[ad_1] Quantum magnetometers are highly sensitive instruments that can detect variations in the Earth’s magnetic field with extreme precision. These new sensors will provide data to the British Geological Survey (BGS) that will give scientists a more comprehensive understanding of how the magnetic field changes during extreme solar storms. These storms result from solar wind […]
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[ad_1] Further information Funded projects A Community-based diagnostiC for early airwayS disease (ACCESS) EPSRC investment: £1.21 million Professor Grant Ritchie of the University of Oxford is leading a project to develop a new, easier breathing test to help diagnose asthma and COPD earlier and more accurately. Especially in people from disadvantaged communities, who often face […]
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[ad_1] The Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) is a landmark tool that helps universities and policymakers understand how higher education is driving forwards to achieve economic growth and societal benefit across England. Now in its fifth year, KEF has proven to be a well-designed, resilient and trusted framework. A collaborative approach The framework, designed by Research England, […]
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[ad_1] UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced funding for a landmark investment to revolutionise how scientific evidence and research is synthesised and delivered to policymakers in the UK and worldwide. Mobilising evidence through artificial intelligence (AI) and user-informed synthesis (METIUS) is a new infrastructure. It aims to harness cutting-edge AI to dramatically improve the […]
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[ad_1] A UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) investment has published new evidence and a synthesis of 27 action areas that will help make the nation’s food healthier, fairer and greener. The actions, grouped under five themes, appear alongside 12 peer-reviewed papers in a ‘Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B’ special issue published on 18 […]
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[ad_1] Seventy-seven talented early-career researchers have been awarded a total of £120 million to lead vital research, collaborate with innovators and develop their careers as the research and innovation leaders of the future. UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) flagship Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) fund allows universities and businesses to develop talented early career researchers and […]
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[ad_1] We’re making these changes to make it easier for researchers to apply for Medical Research Council (MRC) applicant-led responsive funding through our research boards. This ensures we continue to take the best approach to fund research that makes a difference. Our research boards are: Infections and Immunity Molecular and Cellular Medicine Neurosciences and Mental […]
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[ad_1] From artificial intelligence transforming workplaces to climate protests reshaping politics, social scientists are uncovering the forces that define modern Britain. Now everyone in the UK can discover these insights first-hand. Forty-one universities and research organisations will open their doors from 18 October to 8 November to reveal how social science research influences everything from […]
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[ad_1] The £42.8 million Generation New Era birth cohort study will create a comprehensive picture of early childhood in all four nations of the UK. The study is funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Infrastructure Fund and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). It is the first new UK-wide longitudinal birth cohort […]
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[ad_1] This collaboration is led by the University of Michigan and Queen’s University Belfast. The research addresses a key challenge in developing compact alternatives to kilometre-long particle accelerators. Addressing scale challenges in scientific infrastructure Current X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs), which produce laser-like X-rays for imaging at the viral scale, require facilities stretching for kilometres. These […]
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