Category: World

Thank you, Chair. The UK would like to take this opportunity to respond to both Items 7 and 8 together. The UK is a strong supporter of the ECA, and we took note of the questions raised by Members at the July General Council. We welcome the Co-Conveners’ written response to those questions in document […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. The United Kingdom stands in full solidarity with Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye following the attacks on civilian shipping in the Black Sea over the past 48 hours. Our thoughts are with the seafarers who have lost their lives, with those still missing, and with their families. The facts so far are […]

Ed Miliband reaffirms UK’s unwavering backing for Ukraine on first visit as Foreign Secretary and unveils £54m package of winter resilience funding.   Fresh sanctions action today now means over 90% of Russia’s total oil producing capacity covered by UK sanctions regime.   On a joint visit with President Zelenskyy, Foreign Secretary sees site of recent strike […]

The student demonstrations that have spread across France in recent weeks are not unprecedented. Indeed, commentators have been quick to point to comparisons with the events of May and June 1968, where, at their peak, more than 10 million students and workers took to the streets. In 1968, as now, there were legitimate reasons for […]

The team at University College London (UCL), funded by Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council (MRC), followed this signal using prototype blood tests and reversed it using drugs. Led by Associate Professor James Reading and Professor Sam Janes, this study potentially opens up new ways to intercept the disease in its early, pre-cancerous […]

We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report. Upholding and promoting the rule of law, both at home and abroad, is a priority for the UK. As our Prime Minister made clear at the UN General Assembly, the United Kingdom will proudly stand up for our values and the rule of law.  We […]

Further information Ofgem SIF: cycle six beta, summary of projects approved Round four, challenge four: accelerating towards net zero energy network DEsign for Live Line Technology Acceleration (DELLTA) DELLTA explores live working techniques for existing and new high voltage assets, enabling maintenance of reliable and resilient networks without outages, avoiding operational disruption and constraint costs. […]

Don’t you hate it when you go on holiday and need to bring a variety of plugs with you? The same, it turns out, is true in space, with spacecraft and satellites often using different connectors to transfer power, data and other services. An international team of researchers has been exploring whether one common interface […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. Russia’s intensifying attacks are degrading the infrastructure that sustains civilian life in Ukraine and inflicting mounting hardship on millions of Ukrainians. Russia’s rhetoric, including in this Council, reinforces the impression that Moscow sees that hardship as a means of exerting pressure on Ukraine. In recent weeks, Russian strikes have destroyed trains, […]

Seven pioneering health start-ups are taking on some of our toughest healthcare challenges at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory. The companies are the latest to join STFC’s DeepTech Catalyst Health (DTC Health), which helps early-stage businesses bring new ideas to market faster, to improve lives and succeed in global markets. From […]