The first in our series of Innovate UK podcasts looks at robotics and AI in extreme environments. The increasing amount of work that needs to be done in extreme environments like deep mining, nuclear decommissioning and offshore energy means there …
The Global automotive race continues as countries compete for supremacy in all things electric, connected and autonomous. As a platform for showcasing your brightest and best innovative automotive technologies, they don’t come much bigger than the JSAE Annual Congress held …
Energy transition is a hot topic right now. How do we plan for change, over what timescales, and how do we make sense of the direction of travel? But there have been numerous energy transitions to learn from in the …
Innovate UK is a very privileged place to work. Where else can you enjoy the opportunity to contribute so extensively to the development of the UK’s frontier economy? It’s an exciting and demanding road ahead and as the baton passes …
Rechargeable batteries have completely changed our lives in recent years. We look back and laugh at the brick phones from the late 1980s and early 90s along with the shoulder pads and the yuppie image that went with them. …
It’s well publicised that our society benefits from advances in healthcare and, as a result, we’re living longer. In the UK today, there are 10 million people who can expect to live to 100 years. Yet, retailers appear to secretly …
What Industrial Strategy Challenge am I leading? I am the interim Challenge Director for Medicines Manufacturing, which seeks to dramatically enhance the pace of development, manufacture and delivery of novel medicines in the UK and thus to increase the rate …
Place is prominent in the governments thinking within the new Industrial Strategy. The White Paper highlights the important role that science, research, innovation and skills provision is expected to play in driving productivity and economic growth throughout the regions and …
Would you say it is an interesting time to take over as Interim Executive Chair at Innovate UK? Absolutely. We’re just into the second month of being in the new UK Research and Innovation family and we are in the …
The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) have published a paper that suggests how the creative potential of UK industry could be unlocked, to better respond to the challenges set out in the government's Industrial …
As a race we tend to behave like ostriches and bury our heads in the sand when problems or danger arises. Our attitude is often one of it won’t affect me, until the evidence is so clear that we become …
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