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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Five research partnerships will study ways to: clean up contaminated mine water develop new geological tools for extracting rare earth minerals, vital for magnets identify mineral-rich volcanic deposits drive sustainable mining practices by co-extracting critical minerals with gold and copper make critical mineral supply chains recyclable and more secure Why this matters This matters because: […]

Now fully operational, Isambard-AI based at the University of Bristol will give UK researchers access to world-class computing power, which is the lifeblood of artificial intelligence (AI). This will provide the processing power needed to train AI models and process complex calculations at lightning speed. Speeding up scientific advances Helen Godwin, the new Mayor of […]

Many industries could benefit, but smaller, lighter solar panels harnessing these two breakthroughs could especially help the shipping sector, which produces 3% of global carbon emissions. Potential outcomes include: reduced emissions lower costs savings in materials less waste These new panels could achieve carbon payback in under a year, less than half the time (at […]

The programme supports the development of commercial solutions to help people live healthier, longer lives. It is delivered by Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in partnership with venture builder Zinc. The Catalyst Accelerator supports UK-based academic researchers to translate their work into scalable products and services. Each awardee receives up […]

The report, which has been laid before parliament, includes a performance report providing a summary of UKRI’s performance and finances. Delivery against the strategic objectives The report outlines what has been delivered against the six strategic objectives in the strategy, including the following. People and careers We invested over £500 million in new Doctoral Landscape […]