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We are aware of the concern that has been raised regarding tweets posted by Researchfish. We understand and acknowledge the serious issues raised by researchers and we will be discussing these with Researchfish as a matter of urgency.
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Today we’re announcing six month funded extensions for PhD students due to complete their studies by 31 March 2021 who have been impacted by Covid19
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NEW: We're increasing our minimum student stipend by 10% from 1 October 2022. Full details:
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From the start of the 2021/22 academic year, international students will be able to apply for all UKRI-funded postgraduate studentships.
Find out more:
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"Today's agreement on UK association to Horizon Europe is brilliant news" -
@UKRI_CEO
More on the deal announced by the government this morning:
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Professor Dame
@OttolineLeyser
DBE FRS has been appointed as UK Research and Innovation's new Chief Executive, succeeding Professor Sir Mark Walport. We look forward to welcoming her to her post on 29 June.
Read more:
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The UK will have state-of-the-art vaccine manufacturing facilities, able to make up to 40 million doses of
#COVID19
vaccine by the end of the year, thanks to a UK Research and Innovation investment of £131 million.
Find out more:
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Thank you for sharing your concerns around stipends. We're reading all of your messages and we know it's frustrating that we cannot give you more of an update yet. Please be assured that we're working on this issue and we will communicate an update as soon as we can.
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NEW: We're increasing our minimum stipend amount to £18,622 for academic year 2023/24.
Full details:
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It's Day One of UK Research and Innovation: our brand new organisation will bring together the seven Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England as a unified voice for research and innovation in the UK
#UKRI
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Yesterday we announced six month funded extensions for PhD students due to complete their studies by 31 March 2021 who have been impacted by Covid19
@ahrcpress
@BBSRC
@ESRC
@EPSRC
@The_MRC
@NERCscience
@STFC_Matters
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UKRI has announced £180 million of funding for organisations to sustain grant-funded research and fellowships affected by the
#COVID19
pandemic.
Our grant extension allocation will ensure that crucial world-leading research and innovation continues:
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Congratulations to Dr Rahul Mandal who was crowned the winner of Great British Bake Off last night! Rahul is a research associate
@NuclearAMRC
- part of
@HVM_Catapult
@sheffielduni
@innovateuk
#GBBO
#teamRahul
@Channel4
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We've opened an additional wave of funding for short-term research and innovation projects to address the current
#COVID19
crisis. There is no closing date - proposals can be submitted at any time.
Find out more and apply:
@NIHRresearch
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‘For as long as we associate research and innovation with the lone genius, we will fail to bring into the system the wide range of people whom we need.’
@UKRI_CEO
’s latest Viewpoints blog:
#ResearchCulture
#ReformingResearch
#ReimagineResearch
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Today we are releasing a statement about
#BlackLivesMatter
.
Racism takes lives and breeds hate. We grieve for all those who have lost their lives to this form of injustice.
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Today we’re welcoming 75 outstanding researchers and innovators to the Future Leaders Fellowships scheme. Meet them here:
Additionally, we’re confirming two additional rounds of over £100M each with deadlines expected in summer 2024 and 2025.
#UKRIFLF
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We commissioned an independent investigation in response to an open letter from the Secretary of State about
@ResearchEngland
’s EDI advisory group. Today we are releasing the outcome of that investigation, with thanks to all involved for their patience:
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Calling all postdoctoral researchers, research associates and other early career researchers. We are launching a new Early Career Researcher Forum. Applying to join is simple. Find out more here:
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Today we published detailed ethnicity data for funding applicants and awardees. The report is part of our commitment to identify and address issues within the funding system and shows stark disparities between ethnic groups. Read it, and our response, here
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UKRI and the Research Council of Norway
@forskningsradet
have signed a groundbreaking memorandum of cooperation, opening opportunities for collaboration between the UK and Norway 🇬🇧🇳🇴
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Our first five-year strategy launches today. It outlines how UKRI will invest in people, places and ideas and break down barriers to tackle current and future challenges.
Find out more:
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A £200m project will create 16 new Centres for Doctoral Training and 1000 new research leaders to help 🇬🇧 lead in
#ArtificialIntelligence
.
The PhD students will train at 14 UK universities with 300 partners including
@ASTRAZENECAUK
@GoogleUK
and
@NHSuk
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Today sees the launch of 8
#MentalHealthNetworks
by
#UKRI
and the
#IndustrialStrategy
. The new networks will bring together over 140 partners from across the UK in a national effort to answer important
#mentalhealth
questions and push
#research
forward.
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Today we are delighted to release the first edition of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, aimed at helping us build a more inclusive research system.
#research
#inclusive
#EDI
#ByEveryoneForEveryone
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Today we are pleased to announce 97 new Future Leaders Fellowships, supported through an investment of £113 million. These fellowships will help provide bold solutions to tackle major global issues ranging from climate change to chronic disease.
#UKRIFLF
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Today we are extremely proud to announce 101 new Future Leaders Fellowships, supported through an investment of £109 million, tackling challenges from cancer treatment to space travel. /1
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Today is
#WorldOceansDay
, try our interactive infographic to find out how engineering supported by UK Research and Innovation is increasing our knowledge of the oceans and lessening our impact on them
@YoEgovuk
#YoE
#InspireAnEngineer
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A new £20M research consortium has been launched to study
#COVID19
using whole genome sequencing. Led by
@sangerinstitute
, researchers across the UK will study how the disease spreads, equipping public health officials and clinicians with vital knowledge
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Wearing a face covering reduces the risk of spreading
#COVID19
by blocking up to 99.9% of virus-laden respiratory droplets, new research suggests. The study was co-funded by UKRI and led by researchers
@EdinburghUni
.
Read more:
#WeAreUKRI
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Funding now available for short-term research and innovation projects to address the current
#COVID19
crisis. There is no closing date - proposals can be submitted at any time.
Find out more and apply:
@NIHRresearch
#UKRIfunding
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"Every story is absolutely incredible & they're just not there." The stories of
#WomenInSTEM
are often overlooked. Few know this better than
@jesswade
, an
@imperialcollege
physicist who spends her free time adding them to Wikipedia.
New
#101Jobs
tomorrow:
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We’re investing £117m in 12 UKRI Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) to support the next generation of AI researchers from across the UK:
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New round of Future Leaders Fellowships announced:
Top researchers and innovators from across the country will receive a portion of a £78 million
#UKRIFLF
cash boost.
@Scalene
from
@unibirmingham
is one of our fellows:
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BEIS have today confirmed UKRI’s detailed three-year budget allocations. The allocations set out how we will invest £25 billion in world-class research and innovation that will deliver benefits for communities across the UK.
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Today we’re welcoming 68 outstanding researchers and innovators to the Future Leaders Fellowships scheme. Meet them here:
#UKRIFLF
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Very little is known about
#LongCOVID
, so we’re funding four research studies with
@NIHRresearch
to understand the longer-term effects of
#COVID19
on physical and mental health. ⬇️
#TacklingCoronavirus
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Today we’re welcoming 84 outstanding researchers and innovators to the Future Leaders Fellowship scheme.
Meet them here:
Additionally, we’re announcing an additional £100M of support for a new, seventh round of fellowships.
#UKRIFLF
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Terri Adams is one of the last scientific glassblowers to work in-house at a university. At
@UniofOxford
, she designs and creates bespoke equipment that researchers need for their experiments. Watch her incredible work:
#101Jobs
@OxfordChemistry
#BSW23
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Today sees the launch of the National Quantum Computing Centre - a £93m investment to catalyse the growth of the UK’s
#QuantumComputing
industry, leading to new jobs, skills and knowledge creation.
#QuantumComputingSummit
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We're launching our new brand today, part of a unified identity for
@UKRI_News
.
Find out more:
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We are introducing some important changes to the way that we work with innovators and researchers:
The changes are part of government’s plans to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy (1/6)
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We’re pleased to announce that we’ve signed the Technician Commitment, the first organisation to do so as a funder. We’ll be working to consider changes that will tackle some of the challenges technicians face:
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Today marks the creation of 12
#UKRI
#GCRF
Hubs.
With £200m UK funding, the Hubs aim to provide sustainable solutions to the world's toughest challenges like
#poverty
,
#equality
and
#conservation
.
🌍85 countries
👩🔬550+ researchers
🏢400 organisations
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Calling all UK researchers:
@beisgovuk
,
@Vitae_news
and
@UniversitiesUK
are running a survey on the impacts of
#COVID19
on research activity and the research community. Responses from PI's and leaders of research groups especially wanted.
Closes 9 June👉
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COP26 is being held in Glasgow from 31 October - 12 November 2021.
We're hosting and promoting events in the run up to COP26 and during the conference itself.
Find the full agenda and sign up to take part 👉
#UKRIatCOP26
#COP26
#Events
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"Sexuality isn't irrelevant to the profession, but is part of the individuals who make up the workforce."
We're celebrating diversity in research and innovation for
#PrideMonth
.
Listen to our
#Pride2020
panel discussion hosted by
@PhilipCarvil
:
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£200M world leading genomics project, led by UKRI, to give insights into health and diseases.
This public-private collaboration will support the complete sequencing of the genetic code of all 500,000 participants in
@uk_biobank
Find out more
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Today our
#StrengthInPlaces
fund is announcing £186 million in investment in seven major new research and innovation projects across the UK. /1
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"It's not them and us. It's very much a team. It's the way it should be."
Ian Patmore has worked as Fieldwork Technician at
@UCLgeography
for over 20 years and is part of
#101Jobs
celebrating the different roles in research & innovation. Full video:
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Happy
#WomenInScienceDay
!
This year's
#IDWGS
theme addresses women scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. Prof Sarah Gilbert from
@JennerInstitute
led the development of the
#OxfordVaccine
and has been at the centre of this fight:
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@adriana_lowe
@ARIES_DTP
@NERCscience
Thanks for flagging – we’re investigating as a matter of urgency but our team doesn’t recognise this as official
@NERCscience
head office correspondence. If you could DM us any more detail that would help us a great deal.
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Today marks the launch of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships.
🌟41 Fellows
🏛️25+ institutions
💷£900m funding
😃550 incredible researchers and innovators
Find out more about all the Fellows below and join in the conversation at
#UKRIFLF
.
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Today we’ve launched a consultation on our draft equality, diversity and inclusion strategy. We welcome input from anyone interested or involved in research and innovation and you have until March 28 to take part. More details:
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Such excellent news that the
@NIHRresearch
and UKRI/MRC funded
@OxfordVacGroup
/
@AstraZeneca
#COVID19
vaccine has been approved for use in the UK.
@UKRI_CEO
Prof Dame Ottoline Leyser said: "MHRA approval for the
#Oxfordvaccine
is such good news on which to end the year. /1
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We're pleased to welcome Frances Wood as UKRI's new International Director.
Frances brings valuable experience in developing & deepening international partnerships through her roles as Regional Director
@UKSINet
& Head of the Economics Unit
@FCDOGovUK
.
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We are launching a new £400,000 funding call to encourage researchers and innovators to experiment with citizen science.
Find out more
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Future Leaders Fellowships (FLFs) aim to develop the next world-class research and innovation leaders.
If you’re an early-career researcher or innovator looking to develop your career, an FLF could be for you. Here’s what you need to know⬇️🧵1/
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We are pleased to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
@dfg_public
.
The MoU will support bilateral cooperation and facilitate researcher-led collaboration between researchers in Germany and the UK. Learn more:
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It's
#antibioticsawarenessweek
! Check out our infographic: A Brief History of
#AntibioticResistance
#AMRinsight
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Today we have launched a consultation to help shape a New Deal for Postgraduate Research. We welcome responses from anyone interested or involved in postgraduate research training in the UK, irrespective of funding source. Take part here by 17 May:
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The 2020 UKRI Policy Internships Scheme is now open
This is an opportunity for PhD students funded by UKRI councils to work for three months in one of a selected group of highly influential policy organisations.
Closing date: 10 Sept 2020
Find out more:
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Today, we are publishing data for diversity characteristics of our funding applicants and recipients for the past five years: /1
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In these unprecedented times, it’s vital that people have ready access to up-to-date scientific information and evidence.
#Covid19
#coronavirus
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UKRI is piloting a new Early Career Researcher Forum to help us work collaboratively with ECRs and better understand their perspectives. If you'd like to join, or want to find out more without committing, fill in the short form linked in this news story:
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We know these are uncertain times, and the research community has lots of questions. We’re seeing all those questions, and we’re triaging for urgency, as well as importance – if you’re waiting for an update, please bear with us.
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Celebrating the achievements of
#WomenInScience
is key to empowering the next generation.
@jesswade
, a physicist, has written over 1,800 Wikipedia biographies to increase the visibility of these women. Watch her story:
#WomenInScienceDay
#IDWGS
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Today we’re announcing 21 new studies into the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes,
#COVID19
, funded by UKRI with
@DHSCgovuk
and
@NIHRresearch
:
👇👇
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Q: Can UK researchers apply for
#HorizonEurope
funding?
A: Yes!
@EU_Commission
has answers to all your questions on the UK's participation in Horizon Europe. Check them here:
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Are you currently funded by UKRI? We're allowing researchers to repurpose existing UKRI standard grants to address COVID-19 research priorities. Find out more about eligibility and how to apply here:
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UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships will support new career paths and encourage the movement of talented researchers and innovators between business and academia:
#UKRIFLF
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Yesterday, UKRI responded to a letter from Secretary of State, Michelle Donelan. Now we are publishing that response and the Terms of Reference for the review we are setting up.
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To tackle bullying and harassment and promote a healthy research & innovation culture, we are announcing a new forum that brings together funding, policy and regulatory organisations to address these issues at a system level:
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Our CEO Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser's response to the establishment of a new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology:
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We're investing £147M in global partnerships via the
@GCRF
Collective Programme. 141 new projects will bring together experts from the UK and developing countries to generate innovative solutions to the most pressing development problems.
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Today is
#Red4Research
Day where we show our support for everyone participating, undertaking and supporting COVID-19 research. Get involved by wearing something red and find out more-
@NHSRDForum
@NIHRresearch
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As part of
@SciTechGovuk
’s plans announced today, we’re confirming £250m to be invested in Artificial Intelligence, Quantum technologies, and Engineering Biology. These new ‘technology missions’ will enhance and exploit the UK’s global leadership in transformative technologies:
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UKRI is launching a new £500,000 funding opportunity for research organisations to pilot place-based public engagement partnerships and activities focussed on under-served communities.
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When Dr
@JessWade
’s not working in the physics lab
@imperialcollege
, she’s writing more
#WomenInSTEM
into Wikipedia to make science more accessible for all. So far, she’s created 1,800 articles for women and under-represented scientists:
#101Jobs
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Today, we've launched the new Résumé for Research and Innovation across UKRI. The inclusive, single format for CVs will enable people to better demonstrate their contributions to research, teams, and wider society.
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And don't forget you can follow us on all these other platforms too:
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A new genome sequencing study by
@GenomicsEngland
is preparing to study the genetic code of thousands of
#COVID19
patients. The research will help scientists understand why some patients become seriously ill and others get mild symptoms
@GenomiccStudy
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We have announced further action to support PhD students whose studies are being affected by COVID-19. Read more here:
In her open letter,
@UKRI_CEO
explains UKRI’s support for doctoral students:
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We are delighted that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be attending the
#RRSSirDavidAttenborough
naming ceremony.
Tickets for the ceremony on 26 September in
#Birkenhead
are still available. Book here
#NewPolarShip
@NERCscience
@BAS_News
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit Birkenhead on Thursday 26th September to attend the naming ceremony of the UK’s new polar research ship, the
#RRSSirDavidAttenborough
.
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11 new research projects aiming to improve the health of people and the planet through interventions in the food system have received a share of a £14M investment via the Transforming UK Food Systems SPF programme
Find out more:
#EarthDay2022
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In the run up to COP26, we're hosting a series of events.
Please register to sign up for events, access more content and engage with our experts.
Register here:
#UKRIatCOP26
#COP26
#Climate
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Today eight of UKRI's councils are publishing their Strategic Delivery Plans, explaining the part each council will play in delivering our mission and vision and detailing their activities for the next three years. More:
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