Come and join us to find out how ARIA operates and what it looks for in ambitious ideas and people, whether attending to explore funding, collaboration or leadership opportunities.
Date: Tuesday 2 June 2026
Time: 16:00-19:00
Location: Ray Dolby Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, CB3 0HE
Sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) funds breakthrough R&D in underexplored areas to catalyse new paths to prosperity for the UK and the world. As part of ARIA’s Activation Partner Programme, Cambridge University Health Partners (CUHP) has brought together a consortium – Cambridge NeuroWorks, which includes Cambridge Neuroscience, to target neurological disorders.
Cambridge NeuroWorks was established to accelerate the development of innovative neurotechnologies that prevent, manage and treat conditions affecting the brain, nervous system and overall neurological health.
ARIA is now beginning to recruit the next cohort of Programme Directors and will be visiting Cambridge as part of this process. Programme Directors at ARIA design and lead ambitious, multi-year R&D programmes in areas where transformative breakthroughs may be possible and where momentum is already being built through the work of current Programme Directors and their funded portfolios. With a budget of approximately £50M, they select, fund and actively steer a diverse portfolio of projects that cut across disciplines and institutions, working towards focused goals with the potential to deliver scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone.
16:00 – 16:10 | Welcome & Introduction
16:10 – 17:00 | Open Forum
17:00 – 19:00 | Food & Networking
The event is recommended for you if:
We would also really appreciate it if you are able to circulate this invitation within your schools so that colleagues and students who may be interested can join.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at ahmed.akhbar@cuhp.org.uk.
Posted on 26/05/2026
