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Government pledges £100m investment for AI taskforce

The Government is to invest £100 million for a taskforce to develop AI models which can be used in fields such as healthcare and education. The recently formed Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said the cash injection will be ...

24 Apr 2023 at 15:44

Science Secretary Michelle Donelan returns from three-month maternity leave

Science Secretary Michelle Donelan has returned from maternity leave to take up her Cabinet post again after three months away. Chloe Smith has covered for her Conservative colleague at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ...

20 Jul 2023 at 10:10

UK faces science ‘brain drain’ amid delays in joining EU research scheme

A delay in joining the European Union’s research and innovation scheme has “damaged the UK’s reputation” in the life sciences field, experts have claimed, with scientists “finding it much harder to bring the brightest and best into their ...

25 Aug 2023 at 00:01

UK prepared to snub EU’s £88.6bn science scheme if Brexit row cannot be resolved

The minister for the Government’s newly created science and technology department has signalled the UK is “ready to go it alone” if the EU does not agree to Britain’s post-Brexit terms of membership. The new Secretary of the Department ...

12 Feb 2023 at 05:30

Northern Ireland

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

06 Mar 2024 at 11:33

Calls for inquiry after 2,000 Government devices lost or stolen in last year

More than 2,000 Government devices, including laptops and mobile phones, have been lost or stolen over the last 12 months, new figures show. Ministers are facing calls to launch an inquiry into the missing and stolen ...

24 Nov 2023 at 10:07

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 ...

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 ...

07 Feb 2023 at 14:23

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 ...

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, ...

13 Aug 2024 at 00:01

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