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Dark matter is thought to make up around 85% of all the matter in the universe, yet it has never been directly detected. A new analysis from the LZ experiment has identified a single particle interaction that researchers, led by the University of Bristol, have struggled to explain using any known background process. The result […]

Dark matter is thought to make up around 85% of all the matter in the universe, yet it has never been directly detected. A new analysis from the LZ experiment has identified a single particle interaction that researchers, led by the University of Bristol, have struggled to explain using any known background process. The result […]

The new cohort, selected through the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s (BBSRC) Fellowships scheme, will undertake pioneering discovery research across a wide range of biological sciences. This includes a host of novel projects, from exploring how mitochondria orchestrate immune responses to decoding the molecular mechanisms of silk secretion for next-generation biomaterials. BBSRC’s Fellowships scheme […]

The Innovate UK package includes: an initial £10 million Offshore Wind Innovation Programme competition a new £5 million Wind Innovation Hub incorporating a £2 million accelerator fund support for phase one of NCC’s Large Structures Innovation Centre (LSIC), backed by £10 million from Innovate UK alongside a further £2 million from the Department for Energy […]

Further information Ofgem SIF: Cycle five beta, summary of projects approved Round five, challenge five: Enhanced system visibility and control Fractal Flow Fractal Flow is a near-real-time digital twin that will improve visibility and coordination across NESO and Distribution System Operators, to improve control room decision making, coordination and situational awareness. SIF funding award: £7,947,286 […]

Marking a major milestone in scaling high‑potential, research‑led businesses emerging from the Midlands, this will help unlock an initial £30 million of capital into the region. This active investment stage follows support from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) (through Research England) along with the: Mayors of the East and West Midlands Rigby Group Department for […]

Further information The 2026 New Generation Thinkers cohort Dr Genevieve Robyn Arkle, King’s College London Working with Front Row, Radio 4’s flagship arts programme From being forbidden to compose to being called a muse, a monster, and a power-hungry seductress, Alma Mahler is arguably one of the most misrepresented composers of the 20th century. Dr […]

The study, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), found that people with Parkinson’s and healthy individuals at genetic risk of the disease have a distinctive makeup of gut microbes. Led by researchers at the University College London (UCL), they say their findings could be used to develop a test to reveal a person’s risk […]

The study, published today in the Cell Press journal Molecular Cell, details a method of germ resistance they’ve coined ‘antibody-directed xenophagy’ (ADX). When we think of the immune system, most people imagine white blood cells putting up a fight against invading germs within our bloodstream. But researchers from the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular […]

Participants supported research into SRM, particularly computer modelling, provided it is carried out within a robust ethical framework and does not distract from efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While participants saw the value of research, some urged caution about large scale deployment and stressed SRM should not distract from the root causes of climate […]