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Jun 21, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
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)
Aug 3, 2020 • 12 tweets • 7 min read
@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
