Awarding ten-year R&D funding: guidance for departments and ALBs
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What government departments and arms-length bodies (ALBs) need to consider when awarding ten-year, or other long-term research and development (R&D) funding.
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12:01am, 19 May 2025
Government to set new ten-year budgets for R&D funding
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New criteria to give certainty to world-class research organisations, helping to attract greater private investment and grow the UK economy.
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12:01am, 19 May 2025
Cyber security codes of practice
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This page brings together the government’s codes of practice for cyber security. It explains who they are aimed at and how they align with Cyber Essentials.
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Added links to the new Cyber Governance Code of Practice, and Software Security Code of Practice.
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2:48pm, 19 May 2025
UK and Ukraine hail scientists’ role in the fight for freedom
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From healthcare to energy, collaboration with UK researchers is supporting Ukraine’s defence and reconstruction, and the UK’s Plan for Change.
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12:01am, 20 May 2025
Cyber Security Longitudinal Survey – Privacy Information
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The government is conducting a longitudinal survey from June-August 2025 to study cyber security practices and the effects of cyber incidents on organisations.
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Wave four results added to the collection and privacy information updated ahead of wave five data collection.
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12:56pm, 20 May 2025
Regulators’ Pioneer Fund round 4
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Regulators and local authorities can apply to the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund with initiatives that will help create a UK regulatory environment for business innovation and investment.
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10:00am, 22 May 2025
Regulators’ Pioneer Fund round 3: interim evaluation report and case studies
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This report summarises the interim findings from an independent evaluation of the short-term projects of Round 3 of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF).
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10:00am, 22 May 2025
New funding for regulators to cut red tape, like speeding up clinical trials through AI and trialling drones for medical emergencies
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Funding announced for new round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund.
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10:00am, 22 May 2025
AI experiments see “Humphrey” help townhalls cut costs and improve services
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AI experts are experimenting to build new AI within “Humphrey” to help speed up admin in areas like planning and social care, as 25 councils trial new AI tech from Whitehall.
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2:00pm, 23 May 2025
Fresh funding for Exeter research hub creating new medical sensors and healthier soft drinks
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Researchers in Exeter have today (Saturday 24 May) been selected to host a state-of-the-art facility developing new materials designed at microscopic scale.
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12:01am, 24 May 2025
