The government has set out new ten-year funding for research and development (R&D) to help boost efficiency, attract greater private investment and grow the UK economy.

Thousands of the country’s brightest girls will get the opportunity to study advanced maths and progress into AI-related careers, as the government invests in the skills young people need for the jobs of tomorrow.  

Today around 30 companies including Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Google will explore how revolutionary tech could be used to tackle violence in prison, better monitor offenders in the community, and improve risk assessments of offenders.  

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) welcomed British musician, comedian, and television star, Bill Bailey, to its Culham Campus to explore the vital research being undertaken to advance fusion as a sustainable source of energy for future generations.

NHS clinicians will be supported to use AI tools that bulldoze bureaucracy and take notes to free up staff time and deliver better care to patients thanks to new guidance published.

A satellite developed by British academics and engineers is set to become the first in the world to measure the condition of the Earth’s forests from space, announces the UK Government.

The UK government is investing £121 million in quantum technology to tackle crime, fraud, and money laundering, while reinforcing its global leadership in the field and driving economic savings.

The first-ever European survey of public attitudes towards quantum science and technology was published today (14th April 2025) on World Quantum Day.

Spot, the robot ‘dog’, recently assisted colleagues in Dounreay’s Fuel Cycle Area by reactivating a crucial building crane in a reprocessing plant.

The government has launched a £5 million competition to support pioneering technologies aimed at transforming the passenger experience on Britain’s railways.

The government has announced £20 million to kickstart ‘Starmaker One’ – a British private fusion investment fund that will help fusion businesses and start-ups in the sector grow and commercialise at scale.

Data scientists will be upskilled into AI specialists by a new scheme, as the government looks to use the technology to fix public services, save the taxpayer money, and drive growth as part of its Plan for Change.

A UK aerospace company is set to land the first European rover on the red planet, as it wins £150 million to complete the touchdown system delivering the rover safely to Mars.

A new wave of semiconductor startups will join ChipStart, a government-backed incubator programme driving the Plan for Change by helping companies scale up, create jobs, and boost growth.

Thirteen organisations have secured contracts with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to develop robust sensing technologies for use in future fusion power plants.

Wales is set to benefit from a £250 million investment from one of the world’s largest manufacturers of semiconductors that will be vital to the production of electric vehicles, supporting the government’s Plan for Change in delivering more skilled jobs, and turbocharging the economy.

UK Technology Secretary Peter Kyle will showcase Britain’s credentials as the global hub for AI investment during his visit to the US, aiming to ‘bang the drum’ for a closer AI partnership with the US.

Government sets out first steps to break down barriers to digital inclusion affecting one in four Britons to help put more money into people’s pockets. Millions of people in Britain are set to gain greater digital skills, as ministers tackle the scourge of digital exclusion currently holding too many people back from boosting their employability and accessing vital services.

The UK government has launched its Digital Inclusion Action Plan, which provides funding and support to digitally excluded groups across the UK, including elderly and low-income households, working with the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA).

Nearly half (43%) of board roles and 35% of leadership roles in FTSE350 companies are now held by women, as the UK leads the way with a record number of female leaders, according to the latest FTSE Women Leaders Review 2025.