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15 September 2026

A fleet of autonomous aircraft, flying high above the Earth, could be used to deliver mobile coverage to remote areas of the UK, as part of a new project that has received funding.

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10 September 2026

The UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe Artificial Intelligence Systems (SAINTS), part of the Institute for Safe Autonomy, has been shortlisted at this year’s Times Higher Education Awards.

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1 September 2026

From developing drones that assist emergency teams with disaster relief to creating a system that lets autonomous ships communicate safely with other vessels, four cross-cutting research projects have been awarded seed funding from the Institute for Safe Autonomy this year.

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19 July 2026

The University of York has joined the Defence Universities Alliance (DUA) - a major new national partnership launched by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

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