UK Research and Innovation

Can you help us make guidance clearer and easier to find on the UKRI website? We're looking for people at all career stages (including PhD students) who have applied or are considering applying for UKRI funding. How does it work? We'll invite you to a one-to-one vitual session to understand your current experience. No preparation would be required ahead of time. Complete the form at the link below and we'll be touch to arrange a convenient time. https://orlo.uk/zYjCG

Valuing difference is fundamental to the pursuit of excellence in research and innovation. A recent visit to India by UKRI Chief Executive Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser provided rich examples of why this is the case. The strong partnership and collaboration between the UK and India has created space for different thinking and perspectives, making breakthroughs more likely. India and the UK both place research and innovation (R&I) at the heart of their economies and societies, and the role of UKRI and the Government of India is to build an R&I system by everyone, for everyone. A flexible, dynamic and inclusive R&I system helps foster innovation. We need to welcome a wide spectrum of ideas, expertise, and ways of thinking. A system that is too rigid or uniform limits new ways of thinking, interdisciplinary connections, and problem-solving. Last month, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser hosted a high tea at the British High Commission in New Delhi to celebrate the India-UKRI partnership. The event was attended by researchers from India and the UK who are working in a wide range of collaborative partnerships. Their work is empowered by diversity – different disciplines, different approaches and different experiences. Diverse career paths such as career breaks, movement between disciplines, and non-traditional pathways present opportunities to enrich the R&I system. This is an area that UKRI has been making progress in, for example by revising and simplifying project role types and by introducing the Resume for Research and Innovation. We have also been working to remove conscious and unconscious bias in peer review. Read more in this blog post: https://orlo.uk/71YzG

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Seven new research hubs will work to ensure the UK's transition to net zero also protects and promotes health. The hubs, funded by UKRI and NIHR, are focused around five challenge areas at the intersection of health and the environment: ?? transport and the built environment ?? the indoor environment ?? sustainable diets ?? extreme weather ?? decarbonising health and social care pathways Each hub will receive up to ￡6 million to deliver high impact research focused on reducing health inequalities. They will also undertake research into developing a standardised way to measure trade-offs and unintended consequences as part of these measures. Head to the UKRI website to find out more. NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research)

?? Calling Early Career Researchers! ?? Our UKRI MHP Early Career Researcher (ECR) Fellowship Awards are opening soon! If you're passionate about advancing research into severe mental illness (SMI), this is your chance to turn your research ideas into innovative projects and connect our research Hubs. ?? Why apply? ??Up to ￡300k funding for projects lasting 1–3 years. ??A chance to work with world-leading experts in SMI and join a network of interdisciplinary researchers. ??Access to training, guidance, and resources, including support for patient and public involvement ??Opportunities to make a real impact on the lives of people with SMI. ?? Applications open: 1st March 2025 ?? Deadline: 30th April 2025 Find out more and start planning your application here: https://buff.ly/42Qn3UZ Medical Research Council UK Research and Innovation #Research #MentalHealth #EarlyCareerResearchers #Postdoc #Fellowship

The UK is playing a pivotal role in six international projects harnessing biology to tackle major societal challenges. Programmes like Global Centers 2024 demonstrate the strength of international partnerships in improving lives and creating prosperity.

We're seeking an experienced HR Leader to join UKRI as the Director of HR Business Partnering. In this business-critical role, you will lead a team of 16 HR Business Partners, supporting leaders across UKRI to maximise the potential of our 8,500 people. Applications are open until 23:59 on Monday 10 March. Full details: https://orlo.uk/5Q67R

We are pleased to invite you to an exclusive event, “Shape the Future of Ultrafast Biosciences at RUEDI,” on Friday, April 25th, 2025, at The Royal Society, London. Hosted by Professor Roland Fleck from the RUEDI Biosciences Theme, this in-person event offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the design and future of the RUEDI national facility. ? RUEDI, funded by the EPSRC as part of the UKRI Infrastructure Fund, and in partnership with the University of Liverpool, Rosalind Franklin Institute, and STFC Daresbury, will be the world’s first facility of its kind.? ? This event will explore the potential of RUEDI across various scientific themes, with the focus on biosciences.? ? Key Highlights: Collaborate: Share your input on RUEDI's design. Innovate: Propose experiment ideas tackling critical bioscience challenges. ? Keynote Speaker: Professor Wah Chiu, Stanford University Hosted by: Professors Nigel Browning, Roland Fleck, and Angus Kirkland. Don’t miss the chance to shape the future of ultrafast biosciences and help drive breakthrough research in this exciting field. ? For more details and to register: https://lnkd.in/eSA88dVc

Winter can be a challenging time for our physical and mental health. Thankfully, research and innovation are applying the latest technology to help us feel our best: from finding motivation to exercise, to accessing healthy UK-grown food all year round. Find out more ways AI research and innovation is improving wellness in our new feature:?https://lnkd.in/eKrD256C

Did we just meet someone who’s helping shape the future of space exploration? ?? MAIT technician Reuben Chesterman is building and assembling components for groundbreaking space missions. He’s working on the Mars Rover which will travel 140 million miles in search of life and on satellites that help monitor climate change from space – technology that directly impacts all our lives. The clip below is just a glimpse into his stellar work at RAL Space. What crucial knowledge do we have, thanks to technicians like him? How did he end up at the forefront of space research? And what’s the best part of his job? ?? Watch the full episode from our day with Reuben here: https://lnkd.in/er_q9Kex #101Jobs #technicians #ByEveryoneForEveryone