The Alan Turing Institute

We’re proud to join the @nro-group.bsky.social

This is a new alliance uniting the UK's foremost research agencies and institutes in #MakingResearchMatter.

Together we will help ensure science-based insights benefit people, communities and the economy.

Learn more: nrogroup.org

AI and Advanced Materials: Strategic and Security Implications

🔎 New CETaS snapshot report

While AI is accelerating discovery – from autonomous labs to breakthroughs relevant to national security – the UK’s long-term competitiveness will hinge on its ability to verify, certify and scale the materials it discovers.

https://bit.ly/4a88mjP

Latest science used to tackle drought as rainfall drives recovery Cutting-edge technology being used to help prepare for future droughts

Learn more about the work being done to recover from this year’s drought: www.gov.uk/government/n...

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🌧️ AI is helping to protect against future water shortages

We’re working with the Environment Agency to identify early signs of drought. This is crucial to help improve how the country plans for and responds to water scarcity.

Learn more about our work: https://bit.ly/3X99JqK

Workshop: Cyber Threat Observatory for national identity systems This series of workshops bring together experts from various countries and national governments, spanning 6 continents, to discuss the urgent need to treat d

📢 Last chance to register for the next Cyber Threat Observatory workshop

📅Wed 10 Dec, 09:00–12:15
📍Zoom
🎫Register:
https://bit.ly/4iexWWq

Join us to:
➡️ Explore new findings
➡️ Discuss threat reporting and fraud management
➡️ Hear insights from experts across 6 continents

📡 Our new AI model demonstrates for the first time that high-accuracy Synthetic Aperture Radar vessel detection can run autonomously on low-power hardware suitable for satellites.

This will enhance our abilities to monitor & intercept illicit activities.

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👥 How can police forces harness the power of the crowd?

In a new CETaS Expert Analysis, Martin Wright explores the ways in which virtual volunteers can help solve crime problems to the benefit of communities:
cetas.turing.ac.uk/publications...

📊How are financial institutions navigating the risks and rewards of AI?

In partnership with Accenture, BNY, HSBC, Aviva and Mastercard, our collaborative research project with PAIF investigated how to manage generative AI applications: bit.ly/4pLDH0n

Find out more about our work to protect critical national infrastructure: bit.ly/3J7xL2c

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🌐 Defending Critical National Infrastructure: Emulating industrial networks to safely expose malware

Last week, we joined Amazon Web Services (AWS)'s “Research Amplified” event to share our work on developing an AI-powered sandbox for analysing malware that targets industrial control systems.

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❓How is AI challenging and reshaping copyright in the UK?

Our new report explores the domains of ethics, law, technical standards and hybrid stakeholders to assess how the rapid evolution of AI models is pushing these areas into grey zones.

Read the report: https://bit.ly/48pxTCz

Turing researchers pioneering data-efficient AI to accelerate scientific discovery The Alan Turing Institute has received a research grant from UKRI Engineering and

🧩Exploring how AI can offer accurate & trustworthy predictions even when data is limited/uncertain

Announced today, our new research project will develop models that are purposefully designed to learn effectively from noisy, fragmented or small datasets.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pw1Is1

New research consortium will use AI to support and enhance intelligence analysis for national security The Alan Turing Institute has been awarded a £1m research grant to develop AI methods to support and enhance intelligence analysis for national security and

📊 New project announced: building AI tools to enhance security analyst capabilities

We're convening experts from leading UK universities & gov security partners to enhance intelligence analysts’ assessment capabilities.

Learn more about the project: https://bit.ly/49xVROl

Together we heard about real-world applications: from food waste management & HVAC control optimisation, to optimising the design of alternative forms of energy storage.

Learn more about our work to accelerate decarbonisation through the ADViCE programme: bit.ly/3LQAJsJ

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Attendees at an AI innovation workshop

💡#COP30: Through our ADViCE programme with Digital Catapult and Energy Systems Catapult, we supported the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in delivering a workshop this week to bring together UK companies working on AI-led approaches to decarbonisation.

Pranava Madhyastha presenting research at the Alan Turing Institute

🔎 This week Turing researcher, Pranava Madhyastha, shared the latest results from our work to improve LLM outputs.

Explore the team's project to develop a constraint framework to improve reasoning & planning capabilities within LLMs: bit.ly/488QhQ5

Workshop: Cyber Threat Observatory for national identity systems This series of workshops bring together experts from various countries and national governments, spanning 6 continents, to discuss the urgent need to treat d

📢 Registration now open for the next Cyber Threat Observatory workshop

📅Wed 10 Dec, 09:00–12:15
📍Zoom
🎫Register:
https://bit.ly/4iexWWq


Join us to:
➡️ Explore new findings
➡️ Discuss threat reporting & fraud management
➡️ Hear insights from experts across 6 continents

Read Rupert's recent research paper exploring AI in the military: bit.ly/4pp5vIu

Rupert Barrett-Taylor with Eva Sula and Louis Wierenga at the NATO conference

🌐How can defence organisations maintain a strategic advantage in a rapidly evolving digital age?

Yesterday, Turing Research Fellow, Rupert Barrett-Taylor, joined #NATOC2COE 2025 to discuss how NATO can remain credible, connected & decisive in a rapidly changing security landscape.

New AI model allows drones to plan for themselves Researchers from the Alan Turing Institute have developed a new AI model that allows teams of autonomous drones, submarines and satellites to adapt to unexpe

🛰️ How can autonomous robots stay on track in hazardous and remote environments?

Our new AI model allows teams of autonomous drones, submarines and satellites to adapt to unexpected mission changes by taking charge of their own planning.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/43ZoS1V

🌐 The use of AI tools in election campaigns has rapidly evolved in 2025

In a new CETaS Expert Analysis, Sam Stockwell looks at what has changed about the threat they pose to election security:
cetas.turing.ac.uk/publications...

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🌤️ This week we’re hosting a two-day workshop with the @metoffice.gov.uk to enhance FastNet.

FastNet is a collaborative project focused on developing AI algorithms to transform UK weather forecasting.

Learn more: bit.ly/47JvdRm

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💡 Today we’re delighted to be hosting the BridgeAI Adopters & Developers event

Bringing together SMEs, developers, experts and investors across the @innovateuk.bsky.social #BridgeAI ecosystem, this event will foster collaboration, share insights and strengthen AI adoption across key industries.

🖥️ How is AI accelerating the evolution of serious online crime?

Join CETaS' AI and Serious Online Crime webinar to explore insights from their new research & practical steps to tackle AI-enabled crime.

📅 19 Nov Oct 15:00–16:00, online

➡️ Register now: cetas.turing.ac.uk/events/cetas...

☀️ Can a new generation of AI-powered environmental forecasting tools better protect lives and livelihoods?

We’re working with key partners to revolutionise environmental forecasting.

Learn more: bit.ly/3X99JqK

@metoffice.gov.uk @bas.ac.uk

‪‬‬❄️What role does AI play in understanding our rapidly changing Arctic?‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

🎙️On the latest episode of the Turing Podcast, we explore the critical role of AI models like IceNet in predicting sea ice conditions and aiding conservation efforts.

🎧 Listen now: https://bit.ly/4nF3PZi

🌦️ Democratising environmental forecasting in the age of AI

We're working to protect lives, livelihoods and the natural world through faster, more accurate prediction of Earth systems.

Learn more bit.ly/3X99JqK

🏙️ We’re creating AI tools to defend the UK's critical national infrastructure

From water and energy to transport and communications – the cyber threats we face are evolving.

AI research, tool development and deployment will ensure we can anticipate and absorb attacks.

Read more: bit.ly/3J7xL2c

➡️ Standardised cyber risk benchmarks for CNI
Defining benchmarking and evaluation frameworks, enabling:

✅ Consistent, transparent and meaningful comparisons between AI agents

✅ Advanced defensive capabilities

➡️ AI-driven OT antivirus: Smoke and Mirrors
Creating synthetic operational technology (OT) environments to lure OT malware into activation, enabling:

✅ Critical system protection

✅ Enhanced understanding of attack patterns & vulnerabilities

✅ Effective countermeasure development