How to build flexibility into the UK’s energy system? – UKRI

The first challenge of the Research and Development Missions Accelerator Programme (R&D MAP) has been launched by science minister, Lord Vallance. The initial UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) R&D MAP Missions begin work this month with an investment of £4 million in a consortium of world-leading centres, including the Energy Systems and Digital Catapults. The […]

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Photocert and STFC Hartree Centre fight AI media fraud – UKRI

The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Hartree Centre and Photocert have joined forces to address the growing challenges posed by generative AI image manipulation, one of today’s most pressing digital threats. The collaboration comes at a time of heightened concern around deepfakes and synthetic media, as generative AI tools become increasingly capable of producing […]

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AHRC project sheds light on the life of 17th century memoirist – UKRI

Led by Professor Cordelia Beattie of The University of Edinburgh, the project follows her discovery of a previously lost version of Thornton’s autobiography, written between 1659 and 1673. Alice Thornton wrote four versions of her autobiography which offer insight into life as a royalist, Church of England woman during the: Irish Rebellion of 1641 English […]

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Application deadline approaching – UKRI

The UK has been associated to Horizon Europe since January 2024. Now that all remaining guarantee-eligible calls (those in the 2021, 2022, or 2023 Work Programmes) have announced their results, nearly all potential applicants should be in a position to apply to the guarantee. We would like to remind applicants to the Horizon Europe guarantee […]

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UK-French satellite launches to transform climate monitoring – UKRI

The world is set to benefit from more accurate climate data as the groundbreaking MicroCarb satellite has begun its journey to space. Developed in partnership between the UK Space Agency and French Space Agency CNES, MicroCarb marks a major milestone in the global fight against climate change. Successfully launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Kourou, […]

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STFC’s Executive Chair appointed as new Astronomer Royal – UKRI

Professor Michele Dougherty has been approved by King Charles III to be the new Astronomer Royal, and will be the first woman to hold this position since the role was first created in 1675. The role of Astronomer Royal was first created with the goal of discovering how to determine longitude at sea when out […]

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AHRC Doctoral Focal Awards support world-class doctoral training – UKRI

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Focal Awards will champion the next generation of researchers, offering future-facing training in areas vital to the UK’s creative economy and societal wellbeing. The awards will foster the strategic skills needed in arts and humanities research which align closely with AHRC’s vision, mission, and theory of change. […]

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Centre to study how the exposome causes chronic inflammatory disease – UKRI

These include: asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder inflammatory bowel disease Chronic inflammation-related diseases have been estimated to cause over half of all deaths worldwide. Unlocking the processes behind these diseases is crucial to saving lives through developing better prevention and treatments. A multidisciplinary collaboration The MRC Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Exposome Immunology will […]

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£168m boost for public data project improving lives across the UK – UKRI

UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) investment in Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK) will continue its ground-breaking UK-wide data-linking and research projects. Transformational impact Since launching in 2018, its work has had transformational impact on a wide range of public health, justice, economic and social care issues. Pay rises for UK workers It helped secure […]

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Update on research outcomes collection service – UKRI

Collecting the outcomes of the research we fund is essential to UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) role as an investor of public money, enabling us to maximise the benefit to lives and livelihoods from the work we do. We are now conducting a review of award holder reporting questions to minimise undue researcher burden, which […]

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