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Picking a research winner

By Andy Westwood Filed Under: Devo, Featured, Science and Technology, Whitehall Watch Posted: May 1, 2015

What research will the next government back and how should it choose? asks Professor Andrew Westwood. As we approach the General Election, the discussions of the research community in universities tend to focus on how to preserve the ‘science ringfence’ and the ‘dual support system’ (funding through both the Research Councils and the Funding Councils). […]

Tagged With: Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, BIS, Catapults, David Willetts, Department of Business Innovation and Skills, general election, George Osborne, Harwell, Higher Education Funding Council for England, Innovate UK, Innovation and Skills, Jim O'Neill, Northern Powerhouse, Office for Budget Responsibility, Pirbright, research, Rothamsted, Vince Cable, Warwick Manufacturing Group

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A Northern Science Powerhouse? Yes, but…

Kieron Flanagan By Kieron Flanagan Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Featured Posted: March 27, 2015

The Sir Henry Royce Institute for Materials Research and Innovation is good news for Northern England, but reform of research funding is needed to create a sustainable scientific ‘powerhouse’ in the North, argues Dr Kieron Flanagan. Chancellor George Osborne has made much in recent months of his ambition to help the cities of Manchester, Leeds, […]

Tagged With: Cambridge, Department for Business, devolution, Golden Triangle, Innovation and Skills, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Medical Research Council, National Institute for Biomedical Research, Northern Powerhouse, Oxford, Research Excellence Framework, Sheffield, Sir Henry Royce Institute for Materials Research and Innovation, Sir Paul Nurse, Synchrotron Radiation Source, UK Research Councils, UK Science Budget

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