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Strange sounds recorded in space can now be heard in a series of short films.

Polluting waste generated during coffee production has been turned into electricity for the first time, scientists have revealed.

From plants grown from mattresses in refugee camps, to breeding greener cows, engineering plays a key role in global food security.

We look back at a successful week of events to raise awareness of the ambitious actions needed to tackle climate change and drive clean growth.

A study into neutrons could make plastic production more environmentally friendly.

A ground-breaking paper celebrating the release of the genetic data of 500,000 people has been published.

UK Research and Innovation welcomes the publication of a new report looking at how research organisations can enable fair and equitable partnerships between researchers across the global North and South working to addresses the challenges faced by developing countries.

A new £81 million Materials Innovation Factory has opened at the University of Liverpool, bringing materials chemistry experts together with cutting edge robots and computers to meet society’s future challenges.

A new play about the end of the First World War from the perspective of German women opens this week, after research shone a light on women’s participation in Revolutions that affected Germany, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland in 1918.

A new £10 million centre will develop cutting-edge creative training and research programmes in immersive storytelling to ensure the UK creative workforce is the most skilled in the world in the use of virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies.

UK Research and Innovation would like to congratulate Professor Sir Gregory Winter after the pioneering researcher was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

UK Research and Innovation has today announced the appointment of a further two Challenge Directors who will lead work on the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF).

The rising popularity of women's football has given the sport the power to tackle gender issues across society - especially in football mad countries like Brazil - according to a major research project to tackle gender inequality in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia.

A new system is being rolled out as a first step towards supporting the continuity of funding for UK organisations which have been awarded grants from the European Union’s flagship programme for science and innovation.

Combined data from across government and hundreds of UK public bodies will be used to improve healthcare, education, business growth and the fight against crime by making it available to world-leading research teams.

A sustainable Alzheimer’s medication has been developed from daffodils grown in the Welsh Black Mountains.

Mammals successfully evolved over the years by getting smaller in size, scientists have discovered.

Smart trousers with artificial muscles are being developed to help the elderly and disabled with their mobility.