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Government Departments: Research

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 6 March 2026UIN 115832

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has issued guidance to departments on publishing regular lists of Areas of Research Interest.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The Government Office for Science manages the guidance for departments on the development, publication and use of Areas of Research Interest (ARIs). The guidance sets out best practice for publishing ARIs and is available on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/writing-and-using-areas-of-research-interest/writing-and-using-areas-of-research-interest.

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