This refreshed framework sets out the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s (BBSRC) ambition to deliver a healthy, sustainable and resilient future through the power of bioscience. It highlights bioscience’s essential but sometimes unseen role, and the enormous impact it will have in tackling some of the biggest challenges we face as a global society. […]
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New projects to be funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) include: targeting mobile greengrocer, the Queen of Greens, at social housing in Liverpool making sure free school meals in Wales are nutritious helping food pantries in the Isle of Wight, New Forest and Southampton to link up with good food suppliers The projects are […]
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There is a growing demand from medical research institutions for high resolution, compact imaging tools to evaluate new nuclear medicine therapies and better study and treat disease progression. A new medical imaging system has been designed to achieve this, focusing on areas such as cancer and cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Strategic partnership The collaboration integrates […]
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A launchpad for engineering biology Today, Science Creates and UKRI announce the third round of their flagship UK-wide engineering biology (EngBio) accelerator programme. The equity-free programme is fully funded by the Technology Missions Fund, with participants paid for their time, allowing them to fully focus on their venture. The accelerator also leverages support from a […]
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The National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC), based at the Science and Technology Facility Council’s (STFC) Harwell Campus, is the national centre focused on addressing the key engineering challenges involved with scaling quantum computers. It supports the UK’s growing quantum ecosystem through collaboration with industry, government and researchers. Quantum technology uses the Universe’s smallest particles to […]
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As the Vera C Rubin Observatory prepares to showcase its stunning first images on 23 June 2025, researchers across the UK are celebrating their role in the most ambitious sky survey to date. The Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time, or LSST, will reveal the secrets of the cosmos over the next decade, […]
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The Local Innovation Partnerships Fund will provide up to £500 million in funding for those who know their community best to work in partnership with: local authorities local businesses local researchers and innovators It is designed to attract a further £1 billion additional investment, including from the private sector, and £700 million of additional value […]
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The Cambridge x Manchester Innovation Partnership will create a cross-UK innovation network. It will pilot new approaches to drive growth in a range of different sectors championed by the universities, from discovering new medicine to improving the resilience of UK infrastructure. Improving lives and livelihoods The partnership not only shines a spotlight on what Cambridge […]
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The event brought together over 70 elite investors, entrepreneurs and innovation stakeholders at STFC’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus. It connected them with startups in quantum computing, space technology and cleantech sectors. These are sectors where the UK aims to establish global leadership. The event featured a keynote address from Lord Vallance, UK Minister for […]
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The UK spin-out register marks a step-change in the depth of insights possible about these important ventures. New and innovative data Research England today welcomes the launch of the UK’s first spin-out register by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), part of Jisc. The register has been developed with expertise from the Policy Evidence Unit […]
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