Thread by @alison_phipps

“The University will continue to use all available channels to make the case to reverse these cuts.”
 
Strong Statement from @UofGVC @RachelSandison @cjpearce on #UKRIcuts #odacuts #gcrfcuts

👉🏼 gla.ac.uk/research/az/gc…

@UofGVC @RachelSandison @cjpearce @UofGlasgow @UofGEducation @UofGUnescoRILA @kentbuse @UCUScotland @MIDEQHub "This decision undermines the UK’s role in combatting the world’s most pressing challenges...[and] will lead to job losses in the UK and in low- and middle-income countries, with early career staff particularly badly affected." @DrJoGrady @ucu
researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res… (paywalled)

@kentbuse "The government has said the reduction of UK aid spending from 0.7 to 0.5 per cent of gross national income is a temporary measure."
Why such damage to 'National Interest" if temporary?
bit.ly/3tQVk1W by @RobinBisson quote from @kentbuse, @stuarttaberner1 & @DrJoGrady

“Tory ex-minister warns PM against ‘devastating’ UK research cuts

Cutting existing research budgets by up to £2 billion would put ‘science superpower’ aim at risk, Greg Clark tells Boris Johnson”

timeshighereducation.com/news/tory-ex-m…

Nobelist and Crick director calls on UK government to ‘come to its senses’ over possible ‘triple whammy’ hit to science funding.

#UKRIcuts #gcrfcuts #odacuts

timeshighereducation.com/news/sir-paul-…

So senior Tories are not holding back on the damage to ‘Global’ 🇬🇧 of #odacuts #ukricuts #gcrfcuts
Seriously - this wasn’t thought through at all so why the gagging orders and comms silencing orders in #ukri
thetimes.co.uk/article/with-b…

GCRF Managers: "The decision to cut the GCRF budget so drastically creates irreversible damage and unnecessary risks to researchers and communities in the UK and globally, far outweighing the benefits of the savings." Statement on risks 👇here:gcrfmanagersnetwork.wordpress.com/2021/03/19/the… #ukricuts

You couldn't make this up: @K_Brickell

https://twitter.com/K_Brickell/status/1375081429151911938?s=20

@K_Brickell Unrolled 🧵on impact of #UKRIcuts #ODAcuts from @rights_4_time 👇#GCRFcuts

https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1375135829862068228?s=20

Telegraph “Scottish universities are set to lose millions in vital research funding after the UK Government slashed overseas aid funding, prompting warnings of job losses and severe reputational damage to Scotland’s world-class institutions” (paywalled) telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

Beautiful work here on conflict transformation & prevention from @MADARnetwork funded by #GCRF & #AHRC

https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1375330009058050049