Is the demise of the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology really the disaster that some commentators are suggesting? The nice people at @resprofnews.bsky.social gave me the space to explain why it really isn’t: www.researchprofessional.com/news-article... #scipolicy

Hola. Andrés Rodríguez-Pose y yo impartimos una clase magistral en Madrid sobre la Geografía del Populismo y la "Venganza de los lugares que no importan". ¡Es divertidísimo! Inscríbete aquí: www.fundacionareces.es/fundacionare...

I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures". Open panel submissions portal is open! ls! Deadline: 2nd February 2026 www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...

According to @politico.eu the UK wants to form a steel alliance with the EU to avoid collateral damage in a trade war with the US. www.politico.eu/article/brit... A European steel alliance, now where have I heard that one before? 🤔https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Coal_and_Steel_Community

Tremendous long read from @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social in the FT on the mysterious owner of the notorious Brittania Hotels group, Alex Langsam. on.ft.com/46B1bhO

The crumbling seaside palaces at the centre of Britain’s asylum crisis

How one hotelier built an empire from beloved community assets — and a government struggling to cope with a surge in migration

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The REF announcement is really interesting, including because This is all very interesting, and in particular this: I can’t recall the funding allocation mechanism (for England, which is already under review) being so explicitly discussed as part of the REF design before now.

Wonkhe@wonkhe.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NEW on Wonkhe: Two-tier research? bit.ly/47plTlN

Are UK universities doing too much research? If so, what should we do about it? Debates about how to address the financial sustainability of university research have a familiar ring to them, as I write in @resprofnews.bsky.social www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-poli... #scipolicy

Research leaders’ deficit fixes are a 1980s tribute act - Research Professional News

Government’s priorities cast old debates about concentrating resources in a new light, says Kieron Flanagan

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A major new report published for anyone interested in #innovation, #productivity, #industrialstrategy, #econsky. I'll now do a short thread that pulls out the main findings and recommendations...

The British Academy@britishacademy.bsky.social · last yr.

The British Academy and @sciencecampaign.bsky.social commissioned Cambridge Econometrics to conduct a systems-based analysis of the strengths and weaknesses within the UK’s innovation system. Read the full report: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

Really interesting history piece accompanying launch of the UK #Metascience Unit's first report by @rorinstitute.bsky.social's James Wilsdon, @ludowaltman.bsky.social, Andre Brasil and the unit's own Ben Steyn assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685bcd... One small correction though...

Looks great!

Diane Coyle@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · last yr.

This is what I'm up to next week: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/wi...

Interesting anecdote in this article on comments about potential future changes in UKRI's stance towards AI in the application/review process in Research Professional... www.researchprofessional.com/0/rr/news/uk...

honored to join this @historyofscience.bsky.social roundtable @kathrynolesko.bsky.social's invitation. my contribution "Make Silicon Valley Boring Again!" argues that today's broligarchs aren't just aberrant relative to you & me, but even relative to the history of Silicon Valley...

Kathryn Olesko@kathrynolesko.bsky.social · last yr.

I ask my new + old followers to circulate this open access roundtable onAmerican science. Please repost! We in the USA are losing our lead in scientific research due to totalitarian tendencies in the current administration. This loss will affect all of us. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Security fears are creating new pressures and expectations on national research systems across Europe. My @mioir.bsky.social colleague Andrew James and I have written a piece for @resprofnews.bsky.social summarising some key findings from our new report on the topic. #scipolicy #security

Research security in Europe needs a more coordinated approach - Research Professional News

Survey of national efforts reveals uneven but developing picture, say Andrew James and Kieron Flanagan

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A cautionary tale for today’s public sector relocations? This was one of the flagship relocations of the early 90s - starchitect building and all. Of course the relocation itself was essentially driven by the need to cut costs… www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

Fury after organisation based in Manchester for 75 years shuts office

The British Council has closed its Whitworth Street office

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New report! #scipolicy in Europe has long considered internationalisation as a driver of excellence and soft power. Geopolitical tensions are changing this calculation. We examined #researchsecurity concerns and responses for 7 EU countries (CZ, FR, DE, NL, ES, IT, SE) Read more: bit.ly/4kLbXGt

Core research under ‘intense pressure’ in spending review Thanks to Nancy Rothwell, @andywestwood.bsky.social, Richard Jones, @kieronflanagan.bsky.social & @graemetr.bsky.social for speaking to me for this piece. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

Core research under ‘intense pressure’ in spending review - Research Professional News

Experts predict more directed funding but “no one’s expecting any increase in the R&D budget”

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Posted with no comment (screengrab from the front page of @resprofnews.bsky.social) #scipolicy

Made it to Bluesky! Will try to get back into habit of posting here on #scipolicy + related issues. In meantime here's a picture of myself & my colleagues representing @mioir.bsky.social at the (great) 10th Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy