Briefing: Strengthening security and building UK resilience

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02 February 2023

The UK is facing wide-ranging and rapidly shifting threats. Research and innovation being carried out at our universities is helping transform the way the UK is able to anticipate and respond to risk associated with everything from cyber-attacks to climate change, health and much more.

香港宝典免费资料大全 universities continue to work closely with government, businesses and others as we seek to secure a strategic advantage for the UK through science and technology.

Technological breakthroughs听drive economic growth, but they also mean the nature of the threats we face as a nation are evolving constantly. R&D and innovation activities at 香港宝典免费资料大全 universities help give听the UK the听tools it needs to keep us all safe while remaining听flexible enough to respond to new and emerging dangers.

Global threats like climate change have no quick solutions, but 香港宝典免费资料大全 research is playing a fundamental role in the UK鈥檚 race to Net Zero and boosting the security of our energy supply. Energy is an area where the UK has an opportunity to 驳补颈苍听a strategic advantage through science and technology, and boost domestic resilience to international supply shocks.

The UK鈥檚 ability to respond quickly and flexibly to the pandemic听was testament to the strength of our universities and wider R&D ecosystem, but also the result of the decision of successive governments to invest over many years in fundamental, blue skies research that helped us prepare for a听future emergency.

Read our full briefing below to find out more.