Richard Jones

richardaljones.bsky.social

28 July 2026 11:37

(1/6) Changes at UKRI, the dissolution of DSIT and move of science to the business department lead to fears that UK science is being pushed in a more applied direction. But the line between science and technology is fuzzier than many think...

Richard Jones

richardaljones.bsky.social

29 March 2026 12:46

Sul y Blodau. In the last two years, my mother asked me to put flowers on my father's memorial on Palm Sunday. This year it's for both of them.

Lucien Heurtier

lucienheurtier.bsky.social

26 March 2026 22:06

Many alternatives are possible. Evaluating and making transparent to which councils the increasing costs from STFC facilities actually benefit, and spreading the weight of this increase fairly between councils, would be one option, but UKRI prefers to stick to its narrative to avoid doing that.

profserious

profserious.bsky.social

22 March 2026 19:20

A Kerfuffle … UK research funding (and in defence of Sir Ian Chapman) ... by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/a-kerfuffle

Rhys Davies

rcdavies.bsky.social

15 March 2026 08:50

The short answer to this conundrum, imo, is that spending is in the wrong place (too much on curiosity driven research), and GB has the wrong economic structure (insufficient tech enabled business, e.g. engineering, manufacturing) to convert it into revenue. We're just spinning wheels.