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👀Big things are happening in the world of British progress 👀
Watch this space this week 📈
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Joseph Ewing
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Joseph Ewing
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Rotherhithe. Millwall FC. Trustee @StandOut_HQ. Senior Executive Adviser, Policy and Public Affairs @lifearc1. Formerly @acmedsci @CRUK_Policy. Views my own.
Rotherhithe Katılım Ağustos 2012
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The programme begins with an exhortation of confidence: "conceived among the untidied ruins of a war and fashioned through days of harsh economy, this Festival is a challenge to the sloughs of the present and a shaft of confidence cast forth against the future."
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As whisky-fuelled impulse purchases go, I'm quite pleased with this one.
It's an original programme from the 1951 Festival of Britain, a national exhibition which aimed to unite the country after the war, with displays of art, music, science and technology. (scroll for more...)
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@ersatzben Yeah I’m very happy with it - except when I’m too tired first thing in the morning to use it properly…(see below)
Only real oddity was it had to be converted from USA power supply, so I had a slight high pitched humming for a while, but that seems to have gone!
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@josephwewing That is a nice grinder tbf, it looks smart, the big hopper is convenient and it has great reviews!
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After the grinder on our Sage Barista Impress coffee machine failed, and then the grinder on the replacement ALSO failed, we’ve finally bit the bullet and ordered a Niche Zero grinder. Also got one of those needly things and some 0.1g scales for added coffee wanker vibes
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@ersatzben Haha I did - just felt you needed to proudly own your coffee nerdery 😅
Yep - nearly went for it a year back but decided I didn’t have capacity for home espresso and my aeropress routine doesn’t call for it 😞 Plumped for the Fellow Ode Gen 2 instead so as to not feel too sad
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@josephwewing I do indeed mean those things. But you knew what I meant! 😂 The niche is a real investment but seems to be easily the very best option in the price range
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@ersatzben ... e.g. a 'park run' style badge for how many years you've worked in a sector, or a badge for how many sectors you've worked in, etc. 2/2
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@josephwewing Thanks for the link. That is my sense too. I see lots of assertive discussions about the value of intersectoral mobility, some anecdotes here and there, but no real hard data pointing to a problem (or market failure).
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What is the best evidence for a problem with "porosity" in R&D careers? Presumably we should see inefficiencies in the flow of high-value human capital (L8+ skills) between sectors, unmet demand, and so on.
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@ersatzben Yep. I don't know much about the BEIS/DSIT R&D workforce survey, but I assume that's a decent place to start/expand from.
I also personally think LinkedIn could be used more: both for gathering data about R&D personnel moving around, but also incentivising it... 1/2
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@ersatzben "There are many good examples...[but] limited understanding between sectors, poorly aligned incentives and a perception of both personal and institutional risk...create conditions in which movement between sectors is, at best, unidirectional and, at worst, disincentivised."
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@ersatzben From my time helping with Chapter 2 of this report, my sense was it's largely anecdotal (but sufficiently reported to be credible).
I think it would really help to firm up the evidence - so we can fully understand what we're talking about.
acmedsci.ac.uk/file-download/…
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@dc_lawrence Understood. I can only reflect on my personal reactions, but they didn’t scream British progress to me (even if you’re right about which kinds of projects are needed). Have you thought more abstractly about a visual representation of progress?
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@josephwewing Yes I think the idea is to create an aesthetic which draws on Britain's industrial heritage, rather than looking sci-fi or futuristic. Britain probably needs bridges and trains more than space ports!
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@dc_lawrence They all seem quite old school…are we to assume you’d take the core look and add a modern element? I think progress should be at least a tad futuristic (not sci fi, but seeming modern/up to date). Trains and bridges definitely don’t make me think of progress.
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There are too many options to do a poll but please 'like' your favourites!
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Joseph Ewing retweetledi
innovation happens at the intersection between sectors💡
but researchers can struggle to make the leap, and it can feel like a risk to try something new
we talk about this in our Future-proofing UK Health research report
and this award helps to mitigate these challenges⬇️
Academy of Medical Sciences@acmedsci
Cross-Sector Experience Awards - now open 📢 Want to develop skills in a different sector, with the ultimate goal of improving health? Apply now for up to £100K to work in a new organisation for 3-12 months. Closes 27 February 2025: bit.ly/4fxUAq3
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We're proud to join the Shared Commitment to Public Involvement.
This pledge aims to raise the standards of health research through stronger and more meaningful engagement with patients and the public.
Read more: t.ly/sbpXN
@NIHRinvolvement @HRA_Latest
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There's even a small increase in the R&D budget for next year - from £20bn to £20.4bn - and an increase to DSIT's share of that.
It looks like the sector's worst fears about how the lumpiness of costs relating to Horizon and the guarantee will be budgeted for have been allayed
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@MJBBurnett @ersatzben @REF_Owens @awmackenzie @dowell_douglas @martinrsmith @mon_dahiya I think @REF_Owens point about only paying part of a year last year helps explain the big jump?
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@josephwewing @ersatzben @REF_Owens @awmackenzie @dowell_douglas @martinrsmith @mon_dahiya If we knew that we could make a better guess about whether it is tucked under the R&D budget (as feared) or if it's still a separate line in DSIT's budget that is getting more money as the cost increases (which would make the commitment to maintain R&D funding a good one)
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Can someone (*cough* @martinrsmith) explain...
• £15.1BN for DSIT in 2025/26
• £13.9BN for R&D 2025/26
• £2.7 billion (over what time?) for association to EU research programmes, partnerships and Horizon guarantee.
Is this as feared?!
4.94: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/672232d0…
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@MJBBurnett @ersatzben @REF_Owens @awmackenzie @dowell_douglas @martinrsmith @mon_dahiya I might be being stupid but isn't it just the £2.7BN in the Red book?
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/672232d0…
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@ersatzben @REF_Owens @josephwewing @awmackenzie @dowell_douglas @martinrsmith @mon_dahiya Looked to me like Horizon association for 2024 cost ~£500m assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66eaef6e… (p159) Where can I find the £2.7B projected annual cost?
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@MJBBurnett Might be approaching an answer: x.com/REF_Owens/stat…
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@ersatzben @josephwewing @awmackenzie @dowell_douglas @martinrsmith @mon_dahiya Am I looking at this too simplistically? Cost of association was due to rise in 2025, DSIT allocation for Horizon has risen by approx. £0.5bn, and the overall up £1.4bn from projected baseline 24/25. Does that mean any hit shouldn't be as bad as the £800mn-£1bn predicted?
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The worry is that cost of Horizon membership is tucked under (comes out of) the R&D budget that would otherwise have gone to UK science grants - meaning real terms reduction in UK research funding. Wording is clear as mud - hopefully we get a clarification soon. @josephwewing
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Reflections on the Labour budget:
- Protecting R&D tax relief 👍 new regime from April '24 needs time to settle in
- extra £300m for FE probably won't touch the sides. The increase in NI will likely increase costs for FE providers £100s of millions.
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@ersatzben @josephwewing @awmackenzie @dowell_douglas @martinrsmith @mon_dahiya Am I looking at this too simplistically? Cost of association was due to rise in 2025, DSIT allocation for Horizon has risen by approx. £0.5bn, and the overall up £1.4bn from projected baseline 24/25. Does that mean any hit shouldn't be as bad as the £800mn-£1bn predicted?
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...via capital gains tax, NICs and things like a slow devaluing of the BADR.
As well as number crunching, all eyes will now turn to Phase 2 of the Spending Review...
Important to set up a stable, predictable and attractive environment for life science, including investment 2/2
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Looking forward to details - especially whether Horizon Europe costs are 'folded into' DSIT budget (and if so, whether there will be a little uplift to help avoid cutting other things).
Positive confirmations on R&D tax credits, EIS and more. Some squeezing of businesses... 1/2
CaSE@sciencecampaign
Our initial response to today's Budget from CaSE Executive Director @AliciaGreated: sciencecampaign.org.uk/press/detail/i…
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