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Marie-Laure Hicks retweeted
We've got a bumper crop of lunchtime innovation in a crisis webinars this week @RAEngNews - these are focused on lessons learned for accelerating innovation and are going to be fantastic discussions! Please sign up and feel free to share with anyone who might be interested ✨
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My team at @RAEngNews are hiring a Public Affairs Advisor (deadline 23 Nov) - please share with anyone who may be interested! Me & @hicksml are particularly exceptional teammates to work with (our baking skills & love of political gossip are unmatched) ✨
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It's been fantastic organising this series and it's particularly wonderful to be able to feature some of the winners of the Academy's Pandemic Service Awards in this Thursday's session. Looking forward to getting started on the writeup on lessons learned for innovating at pace!
Join us on Thursday as we speak to three of our recent award winners who have demonstrated amazing innovation in the face of a crisis - with ventilators, tests, and even a sewer-based early warning system to help fight COVID-19: raeng.org.uk/events/events-p…
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The housing crisis provides an opportunity for change in the scale of housing delivery and the quality of places we live - but the complex problem needs a systemic approach. Our new report maps out the system and identifies opportunities for change: raeng.org.uk/sustainable-liv…
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We're looking forward to celebrating #INWED20 tomorrow! It's important to acknowledge the benefits of having women in the engineering sector and their role in helping to #ShapeTheWorld. Why? This article explains it all: theguardian.com/lifeandstyle… #EngDiversity
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Stimulating R&D for a better, faster recovery – our new report finds business R&D is at immediate risk. We call for interventions including support for business-university partnerships and pre-commercial development to build back better: raeng.org.uk/news/news-relea… #IncreasingRandD
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Calling all engineering professionals: can you help? We need your input to identify solutions, organisations and contacts that could help governments solve problems and assist the public health response to #COVID19. Find out how to get involved: raeng.org.uk/covid19
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*NEW COVID-19 STUDY*
@ucl Recruiting adults in UK to answer wkly 15min online surveys about psychological & social experiences during COVID-19. Results will help identify effects of social isolation & how to support mental health.
covid19study.org
pls retweet #unisupport
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"These costs are high, but we think they are an essential investment to avoid wasting taxpayers’ money and to advance fundamental research towards beneficial applications."
For three years, part of DARPA has funded two teams for each project: one for research and one for reproducibility. The investment is paying off. go.nature.com/2W54kmn
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NEW: We welcome #Budget2020 commitments to double public spending on R&D. However, investment is also required to turn research into real world solutions and successful businesses. Read our full response here: raeng.org.uk/news/news-relea…
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Great to represent the national academies with colleagues from @acmedsci @BritishAcademy_ @RAEngNews @royalsociety last night at the parliamentary reception for the Royal Society's annual pairing scheme - talking STEM, policy and R&I with attendees and guests ✨ #SciWestminster20
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‘Culture change’ needed for UK Arpa to succeed, says academy: Royal Academy of Engineering says more autonomy, risk-taking, speed and independence from government is critical. (£) @RAEngNews
researchprofessionalnews.com…
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My team's new briefing is published today on the government's proposal for a new funding mechanism, a UK version of the US ARPA/DARPA - great to get to grips with this model & speak to people with first-hand experience of it! ðŸ”🔬🧬🧪 @hicksml & I would love to hear any thoughts!
How can the UK support radical innovation? The government are proposing a new research and technology funding agency modelled on the US ARPA – check out our new engineering proposal on how to deliver breakthrough answers to real-world challenges:
raeng.org.uk/news/news-relea…
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This @POST_UK note has a good summary of the situation:
teapawt.org/DrSimEvans/status/1019…
Nice summary of the state of play on small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) from @POST_UK
tl;dr "No commercial SMR has been built; the first is expected within ten years. Future cost competitiveness is currently uncertain."
researchbriefings.parliament…
Marie-Laure Hicks retweeted
Your carbon footprint is influenced by all sorts of lifestyle choices and circumstances. So when you're trying to shrink it, it's not easy to know where to start, or to assess how you're doing 🤔.
Here's a rough guide 👉 bit.ly/2JDRZkq
Marie-Laure Hicks retweeted
Imagine giving a speech so bad *five million people* sign a petition telling you to fuck off
Marie-Laure Hicks retweeted
Just heard someone use the word "Brextension" and I think I finally lost the will to live.
Marie-Laure Hicks retweeted
Got up early and went to the gym. Had lunch and wanted to change back into my pyjamas but I looked at the clock and it wasn’t even 1pm. Then I remembered one of perks of being an adult is that I can put my pyjamas on whenever I like and no one can stop me. I am back in my pyjamas
