We published two circular letters today following the announcement of additional support to help address the impacts of the ongoing delay in UK association to #HorizonEurope 🧵👇 /1
The first letter is about the additional £100m in quality-related research (QR) funding and £70.65 million in Research Capital Investment Fund (RCIF) grants – both going to support higher education providers. Read the letter: orlo.uk/gGWUf /2
The second letter is about the £30m Talent and Research Stabilisation Fund. This fund will help retain and attract talent to the UK research sector. Read it here 👇 orlo.uk/k18jo /3
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Here is @UKRI_CEO's comment on the Prime Minister’s announcement on a new National Science and Technology Council:
“Research, innovation and technology are vital tools in our quest to emerge from the pandemic with a resilient, greener and more inclusive economy… (1/4)
Today, the Prime Minister has spelled out the imperative of bridging the remoteness between science and society and… (2/4)
I enthusiastically welcome the announcement to give science a greater voice at the heart of government, backed by the continued commitment to increase public investment to £22bn…(3/4)
@AddyAdelaine@NIHRcommunity We have published the membership of the decision making panels for the COVID-19 ethnicity call here: mrc.ukri.org/documents/pdf/…. We actively sought diversity in the panel members, and we are conscious that Black people are underrepresented throughout academia in the UK. 1/12
@AddyAdelaine@NIHRcommunity Black researchers have been funded by this call as part of Investigators’ leadership teams. As this was a rapid response off-system call, and reflecting the need for the research to begin immediately, applicants had to submit a shorter than normal application form. 2/12
@AddyAdelaine@NIHRcommunity We therefore did not collect information from applicants on their protected characteristics and cannot provide the same data as we do for our standard schemes: ukri.org/about-us/equal…. 3/12