STFC research outcomes and impact

Find out how the people and projects we invest in can make an impact on our lives and the world we live in.

8 August 2025

Delivering EPIC breakthroughs with laser-driven accelerators

12 August 2024

Boulby lab supports search for alien life

8 February 2024

STFC apprentices provide vital skills

4 October 2021

How space science can help us combat climate change

15 June 2021

Harnessing offshore wind

18 January 2021

UK research key in fight against antibiotic resistance spread

26 October 2020

Watch this space: UK satellite technology creating jobs and saving lives

26 October 2020

The plastics paradox

10 September 2020

Magnet technology in MRI scanners leads to better care at lower cost

10 September 2020

UK reaps significant rewards from CERN membership

7 September 2020

Using data to increase the lifespan of planes

8 April 2020

Support for technology companies from early-stage to commercialisation

2 March 2020

Machine learning aims to speed up new drug production

29 October 2019

UK research facility at the heart of battery technology advances

29 October 2019

X-rays could reveal secrets of Vesuvius scrolls

30 May 2019

‘Ask Oli’ chatbot starts AI revolution in children’s healthcare

5 February 2019

UK-based Serco’s work on CERN boosts UK jobs and reputation

22 January 2018

Space technology offers jobs for traditional craft skills

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