The audit sits alongside the organisation’s annual gender pay gap reporting and forms part of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) wider reward and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategies. Equal pay findings The 2025 equal pay audit shows there are no significant differences in pay for equal work across UKRI, as defined by the EHRC […]
Continue Reading
The legacy of UK marine science began in 1925 when the Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery became the first British science ship. Since then, the UK has pioneered research and exploration to improve our understanding of Earth’s oceans. This includes: the migration patterns of whales the effects of climate change how ocean conditions affect our […]
Continue Reading
If successful, the ViTaL-D Study would be a step towards using biofortified gene edited tomatoes to address a growing global problem of vitamin D deficiency. The ‘sunshine’ vitamin Vitamin D is essential for helping the body absorb calcium and phosphorus, keeping bones, teeth and muscles strong, and supporting the immune system to fight infections. It […]
Continue Reading
A new £9 million proof of concept programme spans medicine, space science, the environment and artificial intelligence (AI). It will help to harness the potential of world-leading UK research to improve lives. The 48 projects are receiving funding to support and accelerate the development of new or improved technologies, products, processes and services. The aim […]
Continue Reading
Quantum magnetometers are highly sensitive instruments that can detect variations in the Earth’s magnetic field with extreme precision. These new sensors will provide data to the British Geological Survey (BGS) that will give scientists a more comprehensive understanding of how the magnetic field changes during extreme solar storms. These storms result from solar wind and […]
Continue Reading
Further information Funded projects A Community-based diagnostiC for early airwayS disease (ACCESS) EPSRC investment: £1.21 million Professor Grant Ritchie of the University of Oxford is leading a project to develop a new, easier breathing test to help diagnose asthma and COPD earlier and more accurately. Especially in people from disadvantaged communities, who often face barriers […]
Continue Reading
The Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) is a landmark tool that helps universities and policymakers understand how higher education is driving forwards to achieve economic growth and societal benefit across England. Now in its fifth year, KEF has proven to be a well-designed, resilient and trusted framework. A collaborative approach The framework, designed by Research England, shines […]
Continue Reading
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced funding for a landmark investment to revolutionise how scientific evidence and research is synthesised and delivered to policymakers in the UK and worldwide. Mobilising evidence through artificial intelligence (AI) and user-informed synthesis (METIUS) is a new infrastructure. It aims to harness cutting-edge AI to dramatically improve the speed, […]
Continue Reading
A UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) investment has published new evidence and a synthesis of 27 action areas that will help make the nation’s food healthier, fairer and greener. The actions, grouped under five themes, appear alongside 12 peer-reviewed papers in a ‘Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B’ special issue published on 18 September […]
Continue Reading
Seventy-seven talented early-career researchers have been awarded a total of £120 million to lead vital research, collaborate with innovators and develop their careers as the research and innovation leaders of the future. UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) flagship Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) fund allows universities and businesses to develop talented early career researchers and innovators […]
Continue Reading
