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Living in a world where the pace of change is relentless
Introduction We live in a world where the pace of change is relentless. Society is getting to grips with the climate crisis we face which has led to political action in the form of a commitment to net zero as well as increased industrial awareness of how we need to...
Make the connection for innovation success
This Autumn, the government announced £20million investment to create new University Enterprise Zones. These will boost knowledge exchange by helping universities to provide specialist business support, incubators and accelerators in a bid to enhance R&D and drive...
How R&D funding is driving the UK towards a low carbon future
In June 2019, the UK became the world’s first major economy to put into legislation legally binding targets to reduce carbon and pollutant emissions. The Road to Zero report outlined the government’s strategy towards cleaner road transport and transition to zero...
Powering Britain’s Battery Revolution
The strong progress in recent years in reducing automotive CO2 emissions has stalled as the limits of internal combustion engine technology are reached. A technological transition involving 15m passenger cars is required. Most manufacturers are concluding that the...
How the UK can compete as the world transitions to a low-carbon economy
The public demand for action on climate change is clear. Climate strikes and protests throughout the year, culminating in a global day of action that preceded Greta Thunberg’s appearance at the UN Climate Action Summit are making this an issue global leaders cannot...
Research, Translation and Innovation Conference – Sept 2019
Norwich Research Park and Quadram Institute John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UA 9th September 2019 This one-day event has four elements: Highlighting the translational science vision and implementation at Norwich Research Park and its on-site and adjacent...
UKSPA becomes members of CaSE
UKSPA is pleased to announce that it has joined over 110 organisational members of CaSE - the Campaign for Science and Engineering. "We are delighted that UKSPA is now a member of CaSE. We firmly believe that our highly innovative and world renowned members wil be a...
UKSPA Conference 2019
The UKSPA national conference that took place at the University of Birmingham attracted well over 600 delegates over the two days, both the conference theatres and exhibition hall were a hive of activity throughout as delegates, speakers and exhibitors came together...