Chief Executive
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Professor Sir Ian Chapman is the CEO of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI brings together the UK’s Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England, operating with a combined budget of more than £9bn per year.
Previously Ian was Chief Executive Officer of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), a position he held since October 2016.
He has held several international roles in fusion, including currently chairing the International Atomic Energy Agency International Fusion Research Committee.
His research has been recognised with multiple international awards, including:
He was made a Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 2013, became a visiting Professor at Durham University in 2015 and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2022.
In 2023, he was knighted in the King’s New Year’s Honours, made an Honorary Fellow of the Nuclear Institute and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.