The government announced in late April 2018 details of its new AI Sector Deal, which includes £300m of newly allocated funding to the AI sector. For its part, the private sector tech industry has promised nearly £1bn […]
Three projects in the North East of England were awarded a total of nearly £15m as part of the Industrial Strategy, Government announced in late-March 2018. Recipients include Northern Accelerator, a university consortium led by Durham […]
Our newsletter for March 2018 is focused on government funding for the Industrial Strategy, new plans for taxing turnover of large online firms in the UK and EU, and recent events that featured Kevin Farnsworth of […]
Science Minister Sam Gyimah announced 15 March 2018 the Government’s plans to inject billions of pounds to the UK economy by fostering opportunities in the space sector. The move is also intended to create hundreds […]
The Government is pouring £67m into vouchers to support the uptake of full fibre broadband connections. The Nationwide Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) was announced 15 March 2018 as part of the Government’s plans, outlined in […]
The government announced in March 2018 that the Midlands-based Worcestershire 5G Consortium has been awarded £4.8m to develop testbeds for 5G digital infrastructure. The award is part of a £25m package to develop 5G infrastructure […]
The UK Science Minister, Sam Gyimah, announced £70m in funding for the creation of new manufacturing centres that will focus on developing new medicines. The money will be distributed through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and […]
Our newsletter for November 2017 featured a note to readers updating them on our behind-the-scenes progress with research. Leading up to the winter holidays, we were busy with a new research project focused on the […]
The UK will devote another £17 million in funding to businesses within the life sciences, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in late October. The funding is a part of the UK’s industrial strategy and will be […]
Business Secretary Greg Clark and Transport Minister John Hayes announced on April 11, 2017, a total of £109.7 million in funding to automakers and companies that produce parts for them to support the creation of […]
In conjunction with announcing her Industrial Strategy, Prime Minister Theresa May announced in November 2016 that the UK government would invest an additional £2 billion per year in research and development by 2020. She also […]
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