Author: UKRI

UKRI is asking its communities to share their views by taking part in our 2025 stakeholder perspectives survey. The perspectives survey is now in its third year. It provides valuable insight to UKRI on where we are performing well and how we can improve to better meet the needs of our external stakeholders. All types […]

A University of Bath study shows that while electric buses are cheaper to fuel and maintain than diesel, they can spend longer off the road due to: parts shortages the need for specialist repairs This means operators, especially smaller and rural ones, may need spare vehicles to keep services running, adding to costs. By tackling […]

Innovate UK is collaborating with the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) to deliver the £40 million Water Innovation Cross-Sector Challenge, as part of the £400 million Ofwat Innovation Fund. This challenge is designed to identify and deliver innovative cross-sector solutions to common challenges across the water environment, driving mutual benefits for the sectors involved and […]

The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Hartree Centre has launched a powerful new supercomputer designed to help UK industry accelerate innovation through artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing. Located within STFC’s new £30 million Supercomputing Centre at its Daresbury Laboratory, the system is named in honour of Mary Coombs, the UK’s first female commercial […]

Since publishing our first policy statement in 2015, scientific research has evolved significantly, particularly in fields such as: engineering biology artificial intelligence machine learning The landscape of threats and societal concerns about the risks that may arise from research has also changed since then. As a result, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) […]

Defra Minister Dame Angela Eagle unveiled Agri-Scale at September’s World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit. AgriScale will enable agri-tech businesses to scale within the UK, strengthening the country’s advanced manufacturing capabilities and driving growth in the agri-tech sector. By focusing on accelerating product manufacturing rather than early-stage research, AgriScale fills a critical gap in the innovation pipeline. […]

This consultation will assess the effectiveness, reach and impact of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s (BBSRC) investigator-led research funding and help shape how it evolves to continue supporting world-class bioscience. Why your input matters Each year, BBSRC invests around £150 million through its applicant-led mode grant funding to support the most innovative, investigator-led […]

Supporting talent through collective funding UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today announced the launch of a new fellowship investment framework. This marks the next step in UKRI’s transition to collective talent funding, first announced in May 2022. The framework will simplify and align fellowship schemes, improving efficiency for applicants, research organisations and UKRI. It […]

They also have the potential to shift how families and communities perceive cycling, making it a more practical and inclusive everyday option. The research shows that e-cargo bikes can do many of the jobs we rely on cars for, while also bringing the social benefits of cycling. The research is also helping to normalise cycling […]

To promote greater digital inclusion and enhance connectivity using emerging technologies, UKRI’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Innovate UK launched the UK-India Connectivity and Innovation Centre (CIC). The launch is a collaboration with the UK government’s Department of Science, Innovation and Technology and India’s Department of Technology (DoT). India and the UK have […]