Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)
@aria-research.bsky.social
Empowering scientists to reach for the edge of the possible
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Perpetual Flight → Enduring Atmospheric Platforms
PD Rico Chandra has published his updated programme thesis, tightening its focus on telecommunications and opening up the range of approaches we’re interested in.
Dive into his evolved thinking: link.aria.org.uk/EAP-thesis-BS
PD Rico Chandra has published his updated programme thesis, tightening its focus on telecommunications and opening up the range of approaches we’re interested in.
Dive into his evolved thinking: link.aria.org.uk/EAP-thesis-BS
Scoping Our Planet
Current Earth system measurements have serious gaps that lead to uncertainties in weather forecasting and climate predictions. By harnessing the power of optics we can fill these gaps, equipping socie...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Perpetual Flight → Enduring Atmospheric Platforms
PD Rico Chandra has published his updated programme thesis, tightening its focus on telecommunications and opening up the range of approaches we’re interested in.
Dive into his evolved thinking: link.aria.org.uk/EAP-thesis-BS
PD Rico Chandra has published his updated programme thesis, tightening its focus on telecommunications and opening up the range of approaches we’re interested in.
Dive into his evolved thinking: link.aria.org.uk/EAP-thesis-BS
Complex global challenges are outpacing our ability to respond. In our new opportunity space, Collective Flourishing, PD Nicole Wheeler asks if we can build new tools to create the future – from advanced modelling to large-scale deliberation methods. Read here: link.aria.org.uk/cf-bs
Collective Flourishing
Our tools for navigating the future haven't kept pace with its growing complexity. Creating new systems that integrate a deep understanding of people, profound advances in modelling and foresight, and...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Complex global challenges are outpacing our ability to respond. In our new opportunity space, Collective Flourishing, PD Nicole Wheeler asks if we can build new tools to create the future – from advanced modelling to large-scale deliberation methods. Read here: link.aria.org.uk/cf-bs
A silence switch for cancer + fungal networks as bio-interfaces – meet the 8 new Creator seeds we're funding in Scalable Neural Interfaces.
Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.
Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...
Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.
Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...
Scalable Neural Interfaces
Neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders have overwhelming societal and economic impacts. We need a new suite of tools that enable us to interface, at scale, with the human brain.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A silence switch for cancer + fungal networks as bio-interfaces – meet the 8 new Creator seeds we're funding in Scalable Neural Interfaces.
Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.
Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...
Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.
Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...
“This isn’t blind optimism."
From the ambitious programmes we're backing to our commitment to building transparently, CEO @ilangur.bsky.social + Chair Matt Clifford reflect on ARIA's journey so far in @thetimes.com, as we work to transform the future of the UK.
Link in thread ↓
From the ambitious programmes we're backing to our commitment to building transparently, CEO @ilangur.bsky.social + Chair Matt Clifford reflect on ARIA's journey so far in @thetimes.com, as we work to transform the future of the UK.
Link in thread ↓
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“This isn’t blind optimism."
From the ambitious programmes we're backing to our commitment to building transparently, CEO @ilangur.bsky.social + Chair Matt Clifford reflect on ARIA's journey so far in @thetimes.com, as we work to transform the future of the UK.
Link in thread ↓
From the ambitious programmes we're backing to our commitment to building transparently, CEO @ilangur.bsky.social + Chair Matt Clifford reflect on ARIA's journey so far in @thetimes.com, as we work to transform the future of the UK.
Link in thread ↓
Our October newsletter has landed...
Read it on Substack + subscribe to get it straight to your inbox each month ↓
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Read it on Substack + subscribe to get it straight to your inbox each month ↓
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Exploring AI Scientists, the potential of synthetic chloroplasts, and Venture Café's momentum
The latest from ARIA, including thoughts from CTO Ant Rowstron on AI Scientists and a catch up with Creators in our Synthetic Plants programme.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Our October newsletter has landed...
Read it on Substack + subscribe to get it straight to your inbox each month ↓
link.aria.org.uk/oct-substack-x
Read it on Substack + subscribe to get it straight to your inbox each month ↓
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"I think gracefulness really is a form of efficiency."
@pallabg.bsky.social spoke to Programme Director Jenny Read – and Creators Rich Walker (Shadow Robot Company) + Guggi Kofod (Pliantics) – about the crucial transformations needed in robotic hardware. ↓
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@pallabg.bsky.social spoke to Programme Director Jenny Read – and Creators Rich Walker (Shadow Robot Company) + Guggi Kofod (Pliantics) – about the crucial transformations needed in robotic hardware. ↓
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Would you really trust a robot to care for you in old age?
It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"I think gracefulness really is a form of efficiency."
@pallabg.bsky.social spoke to Programme Director Jenny Read – and Creators Rich Walker (Shadow Robot Company) + Guggi Kofod (Pliantics) – about the crucial transformations needed in robotic hardware. ↓
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@pallabg.bsky.social spoke to Programme Director Jenny Read – and Creators Rich Walker (Shadow Robot Company) + Guggi Kofod (Pliantics) – about the crucial transformations needed in robotic hardware. ↓
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📢 We're currently hiring for a number of technical and functional roles across our team:
- 3 x Technical Specialists
- Head of Data + Tech
- Content + Brand Manager
Check them out and get notified of new roles: aria.pinpointhq.com
- 3 x Technical Specialists
- Head of Data + Tech
- Content + Brand Manager
Check them out and get notified of new roles: aria.pinpointhq.com
Careers at ARIA
Learn more about working at ARIA and discover our latest career opportunities
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October 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
📢 We're currently hiring for a number of technical and functional roles across our team:
- 3 x Technical Specialists
- Head of Data + Tech
- Content + Brand Manager
Check them out and get notified of new roles: aria.pinpointhq.com
- 3 x Technical Specialists
- Head of Data + Tech
- Content + Brand Manager
Check them out and get notified of new roles: aria.pinpointhq.com
How can mathematics help us verify, understand, and control AI systems?
Our Mathematics for Safe AI seed projects explore diverse, foundational approaches to AI safety – from the mathematics of agency to hardware-level verification.
Learn more: link.aria.org.uk/mfsa-oppseed...
Our Mathematics for Safe AI seed projects explore diverse, foundational approaches to AI safety – from the mathematics of agency to hardware-level verification.
Learn more: link.aria.org.uk/mfsa-oppseed...
Mathematics for Safe AI
We don’t yet have known technical solutions to ensure that powerful AI systems interact as intended with real-world systems and populations. A combination of scientific world-models and mathematical p...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:08 AM
How can mathematics help us verify, understand, and control AI systems?
Our Mathematics for Safe AI seed projects explore diverse, foundational approaches to AI safety – from the mathematics of agency to hardware-level verification.
Learn more: link.aria.org.uk/mfsa-oppseed...
Our Mathematics for Safe AI seed projects explore diverse, foundational approaches to AI safety – from the mathematics of agency to hardware-level verification.
Learn more: link.aria.org.uk/mfsa-oppseed...
As we look to build an early warning system in our Forecasting Tipping Points programme, we're partnering with Telescope and the Ditchley Foundation to convene experts + ensure actionable information reaches the people it needs to.
Learn more about FTP: link.aria.org.uk/ftp-programm...
Learn more about FTP: link.aria.org.uk/ftp-programm...
Forecasting Tipping Points
Backed by £81m, this programme aims to enhance our climate change response by developing an early warning system for tipping points.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
As we look to build an early warning system in our Forecasting Tipping Points programme, we're partnering with Telescope and the Ditchley Foundation to convene experts + ensure actionable information reaches the people it needs to.
Learn more about FTP: link.aria.org.uk/ftp-programm...
Learn more about FTP: link.aria.org.uk/ftp-programm...
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Meet the Encode cohort! These fellows turn frontier AI research into minimum viable discoveries (MVDs): the launchpad for new science-driven ventures and institutions.
October 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Meet the Encode cohort! These fellows turn frontier AI research into minimum viable discoveries (MVDs): the launchpad for new science-driven ventures and institutions.
Can we engineer the innate immune system for durable, broad-spectrum protection against respiratory viruses?
In Sustained Viral Resilience – backed by £46m – we’ll fund teams to create a new class of medicines + unlock adoption pathways.
Apply by 10 Nov: link.aria.org.uk/SVR-programme-bs
In Sustained Viral Resilience – backed by £46m – we’ll fund teams to create a new class of medicines + unlock adoption pathways.
Apply by 10 Nov: link.aria.org.uk/SVR-programme-bs
Sustained Viral Resilience
Backed by £46m, this programme sits within the Sculpting Innate Immunity opportunity space and seeks to create a new class of medicines that provide durable, broad-spectrum protection against respirat...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Can we engineer the innate immune system for durable, broad-spectrum protection against respiratory viruses?
In Sustained Viral Resilience – backed by £46m – we’ll fund teams to create a new class of medicines + unlock adoption pathways.
Apply by 10 Nov: link.aria.org.uk/SVR-programme-bs
In Sustained Viral Resilience – backed by £46m – we’ll fund teams to create a new class of medicines + unlock adoption pathways.
Apply by 10 Nov: link.aria.org.uk/SVR-programme-bs
We’re looking to fund short discovery projects to build community and dive into potential research directions for a programme and within our Trust Everything, Everywhere opportunity space, led by PD Alex Obadia.
Find out more + apply by 12 November: link.aria.org.uk/TEE-disc-BS
Find out more + apply by 12 November: link.aria.org.uk/TEE-disc-BS
Trust Everything, Everywhere
Trust 'building blocks', like encryption, enable digital industries to flourish securely, but they don't extend into the physical world. With emerging technology blurring the line between digital and ...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We’re looking to fund short discovery projects to build community and dive into potential research directions for a programme and within our Trust Everything, Everywhere opportunity space, led by PD Alex Obadia.
Find out more + apply by 12 November: link.aria.org.uk/TEE-disc-BS
Find out more + apply by 12 November: link.aria.org.uk/TEE-disc-BS
We're launching a £3M funding call to test what AI Scientists – autonomous systems that conduct entire research workflows – can actually contribute to breakthrough research. Current capabilities show both promise and limitations, so we're funding experiments to learn what's real.
October 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We're launching a £3M funding call to test what AI Scientists – autonomous systems that conduct entire research workflows – can actually contribute to breakthrough research. Current capabilities show both promise and limitations, so we're funding experiments to learn what's real.
This Friday, we’ll launch our £46m Sustained Viral Resilience programme. We’ll fund teams in synbio, immunology + AI to engineer the innate immune system for durable, broad-spectrum protection against respiratory viral threats. Read the thesis now: link.aria.org.uk/sii-progthes...
October 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This Friday, we’ll launch our £46m Sustained Viral Resilience programme. We’ll fund teams in synbio, immunology + AI to engineer the innate immune system for durable, broad-spectrum protection against respiratory viral threats. Read the thesis now: link.aria.org.uk/sii-progthes...
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Government-backed scientists are making implants from lab-grown brain cells that could one day replace damaged circuits in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Inside the British bet on a ‘live implant’ cure for Parkinson’s
Government-backed scientists are making implants from lab-grown brain cells that could one day replace damaged circuits in patients with Parkinson’s disease
www.thetimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Government-backed scientists are making implants from lab-grown brain cells that could one day replace damaged circuits in patients with Parkinson’s disease
AI Scientists – autonomous systems that conduct entire research workflows – could fundamentally transform breakthrough research.
Next Tuesday, we're launching a funding call to test what's actually possible.
Stay tuned.
Next Tuesday, we're launching a funding call to test what's actually possible.
Stay tuned.
October 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
AI Scientists – autonomous systems that conduct entire research workflows – could fundamentally transform breakthrough research.
Next Tuesday, we're launching a funding call to test what's actually possible.
Stay tuned.
Next Tuesday, we're launching a funding call to test what's actually possible.
Stay tuned.
The development of new, transformative material processes has stagnated.
In our new thesis, PD Ivan Jayapurna proposes a ‘Universal Fabricator’ to rapidly discover and develop new processes for the scalable production of advanced materials. ↓
link.aria.org.uk/UF-thesis-BS
In our new thesis, PD Ivan Jayapurna proposes a ‘Universal Fabricator’ to rapidly discover and develop new processes for the scalable production of advanced materials. ↓
link.aria.org.uk/UF-thesis-BS
Manufacturing Abundance
Ages of human history are defined by materials that transformed societies and mark breakthroughs in mastery over matter. Rather than a single material, the next age will be defined by our ability to a...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The development of new, transformative material processes has stagnated.
In our new thesis, PD Ivan Jayapurna proposes a ‘Universal Fabricator’ to rapidly discover and develop new processes for the scalable production of advanced materials. ↓
link.aria.org.uk/UF-thesis-BS
In our new thesis, PD Ivan Jayapurna proposes a ‘Universal Fabricator’ to rapidly discover and develop new processes for the scalable production of advanced materials. ↓
link.aria.org.uk/UF-thesis-BS
What’s the greatest hurdle in improving food security: the science or the system? Join us on 16 October to hear from an expert panel + ARIA Creators and get a taste of tomorrow’s crops. Register here: link.aria.org.uk/VC-WFD-BS
October 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
What’s the greatest hurdle in improving food security: the science or the system? Join us on 16 October to hear from an expert panel + ARIA Creators and get a taste of tomorrow’s crops. Register here: link.aria.org.uk/VC-WFD-BS
We are launching a new programme, Precision Mitochondria programme. Backed by £55m, it aims to create a foundational toolkit for engineering the mitochondrial genome in vivo.
October 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We are launching a new programme, Precision Mitochondria programme. Backed by £55m, it aims to create a foundational toolkit for engineering the mitochondrial genome in vivo.
On Friday, we're launching a major new funding call: backed by £55m, Precision Mitochondria (led by Nathan Wolfe) aims to make the mitochondrial genome programmable in vivo.
Read the programme thesis here + stay tuned for more: www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-...
Read the programme thesis here + stay tuned for more: www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-...
October 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
On Friday, we're launching a major new funding call: backed by £55m, Precision Mitochondria (led by Nathan Wolfe) aims to make the mitochondrial genome programmable in vivo.
Read the programme thesis here + stay tuned for more: www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-...
Read the programme thesis here + stay tuned for more: www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-...
👀 Our latest Substack is live – discover:
– The launch of Innovator Circles
– Insights into the FRO-Founder Residency with @convergentresearch.bsky.social
– A Q&A with @micromotility.bsky.social on natural computation in single-celled microorganisms
+ more ↓
link.aria.org.uk/sepsubstack-bluesky
– The launch of Innovator Circles
– Insights into the FRO-Founder Residency with @convergentresearch.bsky.social
– A Q&A with @micromotility.bsky.social on natural computation in single-celled microorganisms
+ more ↓
link.aria.org.uk/sepsubstack-bluesky
Innovator Circles, FROs, and a look into biological computation
The latest from ARIA, including our new Innovator Circles initiative, inside Convergent Research's FRO-Founder Residency, and a Q&A with Nature Computes Better Creator Kirsty Wan.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
👀 Our latest Substack is live – discover:
– The launch of Innovator Circles
– Insights into the FRO-Founder Residency with @convergentresearch.bsky.social
– A Q&A with @micromotility.bsky.social on natural computation in single-celled microorganisms
+ more ↓
link.aria.org.uk/sepsubstack-bluesky
– The launch of Innovator Circles
– Insights into the FRO-Founder Residency with @convergentresearch.bsky.social
– A Q&A with @micromotility.bsky.social on natural computation in single-celled microorganisms
+ more ↓
link.aria.org.uk/sepsubstack-bluesky
Breakthroughs don't happen in isolation. They emerge when ambitious scientists gather to test bold ideas and challenge conventional thinking.
Today we're launching ARIA Innovator Circles – to support these essential spaces where researchers can raise each other's ambition. (1/3)
Today we're launching ARIA Innovator Circles – to support these essential spaces where researchers can raise each other's ambition. (1/3)
September 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Breakthroughs don't happen in isolation. They emerge when ambitious scientists gather to test bold ideas and challenge conventional thinking.
Today we're launching ARIA Innovator Circles – to support these essential spaces where researchers can raise each other's ambition. (1/3)
Today we're launching ARIA Innovator Circles – to support these essential spaces where researchers can raise each other's ambition. (1/3)
Reposted by Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)
This June, we kicked off our first-ever UK FRO Founder Residency as an Activation Partner for the United Kingdom’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), @aria-research.bsky.social.
Read more: www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/inside-the...
Read more: www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/inside-the...
Inside the UK FRO Founder Residency with ARIA
a big step forward in how we source and incubate new FRO projects
www.essentialtechnology.blog
September 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This June, we kicked off our first-ever UK FRO Founder Residency as an Activation Partner for the United Kingdom’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), @aria-research.bsky.social.
Read more: www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/inside-the...
Read more: www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/inside-the...
We’re looking to fund ~10 short discovery projects to dive into potential research directions for a programme within our Engineering Ecosystem Resilience opportunity space, led by @yannickwurm.bsky.social.
Find out more + apply by 18 September: link.aria.org.uk/eer-preprogd...
Find out more + apply by 18 September: link.aria.org.uk/eer-preprogd...
Engineering Ecosystem Resilience
Living organisms underpin our food, climate stability, and materials – ecological collapse threatens the foundations of civilisation. By pairing advanced monitoring with resilience-boosting interventi...
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September 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We’re looking to fund ~10 short discovery projects to dive into potential research directions for a programme within our Engineering Ecosystem Resilience opportunity space, led by @yannickwurm.bsky.social.
Find out more + apply by 18 September: link.aria.org.uk/eer-preprogd...
Find out more + apply by 18 September: link.aria.org.uk/eer-preprogd...
We're giving you a broader look into ARIA in our new Substack format. 🚀
From potential new programme thinking from
@jacquescarolan.bsky.social, to insights from Creators in Robot Dexterity, dive into this month's issue + subscribe to get our posts to your inbox. ↓
link.aria.org.uk/substack-aug...
From potential new programme thinking from
@jacquescarolan.bsky.social, to insights from Creators in Robot Dexterity, dive into this month's issue + subscribe to get our posts to your inbox. ↓
link.aria.org.uk/substack-aug...
Massively scalable neurotech, bespoke engineering solutions, and new material systems
The latest from ARIA, including new potential programme thinking from PD Jacques Carolan.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We're giving you a broader look into ARIA in our new Substack format. 🚀
From potential new programme thinking from
@jacquescarolan.bsky.social, to insights from Creators in Robot Dexterity, dive into this month's issue + subscribe to get our posts to your inbox. ↓
link.aria.org.uk/substack-aug...
From potential new programme thinking from
@jacquescarolan.bsky.social, to insights from Creators in Robot Dexterity, dive into this month's issue + subscribe to get our posts to your inbox. ↓
link.aria.org.uk/substack-aug...