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As part of the Innovate UK Robotics Adoption programme, our Robotics Industry Showcase 2026 in Milton Keynes demonstrated that the UK has world-class strength in robotics R&D and highlighted how adoption could be realised.

This report, delivered for Innovate UK’s Net Zero Living Programme by Bankers without Boundaries and City Science, aims to help local authorities understand and apply practical methods for identifying and valuing the outcomes of public investments in net zero projects.

Learn how deliberative place-based engagement and community-led planning are driving the green transition.

Innovate UK’s Secure and Resilient Growth Directorate is developing a portfolio of initiatives designed to strengthen the UK’s ability to connect technologies into integrated, trusted and deployable systems that drive growth, resilience and real world adoption.

The Department for Transport (DfT), Innovate UK and Innovate UK Business Connect are pleased to announce the latest First of a Kind (FOAK) rail competition.

Join us for an impactful day of insight, collaboration and strategic discussions at the Regulatory Science Annual Meeting.

Placemaking AI leverages AI to make real estate properties, from high streets and cultural venues to residential neighbourhoods, more appealing and financially successful. Designed to help property managers, developers, and local authorities understand what makes places work for people so that destinations can thrive.

New research from Innovate UK reveals that innovation in the UK’s private sector is driven by a wide range of people beyond traditional R&D teams. From design and product development to commercial and leadership roles, the findings highlight the hidden workforce helping businesses grow, adapt and bring new ideas to life.

In partnership with Scale X Invest, the Innovate UK AI for Services Network brought together investors, public funders, corporate venture leaders and sector specialists to connect and gain insights at the Investor Forum for Professional and Business Services (PBS) on 23 March 2026 in London.