Three North West start-ups are on a mission to transform healthcare using AI at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory. Decently, Talk It Out and Leaf AI are among the most recent businesses to locate to Daresbury Laboratory, joining one of the UK’s most successful networks of Business Incubation Centres (BICs). From […]
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The gender pay gap is a measure across all jobs in UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), not of the difference in pay between males and females for doing the same job. UKRI’s mean gender pay gap (GPG) has narrowed by 0.6 percentage points since 2022.The figures show that in 2024, UKRI’s mean gender pay gap […]
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How new technologies are improving many aspects of our world from plastics recycling to food production and consumption, to transport and communication are highlighted in a new collection of projects funded by UKRI. The technologies are all supported through UKRI’s Technology Missions Fund which is investing over £320 million in: artificial intelligence (AI) quantum technologies […]
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Further information UK involvement in DESI DESI is an international project with more than 900 researchers from over 70 institutions around the world and is managed by the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). UK involvement in DESI includes Durham University, UCL and the University of Portsmouth as full member institutions, […]
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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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