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. 

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.