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
Enduring Atmospheric Platforms
See how this programme thesis has evolved and share your thoughts
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Collective Flourishing
Explore our new opportunity space and send us feedback
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Scalable Neural Interfaces
Meet the opportunity seeds Creators and learn more about their projects
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Mathematics for Safe AI
Meet the opportunity seed Creators and explore their projects
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Opportunity 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:
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 expressive interfaces could help us see, reason, and choose a better future together.
Featured insights
Building synthetic chloroplasts for sustainable crops
Creator Daniel Dunkelmann and his team, on how their research is shaping up
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Venture Café UK gathers momentum
Building on their success in London, Venture Café is expanding across the UK
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Innovator Circles: Cultivating ambitious communities
Pranay Shah, Product Manager, on small investments unlocking enormous potential
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