In the news:
"A group of scientists in the United Kingdom are setting out to form their own SETI network. For those unaware, SETI is the search for extraterrestrial intelligence."
For starters, some info here
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/SETi-Britain-UK-Scientists-Search-for-Extraterrestrial-Intelligence,23440.html
and
http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/5589/20130709/uk-seti-british-scientists-hunt-alien-life.htm
Hope they haven't given up looking here on poor old earth.