To be a #ScienceSuperpower means both:
🌏 leading international research collaborations on key global challenges
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🔬deepening our strategic bilaterals with fellow global R+D economies
Today our MoU w Switzerland:
🇨🇭No 1️⃣ in global innovation rankings✔️ https://t.co/dfCHjCY37X
Yesterday @UKRI_CEO and @uksciencechief teamed up in a series of Washington, DC-area meetings on public health, research security, and emerging technology. These discussions reinforced the strength and potential of UK-US partnerships across R&I. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
UK plc must focus more on science, technology, engineering & innovation.
⚡️Science + technology need to be embedded in the heart of every government department
⚡️8 of worlds top 10 fastest growing companies are S+T co’s
Spot on @uksciencechief✔️ https://t.co/sGOSECgHGz
Rural communities need active community Pubs, Shops & local housing schemes.
Delighted that #MidNorfolk has a cluster of CommunityPub & Shop schemes (Rocklands, Beeston, Gressenhall)
Great to to thank+congratulate 🤝@SwanGressenhall team + @HastoeHousing @PlunkettFoundat today:
We will never unlock our potential as a #ScienceSuperpower with a Junior ScienceMinister in @beisgovuk:
@WilliamJHague spot on���to call for:
🔹Secretary of State for Science + Technology
🔹in Cabinet
🔹to deliver Regulation & Procurement https://t.co/qVfLlbdzRa
It’s time to do for science what we did for sport: a 2012 Olympiad of global UK leadership in science, technology & innovation investment & long term planning.
@WilliamJHague nails it in his piece in @thetimes today:
https://t.co/Dq59XI0LuU
The team at @business4health welcome the launch of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities @OHID. We look forward to working with the Department to discuss how business can play its part to level up the nation’s health.
#Business4Health
.@DCMS National Data Strategy team want to know what 2030 looks like to you and the role of #data in getting us there. 🤓
Join one of the workshops and help drive the collective vision that will support the UK to build a world-leading data economy. https://t.co/szHSHoDHK0
We've launched a new Masters in #artificialintelligence#ai launching in October 2019. All mathematically-minded STEM graduates are encouraged to apply now! https://t.co/rS42PR5pY1
🗓️Deadline to apply: 31 July 2019
#InternationalWomensDay article: A perspective on how far women have come in tech. @katzy and @digitalbizwomen express their take on what needs to improve for women in tech. Full article here: https://t.co/ERN3otlK1k
Today, here in London, a thrill to finally hold our new report for @NHSEngland@MattHancock@DHSCgovuk. As far as I know, the 1st country to plan #healthcare w/ #AI, #genomics, digital (and to 2040!). Online, #OA tomorrow, thanks to the great work @NHS_HealthEdEng
So it’s finally online - my TEDx talk in CERN, Geneva - what a fantastic production! So thankful to all TEDxCERN’18 organisers 🙏��
https://t.co/skHRdkN7je
Samsung’s vision: human-centric AI — built for humans, learning incrementally, based on human interaction models, ensuring safety and data privacy https://t.co/LNcttZVKDP
Girls perform better on average in both STEM and non-STEM subjects. Differences in grade average between genders in STEM are smaller than in non-STEM subjects. Yet, we still see very low numbers of female STEM students. Share this and encourage young women to study STEM studies!
In high school I was told by a couple teachers that I didn't "look" like someone who would pursue engineering, and that I should consider something else. Haven't look back since 🚀
Practising kindness is an indisputably positive thing. With so many people affected by stress, anxiety and addiction, there’s more acknowledgement we’re all fighting (often invisible) battles and kindness and compassion can make it that little bit more bearable #KindIsCool https://t.co/OrPduHX0pE
Stereotypically Engineering is for boys & nursing is for girls. These concepts are a 100 years out of date.
The average Chartered Engineer earns £68.5k
#EngineerEquality#INWED18#RaisingtheBar https://t.co/UqDBnIudPe