Author: UKRI

The Medical Research Council (MRC), in partnership with the British Heart Foundation (BHF), is investing £72 million in the UK Obesity Research Institute (UK-ORI). It will be dedicated to tackling one of the UK’s most significant health challenges. The investment from BHF will be focused on research into the impact of obesity on cardiovascular disease. […]

Clinicians and researchers are studying the tailored vaccine, designed to match the unique genetic changes found in patient Chris Jones’s tumour in this early-stage clinical trial. Chris, who lives in Hoylake, on the Wirral, has advanced lung cancer that has only partially responded to standard immunotherapy treatment. It is hoped the vaccine will boost her […]

Technologies developed through the five-year SWIMMR (Space Weather Innovation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk) programme are already being used in live forecasting systems. They help the UK respond faster to extreme space weather events. An independent evaluation, carried out by Frazer-Nash Consultancy, highlights how the programme is transforming how the UK prepares for major solar events […]

The new MRC Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Mitochondrial Genome Therapeutics brings together leading experts from across disciplines to define how mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cause disease. They will then translate that knowledge into therapies. Mitochondrial diseases No cure currently exists for mitochondrial diseases, a group of genetic disorders that affect around one […]

The 2026 cohort includes entrepreneurs working on innovations that could improve healthcare, strengthen supply chains, support the transition to net zero and help UK businesses compete in global markets. Of the 100 women recognised: 61 award winners will receive a £75,000 grant alongside 12 months of tailored business support, training, networking and mentoring opportunities a […]

The GTV is a key UK research visa, supporting the most exceptional minds from across the globe to work on funded research projects at UK research-intensive businesses. The flexible visa allows individuals to move between projects and enhance high-growth sectors. So far, through the endorsed funder pathway, UKRI has helped over 12,500 talented people from […]

The public will be better protected from potential hikes on their energy bills, as a new initiative looks to cut the UK’s reliance on more expensive sources of power. The Ultra-Long Duration Energy Storage (Ultra-LDES) Challenge was launched on 20 August 2026. It will offer grants which support the development of new tech focused on energy storage, including advanced […]

The findings, co-led by scientists at Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), are expected to unlock unprecedented insights into the neural mechanisms that shape behaviour. Known in scientific terms as a ‘connectome’, the team have produced a wiring map of the 166,700 neurons and the millions of connections between them. International collaboration […]

The Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph (MOONS) has achieved first light at the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. MOONS is a powerful next generation spectrograph built by an international consortium led by the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) in Edinburgh, part of the UK’s Science […]

The Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph (MOONS) has achieved first light at the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. MOONS is a powerful next generation spectrograph built by an international consortium led by the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) in Edinburgh, part of the UK’s Science […]