A multi-million pound European mission to study newly discovered planets will be led by University College London, supported by investment from the UK Space Agency.
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Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Friday, 16 March 2018
Professor Stephen Hawking, whose work helped us understand more about the universe and whose life helped us understand more about human beings, died earlier this week.
Thursday, 15 March 2018
British businesses will soon be able to compete in the commercial space race using UK spaceports.
Thursday, 15 March 2018
Scheme will provide “gold standard” connectivity ahead of 5G roll out.
Monday, 12 March 2018
Rapid growth of SatixFy’s UK operations means more than half SatixFy worldwide employees are now based in Farnborough and Manchester.
Monday, 05 March 2018
Rob Varley has stepped down from his role as Chief Executive of the Met Office.
Monday, 26 February 2018
Up to £6 million is available to help businesses and NHS organisations come together to test out integrated healthcare products and services.
Thursday, 22 February 2018
An £8.4 million investment in Goonhilly Earth Station, in Cornwall, will help create the world’s first commercial deep-space communications station, capable of tracking future missions to the Moon and Mars.
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million to support the development of novel medicines, under the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Businesses can apply for a share of £4 million in consultancy and support to help them solve analysis and measurement problems that could improve productivity.
Monday, 12 February 2018
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £130,000 to develop a digital alarm monitoring system for people with complex needs living at home in Glasgow.
Monday, 12 February 2018
Businesses can apply for a share of up to £15 million to develop novel products and services, or a further £10 million to work on projects with graduates.
Thursday, 08 February 2018
Improved disaster response in Commonwealth states and tropical disease control are among the goals of 10 new projects involving British space organisations, Science Minister Sam Gyimah announced today.
Monday, 05 February 2018
Organisations can apply for a share of £450,000 to develop ways of treating high-organic surface water and delivering it to homes in Scotland.
Friday, 02 February 2018
Teams from across the UK will work on a concept for a future European mission to help reduce the global risk of damage caused by space weather.
Friday, 02 February 2018
The International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG), which the UK Space Agency is part of, has released a new exploration strategy to expand human presence into the solar system.
Thursday, 01 February 2018
The UK Space Agency has awarded more than £4 million to Spire Global to demonstrate cutting-edge space technology including ‘parallel super-computing’.
Thursday, 01 February 2018
The UK Space Agency has awarded more than £4 million to Spire Global to demonstrate cutting-edge space technology including ‘parallel super-computing’.
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Grants are being offered to the UK space sector to come up with innovative new technology.
Monday, 29 January 2018
UK SMEs can apply for a share of up to £1 million to evaluate innovative medical technologies that could help the NHS to meet its priorities.
Monday, 29 January 2018
Businesses can apply for a share of up to £8 million to improve healthcare or reduce costs for health services, under the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
Friday, 26 January 2018
Lontra - supported by Innovate UK - projects annual sales of £45 million for its industrial compressor and 75 new jobs.
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Researchers and businesses can apply for a share of £1.25 million to develop tools to accurately diagnose asthma and help patients receive personalised care.
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
An overview of Innovate UK's upcoming funding competitions for organisations to collaborate with partners to develop new products, processes or services.
Monday, 22 January 2018
The UK Space Agency is offering grants of up to £3,000 for organisations to take on graduate or postgraduate students for work placements in the space industry.
Monday, 22 January 2018
He shared how UK’s newly published Industrial Strategy aligns closely with the priorities of Singapore’s Committee for the Future Economy
Thursday, 18 January 2018
The UK Space Agency and CNES signed a joint statement to step up co-operation in space, at the UK-France Summit in Sandhurst today (Thursday 18 January).
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
The current interim chair of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will take up the role of permanent chair in April this year.
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Academics can apply for a share of up to £500,000 in grants to support innovative ideas in cyber security that have potential for commercialisation.
Monday, 15 January 2018
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £200,000 to look at the design, management and use of UK roads for connected and autonomous vehicles.
Monday, 15 January 2018
Businesses can apply for a share of up to £15 million to develop simulation technologies that help to speed up adoption of driverless and connected vehicles.
Engineering in the spotlight for 2018 as government launches campaign to inspire the next generation
Monday, 15 January 2018
The Year of Engineering will see government and industry tackle a major skills gap and inspire the engineers of tomorrow.
Friday, 12 January 2018
Technology funded by the UK Space Agency was used during the successful launch of a pioneering UK Earth Observation technology demonstration earlier today.
Monday, 08 January 2018
The Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) has made an agreement with Ploughshare Innovations to commercialise their intellectual property.
Monday, 08 January 2018
Businesses can share up to £30 million for projects that develop new ways of powering vehicles to reduce CO2 emissions and strengthen the UK supply chain.
Thursday, 04 January 2018
A new pan-government Head of Geography for government scientists and engineers has been announced.
Tuesday, 02 January 2018
Science Minister Jo Johnson gives an overview of space in the UK and how young people will empower the sector, as the SatelLife competition is launched.
Tuesday, 02 January 2018
Organisations can apply for a share of £8.8 million to devise new energy management products and services using data from non-domestic smart meters.
Monday, 18 December 2017
Researchers, universities and businesses will compete to get their science into space, in a new funding call announced today by the UK Space Agency.
Monday, 18 December 2017
Professor Fiona Watt FRS has been selected as the Government’s preferred candidate to be the Executive Chair of the Medical Research Council (MRC) when it becomes a constituent part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in April 2018.
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £150,000 for an improved, flexible, public space CCTV system for South Ayrshire.
Monday, 11 December 2017
UK business can apply for a share of up to £19 million to help them develop products and services of the future.
Thursday, 07 December 2017
Pledges of support for the Year of Engineering will help ensure young people across the UK can find out more about the opportunities of engineering careers.
Thursday, 07 December 2017
Minister visits cutting-edge Oxfordshire business to see first-hand the technologies paving the way for high speed, low cost transport to space.
Thursday, 07 December 2017
Organisations can apply for a share of £4 million to carry out feasibility studies into the development of nuclear advanced modular reactors.
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