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Building on the existing strength of the programme in delivering economic benefits, the updated direction will focus on delivery of the government mission of driving economic growth. HEIF invests £280 million annually to drive underpinning and bespoke knowledge exchange activities in universities. This enables world-leading research and expertise to be translated into real-world solutions that […]

The study tested how homes using smart air source heat pumps could automatically adjust their usage to balance the grid during peak demand periods. The study funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) was led by researchers from the University of Southampton’s Energy and Climate Change Division in collaboration with Good Energy. A […]

In the new study, researchers demonstrated that the human brain falls asleep abruptly, rather than gradually, with a ‘tipping point’ marking the transition from wakefulness into sleep. They were then able to predict the momentary progression into sleep with unprecedented accuracy. The study is published today in the journal ‘Nature Neuroscience’. Improving brain health The […]

Science Minister Lord Vallance today announced the third challenge of UKRI (UK Research and Innovation’s Research and Development (R&D) Missions Accelerator Programme, The Dementia Patient Flow Research and Innovation(R&I) Challenge. The minister called on researchers and innovators to address the need for timely diagnosis of dementia to help address patient needs and ease pressure on […]

These projects form part of Innovate UK’s support for the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Goals which is driving faster progress towards more personalised dementia treatments and tools across the UK. Dementia in the UK Dementia is one of the most significant health challenges facing the UK today. With one in two people likely to be […]

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) […]