The United Kingdom will imminently hand over the reins of the COP presidency to Egypt, but the events of recent weeks have hardly reassured the international community of the government’s commitment to leadership on fighting climate change and biodiversity loss.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has U-turned on his decision not to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt this week, shortly after Boris Johnson confirmed he would be going.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new report which gives a detailed look at the key factors that will determine hydrogen’s future as a sustainable road transport fuel – a shift which could be vital to reach the Government’s Net Zero 2050 targets.

Rishi Sunak is now expected to go to next week's COP27 climate change summit in Egypt after initially saying he would not attend because he had too much to do tackling crises in the UK.

A year ago, Alok Sharma was preparing to corral thousands of diplomats into a conference centre in Glasgow, where they would try to thrash out a way of tackling the climate crisis while furthering their own domestic ambitions – a seemingly impossible task.

Thérèse Coffey has said it is "up to" King Charles if he wants to attend the Cop27 climate summit in Egypt in November, despite reports that he was urged by former Prime Minister Liz Truss not to go to the landmark event.

We are letting thousands of women down by failing to acknowledge reproductive coercion, and the issue is likely even greater for society’s most vulnerable women.

Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak MP has been selected as the new leader of the Conservative Party and UK Prime Minister, British Veterinary Association President Malcolm Morley, said:

Commenting on the appointment of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister (25/10) Jennifer Pheasey, Director of Public Affairs said:

Despite long-standing government commitments to tackle puppy smuggling, huge numbers of puppies continue to be smuggled into the United Kingdom.

New data from the latest Public Attitudes Tracker published by BEIS has revealed consumer resistance to switching to low carbon heating systems in the home is being driven by cost.

An innovative technology acceleration programme that has raised £9 million for offshore wind entrepreneurs and attracted international industry sponsors, opens for new applications today (Wednesday).

Yesterday Zero Hour launched their latest report, Net Zero: The Ambition Gap. This landmark guide sets out in clear, concise terms why the United Kingdom must up its ambition if we’re serious about limiting global heating to 1.5C and pulling back from dangerous tipping points.

It has been almost a year since the United Kingdom hosted COP26 and published its net-zero strategy. Public support for action on climate and nature remains resolute, despite the inflationary challenges posed by Russia’s horrific war in Ukraine.

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) have written a third joint letter to the Prime Minister today requesting urgent government support for the resettlement of an at-risk group of Afghan veterinary surgeons and support staff, and their families, in the UK.

UKCRIC Limited, UKCRIC’s commercial arm for higher technology readiness collaborative projects has been appointed by National Highways to undertake an independent expert review of the Lower Thames Crossing’s carbon forecast.

The Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction at Cambridge University (CSIC) and The Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP) at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, brought together an international multi-disciplinary group for a workshop on Funding, Financing & Emerging Technologies in New York, 11-15 July 2022.

Researchers from UKCRIC members Imperial College London and University of Leeds, together with the British Geological Survey have secured £2m of EPSRC funding to develop new low-carbon cements and concretes from locally abundant low-purity clay resources.

International Women in Engineering Day, brought to you by Women’s Engineering Society will celebrate its 9th year in 2022. Figures as of June 2021 show that 16.5% of engineers are women.

Collaboration is at the heart of UKCRIC’s mission and skills development is one of UKCRIC’s priority activities. The Doctoral Skills Network was launched in December 2021 to allow UKCRIC to communicate directly with research students and staff, whilst supporting their professional development.

On 15 June, Railway Industry Association hosted its latest Unlocking Innovation event, covering all things to do with passenger railways at University College London’s PEARL (Person Environment Activity Research Laboratory), one of UKCRIC’s laboratories that is based in Dagenham.

On the 17th May the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) welcomed delegates from industry, academia and policy to an event exploring how working in partnership with UKCRIC’s national research capability can enable new innovations in safe, resilient and sustainable living, and generate economic opportunities for the UK.

High performance shaking tables and deep soil pit will cut financial and environmental costs whilst ensuring resilience of high-value infrastructure.