Science Works is collaborating with the Wellcome Trust on a joint scoping exercise to uncover examples of labs, departments, institutes, programmes, and funding architectures across the UK research sy...

Foot-stomping indie rock comes to The Victoria with The Pavilion & Bucket Fight

Why I think a new organisation is needed to tackle the most pressing challenges facing British science and tech

Professor Sir Ian Chapman and Lord Vallance respond to a letter from the Chair of the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.

On the regrettable necessity of thinking carefully before spending public money

Professor Sir Ian Chapman, Chief Executive of UKRI, has written to the Committee Chair, Dame Chi Onwurah, to provide previously unavailable information about its new 'bucket'-led approach to funding r...

UKRI’s new funding framework takes a stab at classifying budgets – but doesn’t yet govern research

A forecasting contest for 2026, featuring UK politics and global events.

Ten tests for the UK’s new R&D funding framework

Some quick thoughts.

William Wu, NoVa, piano, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff. Olga Niekrasova, Kyiv, animated film. Anhelina Leshak, Ukraine/GWU, general career support. Myles Fritts, Florida, fish and genetics. Luzia Bruckam...

British research has perfected discipline and outsourced magnificence. The fix is to practise demonstration statecraft – visible proofs of capacity that pair theatre with delivery.

British research has perfected discipline and outsourced magnificence. The fix is to practise demonstration statecraft – visible proofs of capacity that pair theatre with delivery.

A data-driven look at which funders support knowledge integration

A data-driven look at which funders support knowledge integration

A data-driven look at which funders support knowledge integration

A data-driven look at which funders actually support knowledge integration

The European Research Council (ERC) today announced the winners of its latest Advanced Grant competition. The funding, worth in total €721 million, will go to 281 leading researchers across Europe. Th...

One in five new grants go to UK-based researchers, as overall success rate falls

As the Trump administration proposes enormous cuts for the US’ world-renowned science agencies, Jack Grove looks into what is driving the attacks beyond political malice – and what, if anything, can b...

Here's what we need to see from the Spending Review, NHS 10 Year Plan, Cancer Plan, Industrial Strategy, and Life Sciences Sector Plan.

Replacing US leadership means tackling fundamental questions about universities’ role in society, says Ben Johnson