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Two significant documents, produced by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), that analyse the UK’s research and innovation infrastructures for the first time and highlight investment opportunities across the country, are published today.

Pre-election guidance applies to all UK civil servants, Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) and other arms’ length bodies including UK Research and Innovation.

The outstanding efforts of individuals and organisations across the UK who are inspiring young people to study STEM subjects has been celebrated at the STEM Inspiration Awards.

A new project funded by UK Research and Innovation will explore how a national service for due diligence in international research could deliver benefits for UK higher education institutions and partners overseas.

The AHRC will be holding a workshop in Bristol on 14^th January 2020, aimed at supporting arts and humanities early career researchers who have applied to Round 4 of the FLF scheme, or who are thinking about applying to future rounds of the FLF scheme.

UKRI, through the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), is breaking new ground with Chinese scientific partners in the elusive search for ‘Dark Matter’, the as-yet-undetectable substance that, we think, makes up over 80 percent of the mass in our universe.

Two competitions, run by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on behalf of the government, are opening this week focused on helping the UK achieve net zero emissions by 2050 as part of the Industrial Decarbonisation challenge.

Scientists are developing a low cost, rapid diagnostic sensor test which aims to show the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics within 45 minutes.

Britain’s world-leading cultural institutions could soon undergo a digital revolution thanks to a new £19 million Government research programme.

A major new research programme has been announced by government looking into how the users of future autonomous systems can fully trust them.

Imperial War Museums (IWM) has today announced its 2020 programme, including the Refugees season which will invite visitors to explore refugee experiences throughout history and the ongoing issues faced by those affected.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has emphasised its support for improvements in the research environment by reaffirming its signatory status to the Concordat to Support Research Integrity.

The next generation of UK bioscientists have received a £170 million boost from the BBSRC. The investment has been announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as part of an announcement focusing on skills in bioscience and Artificial Intelligence.

World-leading researchers will develop pioneering new approaches to Artificial Intelligence (AI) through the next wave of Turing AI Fellowships announced by UKRI today, supporting UK and international researchers with £36 million of funding.

Research and development funding for power electronics, machines and drives businesses is available from a significant funding opportunity opening today focused on helping the UK achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Cray has been awarded the contract to supply the hardware for the next national supercomputer, ARCHER2, following a procurement exercise delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

UK Research and Innovation outlines its next steps to address bullying and harassment across the sector in a position statement.

UKRI, in collaboration with the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and seven other global organisations, today announced that it has joined the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to improve physical, mental, and social well-being for people as they age.