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News & Analysis
4th July 2025
£160M investment sparks UK hub for advanced semiconductor packaging

Plans for a national hub for the development of advanced semiconductor packaging are now underway, following the announcement of a £160 million investment from the UK Government in Glasgow City Region Innovation Zone (GCRIZ) projects. 

Aerospace & Defence
26th June 2025
Space businesses react as UK government unveils Industrial Strategy

Space business leaders say the UK’s ‘Modern Industrial Strategy’, “sets the stage for timely and meaningful discussion at next month’s UK Space Conference.”

Latest
11th June 2025
Scotland to host UK’s national supercomputer

Scotland will be home to the UK’s most powerful supercomputer to drive forward innovations that grow the economy and ensure people are better off, putting Edinburgh at heart of the UK’s plans to unlock a decade of national renewal through artificial intelligence.

News & Analysis
9th June 2025
PM launches £187M drive to arm 1 million students with tech and AI skills

Today the Prime Minister announced a £187 million national skills programme to equip young people and workers across the UK with cutting-edge AI and digital skills, ensuring the country can compete in the global tech economy.

Events News
9th June 2025
London Tech Week: UK Government’s £1bn push to power national AI growth

London Tech Week opened with a strong political and technological statement, as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer took to the stage to announce a series of major investments aimed at securing the UK’s position in the global artificial intelligence (AI) economy.

News & Analysis
5th June 2025
House of Commons boosts data workforce by 50% amid AI expansion

The House of Commons has splashed £7.5 million into data spending and staff over the past three years, underscoring the departments strategic commitment to data as a cornerstone of national research and innovation.

News & Analysis
22nd May 2025
Government outlines ten-year R&D funding to transform UK economy

The government has set out new ten-year funding for research and development (R&D) to help boost efficiency, attract greater private investment and grow the UK economy.

STEM News
16th May 2025
More girls to study maths after improved pathway into AI careers

Thousands of the country’s brightest girls will get the opportunity to study advanced maths and progress into AI-related careers, as the government invests in the skills young people need for the jobs of tomorrow.  

News & Analysis
8th May 2025
Tech companies urged to join drive to cut crime

Today around 30 companies including Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Google will explore how revolutionary tech could be used to tackle violence in prison, better monitor offenders in the community, and improve risk assessments of offenders.  

News & Analysis
8th May 2025
Bill Bailey talks fusion energy with UKAEA

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) welcomed British musician, comedian, and television star, Bill Bailey, to its Culham Campus to explore the vital research being undertaken to advance fusion as a sustainable source of energy for future generations.

Medical
30th April 2025
AI-powered doctors' assistants hailed as a "gamechanger"

NHS clinicians will be supported to use AI tools that bulldoze bureaucracy and take notes to free up staff time and deliver better care to patients thanks to new guidance published.

Eco Innovation
29th April 2025
British satellite to map Earth’s forests in 3D

A satellite developed by British academics and engineers is set to become the first in the world to measure the condition of the Earth’s forests from space, announces the UK Government.

Quantum Tech
15th April 2025
£121 million boost for security-centric quantum technology

The UK government is investing £121 million in quantum technology to tackle crime, fraud, and money laundering, while reinforcing its global leadership in the field and driving economic savings.

News & Analysis
14th April 2025
New survey reveals public support for quantum science and technology

The first-ever European survey of public attitudes towards quantum science and technology was published today (14th April 2025) on World Quantum Day.

Robotics
9th April 2025
Robot ‘dog’ Spot restores crane power at nuclear site

Spot, the robot ‘dog’, recently assisted colleagues in Dounreay’s Fuel Cycle Area by reactivating a crucial building crane in a reprocessing plant.

News & Analysis
8th April 2025
£5mn Govt. competition to transform rail passenger experience

The government has launched a £5 million competition to support pioneering technologies aimed at transforming the passenger experience on Britain’s railways.

News & Analysis
5th April 2025
Government kickstarts £100 million fusion investment

The government has announced £20 million to kickstart ‘Starmaker One’ – a British private fusion investment fund that will help fusion businesses and start-ups in the sector grow and commercialise at scale.

STEM News
31st March 2025
New bootcamp upskills coders into AI specialists

Data scientists will be upskilled into AI specialists by a new scheme, as the government looks to use the technology to fix public services, save the taxpayer money, and drive growth as part of its Plan for Change.

Aerospace & Defence
31st March 2025
UK firm to land Europe’s first rover on Mars

A UK aerospace company is set to land the first European rover on the red planet, as it wins £150 million to complete the touchdown system delivering the rover safely to Mars.

News & Analysis
31st March 2025
Government backs next wave of semiconductor startups

A new wave of semiconductor startups will join ChipStart, a government-backed incubator programme driving the Plan for Change by helping companies scale up, create jobs, and boost growth.

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