Insights
Dive further into ARIA's opportunity spaces, dig into our research and discover our thinking

100 days in: Bridging the valley of death
We sat down with our new CEO, Kathleen Fisher to talk about her first 100 days in the role. We discuss what she's learned about ARIA, the UK, and what it actually takes to turn science into transformational societal benefits.

Stress-testing AI Scientists in parallel universes
Ant Rowstron + Aayush Chadha on creating an AI Scientist benchmark
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Smarter Robot Bodies, one year on
The Programme Team and Creators on the programme, projects, and what's next
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Catalysing ideas into impact
Building the future of neurotechnology with Cambridge NeuroWorks
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Term-limited by design
How our Programme Director model creates urgency and momentum
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Designing organisations for unsolved problems
Introducing two new UK FROs: Echo Labs and Meridial
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Unearthing the known unknowns
A joint workshop on climate cooling and tipping points
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ARIA Summit 2025
Over three days of talks, panels, and collaborative sessions, we heard from Creators leading transformative research across our opportunity spaces, saw the real-world impact of emerging technologies, and took inspiration from pioneering voices across the R&D ecosystem.

Robot Locomotion: a possible ARIA programme
Jenny Read on a second programme in the Smarter Robot Bodies opportunity space
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Exploring Climate Cooling: a year of progress
An update on our funded projects, what's next, and why it's important
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A world-first thermodynamic computing chip
An update on Normal Computing’s Thermodynamic Matrix Inversion project
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