The visit was part of a series of engagement events across the UK, showcasing UKRI’s strategy and offering an opportunity for UKRI to demonstrate their support for world-class locations for research and innovation such as Bangor University.
UKRI Chief Executive, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser and local representatives started the tour at Wales' first Science Park, M-SParc, where they learned about exciting local breakthroughs in areas such as renewable energy research. This was followed by a series of roundtable discussions and presentations by Bangor-based experts on diverse topics covering Welsh innovation and how research and innovation can support the future of health care.
The group also visited the UKRI-funded, Bangor University research ship, RS Prince Madog where crew members and researchers discussed exciting research conducted on the ship into areas including the unknown history of the Titanic.
A presentation by Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser on how UKRI is working to transform the future of research and innovation in the UK by investing in world-class places such as Bangor, provided the high point of a series of talks which concluded Friday’s visit.
![UKRI Chief Executive Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser is shown the Prince Madog Research Vessel at the Marine Centre Wales, Anglesey, by Bangor University’s Dr Shelagh Malham and Professor Paul Spencer](/sites/default/files/styles/3x2_900w/public/2022-12/UKRI%20Prince%20Madog%20Image%202.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=tBFuu-mM)
![UKRI Chief Executive Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser is shown the bridge of the Prince Madog Research Vessel at the Marine Centre Wales, Anglesey, by Navigation Cadet Matthew Brown,](/sites/default/files/styles/3x2_900w/public/2022-12/UKRI%20Prince%20Madog%20Image%201_0.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=xnPGZkd-)