New leadership of the techUK Responsible Business Conduct Group
techUK is delighted to confirm new leadership of our working group on the increasingly vital subject of responsible business.
Updated: Tue Mar 28 2023
Next generation of astronomy and physics leaders recognised
The latest cohort of Ernest Rutherford Fellows have been awarded funding to take on some of the biggest challenges in their fields.
Updated: Tue Mar 28 2023
Dystopian worker surveillance techniques likely to disproportionately affect young people, says IPPR
Worker surveillance practices are increasingly the new normal, despite their negative and discriminatory impact on employees, according to a new report from IPPR.
Updated: Mon Mar 27 2023
IEA - Laughing gas ban expands disastrous war on drugs
IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon comments on the government's plan to outlaw nitrous oxide
Updated: Mon Mar 27 2023
IFS - The planned increase in the state pension age from 67 to 68
There are reports that the government will no longer increase the state pension age between 2037-39. We examine the key considerations for this delay.
Updated: Mon Mar 27 2023
IPPR Scotland reacts to Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Groups interim report
Philip Whyte, director of IPPR Scotland reacts to Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group's interim report
Updated: Mon Mar 27 2023
The Kings Fund - British Social Attitudes: Survey reveals record level of dissatisfaction with social care services
Only one in seven of the British public are satisfied with social care services, according to analysis of the British Social Attitudes survey by the Nuffield Trust and The King's Fund.
Updated: Mon Mar 27 2023
Budget 2023 | Digitalisation of Trading Authorisations
Following techUK's ongoing calls for greater Government support in streamlining digital customs facilitations and trade documentation processes, the Spring Budget 2023's Business investment and tax policy provisions includes an important HMRC policy project; Modernising Authorisations (MA), delivery a digital platform for simplifying and streamlining customs and exercise authorisations for companies trading internationally
Updated: Fri Mar 24 2023
New partnership to combat deadly pathogens
The University of Oxford's Pandemic Sciences Institute and Dstl have agreed to collaborate on pathogen research.
Updated: Fri Mar 24 2023
UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement Signed
On 20 March, the UK and Ukraine signed a crucial Digital Trade Agreement.
Updated: Fri Mar 24 2023
Latest UN climate report shows need for urgent action
The latest UN climate science report (called The Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) makes for grim reading indeed.
Updated: Thu Mar 23 2023
IPPR responds to inflation figure
Dr George Dibb, head of the Centre for Economic Justice at IPPR responds to the ONS CPI figures for February
Updated: Wed Mar 22 2023
JES Meeting Summaries | RASSO Tech Working Group | February, 2023
Within February's Working Group meeting, members discussed the Police Digital Service's (PDS) technical workstreams and the Group's priorities members inputted their ideas towards
Updated: Wed Mar 22 2023
UKRI launches new people and teams action plan
New action plan will support world class research and innovation teams and help to build a diverse and inclusive research and innovation (R&I) system.
Updated: Wed Mar 22 2023
Celebrating Super Women In Tech
As a diverse place to work, we embrace teams that are inclusive and full of incredible women! Here are just some of the career journeys that may just inspire you or someone you know to come and work here at ...
Updated: Tue Mar 21 2023
NCSC launches Cyber Aware Spring 2023 campaign
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is the UK's technical authority on cyber security.
Updated: Tue Mar 21 2023
New findings released from worlds most powerful solar telescope
New research funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) uses early data from the largest ground-based solar telescope in the world.
Updated: Tue Mar 21 2023
RD Tax Credits in the Spring Budget 2023: Whats Happened and Whats Next
techUK has been advocating to defend, reform, and grow crucial R&D tax reliefs support for the tech sector, through working to reverse damaging cuts to SME R&D tax credits, advocating for the expansion of the definition of R&D and supporting prioritisation of stability in tax regimes to attract lasting investment.
Updated: Tue Mar 21 2023
AI Adoption in the UK: Putting AI into Action
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the face of the technological ecosystem and is unlocking unprecedented opportunities for innovation in the UK, as well as on the global stage
Updated: Mon Mar 20 2023
Sector leaders to drive progress on national Dame Barbara Windsor Mission to beat dementia
The UK Government has named two leaders in dementia research to spearhead the ambitious national Mission to tackle dementia.
Updated: Mon Mar 20 2023
techUK recommendations accepted by Government in Sir Patrick Vallance Digital Technologies Review
The Government has accepted the recommendations of a review into Digital Technologies from the National Technology Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance, including a number of key asks from techUK members.
Updated: Mon Mar 20 2023
NHS Transformation Directorate publishes Who Does What framework
National Director for Transformation, Dr Tim Ferris, announced the publication of the Who Does What document at Digital Health Rewired this week, outlining how NHS England and Integrated Care Systems can best utilise digital technologies.
Updated: Fri Mar 17 2023
Opportunity for international collaboration on information advantage
In an event run by The United States Special Operations Command, participants can share their innovative ideas and gain insights from operational personnel.
Updated: Fri Mar 17 2023
Studying ITIL 4 beyond Foundation level: building careers and improving business
Blog posted by: Mohammed Feisal Ismail, Principal Consultant, Sapience Consulting, 16 March 2023.
Updated: Fri Mar 17 2023
UK Space Agency's first Space Investment Forum
UK Space Agency Future Markets Lead, Daniel Jones writes about chairing the Agency's first Space Investment Forum on Tuesday 16th May at the Institute of Directors in London.
Updated: Fri Mar 17 2023