A new agreement between the UK and Japan aims to promote international medical research collaboration, by combining world-class scientific expertise to help advance human health. On 1 February, the MRC and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) signed…
The Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Jo Johnson, has announced that Professor Sir Mark Walport will be the Chief Executive Designate of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The full Government announcement is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/business-secretary-announces-industrial-strategy-investment-in-science-research-and-innovation UKRI will,…
In 1956 Sir Richard van der Riet Woolley, the Astronomer Royal, referred to the possibility of space travel as ‘utter blige’, effectively dismissing the potential and refusing to believe in the idea. Fortunately others didn’t share his feelings and had…
The University of Lincoln has recently renewed its membership with SEDA, a ‘professional association for staff and educational developers in the UK, promoting innovation and good practice in higher education’. SEDA stands for Staff and Educational Development Association and was…
The competition is open to the best business-led, innovative or disruptive ideas or concepts. These can be drawn from any technology, engineering or industrial area. This area can be one that fits into, or be outside of, any one or…
The research councils have together announced the first phase of health research awards from the new £1.5bn Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). They will address issues affecting people in low and middle income countries (LMICs) using the UK’s world-class research…