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The UK government has pledged further support for UK researchers and businesses, including a shake-up of the immigration rules to attract international scientific talent.

Innovative businesses creating green alternatives to plastic bottles, cosmetic beads and synthetic materials are being backed by new funding from the Government and Sky.

UK researchers and innovators will work with counterparts across the planet to tackle global challenges such as Ebola outbreaks, the impact of subpolar ocean currents on global climate, and the effect of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on society and individuals’ happiness and wellbeing following a major funding announcement.

More than £16 million Innovate UK and private equity investment into companies across the UK developing new precision medicine technologies has been confirmed today.

Announced today, the UK’s first dedicated Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (VMIC) will be located at Harwell Campus.

The £98 million Healthy Ageing Programme, funded by the government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and led by UK Research and Innovation, opens its first tranche of competitions.

UK Research and Innovation has commissioned a consortium of seven leading universities, research centres and the United Nations Development Programme to work together.

The next wave of major industrial and societal challenges to receive investment through the government’s modern Industrial Strategy have been confirmed by Business Secretary Greg Clark.

Hundreds of people across the UK have shared their astonishing memories, photos and scrapbooks for a special compilation to mark 50 years since the Apollo Moon landing in 1969.

UK Research and Innovation has published its Annual Report and Accounts, covering the financial year 2018-19.

The collaboration between UK and partner countries can build upon the original partnership or form a new partnership.

Businesses large and small across the UK are poised to receive a £125 million cash boost to turn their innovative ideas into new products and services on the market.

Technologies that will allow fire crews to see through smoke and dust, computers to solve previously unsolvable computational problems and construction projects.

Research England is investing £221m in 11 brand new university research facilities across the UK that will support cutting-edge research and innovation in a wide range of specialist areas.

Jodrell Bank in the UK has today officially become the home of the new international organisation behind what will soon be the World’s biggest ever radio telescope.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has appointed Mike Blackburn as Interim Chief Finance Officer.

Pioneering new partnerships have been launched to speed up the production of medicines, utilise Artificial Intelligence to complete household tasks, develop ultra-high strength alloys for the automotive industry and create new materials that will not make a noise underwater, reducing its harmful impact on marine wildlife.

A new research centre will focus on prevention, victim recovery, supply chains and law enforcement to help put an end to modern slavery.