Tag: UKRI

£14m for Kent-led project to advance recycling of rare metals

Stuart Mitchell

University of Kent bioscientist Professor Martin Warren is set to lead a national consortia which aims to use biology to recover and recycle rare earth elements after securing funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).   The £14 million Engineering Biology Mission Hub for Environmental Processing and Recovery of Metals (ELEMENTAL) aims to address the growing need for critical minerals and metals in clean energy technologies and promote a circular economy.  Technologically critical metals, such as rare earth elements, cobalt, lithium and indium, pose significant challenges due to their limited availability and…

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£100 million investment in The Alan Turing Institute announced

Stuart Mitchell

The Chancellor has announced a £100 million investment in The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The investment will build on the work of the Alan Turing Institute (The Turing) to-date, helping it to bring the AI community together to address national and international challenges in areas such as: health environment and sustainability defence and security The Turing is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). At the forefront UKRI Chief Executive Professor…

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£11.5m bioinnovation boost set to transform UK manufacturing

Stuart Mitchell

UKRI is backing 21 cross-sector collaborations designed to spark innovation, commercialisation and growth in UK sustainable biomanufacturing. When it comes to manufacturing, the UK is one of the biggest players on the world stage. Spanning a wide variety of sub-sectors, the almost three million strong manufacturing workforce generates a staggering 16.68% of the UK’s gross domestic product. Needless to say, the manufacturing sector is critical to economy and society alike. But it comes at a cost. An environmental cost. Because this mammoth sector produces 14% of all UK carbon emissions,…

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UKRI investment to harness the power of smart data for research

Stuart Mitchell

£59m is being invested in Smart Data Research UK (SDR UK) to unlock the power of new forms of data to benefit society. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is investing in a six-year programme to give researchers safe access to ‘smart data’. This is data generated through everyday interactions with the digital world, including via mobile apps, navigation systems, social media, and shopping. Smart data offers a powerful opportunity to understand society, improve lives, and sustainably grow our economy. Analysis of smart data will provide new insights about the way…

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Global collaboration to accelerate clean energy innovation

Stuart Mitchell

The UK, with the US, Canada and Australia, has invested £61 million in the Global Centers on clean energy and climate change. Global Centers on clean energy and climate change is an ambitious, novel clean energy and climate change programme being delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in conjunction with like-minded international funders. Led by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the initiative is funding international, interdisciplinary collaborative research on use-inspired themes in clean energy and climate change. It is also creating an ecosystem of global centres generating outcomes and…

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