Author: UKRI

Aston University and the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Hartree Centre are joining forces to accelerate the development and industrial adoption of neuromorphic computing across the UK. The initiative focuses on brain-inspired computing technologies with the potential to transform the design, power and real-world application of future artificial intelligence systems. The collaboration will set […]

Harmful gambling’s burden on the UK economy is conservatively estimated at around £1.4 billion per year. This impacts the healthcare and criminal justice systems as well as generating individual impacts such as depression and suicide. A lack of high‑quality independent evidence on gambling-related harms is a major barrier to effective policy, prevention, and treatment. Generating evidence-led research The Gambling Harms Research UK […]

Chronic wounds can arise after operations, amputations and as part of long-term conditions like diabetes, and cost the NHS £8.3 billion annually. That’s more than cancer and obesity. Now, the University of Hull’s £48 million Wound Innovation Institute will create new treatments to reduce pain and suffering. With investment from UK Research and Innovation, it […]

The breakthrough, published today in Nature Communications, reveals a novel method for identifying damage to the lining of microscopic blood vessels. This transforms our ability to detect disease at its very earliest stages, before it progresses and becomes potentially life‑threatening. Minimal impact Previously, detecting this type of vascular damage relied on invasive tissue biopsies and […]

Applications for two Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) applicant‑led funding opportunities were paused while the council implemented behind‑the‑scenes changes to support this transition. Reopened funding opportunities The following funding opportunities are now live: These reopenings follow the earlier reopening of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) applicant‑led funding opportunities. Always open funding opportunities Moving […]

The £85 million national challenge is set to overhaul how Britain delivers sustainable social housing This will boost a sector worth more than £250 billion a year to the UK economy. Working with Liverpool Combined Authority and the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, the pilot will apply innovative digital manufacturing processes to standardise ‘kits of parts’, […]

The gender pay gap is a measure across all jobs in UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), not of the difference in pay between males and females for doing the same job. This year’s gender pay gap report provides an important opportunity to reflect on where we are making progress and where further action is needed. […]

Researchers and businesses will gain access to the world’s most advanced quantum computers, as the government commits to ushering in a new era of computing over the next decade. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will support the development and roll-out of large-scale quantum computers in the UK. This is part of a wider £2 billion […]

Six UK space tech startups have joined the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre UK (ESA BIC UK) to develop technologies that deliver practical benefits in space and on Earth. The programme is managed by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in collaboration with the UK Space Agency and the University of Leicester. It […]

MRC applicant-led funding opportunities will reopen on 7 April, with experimental medicine opportunities opening on 30 April. A full list of MRC’s funding opportunities in 2026, including opening and closing dates where applicable, is listed under ‘Further information’. Redesigning our approach Professor Patrick Chinnery, MRC Executive Chair said: We are grateful for our community’s patience […]