Author: UKRI

A UK biotechnology company has successfully completed a landmark mission to the ISS that could pave the way for manufacturing next-generation cancer therapies in space. BioOrbit is using space infrastructure to produce protein crystals that could enable cancer treatments to be delivered by an at-home injection, instead of intravenously in hospital. Harnessing microgravity to rethink […]

The new £50 million Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoREs) for Human Neural Development aims to fill in major gaps in the fundamental understanding of brain growth and development. Led by King’s College London, in partnership with University College London and The University of Manchester, it will integrate world-leading expertise with cutting-edge […]

The national trial is called AD-SMART (Alzheimer’s disease Systematic Multi-arm Adaptive Randomised Trial). It is led by the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) and Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK). The trial is in partnership with the National Institute for Health and Care Research, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Health Data Research UK. It has […]

The awards form part of the National Materials Innovation Programme (NMIP), funded by UK government and delivered by Innovate UK and EPSRC. NMIP, part of UK Research and Innovation’s Industrial Strategy 8 Advanced Manufacturing Programme, brings together people, expertise and investment to help UK materials innovation become real-world impact. From discovery to deployment The UK […]

The 11 fellowships are supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to help develop the next generation of UK research leaders. The fellowships form part of a wider cohort of 24 early-career researchers announced by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Co-funded by UKRI and the Government Office for Science, the Intelligence Community fellowships support ambitious […]

These are just two examples of innovations developed at the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre UK (ESA BIC UK), which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Since 2011, the government-backed business incubator has helped almost 180 early-stage companies turn space science into real-world solutions across the UK. Together, these businesses have generated an estimated […]

Half of the 137 giant neutrino sensors being built by the UK for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) in the US are now complete, marking an important step towards the experiment’s search for answers. DUNE is a major international project which, once complete, will send neutrinos 1,300 kilometres across the US, in a mission […]

British businesses developing quantum technologies are being backed to keep our railways running, reduce eye scan waits, and keep our military connected, improving lives for people across the country. Innovators turning this new science into real-world solutions are being backed with a share of £50 million. This is part of a new government package to […]

The policy will apply to all research funded by the research councils, UKRI-wide schemes and some activities funded by Innovate UK and Research England. It will apply to new funding opportunities published on or after 1 April 2027. It replaces multiple policies and principles with a single, updated policy framework. Ensuring research is FAIR The […]

The festival runs from 17 October to 7 November, with over 300 free events across the UK. 41 universities Researchers from 41 universities run sessions on all facets of social science, including: exploring why we think about money the way we do what influences our spending and saving decisions For example, The University of Sheffield […]