org.uk/4d3Hdz6

Applications will close on 20 October 2026.