Sector News

Booking is now open for the S-Lab Conference to be held at the University of Bristol, 18 September 2018. S-Lab's Conference partnership with UKSPA means that our members who own laboratory and innovation space can take advantage of their very low HE rates (£20) for...

UK Research and Innovation has up to £12 million to invest in projects that look at ways of applying artificial intelligence (AI) and data technologies to improve service industries, with a specific focus on accountancy, insurance and legal service sectors....

Science Minister Sam Gyimah signs landmark agreements with Israel focussing on innovation, ageing and artificial intelligence Science Minister announces the opening of a new call for applications for innovative approaches to improve healthy ageing across Israel and...

Minister Sam Gyimah delivered a speech on the 'importance of international collaboration to research excellence' at a reception co-hosted by Wellcome Trust and the UK Permanent Representative in Brussels. You can read the full speech here. Submitted on 01/06/2018

Led by UK Research and Innovation, Strength in Places Fund (SIPF) is a new competitive funding scheme that takes a place-based approach to research and innovation funding, to support significant regional growth. The fund aims to support consortia of research...

The Green Gown Awards UK & Ireland 2018 is open for stage 1 applicants with a closing date of 8 June.  They are open to any tertiary education establishment  - including all post-16 educational institutions such as colleges, universities and learning and...

UK businesses can team up with a university or research organisation and a graduate to work together on an innovation project. Up to £40 million of funding is available for businesses to work with an academic or research organisation and graduate on a Knowledge...

The Prime Minister gave a speech at Jodrell Back yesterday - June 21 - in which she set out plans for four missions to drive businesses, academia and government to meet the major industrial challenges faced by the UK, and a clear committment to extend international...

Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, returns to the NEC, Birmingham, on 31 October & 1 November 2018. Free-to-attend and supported by some of the UK’s top scientific institutions, Lab Innovations is the nation’s...

Ambitious new plans set out by the Prime Minister today will see around 22,000 fewer people dying from cancer each year by 2033. Speaking in Macclesfield today, the PM will use a speech to challenge the NHS, the Artificial Intellifence (AI) sector and health charities...

Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram (pictured above) hailed the Liverpool City Region as “undergoing a renaissance in science and innovation”, at this year’s Business of Science Conference which took place on Thursday at the Hilton Hotel, Liverpool. The Metro Mayor brought the...

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult will lead a £3 million investment to scale up skills and training in the UK's life sciences industry. It will create new skills and capabilities to bridge the gap between the regulatory approval of cell and gene therapies...

The Knowledge Transfer Network are delivering a series of workshops aimed at helping businesses write a good grant proposal. When applying for a grant it often requires a significant investment of time to put forward a compelling case. Yet grants can be a real enabler...