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Proposed budget cuts a catastrophe for UK astronomy The Royal Astronomical Society
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is gravely concerned at the drastic cuts to support for UK astronomy outlined by the...
UK tech advocates alarmed by Burnham plan to scrap technology department | Technology policy The Guardian
Andy Burnham’s plan to scrap the government’s technology department has triggered an angry backlash from MPs, Whitehall officials and tech...
Former ARIA exec joins Oxford Science Enterprises UKTN
Antonia Jenkinson, a former executive at the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), has been appointed as the new finance...
How the UK can lead the future of photonics UKTN
The global photonics market is projected to exceed £1tn by 2030. While the UK’s 3.5% share might appear modest, that...
'Quantum computing talent should be used for good' – BBC BBC
'Quantum computing talent should be used for good' BBC Source link
New social media curfews and crackdown on addictive features to better protect 16- and 17-year-olds online GOV.UK
Nighttime curfews to be set by default and features that get teens hooked onto social media to be automatically switched...
Biobank data leak: Science, Innovation and Technology Committee responds – Committees UK Parliament
Responding to today’s news of a data breach at health data charity UK Biobank, Dame Chi Onwurah, Science, Innovation and...
Science Minister and UKRI CEO give further details of research funding cuts – Committees UK Parliament
The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has today published a letter from the Science Minister, Lord Vallance, and UKRI CEO, Professor...
University of Liverpool academics appointed to DSIT College of Experts University of Liverpool
Professors Katie Atkinson and Xiaowei Huang from the School of Computer Science and Informatics join leading specialists chosen to give...
New and novel: call for multi-domain autonomous systems GOV.UK
UKDI has launched a new Themed Competition: Novel Autonomy and Robotics Funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)...
Knockin radio telescope may shut amid funding cuts, scientists fear BBC
A radio telescope in Shropshire with a 25m (82ft) diameter dish, could be at risk of closing because of proposed...
Liz Kendall: STFC crisis ‘could have been handled better’ Research Professional News
UK “desperately needs physicists”, says science secretary, as cost savings announcement looms Liz Kendall has said the funding crisis at...
Major science facilities to be scaled back, UKRI confirms Research Professional News
Science and Technology Facilities Council will also reduce project spending, despite £135m of fresh money UK Research and Innovation has...
UK science research labs hit by £160m cut despite record spending BBC
Britain's national laboratories — the government-owned sites and expert teams that build and run the country's big scientific machines —...
UK life sciences attracts £3bn investment, creating jobs and faster patient treatments | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Wired-Gov
Life Sciences sector attracts more than £3 billion in new public-private investment in just 12 months, reflecting international confidence in the UK’s...
UK research at Cern to shrink as government approves STFC cuts Research Professional News
Exclusive: Science department approves UKRI’s cost-saving proposal, with major UK facilities also facing cutbacks British participation in research at Cern...
DSIT appoints 71 science and technology experts EdTech Innovation Hub
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has appointed 71 specialists from universities, industry and research institutes to a...
Professor Kate Devlin appointed to DSIT College of Experts King’s College London
The College was formally launched on 18 June 2026 at the Royal Society in London, bringing together members from universities,...
MPs warn that Palantir’s increasing presence in the UK public sector is an “unacceptable point of weakness” – Committees UK Parliament
The cross-party committee identifies Palantir as the most concerning example of the public sector’s growing reliance on a small number...
Women in Research Charter – GOV.UK GOV.UK
Foreword The UK’s science and research strengths are central to this government’s mission to deliver economic growth, raise productivity, and...
