(IN BRIEF) UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced the first 36 projects to receive funding under its new cross-research council responsive mode (CRCRM) pilot scheme, distributing £32.4 million. These interdisciplinary projects address a variety of global challenges, including cancer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) The University of Warwick and Aston University have secured a £1.8 million grant to advance research in engineering microbial cell factories for the production of membrane proteins, crucial molecules in drug discovery and sustainable manufacturing. Funded by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aston University, Dr. Alexander Darlington, Dr. Doug Browning, Engineering Biology Project, Membrane Protein Research, partnership, Professor Phillip Stansfeld, UKRI, University of Warwick
(IN BRIEF) In its first year of operation, the UK Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM) has accomplished several significant milestones in its mission to bridge the gap between scientific discoveries and solutions for pressing infectious diseases, particularly … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is set to restructure its doctoral provision, effective from 2024, as part of its commitment to ensuring access to top-notch doctoral training. This strategic move aligns with BBSRC’s 2022-2025 delivery … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged BBSRC, Doctoral Provision, Dr David McAllister, Education, partnership, training, UKRI
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from the University of Cambridge have conducted a study suggesting that comets could play a role in delivering the molecular building blocks for life to planets in other galaxies. The study proposes that comets, which contain prebiotic … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged astronomy, Cambridge, chemistry, comets, Earth, GALAXY, HCN, hydrogen cyanide, Kuiper Belt, molecular building blocks for life, Neptune, origins of life, planets, prebiotic molecules, Richard Anslow, Royal Society and the Science and Technology Facilities Council, Ryugu asteroid, Solar System, STFC, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI, University of Cambridge, Wolfson College
(IN BRIEF) The UK government has allocated £18.5 million to fund four Green Transition Ecosystem projects aimed at addressing ecological challenges through design-based solutions. The initiatives encompass various areas, including retrofitting houses for improved energy efficiency, sustainable medical equipment usage, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Christopher Smith, Design Museum, Ecological Challenges, Ecosystem Projects, green transition, Justin McGuirk, Lord Callanan, partnership, sustainability, UK, UKRI
(IN BRIEF) The Supergen Energy Networks (SEN) Hub, a research initiative in partnership with several UK universities, has received significant funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to advance the transition to a sustainable energy sector. The SEN Hub focuses … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Arjun Parekh, electricity, funding, gas, heat, Johnson Fernandes, Matt Hindle, partnership, Paul Beasley, Peter Smith, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, Professor Philip Taylor, Supergen Energy Networks Hub, sustainability, sustainable energy transition, UKRI
(IN BRIEF) UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced £6 million in funding for five new projects aimed at achieving a significant shift towards sustainable plastics. Led by UK universities, these multidisciplinary projects will focus on easier recycling of multilayer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Dove, Chenyu Du, Dr Agnieszka Brandt-Talbot, Dr Daniel Slocombe, funds, innovative projects, Mark Miodownik, Miles Padgett, packaging, plastics, Rebecca Pow, recycling, sustainability, UKRI
(IN BRIEF) The University of Exeter has secured funding to establish the cutting-edge Science, Heritage and Archaeology Digital 3D (SHArD 3D) Laboratory. This state-of-the-art facility will enable researchers to digitally replicate and analyze biological and cultural artifacts, revolutionizing the preservation … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Investment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D models, archaeological laboratory, archaeologists, artefacts, Arts and Humanities Research Council, bio-cultural heritage, Creative Research Capability, digital archaeological research laboratory, Dr Carly Ameen, forensic scientists, funding, Geometric Morphometrics Laboratory, Heritage and Archaeology Digital 3D Laboratory, microCT, pathologists, Professor Christopher Smith, Professor Naomi Sykes, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, SHArD 3D Laboratory, The Science, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI, University of Exeter
(IN BRIEF) The Higgs Centre, part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in Edinburgh, has provided over £10m in investment to start-ups since its opening in 2018, creating over 100 jobs. The Higgs Centre focuses on supporting businesses … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, Dr Julian Dines, Earth observation, Edinburgh, Higgs Centre, Joe Gibson, robotics, Rowan Armstrong, Ruairidh Henderson, STFC, UKRI
(IN BRIEF) Innovate UK has appointed Lisa Hazelden as its new Chief Product Officer to lead the agency’s efforts to support UK businesses in their drive for innovation and growth. Hazelden’s years of experience in product development and management will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Chief Product Officer, Indro Mukerjee, Innovate UK, leadership, Lisa Hazelden, UKRI
(IN KÜRZE) Forscher der University of Cambridge führten eine Studie in einem Technologieberatungsunternehmen mit zwei Roboter-Wohlfühlcoaches durch, bei der 26 Mitarbeiter vier Wochen lang an wöchentlichen, von Robotern geleiteten Wohlbefindenssitzungen teilnahmen. Das physische Erscheinungsbild des Roboters wirkte sich darauf aus, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, News, Science, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Arbeitsplatz, Dr Micol Spitale, EPSRC, humanoider Roboter, Minja Axelsson, Misty, Professor Hatice Gunes, QT, Roboter, Trainer für psychisches Wohlbefinden, UKRI, Universität Cambridge, Weltgesundheitsorganisation
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from the University of Cambridge conducted a study in a tech consultancy firm, using two robot wellbeing coaches, where 26 employees participated in weekly robot-led wellbeing sessions for four weeks. The physical appearance of the robot affected … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, News, Science, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Dr Micol Spitale, EPSRC, humanoid robot, mental wellbeing coaches, Minja Axelsson, Misty, Professor Hatice Gunes, QT, robots, UKRI, University of Cambridge, workplace, World Health Organization
(IN BRIEF) A new study has found that around 0.5% of global carbon emissions could be captured through the normal crushing process of rocks typically used in construction. The research published in the journal Nature Sustainability reveals that almost no … Read the full press release
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) UK Research and Innovation a lancé le Biotech Business Incubation Centre (Bio BIC) dans le nord-ouest de l’Angleterre pour soutenir les petites entreprises de biotechnologie. Bio BIC, une collaboration entre le Conseil de recherche en biotechnologie et … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amy Farrington, BBSRC, Bio BIC, bioscience, Biotech Business Incubation Center, biotechnologie, Dr Karen Lewis, financement, Massimo Noro, Paul Vernon, R&D, Sci-Tech Daresbury, start-ups, Steve Rotheram, STFC, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI
(IN BRIEF) UK Research and Innovation has launched the Biotech Business Incubation Centre (Bio BIC) in the north-west of England to support small biotech businesses. Bio BIC, a collaboration between the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Science … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amy Farrington, BBSRC, Bio BIC, bioscience, Biotech Business Incubation Centre, biotechnology, Dr Karen Lewis, funding, Massimo Noro, Paul Vernon, R&D, Sci-Tech Daresbury, start-ups, Steve Rotheram, STFC, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI
(PRESS RELEASE) SWINDON, 12-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a non-departmental public body of the Government of the United Kingdom that directs research and innovation funding, has announced that The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Investment, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ABBA Voyage experience, AHRC, convergent technologies, CoSTAR, creative industries, digital avatars, digital entertainment, Disney, entertainment, funding, gaming, investment, Professor Christopher Smith, researchers, The Mandalorian, TV productions, UK Research and Innovation, UK researchers, UKRI
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) SWINDON, 12-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), eine abteilungsunabhängige öffentliche Einrichtung des Die Regierung des Vereinigten Königreichs, die die Forschungs- und Innovationsförderung leitet, hat angekündigt, dass der Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) einen Aufruf an … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Investment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ABBA Voyage experience, AHRC, Britische Forscher, britische Forschung und Innovation, CoSTAR, digitale Avatare, digitale Unterhaltung, Disney, Finanzierung, Forscher, Investitionen, konvergente Technologien, Kreativwirtschaft, Professor Christopher Smith, Spiele, The Mandalorian, TV-Produktionen, UKRI, Unterhaltung
(PRESS RELEASE) LIVERPOOL, 16-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — A new global project has been established to better understand how and why COVID-19 affects the brain. The COVID-Neuro Global programme, led by the University of Liverpool in cooperation with five leading research … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, News, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged brain infections, Christian Medical College Vellore, COVID-19, COVID-Neuro Global programme, Dr Ava Easton, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, infectious diseases, Institute of Infection Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, National Institute for Health Research, National Institute for Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Neurology, NIHR, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Professor Ravi Vasanthapuram, Professor Tom Solomon, The College of Medicine, The Encephalitis Society, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI, University of Liverpool
(PRESS RELEASE) COVENTRY, UK, 12-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — WMG at University of Warwick has announced it has investigated the Cyber Security for Connected and Autonomous Mobility (CAM) in a number of projects funded by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Education, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Science, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged automotive cybersecurity, Autonomous mobility, BeARCAT, CCAV, Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, cyber security, Dr Elijah Adegoke, Dr Erik Kampert, Horiba Mira, InnovateUK, PNT Cyber Resilience project, Professor Carsten Maple, ResiCAV, Spirent, UKRI, University of Warwick, WMG, WMG 3xD simulator, Zenzic
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 22-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Mersey Basin project has just won £50,000 seed funding, which is meant to help prepare the full bid, which, if successful, could deliver up to £50 million investment in the North West. … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Chemicals, Government, Investment, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged advanced manufacturing, AI, AI tools, Alison Kennedy, artificial-intelligence, digital manufacturing, Hartree Centre at Daresbury, High Performance Computing, IBM Research, Liverpool City Region, M56/M62 corridor, Manchester, Materials Chemistry, Mersey Basin AI-Enabled Materials Chemistry, new materials, seed funding, smart coatings, STFC, STFC Laboratories, Strength in Places Fund, supply chains, The Alan Turing Institute, the Henry Royce Institute, the University of Liverpool, the University of Manchester, UKRI
SWINDON, 17-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Higher Education and Research Act (2017) established a new body, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI will establish nine Councils, with their own fields of activity, each led by an Executive Chair. Each Executive Chair will … Read the full press release
Posted in Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Science and Technology Facilities Council, STFC, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI
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