Author: UKRI

The agreement will enable ongoing collaboration between UK and Swedish researchers using neutron methods for materials studies. The new agreement builds on the long-term VR-ISIS partnership, one of ISIS’s longest-standing international relationships. 100 researchers, 20 institutions During the past eight years, over 100 Swedish researchers from 20 institutions have used ISIS for materials investigations across […]

The new initiative announced by the UK’s major public funder of research and innovation follows an independent review of university spin-outs, published in November 2023. A key theme emerging from the review highlighted the need for more proof-of-concept funding for academic researchers to build confidence in commercial ventures before creating a spin-out company. Critical early-stage […]

Further information Full list of new start-ups to join the BICs. ESA BIC UK Location: Harwell Campus, The Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Space Park Leicester RouteZero RouteZero is a climate-tech company that decarbonises business travel via innovative digital tools that reduce company emissions by 26% while balancing the time and budget of journeys. Saif Systems Saif […]

Dr Rubén Sánchez-Janssen has been announced as the new Director of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING). Dr Sánchez-Janssen is an Astronomer and Project Scientist at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) site in Edinburgh. He leads the development of scientific instrumentation and facilities for ground and […]

Materials, whether electronics, pharmaceuticals or engineering components, have transformed the modern world. They have also become critical in addressing some of our most pressing socioeconomic challenges through new technologies that improve lives across the world. In examining materials down to the atomic level, researchers can develop new and improved materials with transformational applications in areas […]