UK Research and InnovationWorking in science is not just lab coats, test tubes and Bunsen burnersFrom a forensic jeweller to a beekeeper and glassblowing to hair recycling, the opportunities are almost endless. Below we take a look at…4 min read·Jan 8, 2024----
UK Research and InnovationWhy we’re funding community-led research and innovationWe started with a simple question: what if we flipped the usual approach to funding public engagement with research and innovation?4 min read·Oct 11, 2023--1--1
UK Research and InnovationWhat makes live music special?What happens in our brains when we listen to music? And how can the answers help dementia sufferers?4 min read·Jun 16, 2023--1--1
UK Research and InnovationFour women-led projects improving lives around the worldFrom all-women solar panel teams to overcoming gender-based violence, here are four inspiring stories of research led by women8 min read·Feb 11, 2023----
UK Research and InnovationABBA, Star Wars and Shakespeare: a re-invention of the UK screen industryIn the first Star Wars film, the droid R2D2 plays a holographic SOS message from Princess Leia to Luke Skywalker. When the film was…4 min read·Dec 14, 2022----
UK Research and InnovationBattling an invisible pandemic: five ways researchers are fighting AIDSSince the HIV virus was first identified in 1984, more than 35 million people have died from HIV or AIDS related illnesses, making it one…5 min read·Dec 1, 2022----
UK Research and InnovationinCOVID-19: Stories from the pandemicCan VR help tackle racism and discrimination in the NHS?Researchers at King’s College London are investigating whether virtual reality can help to tackle idiscrimination in the NHS7 min read·Nov 28, 2022----
UK Research and InnovationinCOVID-19: Stories from the pandemicWhy families need playful parentingStressful environments increase the likelihood of violence against children. A toolkit of playful parenting resources is helping families6 min read·Jul 20, 2022----
UK Research and InnovationinCOVID-19: Stories from the pandemicIn search of the ‘new normal’: What will it take for COVID-19 to become endemic?Two years on, we’re still learning to live with Covid-19. How close are we to the ‘new normal’?8 min read·Jul 13, 2022----
UK Research and InnovationinOur Changing ClimateFour steps to climate justice: how we ensure we don’t leave anyone behind on the road to Net ZeroAs we transform our economy, we must do it in a way that doesn’t increase inequality5 min read·Jul 8, 2022--1--1