News and communications

Scott Mitchell appointed People’s Champion of the national mission to beat dementia, founded in his wife Dame Barbara Windsor’s memory.

• Updated: 20 March 2024

This webinar recording discusses the opportunity, issues and military benefits that the Information Age presents.

• Updated: 15 March 2024

On Tuesday 12 March, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) welcomed key Welsh stakeholders, as well as students and academia, to their Innovation and Technology Roadshow.

• Updated: 15 March 2024

G7 nations have signed an agreement to unite and harness the innovative potential of AI to usher in a new era of global productivity and economic growth.

• Updated: 15 March 2024

The Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology (CST) met with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) today in Washington, D.C. to discuss shared science and technology priorities.

• Updated: 14 March 2024

UK launches PR campaign launches in Italy and Spain to encourage firms and researchers to work with UK researchers through Horizon Europe.

• Updated: 14 March 2024

British semiconductor researchers and businesses now have enhanced access to research funding backed by the UK government and Horizon Europe, now the UK has joined the EU’s ‘Chips Joint Undertaking’.

• Updated: 13 March 2024

Science Secretary Michelle Donelan outlined plans to upskill millions across the UK in AI, quantum and beyond in a speech at the Maths Summit in London.

• Updated: 12 March 2024

These centres will enable novel research and provide a future pipeline of trained research staff in critical technology areas for defence.

• Updated: 12 March 2024

The Animals in Science Committee has appointed 9 new members and reappointed its Chair and 5 of its existing members.

• Updated: 12 March 2024

New partnership to turbocharge science and research links signed by UK and Germany.

• Updated: 12 March 2024

A speech delivered by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Michelle Donelan, at Tech UK on Monday 11 March.

• Updated: 11 March 2024

A new campaign aimed at driving up investment opportunities in scale-ups was launched by the Technology Secretary today.

• Updated: 11 March 2024

Government outlines action to make UK a world leader in tackling ethnic and other biases in medical devices.

• Updated: 11 March 2024

6 projects across the UK’s growing space sector have been announced today at Space-Comm Expo, following publication of the government’s Space Industrial Plan.

• Updated: 7 March 2024

Yesterday’s budget unveiled an ambitious package of announcements designed to boost the UK’s science and technology sectors, unleashing innovation to drive growth, create jobs, and improve lives.

• Updated: 7 March 2024

Letter from Minister, Lord Sharpe of Epsom, to Professor David Main, Chair of the Animals in Science Committee, on commissioned areas of work.

• Updated: 6 March 2024

The Committee wrote to regulators asking them for an update on how they are adapting to the challenges posed by AI in July 2023. The responses from regulators are published here.

• Updated: 6 March 2024

The Committee wrote to government departments and public bodies, asking them for an update on how they are adapting their governance processes for AI in July 2023. Their responses are published here.

• Updated: 6 March 2024

A keynote speech delivered by Science Minister Andrew Griffith at LEAP '24, in Riyadh.

• Updated: 5 March 2024