Gemma Bale
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Programme Director at @ARIA_research | Head of @NeuroOptics Lab | Assistant Professor at @Cambridge_Uni | Fellow at @ChurchillCol
Letchworth, England
Joined February 2009
Big news: we’re kicking off the search for ARIA’s next CEO. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead one of the most ambitious orgs in science and tech. 1/8
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Very excited to welcome a new cohort of Programme Directors to ARIA. The model requires many shots on goal and I’m super inspired by the new spaces these folks are exploring. Welcome!
Introducing our second cohort of Programme Directors – a group of world-class scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs, with proven track records for building ventures, communities and technologies of societal and economic significance. 🚀 (1/3)
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"Is there a moment coming where actually there is no turning back?" ARIA CEO Ilan Gur explains how £80million will be spent to understand the risk and timing of climate "tipping points" #BBCLauraK
https://t.co/mIimov2Btn
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Proud to announce the first 27 teams we’re backing in our Forecasting Tipping Points programme, working together to build an early warning system for Earth's critical climate thresholds + gathering the data needed to proactively inform our response to climate threats 🌡️🌍
Today, we’re announcing funding for 27 teams who will work together to define + detect the earliest signs of climate tipping points through our £81M Forecasting Tipping Points programme 🌎 (1/3)
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I believe this call to build FROs in the UK with @Convergent_FROs is one of the most impactful opportunities to address scientific bottlenecks. If you're curious to learn more, Convergent are hosting a webinar on Thursday 31st January 4pm GMT. Registration link in thread👇
🚀 Calling all visionary scientists and engineers! Announcing our call for Focused Research Organization proposals in the UK. 🔬Submit your concept paper by Feb 7 & full proposal by March 28. ⤵️
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In London and curious about entrepreneurship? We’re coming to Imperial and the Crick! @alexteng101 and I are hosting fireside chats next week. We’ll share our insights from helping 100s of scientists and engineers translate breakthrough science into deep tech startups. RSVP 👇
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We're recruiting a first-ever CTO for ARIA💥 Armed w/ dedicated budget & unburdened by administrative responsibilities, you’ll have one job: ensure ARIA is the best place in the world for technical leaders to thrive & make lasting contributions to society. Apply at link in bio.
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goes without saying that I think this is the job of a life time! huge opportunity to drive massive societal change AND with an incredible team (I might be conflicted on this last point --- but I stand by it!)
We’re looking for our first Chief Technology Officer 🚀 This is a rare opportunity to design the role + shape our impact for years to come. As CTO you'll be responsible for ensuring that ARIA's visionary technical leaders can develop, thrive and drive societal change. Find out
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One of our Activation Partners, @pillar_vc, is hosting an AI x Science meet-up to kick off our partnership 💥 📅Tuesday 5 November, 6 – 8:30pm 📍London Join leaders in AI, science and deep tech:
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Dr Kathryn Gunn is leading a new project to better understand how ocean mixing is driving the melting of Antarctic ice & rising sea levels. The team will unlock an untapped dataset with 50 years of circumpolar coverage with funding from @ARIA_research. https://t.co/BHjJCaJbOM
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We are thrilled to be in @ARIA_research's Creators in Scoping Our Planet led by co-Programme Directors @GemmaBale & @SarahBohndiek. Living Optics team plans to provide a prototype platform for #hyperspectral measurements in the SWIR using our #HSI camera. https://t.co/0Pf14qqHrd
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My interview with the Guardian on the danger of a detrimental ocean circulation change in the Atlantic.
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Oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf explains why Amoc breakdown could be catastrophic for both humans and marine life
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Current mechanisms for training AI systems utilise a narrow set of algorithms/hardware building blocks and require significant capital to develop + produce. In Scaling Compute, we’re funding 12 teams of Creators in an effort to reduce the cost of AI hardware by >1000x ↓ (1/2)
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Introducing the first opportunity seed Creators in Scoping Our Planet 📣🌏 Designed to open up new research paths, seeds are small but powerful mechanisms to empower ambitious researchers to pursue scientific discoveries that might otherwise fall through the cracks. (1/4)
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🚨UK Neurotech Community🚨 We're looking for student/early-career neurotech societies to visit and give talks at over the coming months. Does anyone have any good connections? Ideally outside of London-Ox-Cam (fairly well connected there). Or neuro/bio-eng socs. Thanks!🙏
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We’re excited to introduce a series of new R&D partnerships designed to drive maximum impact in the research areas we’re exploring. Our Activation Partners are pioneers of new science innovation models, community builders, world-leading research labs, deep-tech focused
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What’s your most ambitious vision for changing the world? Our next cohort of Programme Directors will answer this question when they join, so we asked our current team for their ideas. Find the full list here: https://t.co/4DK9BAIy8Z (1/2)
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The search for our next cohort of PDs has taken us across the UK and beyond. From Sheffield to Sweden, Bristol to Boston, we’ve connected with research orgs, VCs, and academic institutions to share more about our funding opportunities + what we’re looking for in future PDs.
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This is such a great piece on @ARIA_research by @mattsreynolds1 in @WiredUK. Particularly love this ambition from @ilangur:
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This is such a great piece on @ARIA_research by @mattsreynolds1 in @WiredUK. Particularly love this ambition from @matthewclifford:
“There are not many times in your life where you have serious resources to realise a scientific vision of your own making.” From the ambition of our Programme Directors to our culture, dive into what makes ARIA, ARIA, in this in-depth piece from @WIRED. https://t.co/XuSXxiR4rE
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