The science facility which kickstarted the UK’s world leading COVID drug development and has advanced treatments of global health challenges from HIV to malaria and cancer will be upgraded and expanded through a more than £500m investment, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced.

Two leading experts have been appointed to spearhead preparations for the UK to host the first major international AI Safety Summit, as the Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan announces £13 million to transform healthcare research.

Google’s AI training programme has been labelled a “vote of confidence” in ambitions to make the UK the “Home of AI”, according to Michelle Donelan, head of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

British innovators working to revolutionise 5G and broadband coverage for every corner of the UK could be in line to secure up to £160 million from a scheme to deliver the next generation of high-tech satellites, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan announced.

Up to £50 million of Government investment in new UK research ventures will encourage greater private and philanthropic backing for UK science, research and innovation under new plans unveiled on 26th July.

The National Space Council met for the first time since its reinstatement, as part of the UK’s mission to become a true space superpower and fulfil the country’s ambition to become Europe’s leading provider of small commercial launches by 2030. This builds on the already extraordinary growth of the UK space sector, which employs almost 49,000 people and generates an income of £17.5 billion. 

The UK firms harnessing the power of biology to deliver new medical therapies, means of recycling, and environmentally-friendly food sources will be under the spotlight at Downing Street (Wednesday 19 July) as science leaders and Ministers meet to unleash the full potential of the UK’s engineering biology sector.

Fresh commitments to turbocharge the UK’s location data and technologies can revolutionise public services planning and boost business, the Government has unveiled.

As part of the United Kingdom’s ambitions to become an international technology superpower, Technology Secretary Chloe Smith will visit Paris to chair talks at the world’s first OECD Global Forum on Technology.

More UK residents will soon be able to secure fulfilling, highly skilled jobs in the cyber security industry, as a scheme to address the shortage of cyber security experts launches its next iteration.  

The UK and Japan will take their cooperation on science, technology, and innovation to new heights, after agreeing to renew the two countries’ longstanding Science and Technology Agreement for the 21st Century, with a focus on innovation and game-changing new technologies.

New analysis from investment experts offers insight into the wealth of opportunities found within the £17.5 billion UK space sector.

UK science and research facilities will receive a share of £103 million in government funding, aimed at upgrading the UK’s already world class research infrastructure and opening the doors for new scientific breakthroughs – Science and Technology Secretary has announced.

Science and Technology Secretary Chloe Smith met with the ‘godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities presented by the development of artificial intelligence.

£100 million to kickstart the delivery of the government’s major ambitions for the UK’s capability in safe and reliable foundation models has been announced by the Prime Minister and Technology Secretary.

Astronaut Tim Peake and McLaren Founder Ron Dennis are among the seven leading figures from across the science and technology sectors, who have been appointed as the first-ever members of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) Board.