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- 18 January 2019
- Space tech may hold key to sustainable food on planet earth
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UK expertise in cryogenics, the science of extremely cold temperatures, and of thermal engineering could bolster the food supply chain by reducing the amount of loss from farm-to-fork.
- 17 January 2019
- UK team at forefront of efforts to solve cosmic mystery
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A new particle detector developed by UK scientists could help to answer long-standing questions about the cosmic rays that come from deep space and enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
- 16 January 2019
- UKRI Chief Executive in India to address Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council
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Professor Sir Mark Walport and Dr Tim Wheeler, Director International UK Research and Innovation, will also visit three Newton-Bhabha projects, which highlight the UK and India’s research collaborations.
- 11 January 2019
- Horizon 2020 grant holders – have you submitted your details to UKRI's portal?
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UK organisations holding grants from Horizon 2020, the European Union’s flagship programme for research and innovation, need to submit information about them into a UKRI portal designed to capture basic details about the grants.
- 11 January 2019
- Partnership launched to support innovative solutions to ocean plastics crisis
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Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, and Sky have teamed up to support UK businesses to develop innovative methods designed to tackle the global ocean plastics crisis.
- 10 January 2019
- UKRI reviews on equality, diversity and inclusion, and bullying and harassment begin
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UK Research and Innovation has announced the providers who will carry out wide-ranging evidence reviews on equality, diversity and inclusion, and bullying and harassment.
- 10 January 2019
- Projects to demonstrate how technology will revolutionise audience experiences
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Projects will demonstrate the potential of innovative new technologies to revolutionise how audiences experience stage performances, museums and video games.
- 07 January 2019
- Science Minister discusses 'essential' role of Research England during UKRI visit
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UK Research and Innovation welcomed Science Minister Chris Skidmore as he visited the offices of Research England.
- 07 January 2019
- New Year Honours for members of the UKRI community
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UKRI congratulates the academics, researchers and staff recognised in the 2019 New Year Honours list who are part of the UKRI community.
- 03 January 2019
- Robots to fix underground pipes and help cut roadworks
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New micro robots will be built to repair the UK’s huge underground pipe network, aiming to significantly cut the disruption caused by the 1.5 million road excavations that take place every year.
- 19 December 2018
- Sylvia Pankhurst raised phone-tap concerns in 1930s
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Suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst raised concerns about phone-tapping in the 1930s, decades before MI5 revealed it kept her under surveillance, newly uncovered letters have revealed.
- 19 December 2018
- Largest dinosaur footprints found in UK
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The largest and best-preserved set of dinosaur footprints from the Cretaceous Period have been discovered in the UK, according to researchers.
- 19 December 2018
- Major new AI and data science programme to transform engineering, urban planning and healthcare
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Researchers will develop 'digital twins' to transform engineering and urban planning as part of two new research programmes.
- 18 December 2018
- New plastic research projects announced
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Eight new research projects that will explore new and different ways of making, using and recycling plastics have been announced by the Science Minister, Chris Skidmore.
- 14 December 2018
- Festive findings
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From the history of Christmas and shopping to find the perfect gift, to snow density and the engineering behind chocolates, find our how research and innovation across the UK as an impact on the festive season.
- 13 December 2018
- UKRI marks the centenary of Haldane
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UKRI celebrated the centenary of the publication of the Haldane Report, at an event to discuss the principles that emerged from the report, their influence and how they can be applied to today’s challenges.
- 13 December 2018
- Directors appointed to lead work on ageing society grand challenge
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today (13 December) confirmed the appointment two challenge directors who will lead work on the Ageing Society challenges of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF).
- 13 December 2018
- Molecular Laboratory celebrates 16th Nobel Prize
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Pioneering researcher Professor Sir Gregory Winter was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the 16th laureate from UK Research and Innovation.
- 12 December 2018
- Gene study reveals the root of red hair
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A DNA study has revealed the eight genes linked to red hair, helping to solve the mystery of how redheads inherit their flaming locks.
- 10 December 2018
- New Global Research Hubs to tackle complex development challenges
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Over the next five years these interdisciplinary research Hubs will work with governments, international agencies, NGOs and community groups in developing countries to provide creative and sustainable solutions to help make the world safer, healthier and more prosperous.