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His Majesty The King Officially Opens The UK Space and Defence Gateway at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus

His Majesty King Charles III visited the UK’s largest space cluster today to officially open the UK Space and Defence Gateway, an initiative aligned with the principles of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s (SMI) Astra Carta, a global framework launched by His Majesty, as Prince of Wales, to ensure the space sector supports a sustainable future. […]

Life sciences and health, Science and innovation

Oxford Nanopore wins the 2026 MacRobert Award for engineering innovation

Oxford Nanopore Technologies has been named winner of the 2026 MacRobert Award, the UK’s longest-running and most prestigious prize for engineering innovation, in recognition of its pioneering nanopore sequencing technology and its global impact. The award was presented on 8 July by HRH The Princess Royal, Royal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, at the…
Science and innovation

His Majesty The King Officially Opens The UK Space and Defence Gateway at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus

His Majesty King Charles III visited the UK’s largest space cluster today to officially open the UK Space and Defence Gateway, an initiative aligned with the principles of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s (SMI) Astra Carta, a global framework launched by His Majesty, as Prince of Wales, to ensure the space sector supports a sustainable future.…
Energy and environment, National facilities, Science and innovation

Light 10 billion times brighter than the Sun is now revealing where Earth quietly makes its own hydrogen

Scientists at Diamond Light Source, the UK’s synchrotron at Harwell Campus, the British Geological Survey and the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, are studying the inside of ancient rocks from the Philippines to see if it could be the net source of clean fuel for the world. The rocks at the centre of this study came…