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Honours recognition for Dstl personnel

Honours recognition for Dstl personnel

Friday, 12 June 2026

Advances in submarine and missile developments are among the achievements of Dstl staff in the latest Honours....

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MHRA scientific leader recognised in 2026 King’s Birthday Honours

MHRA scientific leader recognised in 2026 King’s Birthday Honours

Friday, 12 June 2026

Dr Nicola Rose, Executive Director of Science and Research at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has been appointed an OB...

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Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation

Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation

Friday, 12 June 2026

Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis MP opens Europe’s biggest drone testing centre in Swindon, learning lessons from the Ukraine and Iran conflicts....

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Beyond the headlines: what research shows on children's online lives

Beyond the headlines: what research shows on children's online lives

Friday, 12 June 2026

Hear from the Government Chief Scientific Adviser about why understanding the balance between benefits and harms is key to a safe digital world that s...

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Britain powers ahead on AI with billions of pounds of new investment and thousands of jobs secured as London Tech Week wraps up

Britain powers ahead on AI with billions of pounds of new investment and thousands of jobs secured as London Tech Week wraps up

Friday, 12 June 2026

More than £6 billion of new investment and around 8,000 new jobs have been announced this week, as companies from around the world choose to build, hi...

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New natural history GCSE to grow next generation of green careers

New natural history GCSE to grow next generation of green careers

Friday, 12 June 2026

Biodiversity, conservation and human influences on the natural world among the topics of study, as public encouraged to have their say on the new qual...

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NHS reform, technology and the future of health and social care

NHS reform, technology and the future of health and social care

Thursday, 11 June 2026

The Health and Social Care Secretary gave the keynote speech at the NHS ConfedExpo 2026 conference in Manchester....

MHRA landmark report reveals public views on AI in healthcare

MHRA landmark report reveals public views on AI in healthcare

Thursday, 11 June 2026

The MHRA is publishing the results of an extensive public consultation which will inform the recommendations of the AI Commission and future regulatio...

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Applications now open for PIU’s 2026 Policy Fellowship

Applications now open for PIU’s 2026 Policy Fellowship

Thursday, 11 June 2026

The Policy Insights Unit is inviting applications for its 2026 Policy Fellowship programme, an academic mentoring scheme for UK-based public officials...

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Wine giant uncorks clean energy future with mine water heat deal

Wine giant uncorks clean energy future with mine water heat deal

Thursday, 11 June 2026

Lanchester Wines, the first private business to use mine water heat in Great Britain, signs new access agreement with Mining Remediation Authority....

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UK Surgeon General joins NATO medical leaders in North Macedonia

UK Surgeon General joins NATO medical leaders in North Macedonia

Thursday, 11 June 2026

Major General Phil Carter attended the NATO Chiefs of Military Medical Services plenary in Skopje to help shape the alliance’s military medical readin...

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AI to speed up cancer diagnosis for millions of NHS patients

AI to speed up cancer diagnosis for millions of NHS patients

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Government invests in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to modernise the NHS and reduce waiting times. ...

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Joint Statement from UK and Australia on the Australia UK Ministerial Consultations: 10 June 2026

Joint Statement from UK and Australia on the Australia UK Ministerial Consultations: 10 June 2026

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

On 10 June 2026, the Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper and Defence Secretary John Healey MP, hosted the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence,...

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PoliceAI to speed up investigations and fight crime

PoliceAI to speed up investigations and fight crime

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Officers across England and Wales will spend less time behind desks and more time protecting their communities....

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New taskforce to put AI on the UK's frontline

New taskforce to put AI on the UK's frontline

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

The Rapid AI Delivery Taskforce is a new unit set up to get AI-enabled technology and tools into the hand of Britain's Armed Forces to prepare the UK ...

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Policing minister on the launch of PoliceAI

Policing minister on the launch of PoliceAI

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Highlights from the speech on PoliceAI by Crime and Policing Minister Sarah Jones....

UKAEA commits £20M to UKI2S fund for fusion innovation

UKAEA commits £20M to UKI2S fund for fusion innovation

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

UKAEA commits £20m to the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) portfolio, supporting early-stage fusion and deep tech companies emerging from UK ...

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Chief of Defence Staff Speech at London Tech Week

Chief of Defence Staff Speech at London Tech Week

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Chief of Defence Staff speech on AI in defence and the announcement of Rapid AI Delivery Task Force. ...

Business and civil society leaders brought together to help build digital ID system that works for the public

Business and civil society leaders brought together to help build digital ID system that works for the public

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Senior leaders from business and civil society are being brought in to support the Government to deliver a digital ID system that works for the public...

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Pioneering AI health innovations regulatory sandbox launched

Pioneering AI health innovations regulatory sandbox launched

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

The London sandbox is a secure environment designed to safely test AI-enabled devices in a real-world environment so patients can benefit more quickly...

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New backing for open source AI builders, data centre design challenge and robotics partnership

New backing for open source AI builders, data centre design challenge and robotics partnership

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

In a keynote speech at the AI Summit during London Tech Week, AI Minister Kanishka Narayan argued that the central question of AI is not just what the...

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New tools will help employers maximise AI productivity gains

New tools will help employers maximise AI productivity gains

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Skills England report shows what works for AI training and new tools will help employers build the AI skills their workforce needs....

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Made in Space: UK funding boosts breakthrough space technologies

Made in Space: UK funding boosts breakthrough space technologies

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

UK Space Minister unveils more than £19 million at London Tech Week to support British companies developing next-generation space technologies....

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Lord Vallance speech to London Tech Week

Lord Vallance speech to London Tech Week

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

Science Minister Lord Vallance's speech to London Tech Week, Tuesday 9 June....

24 universities and colleges awarded investment to boost student places and strengthen UK defence industry

24 universities and colleges awarded investment to boost student places and strengthen UK defence industry

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

Universities across England awarded a share of £80 million to offer up to 2,500 student places, as well as help build new facilities to support increa...

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Liz Kendall's speech to London Tech Week

Liz Kendall's speech to London Tech Week

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Liz Kendall's speech to London Tech Week on Tuesday 9 June....

MHRA launches AI sandbox to accelerate medicines development and improve safety

MHRA launches AI sandbox to accelerate medicines development and improve safety

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

New AI sandbox will help make medicines safer, speed up development, and reduce reliance on animal testing....

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IPO launches Knowledge Asset Management Hub

IPO launches Knowledge Asset Management Hub

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

New resource to strengthen IP capability and support commercialisation across the UK research sector....

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Minister for Scotland Trade Mission to China

Minister for Scotland Trade Mission to China

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

This week [9 June 2026] the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland is travelling to Beijing and Shanghai on a trade mission....

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves speech at the AI Adoption Summit

Chancellor Rachel Reeves speech at the AI Adoption Summit

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered a speech at the AI Adoption Summit....

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