The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source has announced the winners of its prestigious Impact Awards, recognising outstanding contributions in the economy, society and science. These awards celebrate wide-reaching and impactful research and discoveries at the ISIS facility, which have significantly advanced our understanding and improved various aspects of life. The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source […]
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Working with European cities European cities are experiencing increasingly severe heatwaves and rising air pollution, posing major risks to public health and urban liveability. In 2024, record-breaking temperatures affected Europe, prompting cities like London and Milan to introduce emergency measures against dangerous pollution levels. In response, a new EU-funded initiative, UrbanAIR (Urban simulation for air […]
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced a groundbreaking £12 million funding scheme aimed at developing sustainable and resilient aquaculture systems in south-east Asia. Tackling aquaculture challenges This ambitious programme will support interdisciplinary research projects that tackle the pressing challenges faced by the aquaculture industry, including: climate change disease management food security The projects will […]
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The winter months bring challenges for all of us, be it keeping fit, staying warm or eating healthily. The long nights and cold weather can act as disincentives and conditions such as seasonal affective disorder (SAD) can make things even harder, but innovative research can help people tackle these barriers. SAD, often more apparent during […]
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For a second consecutive year, the UK joined forces with the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and other global partners to drive cutting-edge research through the Global Centers 2024 competition. With an impressive total funding of almost $82 million awarded, the competition catalysed six groundbreaking projects addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges in […]
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The mission is set to transform our understanding of the Sun’s atmosphere and space weather. While space weather is usually harmless, producing the beautiful displays of the Northern and Southern Lights, severe solar storms can interfere with aspects of everyday life. They can interfere with GPS systems, power grids, and vital global communications on Earth. […]
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The laboratory, funded by the UK government’s investments in ESA, will be used to assemble the optical benches for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission. To meet mission deadlines ESA is supporting the construction of the new lab and clean rooms at the Science and Technology Facility Council’s (STFC) UK ATC site in Edinburgh. […]
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Further information The projects Stability of the South African power grid: a data-driven statistical physics-based approach Queen Mary University of London International Stellenbosch University University of the Free State South Africa’s reliance on coal-fired power leaves millions without reliable electricity, with frequent load shedding disrupting society and the economy. This project uses advanced modelling and […]
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The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) ISIS Neutron and Muon Source (ISIS) and the National Research Council of Italy, or Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), have a long-standing and successful partnership. In 2024, the two organisations celebrated 40 years of collaboration through events at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK and in Rome. […]
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Using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), the team, which includes UK scientists, has uncovered the largest ever collection of dwarf galaxies hosting active black holes. The study also identified a record number of potential intermediate-mass black holes, remnants of the first black holes formed in the early Universe. UK contributions Mounted in a telescope […]
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