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Key attributes for effective knowledge brokering at the interface between research and practice - new paper by @DenisKarcher, @ChrisCvitanovic and others link.springer.com/article/10.100…...

Right then. I think we've reached a watershed point in the waging of culture wars, and Conservatives ought to see it, and act on it. I wrote this today: What kind of person would drag autistic children into the culture wars? The Kemi Badenoch kind theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

🌟NEW🌟 Community Innovation Practitioner Awards 2025-6 Arts and Humanities Research Council #CreativeCommunities £750k funding for up to 10 new CIPs in 3 devolved nations or 12 MCAs in England to work with communities & cross sector partnerships to grow new cultural RD&I Video or written application

I distilled my 4 years of marketing lessons into minimalistic visuals. 1. Sell Benefits. Not features.

From mind-bending virtual reality explorations into other people’s lives to thrifty cooking workshops, join our researchers for a series of thought-provoking free events as the Festival of Social Science returns to Sheffield. Explore the full programme: bit.ly/3YrZePN

Pick up The Yorkshire Post this weekend or read online pre budget analysis by Ralph Blackburn including myself & Oliver Coppard better prospects for #NorthernPowerhouseRail Re-writing fiscal rules is a big deal, & will make possible a more productive #North yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/…

Key point: R&D is investment, not consumption. Why not rebadge UKRI budgets as capital not day-to-day spend, while we're doing the right thing with the fiscal rules?

The real job of the manager is not to plan, organize, coordinate, and control, but to enable others to do their work. #ThinkingOnThursday #quote

Enjoyed this, and especially the points in support of public R&D funding On basic research: “the value of an idea goes way beyond the value captured by the person who created it” “You're stumbling around in the dark, and then someone finds something, they flip on a light

MRSA, an antimicrobial resistance superbug, causes over 120,000 deaths per year. A new study led by The University of Sheffield, funded by Ukri Jubuhuhu, has revealed the bugs’ double defence mechanism against antibiotics - a crucial step in developing new ways to target its survival strategy. Read

Congratulations to our (Ritchie Williamson) PhD student Laila who passed her viva with minor corrections. Thanks to examiners Kevin Wilkinson & Dr Muller and chair Dr Gisela Helfer. Institute of Cancer Therapeutics & Ethical Tissue UoBPharmMedSci UoB_LifeSci

Please respond by tomorrow to help us design the best medtech/healthtech training course for you! #medtech #healthcareinnovation #healthtech #skillsdevelopment

Are you applying to the Arts and Humanities Research Council #CreativeCommunities Community Innovation Practitioner Awards 2025-6? Read the call guidance & register for our EOI webinar 👀 Award details: creativecommunities.uk/research_artic… Webinar sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0b35b557…

I met with the team at University of Bradford School of Management to discuss their strategies to engage business, local communities and develop the next generations of Bradford’s entrepreneurs. As the oldest Business Management School in the UK, I know they share my passion for development of the city

We asked you who you mainly share your results with. No surprise that you answered: "other researchers". But to have real impact, it's also important to engage with policymakers, civil society & business. Find out why this is so crucial for your research ⬇️

So almost 60% of private schools are special schools, cf 10% of state. I guess this would help account for some of this difference. gov.uk/government/sta… That said, only 22% of private pupils appear to have an EHC plan (is my reading of the FT story). So 42% is still high.

Leadership is often perceived as a static set of skills or characteristics that one either possesses or does not. However, this perception fails to capture the dynamic and context-dependent nature of leadership.  The description I use “Leadership is an improvisational practice

Our NHS is facing winter pressures and higher than expected cases of COVID, flu, RSV and norovirus. Our service providers are struggling to respond. In The Conversation we discuss the impact on patients and outline self and pharmacy support mechanisms. theconversation.com/the-uk-could-b…

Snap-Cap! Chris Gaffney