Empowering scientists to reach for the edge of the possible
Scroll to get to know ARIAARIA is a UK R&D funding agency built to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone.
Society’s most important advances have stemmed from those willing to think differently about what might be possible.
The Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) empowers scientists and engineers, from our Programme Directors to the teams we fund, with the resources and freedom to pursue breakthroughs at the edge of the possible.
Many will fail to meet their target, but their efforts will inspire the next generation. Those that do succeed will generate massive social and economic returns.
The latest from ARIA
Sustained Viral Resilience
Read the programme thesis and share your thoughts
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Robot Dexterity TA3: Expert Committee
Read the survey report and recommendations
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New funded projects in Safeguarded AI
Explore the projects we're funding in TA1.2 + TA1.3
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Engineering Ecosystem Resilience
Explore our latest opportunity space and give feedback
Discover moreOpportunity spaces
Defined by our Programme Directors, ARIA opportunity spaces are highly consequential for society; under-explored relative to their potential impact; and ripe for new talent, perspectives, or resources to change what’s possible. Each opportunity space represents fertile ground we'll harvest for technical breakthroughs through programme and seed funding.
Discover our opportunity spaces below:
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 interventions, we could halt biodiversity loss and enable people and nature to thrive.
Explore our emerging areas
Our second cohort of Programme Directors has joined ARIA with initial ideas to explore. They'll now embark on a collaborative and intensive discovery process to define our next set of opportunity spaces.
Open calls
Programme Funding
Safeguarded AI TA2: Machine Learning
The Safeguarded AI programme is offering an £18 million grant to catalyse the creation of a new UK-based non-profit entity to develop crucial machine learning (ML) components for a secure AI production facility. We're seeking exceptional teams committed to both cutting-edge ML research and future-proof organisational governance and security.
Opportunity space
Mathematics for Safe AI
Programme
Safeguarded AI
Programme Director
David 'davidad' Dalrymple
Application Date
01 October 2025
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