Martin Smith
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Head of Policy Lab @WellcomeTrust. Science and global health policy things. And cats. Amateur 2nd euphoniumer @PatchamBand. Also https://t.co/UqeEfB29eQ
Joined January 2009
NEW:š§ŖWellcome's UK Manifesto for Scienceš¬. We've published our asks for the next Government, setting out how the UK can support research for domestic and global impact. Our 3ā£ priorities šš§µ.
The UK is a leading place to do science, with UK scientists behind many breakthroughs ā from the first baby born by IVF to the first vaccine. Now, itās time for an incoming UK government to build on these strengths by investing further in research and development (R&D) š [1/3]
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š Champion the UKās global role in science to foster equitable partnerships, drive global health outcomes, and stimulate growth.
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š¬ Support the new and ongoing costs of world class infrastructure and international collaboration. š©āāļø Invest in research and innovation as the engine of continuous improvement throughout the entire NHS.
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Welcomeās submission to the UK Spending Review: . š Increase R&D intensity - invest Ā£22bn in R&D in 2026/27 and set a longer-term ambition to become the most R&D intensive G7 economy . š« Fix the funding environment for UK universities to support their financial sustainability.
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RT @CommonsSITC: š¬What should MPs put under the microscope? . ā”ļøLet us know what areas of science and technology we should be looking at inā¦.
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RT @SciTechgovuk: Weāre launching a new national campaign to boost UK participation in Horizon Europe - the worldās largest research & innoā¦.
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RT @peterkyle: We stand our best chance of tackling the great challenges of our era by bringing the brightest minds from the UK & the EU toā¦.
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RT @snsf_ch: š¢As announced at the end of 2024, Swiss researchers can now take part in almost all #HorizonEurope calls for the 2025 programmā¦.
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RT @Tom_Westgarth15: Iāve recently started a secondment into DSIT to work on delivering the AI Action Plan. In particular, Iāll be focusinā¦.
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RT @stianwestlake: I would LOVE to hire someone awesome to lead UKRIās work on data and how we use it to understand the R&D system. Greatā¦.
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A passionate and knowledgable science committee in the House of Commons.
With committee work in full swing in the new Parliament, meet our members š. Follow us here to stay up to date with our work š¬
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RT @AliciaGreated: Early Christmas present from @sciencecampaign !. Hope to see you tonight for our festive annual lecture to hear from ARIā¦.
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Tag yourself - which would you eat first?. (Can confirm that SDG #8 was delicious).
We are very lucky to have Gemma on rotation to the Policy Team as part of @wellcometrustās graduate scheme. Not only is she doing fantastic policy work, we are also benefiting from her incredible baking skills. Today itās the #SDGs in biscuit form! š¤Æ
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RT @Ili_Ivanova: Happy to announce that we are opening talks with Japan on their association to @HorizonEU! šāØ. This marks a step change inā¦.
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RT @RobinBisson: Lord Darzi, whose report into the NHS pulled no punches, is worried clinical researchers are disappearing . "It is dishearā¦.
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RT @CommonsSITC: We've launched a new inquiry into #SocialMedia, #misinformation, and the role of #algorithms.
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RT @sciencecampaign: CaSE is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a new grant from Wellcome to extend our landmark public opinioā¦.
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RT @awmackenzie: šš„³šFantastic news. @sciencecampaign have done tremendous work as part of their Discovery Decade project, and itās great neā¦.
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RT @wellcometrust: What could a UK National Data Library look like? š. This is the subject of our new Technical White Paper Challenge withā¦.
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