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New funding in wind power research and development will help prevent millions of CO2 emissions and grow the economy.

• Updated: 14 May 2024

The UK Space Agency has announced its largest investment into an early-stage technology programme to enhance the UK’s Earth observation technologies, to improve how space is used to understand and protect the planet.

• Updated: 14 May 2024

A mission to better understand the interactions between processes that play a role in regulating Earth’s climate.

• Updated: 13 May 2024

Experts can now apply to advise Defra on new ways to finance innovation and achieve a return on investment, including the possibility of a dedicated fund

• Updated: 13 May 2024

British researchers, businesses and academics will have enhanced access to future supercomputer research funding from today (Monday 13 May) as the UK joins the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC).

• Updated: 13 May 2024

A first-of-its-kind achievement as quantum navigation tech developed in the UK has been successfully tested in flight.

• Updated: 13 May 2024

The AI Safety Institute has open released a new testing platform to strengthen AI safety evaluations.

• Updated: 10 May 2024

The UK Space Agency will fund 15 projects across the UK designed to engage and inspire the next generation into STEM careers.

• Updated: 10 May 2024

The AI Opportunity Forum has held the second of its 3 planned, formal meetings.

• Updated: 9 May 2024

The competition will identify the best industry partners to form a world-leading public-private alliance led by UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd.

• Updated: 8 May 2024

£1.8 million from the UK Space Agency will boost British organisations with promising technologies to support space capabilities.

• Updated: 8 May 2024

Organisations are now invited to apply to set up a new National Academy focused on Mathematical Sciences.

• Updated: 7 May 2024

British AI company Wayve announces $1.05 billion investment to develop the next generation of AI-powered self-driving vehicles

• Updated: 7 May 2024

Find answers to questions about space junk, the risk to satellites in orbit, and how space sustainability can help, as well as the UK Space Agency's work to address these issues.

• Updated: 3 May 2024

The agreement for a first-of-a-kind test rig will provide critical data for the design and development of Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP).

• Updated: 2 May 2024

This animation explains the process of Technology Transfer and how it makes the most of Knowledge Assets to deliver social or economic benefits.

• Updated: 2 May 2024

Some of the leading minds from across the world of science have given their backing to Professor Mark Thomson’s bid to be the next Director-General of CERN.

• Updated: 2 May 2024

In this film the Geospatial Commission explains how they used funding and advice from GOTT to explore new uses for their National Underground Asset Register.

• Updated: 30 April 2024

The Minister for Science, Research and Innovation has responded to recommendations made by the Regulatory Horizons Council on the regulation of space technologies.

• Updated: 25 April 2024

A ground-breaking project that could transform ocean monitoring, giving coastal communities vital extra time to prepare for tsunamis is being unveiled today.

• Updated: 23 April 2024