ARIA
@ARIA_research
Advanced Research + Invention Agency. Empowering scientists to reach for the edge of the possible.
We’re looking for our next CEO. With strong foundations in place, long-term backing secured, and a bold research portfolio underway, this is an exciting moment for our next leader to step in. Learn more: ariaresearch.substack.com/p/a-new-chapte…
Big news: we’re kicking off the search for ARIA’s next CEO. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead one of the most ambitious orgs in science and tech. 1/8
Do you want to help us develop the capability and use cases for atmospherically powered, long endurance aircraft? Apply by 13 August to be a Technical Specialist supporting @unkenruf on the programme he’ll direct: aria.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/10…
“If you could imagine that the DNA of a plant was a book… the technology we're developing in our Synthetic Plants programme is like writing a whole new chapter." Hear more from Programme Director @Angie_C_Burnett on @NakedScientists ↓ link.aria.org.uk/angie-nakedsci…
We’ve expanded Scoping Our Planet to tackle prediction uncertainties in Earth systems and drive planetary resilience 🌍 Now, we need input from experts in fields like aerospace, robotics, electrical engineering, and more. Read the doc + share feedback: link.aria.org.uk/sop-x
💥 Apply to join the next 5050 UK cohort, run by our Activation Partner @fiftyyears – kicking off in September '25. Find out more: fiftyyears.com/5050
5050 is the world's best startup program for scientists and engineers. Build alongside researchers from MIT, Harvard, and Stanford, and engineers from SpaceX, Tesla, and Neuralink. Learn what it takes to launch and accelerate your progress. Applications now open.
v1 of our @ARIA_research opportunity space 'Trust Everything, Everywhere' is now live! we're focusing on new security primitives that straddle digital and physical worlds, and will be spending the next months zeroing in on a £10-100m first challenge within the space 🎯
Trust ‘building blocks’, like encryption, have enabled today's digital industries. In our latest opportunity space, PD @ObadiaAlex asks: could nature-inspired trust infrastructure unlock cyber-physical markets in a secure way? Dive in + share feedback: link.aria.org.uk/TEE-X
We're working with early-stage VC firm @pillar_vc on the Encode: Science for AI Fellowship – placing world-class AI researchers directly into academic labs. As the programme gathers momentum, we took a closer look in our latest Substack: link.aria.org.uk/encode-substac…
💭 What would you do if you had £50-100M to advance our civilisation's technological and scientific capabilities, without having to think about social returns for investors or academic citations? Applications to the Big if True Science Accelerator (BiTS) now open👇
🚨Calling all UK scientists & innovators! 🚨 Today we are launching Ember, a new programme powered by our partnership with @ARIA_research. We're seeking exceptional UK scientists and innovators turning "Big If True" ideas into fundable, actionable translation R&D projects…
📢 £18m grant opportunity in Safeguarded AI: we're looking to catalyse the creation of a new UK-based non-profit to lead groundbreaking machine learning research for provably safe AI. Learn more and apply by 1 October 2025: link.aria.org.uk/ta2-phase2-x
We are excited to share our latest Corporate Plan, Building for Breakthroughs, outlining our vision for building breakthroughs right here in the UK. Discover how we're empowering bold ideas and the people behind them. 🚀 Read the full plan here: link.aria.org.uk/cp25
"By building entrepreneurship into its core model, [ARIA] can multiply its bets on potentially game-changing research in consequential fields." Read more from @johnthornhillft in @FT ↓ ft.com/content/370abc…
Still buzzing from my chat with @demishassabis at Founders Forum earlier today — part two of a conversation we started at the ARIA Summit diving into his incredible journey as a scientist * founder. Missed part one? Catch it at aria . org . uk / summit-2025
"I think about our programmes as funding a constellation of teams that can lead to massively transformative outcomes at the intersection of quality of life and economic growth — not just for the UK, but for the world." Check out @ilangur's interview with @eric_is_weird. ↓
Just Published: A look inside @ARIA_research, the UK's Bet to Build Scientific Revolutions. We sent @eric_is_weird, author of the popular metascience blog "FreakTakes," to interview @ilangur, CEO of ARIA. Check it out at the link below.
Today's frontier AI models are useful for lots of things, but they're also prone to errors and inconsistencies. So how can we make them safe to use in our critical infrastructure? Read how @davidad is building a programme to solve this challenge. 👇 fortune.com/2025/06/10/ari…
We’re excited to welcome Ant Rowstron as ARIA’s first Chief Technology Officer. Ant will be a driving force for attracting bold, new technical ideas to ARIA. He'll help refine our strategy, champion our programmes, and consolidate ARIA as a place for scientific talent to thrive.
