Michael Salmon

Research and the industrial strategy: priority programmes, sector innovationUKRI’s industrial strategy programmes are set to launch later this yearAnalysis · 12 Oct 2026 Data: Innovation surveysA guide to the different innovation metrics and stats, showing the UK’s performance over timeAnalysis · 8 Oct 2026 Horizon Europe and Burnham’s plans for the EU relationshipWhat does the Prime Minister’s commitment to closer connections mean for the next framework programme?Analysis · 6 Oct 2026 The Collaboration for a Sustainable Future programmeResearch England’s investment in a more collaborative higher education research landscape opens for applicationsAnalysis · 2 Oct 2026 EU research competitiveness, unpackedEurope’s growth must be based on science, research, technology and innovation, new report arguesAnalysis · 1 Oct 2026 UKRI’s transformational yearNew strategy, new narratives, changes to grants and a whole lot of buckets. Here’s what’s been going onAnalysis · 29 Sep 2026 The European Innovation Act, in contextStarting gun fired on reforms to R&D procurement and Europe’s intellectual property systemAnalysis · 21 Sep 2026 Who has said what about the abolition of DSIT?And will science policy end up “lost down the back of the sofa”?Analysis · 17 Sep 2026 Chris McDonald sets out the government’s innovation prioritiesThe science minister’s address to Universities UK promised an emphasis on international competitiveness, bureaucracy reduction, and reindustrialisationAnalysis · 10 Sep 2026 Where has UKRI got to on research financial sustainability?The funder has set out its interventions to date, while a new report considers “hidden costs” elsewhereAnalysis · 7 Sep 2026 Who’s who in BIST?The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade is the new home of UK R&D policy – we take a look at the portfoliosAnalysis · 21 Aug 2026 On the subject of AI: mathematicsIn May 2026, OpenAI announced that its chatbot had solved an 80-year-old open problem in mathematics.Analysis · 20 Aug 2026 Data: Low university cost recovery on research persistsThe latest TRAC data shows that university research continues to run at a “substantial deficit”Analysis · 19 Aug 2026 UKRI board meetings: March, May and July 2026Three new sets of UKRI board meeting minutes have been published. Here are some of the main takeaways:Analysis · 5 Aug 2026 ARIA shakes up its opportunity spacesAhead of recruitment for a new cohort of programme directors, the experimental funder has defined specific thematic areas for future projectsAnalysis · 4 Aug 2026