Storing CO2 deep in the ground is one of many tools that will help us on our path to Net Zero. But how important is it, and is it safe? — Putting carbon dioxide deep into the ground is one of many tools that will help us on our path to Net Zero. But how did it come to be such a big part of emission reduction plans, and is it safe? At COP26 last year, two words were on everyone’s…

Luke Shipman, Next Generation Services Programme Manager at Innovate UK, explains how innovative digital tools are helping accountants… — Luke Shipman, Next Generation Services Programme Manager at Innovate UK, explains how innovative digital tools are helping accountants around the UK expand their offerings and their firms. Digitalisation has been a slow process in accountancy. But in recent years, the government’s Making Tax Digital programme and the pandemic has accelerated…

Slow transactions, fraud risks and complex forecasting — legal technologies can help us manage these and make legal services more… — Slow transactions, fraud risks and complex forecasting — legal technologies can help us manage these and make legal services more accessible. By Luke Shipman, Next Generation Services Programme Manager, Innovate UK Legal services are fundamental to our society and economy. They provide confidence in the exchange of everything — from…

The gig economy, climate impacts, supply chain disruption, cybercrime — the next generation of insurers will need to tackle new challenges… — The gig economy, climate impacts, supply chain disruption, cybercrime — the next generation of insurers will need to tackle new challenges and at speed. By Luke Shipman, Next Generation Services Programme Manager, Innovate UK Imagine a new kind of insurance: lightning fast from quote to claim. Risk models that are…

UKRI has funded thousands of Covid research projects which have saved lives and supported communities, businesses and people — In the two years since the first national lockdown UKRI has funded thousands of new research projects that have also tackled the wider impact of the pandemic. Discover how this work continues to drive recovery in many different aspect of our lives… It has been two years since the Prime…

It may not feel like it when you’re swabbing your throat, but improving how we test for diseases is one of the big positives of COVID… — It may not feel like it when you’re swabbing your throat, but improving how we test for diseases is one of the big positives of COVID. Applying methods developed for COVID to other diseases could revolutionise how we detect the causes of disease over the next decade.

The Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) aims to unleash a new wave of innovation in our energy networks. Chris Coonick describes how the… — Chris Coonick is Programme Manager for the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund at Innovate UK. If you are involved in any way with the gas and electricity networks, you will probably know about the £450 million Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), which launched in 2021.

Seven research findings published in March 2022 from UKRI funded projects — Seven research findings published in March 2022 from UKRI funded projects Mild Covid-19 infection is linked to changes to the structure of the brain, including a reduction of brain size and cognitive decline A University of Oxford study has found that COVID-19 infection is linked to changes to the structure of the brain, including a reduction of brain size and cognitive decline.

How the REACT and PHOSP studies uncovered the phenomenon of Long COVID — and how do we help those still suffering? — How the REACT and PHOSP studies uncovered the phenomenon of Long COVID — and how do we help those still suffering the aftereffects of COVID-19? Cast your mind back to the start of 2020, as a strange new disease swept across the world. …