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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.

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.

Supporting digital Research Technical Professionals: Building a community, shaping careers
With a growing recognition of the technical skills needed to underpin modern research, a project has been launched to support a community of professionals with these skills. Jeremy Cohen describes STEP-UP and how it will give this community the infrastructure they deserve.