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Elevating research data stewardship at UCL
The job of curating and sharing research data is vital, but it has traditionally fallen to different groups of people. At UCL a dedicated team of Research Data Stewards has been assembled to work across a range of projects and services, as James Wilson explains.

Imperial College London Develops Revolutionary Adaptive Material to Improve Prosthetic Limb Comfort
Researchers at Imperial College London have developed Roliner, a revolutionary new material that allows amputees to adjust the fit of their prosthetic limb liners.

Escape the Clinic! The PRESTIGE-AF escape room
When Imperial College London wanted to raise awareness of a clinical trial investigating strokes, they developed a pop up escape room to engage with people.

Royce Cambridge
The Royce facilities at the University of Cambridge provides state-of-the-art equipment for the study of many different materials with almost a third of users from outside the host institution. Find out more about how Royce Cambridge supports the UK research ecosystem.

South east universities contribute £117bn to the national economy
Almost half of UK higher education and research’s contribution to the national economy come from institutions based in England’s Greater Southeast.