Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

8 PASS 2 REVIEW 3 FIX

Web Manifest

Action

Not found

FIX

Not found

No web manifest found

No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

No web manifest found.

Dark Mode Support

Action

No dark mode signals

FIX

No dark mode signals

No dark mode signals detected

Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles

External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

Dark ModeNo Dark Mode Detected

color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Not detected ✗

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

Favicon & Branding

10 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

10 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

Multiple icon sizes detected

✓ favicon.ico Present

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✗ Manifest Icons Missing

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 2 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

18 pass 2 fail WCAG AA

p Some of these cookies are essential, whi…

3.41:1

#000000

#406C31

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · top of page (header area)

span For more detailed information please che…

3.41:1

#000000

#406C31

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · top of page (header area)

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 This site uses cooki…	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
h1 UK Research and Inno…	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
h2 Necessary Cookies	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
h2 Featured	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
h2 News	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
h2 Subscribe to UKRI em…	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
h2 Blog	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
h2 Who we are	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
h2 Our councils	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
h2 Useful links	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
h2 Connect with us	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
h2 Support links	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
h3 Cookies that measure…	7.37:1	3.0:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
title UKRI – UK Research…	7.37:1	4.5:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
p Some of these cookie…	3.41:1	4.5:1	#000000	#406C31	Fail
span For more detailed in…	3.41:1	4.5:1	#000000	#406C31	Fail
span cookie policy (opens…	7.37:1	4.5:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
span (Opens in a new wind…	7.37:1	4.5:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
span Accept All Cookies	7.37:1	4.5:1	#000000	#999999	Pass
span Reject All Cookies	7.37:1	4.5:1	#000000	#999999	Pass

Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

A+

Landmark Structure

12 landmarks

PASS

12 landmarks

<main> landmark present

3 <nav> landmark(s) found

All <nav> elements are properly labeled

Skip navigation link present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

Heading Hierarchy

13 headings

PASS

13 headings

Multiple H1 headings (2 found)

A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

H1 This site uses cookies
H2 Necessary Cookies
H3 Cookies that measure website use
H1 UK Research and Innovation duplicate H1
H2 Featured
H2 News
H2 Subscribe to UKRI emails
H2 Blog
H2 Who we are
H2 Our councils
H2 Useful links
H2 Connect with us
H2 Support links

A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

Why this matters

Multiple H1s blur the page's primary topic — screen-reader users and Google both prefer one H1.

Learn more ▾

HTML5's outline algorithm technically allows multiple H1s within sectioning content, but no browser implements it. In practice: one H1 per page. Use H2-H6 for subsections.

Source: WCAG 2.4.6 / Google Search Central

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 29 images OK

PASS

All 29 images OK

11 decorative image(s) correctly marked

18 image(s) with good alt text

29 images 18 good alt text 11 decorative

All images have appropriate alt text.

A+

Form Accessibility

All 3 controls labeled

PASS

All 3 controls labeled

3 control(s) properly labeled

3 controls

3 labeled

0 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
input	checkbox		none
#ukri-search__box	text	Search term	for/id
#ukri-search__box-mobile	text	Search term	for/id

Link & Button Quality

114 links, 7 buttons — all OK

PASS

114 links, 7 buttons — all OK

2 link(s) open in new tab without warning

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

Got: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/cookie-policy/; https://www.civicuk.com/cookie-control

112 link(s) with descriptive text

114 links

0 empty

0 generic text

2 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
https://www.ukri.org/about-us/cookie-pol…	cookie policy (opens in a new …	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.civicuk.com/cookie-control	About this tool(Opens in a new…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
/who-we-are/how-we-are-doing/research-ou…	How quantum will change your l…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
/who-we-are/how-we-are-doing/research-ou…	Safer sleep for babies	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
/who-we-are/our-vision-and-strategy/upda…	Updates on our 2026 strategy a…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ukri.org/news/families-left-…	Pinned article from 16 …	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ukri.org/news/uk-scientists-…	22 April 2026 UK scientists…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ukri.org/news/scientists-unl…	22 April 2026 Scientists un…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ukri.org/news/gut-microbiome…	20 April 2026 Gut microbiom…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ukri.org/news/skin-patch-hel…	20 April 2026 “Skin patch…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ukri.org/blog/from-ward-roun…	2 April 2026 From ward roun…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://www.ukri.org/blog/improving-mrc-…	1 April 2026 Improving MRC …	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image

119 links and buttons have descriptive text

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

https://www.ukri.org/about-us/cookie-policy/; https://www.civicuk.com/cookie-control

Why this matters

Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.

Learn more ▾

Without rel="noopener", the new tab can navigate the original tab via window.opener (tab-nabbing attack). Modern browsers default to noopener for target=_blank but only since recent versions. Always set rel="noopener noreferrer" explicitly.

Source: MDN target / OWASP

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

PASS

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

Navigation links present on 404 page

Homepage link present on 404 page

Search form present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title UK Research and Innovation home ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✓

A+

Print Stylesheet

Print styles detected

PASS

Print styles detected

External print stylesheet detected

Got: https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/themes/ukri/templates/../build/print-e4ed8a5e6e70ce8df42e09aa26fba4ab912ab707.min.css?ver=6.8.3

Print Stylesheet ✓ Print Optimized

Print stylesheet https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/themes/ukri/templates/../build/print-e4ed8a5e6e70ce8df42e09aa26fba4ab912ab707.min.css?ver=6.8.3 ✓Inline @media print Not detected ✗

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 100/100 — 0 failing, 28 passed

PASS

100

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Links have a discernible name

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Identical links have the same purpose.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.