Jo Jenkinson PhD MBE
@jo_jenkinson
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Director of the GW4 Alliance, which brings together the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter. This is a personal account, views are my own.
United Kingdom
Joined December 2014
Happy #RedforResearch Day! Thank you to everyone who makes research happen❤️ Clinical trials help create new medicines & vaccines. In 2022, trials contributed £7.4 billion to the economy & the NHS. https://t.co/EFWNvRwfj7 Sign up to #BePartofResearch: https://t.co/O0Jc6DXhCD
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New funding for an Exeter research hub creating groundbreaking new tech. The MetaHub @UniofExeter will focus on developing nanoscale metamaterials, which could be used in the next generation of computer components and radio transmitters for defence systems 💻 Find out more:
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Could you be the next Director of the GW4 Alliance and lead a powerhouse of research collaboration? We are seeking a visionary Director to lead our strategic direction and shape the future of collaborative research and innovation. Find out more: https://t.co/CamCa1k29y
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Vaccines are some of the most effective public health tools we have. They save lives and support healthcare and economies worldwide. Read more about the global impact of vaccination in this report from @IFPMA
https://t.co/OP4jSUOAZg
#VaccinesForLife #AlwaysInnovating #WIW2025
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Some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies said the UK is becoming “uninvestable" https://t.co/awPJ0IX5Rp via @business
bloomberg.com
Some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies said the UK is becoming “uninvestable,” denting the Labour government’s hopes of driving economic growth via a thriving life sciences industry.
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I’m mostly on the 💙 place now, but an absolute pleasure to be in Manchester today with Prosper, focussing how best to support postdocs and their career development. It’s great to see a genuinely national community of practice committed to collaboration. #ProsperPE25
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Catching up on what should be an interesting discussion on the challenges and choices available to the #Education sector in the forthcoming #SpendingReview process #IFSEvents
EVENT: Education in the 2025 Spending Review: impossible choices? This Wednesday we launch our IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the @nuffieldfound. 10:30 -12:00 | Wed 8 January | online
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Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS
science.org
Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”
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Are you a #GW4 researcher who has improved the accessibility, transparency, reproducibility, and visibility of your research? The #GW4OpenResearchPrize is offering £250 in vouchers for the best entry across 3 categories. Enter by 14th Feb '25: https://t.co/Qfsm61zulE
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Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’
theguardian.com
As superbugs spread across the globe, death rates from antimicrobial resistance are set to double, says England’s former chief medical officer
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https://t.co/ODUoPyfphP H5N1 spreading in diary herds in California, as yet not infecting many people but infecting cats. Pasteurization of milk is the minimum measure that should be taken. Worrying situation.
theguardian.com
The virus has spread for years in wild birds and commercial poultry, and was detected for the first time in US dairy cattle in March
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💬 Tell us what you think We're running our second annual stakeholder perceptions survey to help us tailor our activities and measure our progress as an organisation over the coming years. Take part here - it only takes ten minutes https://t.co/DgxMemStnf
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Ahead of the annual GW4 3Rs Symposium, to be held tomorrow @UniofExeter, @NC3Rs Programme Manager, Dr Jessica Eddy, looks back on the last five years of collaboration between #GW4 and #NC3Rs and explores what's next: https://t.co/CseFpkvfmG
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Government plans to deepen UKRI’s links with English regions. Devolution white paper announces plan for “future regional innovation funding programme”. https://t.co/XljTMaphbh
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Please take heed of these warnings:: this is a rare and risky weather event
⚠️⚠️🔴 Red weather warning issued 🔴⚠️⚠️ Strong and damaging winds across parts of Wales and southwest England Saturday 0300 – 1100 Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
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GW4 Isambard 3 #Supercomputer is officially online🎉🧠 ! Part of a collaboration between @uniofbath, @bristoluni, @cardiffuni and @uniofexeter, alongside partners @HPE, @nvidia and @Arm, Isambard 3 will push the boundaries of scientific research. 🔗 https://t.co/O0lEOsfQqE
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🌍This @WHO #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek, we're proud to highlight the @GW4AMR Alliance and its efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through interdisciplinary collaboration 🦠 💡Discover our work and new website here: https://t.co/UmLTmMj4ef
#WAAW2024 #AMRWeek
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Applications are open from tomorrow for the @gw4_cat GW4 Clinical Academic Track Healthcare Professionals PhD programme. Open to all registered healthcare professionals and enabling you to harness the strengths of the excellent @UniofBath @UniofExeter @cardiffuni @BristolUni
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The #GW4 Generator Fund is now open for applications! The scheme offers funding of up to £20k for collaborative research across the GW4 Alliance. Interested in applying? Take a look at a recent case study of one of our communities: https://t.co/q3euWDxRWw
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ICYMI: How and why should universities set up a think tank? That is the question that Jonathan Grant is often asked on his travels around the sector. https://t.co/J4jBW5jAOz
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