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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), joined funders from across Europe to launch cOAlition S, a collective declaration of a commitment to open access publishing in academia.

Two new directors have been appointed by UK Research and Innovation to lead challenges announced as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

UK scientists will join what could be the largest-scale Arctic research expedition ever planned when the German research ship, RV Polarstern, is deliberately lodged into sea ice to drift past the North Pole.

Early-stage progress towards developing human liver tissue implants has been made, after scientists transformed stem cells into 3D human liver tissue.

The Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S) service is now available again following the recent outage.

UKRI is joining research organisations in Canada and France to host a series of international workshops examining the social and ethical implications of Artificial Intelligence.

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The government has updated its information for UK applicants to Horizon 2020, the European Union’s flagship programme for science and innovation.

From drones helping the fight against malaria, to slow-melting ice cream, engineering research continues to find ways to improve your summer holidays.

A new system can accurately model air quality in large cities in minutes, within five metres of any given location using just a standard office computer.

A robotic system which makes use of artificial intelligence (AI) to learn from chemical reactions and discover new molecules has been developed.

Astronomers have discovered the first galaxies ever formed over 13 billion years ago.

A synthetic chemical which causes aggressive brain tumour cells to ‘self-destruct’ could lead to a new generation of treatments for cancers like glioblastoma, a UK-led study has found.

The government has published updated information for UK applicants to Horizon 2020, the EU’s flagship programme for science and innovation.

An international research team have uncovered the hidden genetic secrets that give wheat its remarkable ability for local adaptation - revealing a previously untapped resource for breeding better, more resilient wheat.

The first funding from a £90 million fund that aims to revolutionise how food is produced and dramatically reduce its environmental impact launches later this month.

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced £780 million of funding to expand Catapult centres developing a range of cutting edge new technologies across the UK.

Smartphones could be charged in minutes after UK researchers discovered a new material to speed up the process.