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Bowel cancer survivors offered pioneering blood tests

200 bowel cancer survivors in Swansea are to be offered revolutionary blood tests to check whether their disease has returned. Those chosen will also be on a waiting list for colonoscopies, ensuring a diagnosis is not delayed if indeed a patient’s cancer has reappeared and offering peace of mind for those who are cleared. The rollout has been funded by…
Ben Kemp
March 3, 2023
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Scientists hopeful of Horizon Europe association following the Windsor Framework

Scientists remain hopeful that the UK’s reassociation with Horizon Europe may now be achieved following the Northern Ireland ‘Windsor Framework’ deal and a warming of UK-EU relations. For over two years, talks have been put on hold due to Brexit trade deal negotiations and UK scientists barely benefitted from the £88.8bn programme. This has already impacted UK scientists’ ability to…
Ben Kemp
March 3, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 18th – 24th February

Innovative new tech projects awarded funding to help veterans healthcare £5 million awarded to 22 projects to drive forward cutting-edge treatments and technologies to support veterans’ healthcare The funding will help spur innovation, ensure that treatments are informed by the latest research and developments in clinical care, and bring the best of UK science and technology to the forefront of…
Natalie Creaney
February 24, 2023
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Treasury breaks R&D pledge by returning £1.6bn pledged to UK science

In a move widely condemned by scientists, the Treasury has taken back £1.6bn earmarked for UK science despite the Government insisting R&D budgets would be protected. According to an analysis of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2022-23 by the Campaign for Science and Engineering the UK’s former Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has returned £1.6 billion of…
Natalie Creaney
February 24, 2023
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Treasury breaks R&D pledge by returning £1.6bn pledged to UK science

In a move widely condemned by scientists, the Treasury has taken back £1.6bn earmarked for UK science despite the Government insisting R&D budgets would be protected. According to an analysis of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2022-23 by the Campaign for Science and Engineering the UK’s former Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has returned £1.6 billion of…
Natalie Creaney
February 24, 2023
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New Government Chief Scientific Adviser appointed

The Government has announced the appointment of Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS as the new Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA). Dame Angela, who is currently Chief Scientific Adviser for the Ministry of Defence, was selected by the Prime Minister following an open competition. Dame Angela will be the first woman to hold the role of GCSA and will take…
Natalie Creaney
February 24, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 11th – 17th February

19 additional community diagnostic centres (CDCs) to open this year 19 new community diagnostic centres which will perform 1.1 million tests, checks and scans every year set to open later this year New data shows 92 operational CDCs have already significantly bolstered NHS capacity as part of the most ambitious catch-up plan in NHS history, delivering an additional 3 million…
Ben Kemp
February 16, 2023
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More women to be supported back into STEM jobs in Government-backed training

Coinciding with this week’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science the Minister for Women and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch, has launched a new initiative to help people back into science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) based careers. The scheme – backed by £150,000 of Government funding - will be run by Women Returners and STEM Returners and will target…
Ben Kemp
February 16, 2023
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UK prepared to snub Horizon Europe in favour of US, Swiss & Japanese research alliance

Michelle Donelan, the new Secretary of State for Science, Technology and Innovation has stated that the Government is prepared to abandon attempts to reassociate with Horizon Europe following Brexit in favour of creating a bespoke alliance with the United States, Japan and Switzerland. In her Telegraph article, the Secretary of State acknowledged the inconvenience to the science sector owing to…
Ben Kemp
February 16, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 4th – 10th February

NHS Digital and NHS England complete merger NHS England and NHS Digital have today legally merged in the first step towards creating a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all The move brings the NHS’ national data and technology expertise into one organisation, creating a closer link between the collection and analysis…
Natalie Creaney
February 10, 2023
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