UKRI (UK Research and Innovation)

Established in April 2018, UKRI operates as a public organization that is backed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Our organization unites seven research councils, along with Research England, which focuses on promoting research and knowledge sharing in higher education institutions across England. Additionally, we include Innovate UK, the country’s innovation agency.

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Beyond the bench: the MRC-AMS policy internship scheme

1 month ago | ukri.org | Laura Bailey

For over a decade, the Medical Research Council (MRC) has partnered with the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) to offer their prestigious policy internship scheme to all MRC-funded PhD students. The scheme gives individuals first-hand experience of the medical science policy environment and insights into how research can impact policy, while also providing an opportunity to connect with valuable stakeholders.
Joining forces to fight drug-resistant pathogens

Nov 23, 2023 | ukri.org | Colin Head

I’ve been working for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for a long time, including for the predecessor organisations of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) before its formation in 1994. I remember well Tom Blundell, the inspirational leader of the Agricultural and Food Research Council, where I was working at the time. He was a very outward-looking individual and had a broad view of what he wanted bioscience to achieve when we formed BBSRC.
A first-hand account of academic and industry partnering benefits

Jun 14, 2023 | ukri.org | Ubiquitylation Unit

I have a confession to air. I spent my first decade as a scientist believing the pharmaceutical industry was evil! Much like the Orwellian conditioning of four legs good, two legs bad, I had been taught to mistrust the big pharma companies. I am now of very different mind. I am the General Manager and Deputy Head of the Medical Research Council’s (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (PPU) at the University of Dundee.