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Funding for projects to help boost the space sector in Northern Ireland

Two projects aimed at boosting the space sector in Northern Ireland are to receive funding from the UK Space Agency. The funding includes £495,000 for a Northern Ireland consortium to oversee a pilot programme enabling small and medium firms to work ...

14 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Taxpayers spend £15,000 to cover damages to academic after Donelan’s Hamas claim

It cost taxpayers £15,000 to cover damages paid to an academic Science Secretary Michelle Donelan had falsely accused of supporting Hamas, her department has said. The sum was paid “without admitting any liability”, according to the Department for ...

06 Mar 2024 at 18:35

Science Secretary faces calls to quit after taxpayers cover damages for academic

Science Secretary Michelle Donelan is facing calls to resign after taxpayers’ money was used to pay damages to an academic she had accused of expressing sympathy for Hamas. The Cabinet minister on Tuesday retracted comments she made about ...

06 Mar 2024 at 11:33

New funding for computer chips ‘to boost AI and net zero tech advances’

More than £25 million in new funding has been unveiled for British scientists working on computer chips that could power advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and tech to help the UK reach net zero. The Department for Science, ...

07 Feb 2024 at 10:02

New department ‘puts science at the heart of government’

The creation of a new Government department with a focus on science has been welcomed by experts from across the sector. Many UK scientists had been calling for a dedicated department for a number of years, and say the ...

07 Feb 2023 at 14:23

Lords committee urges Government to begin new talks with EU over data adequacy

The Government has been urged by a House of Lords committee to begin early talks with the European Commission on securing a new data adequacy agreement to ensure the economy is not hit by extra costs and red tape. The ...

22 Oct 2024 at 08:38

AI projects to boost infrastructure given Government funding

Nearly 100 firms working on artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help boost productivity have been awarded Government funding to boost their projects. Ninety-eight schemes, including plans to use AI to reduce train ...

07 Aug 2024 at 00:01

More than 300,000 rural homes and businesses to get broadband boost

Hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses with poor internet connections are to receive a broadband boost through the latest round of government investment in internet infrastructure, ministers have said. ...

13 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Coalition calls for urgent review of mobile mast rollout

A coalition of rural, wildlife and conservation bodies has called for an urgent review of the rollout of mobile network infrastructure across Scotland amid concerns about the impact of masts on the country’s most ...

26 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Vaccine maker’s £1bn UK investment to create ‘hundreds of high-skilled jobs’

A major investment by a Covid-19 vaccine pioneer will create hundreds of high-skilled jobs and fund new research centres, the Government has said. Biopharmaceutical company BioNTech has announced funding of up ...

20 May 2025 at 14:59

Accurate information ‘under greater threat than ever’ from misinformation

Getting accurate information online is “under greater threat than ever before” and government, regulators and social media firms need to do more in response, fact-checking charity Full Fact has said. In its ...

13 May 2025 at 09:47

Spacecraft set to map water on the Moon

Scientists are set to launch a spacecraft this week to map water on the Moon, which could help future efforts to colonise its surface. The Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft, which will launch from Nasa’s ...

24 Feb 2025 at 18:23

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