STFC, part of UK Research and Innovation, has scooped the prestigious 2024 Sir Arthur Clarke Awards, winning the industry-team project category for outstanding support for space tech start-ups. This year’s award celebrates the achievements of the STFC Innovation Clusters team and the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre UK (ESA BIC UK) team. Empowering space […]
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The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) RAL Space and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have combined expertise to build a new national centre, the Small Satellite Calibration Facility. The new national centre will be used for testing and calibrating instruments on small, cube and nano satellites. Era of ‘new space’ In the era of […]
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The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) coordinates the UK’s interests in the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), working with the academic and industrial community and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The SKAO and STFC have now agreed to lay the foundation of the SKAO Africa programme. The programme is aimed at […]
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched an illuminating showcase celebrating a decade of significant contributions to the field of engineering biology. The showcase captures the impacts of over £800 million invested in research, infrastructure and training that have positioned the UK as a global leader in this cutting-edge field. It also illustrates how UKRI’s […]
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A new business support centre is up and running thanks to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The Health Tech Business Incubation Centre (Health BIC) will be based at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory thanks to £1.8 million of investment from the Combined Authority’s Innovation Zone Programme. Positive boost for health […]
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Further information The Connecting Culture projects Understanding, valuing and celebrating neurodiversity Led by Leah Milner-Campbell, John Innes Centre This project aims to create a more supportive and inclusive work environment for neurodivergent people through awareness raising, training and network development activities. MentforMe Led by Harriet Keep, The Pirbright Institute The MentforMe campaign focuses on connecting […]
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Results from WEAVE reveal the previously unknown dual nature of the shock generated by the galaxy NGC 7318b as it slammed into Stephan’s Quintet at over 2 million miles per hour (mph). Led by the University of Hertfordshire, the team combined WEAVE data with observations from other powerful instruments including the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), […]
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Engineering biology has the potential to solve some of our biggest global challenges, from developing new vaccines and therapies, to plastic-free packaging and sustainable fuels for transport. Two new investments through the UKRI Technology Missions Fund that will help to solve these challenges and drive economic growth in the UK’s engineering biology sector were announced […]
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The awards replace the nine different schemes through which UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) currently supports doctoral training. The schemes build on a rich history of doctoral investments which support discovery-driven research at universities across the UK. The investment of more than £500 million announced today (13 November 2024) will support doctoral students to develop […]
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The UK’s efforts to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 have been significantly boosted thanks to a £14.5 million investment by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and government partners. This latest funding marks phase two of the Transforming Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People programme (LUNZ). It supports five ambitious research projects that […]
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