science and technology

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. National Academy focused on Mathematical Sciences: (closed to applications) Page summary: Open competition for up to £6 million of grant funding to support the establishment of a new incipient National Academy focused on Mathematical Sciences to represent the mathematical sciences community in the UK. Change made: Application window has closed.…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Government's trailblazing Institute for AI Safety to open doors in San Francisco Page summary: Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan announces first AI Safety Institute overseas office in San Francisco. Change made: First published. New independent Institute to steer UK semiconductor innovation and support semiconductor strategy Page summary: UK Semiconductor Institute announced…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. New Zealand: UK Science and Innovation Network summary Page summary: A summary from UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) on science and innovation in New Zealand including UK SIN priorities and successes Change made: First published. Call for views on the Code of Practice for Software Vendors Page summary: The…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. AI Safety Institute releases new AI safety evaluations platform Page summary: The AI Safety Institute has open released a new testing platform to strengthen AI safety evaluations. Change made: First published. Australia: UK Science and Innovation Network summary Page summary: A summary from UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) on…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. New laws to protect consumers from cyber criminals come into force in the UK Page summary: From today, regulations enforcing consumer protections against hacking and cyber-attacks will take effect, mandating that internet-connected smart devices meet minimum-security standards by law. Change made: First published. Switzerland: UK Science and Innovation Network summary…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Spain: UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot Page summary: A summary from UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) on science and innovation in Spain including UK SIN priorities and successes. Change made: Summary fully reviewed and updated, Regulations: consumer connectable product security Page summary: Guidance for manufacturers, importers and…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. DSIT cyber security newsletter – April 2024 Page summary: The April 2024 edition of the monthly DSIT cyber security newsletter. Change made: First published. Engineering Biology Sandbox Fund Page summary: This fund will support innovative engineering biology sandboxes which aim to accelerate pro-innovation regulatory reform and encourage business innovation and…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Weights & Biases: The AI Developer Platform Page summary: Weights & Biases provides an MLOps platform to help organisations gain auditable and explainable end-to-end machine learning workflows for reproducibility and governance. Change made: First published. RAI Institute: Artificial Intelligence Impact Assessment (AIIA) Page summary: A system-level AI Impact Assessment (AIIA),…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. UK & United States announce partnership on science of AI safety Page summary: The UK and US have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will see them work together to develop tests for the most advanced AI models. Change made: First published. Collaboration on the safety of AI: UK-US memorandum…

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Responsible AI Toolkit Page summary: Toolkit for practitioners to support the responsible use of AI systems. Change made: First published. Research Ventures Catalyst: successful applications Page summary: Successful applications that will progress to the next stage of the Research Ventures Catalyst programme to stimulate the creation of novel research ventures.…