🚨New ARIA programme thesis
GOAL: spark invention of precision neurotechnologies. INSIGHT: many neurological & neuropsychiatric conditions are neural circuit disorders -- to understand/treat them, we need new tools that can interface at the circuit level. A few highlights...🧵

The UK has phenomenal AI talent and a long established culture of responsible AI development.

Today I’m proud to be opening a new office: Microsoft AI London. If you’d like to join us, get in touch. We’re hiring!

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Boy: Dad, can you tell me what an eclipse is?

Dad: No sun.

📈Could you help the UK to be more innovative?

🔎We are recruiting for a new Innovate UK Executive Chair, a vital role supporting innovation at the intersection between business, private capital and academic research - and to help scale up promising businesses.

If you are an…

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Brabyn

13 separate calls, 1 site visit
Survey team didn't survey
Accounts don't uniquely identify
Welfare team don't take calls
Depts don't see each other's records

For 3 months I've helped a vulnerable relative: still no connection.

'We connect for good' BT really? Marc Allera

✨ New opportunity: using AI to improve transport safety. ✨ Secure up to £120,000 to develop data processing systems that can sift large volumes of complex information, recognise patterns of interest and draw insights.

#Data #Transport #AI #Technology

cp.catapult.org.uk/opportunity/hm…

The power of intermittent variable rewards 🎲

The judicious use of 'positive uncertainty' can transform results in BD, research and a variety of strategy challenges by:

- boosting engagement
- encouraging creativity
- escaping 'satisfactory'

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To meet our science and tech ambitions, we want to create a generation of investors with deep knowledge of the science and tech landscape.🧬📡

That is why we are looking for ambitious investment professionals to join our first-of-its kind £3m Venture Capital Fellowship 🥼⬇…

At last! A mainstream, non-technical overview of the #xzbackdoor (even if (£))

Great piece from Shashank Joshi The Economist

Should be read by all cyber policy generalists & emphasises the extraordinary difficulties in software supply chain security

economist.com/science-and-te…

Our next Walkabout is on 23 April at 5pm in Green Park - please join us! It's St George's Day 🐲

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2002 economic sciences laureate Daniel Kahneman has passed away aged 90.

He was awarded the prize for integrating insights from psychology into economics, especially human judgement and decision-making under uncertainty.

Learn about his life and work: bit.ly/2NTewKs

What do you call a Magician who has lost his magic?
Ian.
What's the best number of letters to have in your first name?
And why?

Do you know someone who does outstanding work in science, technology and research and deserves recognition? Nominate them for an honour! The deadline for the New Year round is fast approaching, but nominations can be submitted at any time.

Details 👇
gov.uk/government/pub…

TIL there's a word for people with names that match their job or role - Aptronym.

And there's a whole list of them here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptronym

What is vocL and what is the vocL Leader Programme?

Hopefully, this video will shed some light on what we do!

For more information and to get involved, head to:
vocL.uk
#vocL #ResponsibleBusiness #Leadership

Ready to take your research career to the next level? Apply to our Research Fellowships scheme to gain up to £625,000 in funding and long-term support.
For researchers based at UK research institutes and universities, apply now: raeng.org.uk/research-fello…

Is this the best use of $10 ever? 🪁🌉
Friday challenge: what shows a better return on investment than this.

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Round two of the ‘Nature Computes Better’ opportunity seed funding call is open 🚀

If you have a bold idea that could challenge assumptions, open up new research paths, or provide steps towards new capabilities – then we’d like to hear from you: aria.org.uk/seeds-nature-c…

🤔If... (hypothetical of course 👀) you were a climatetech startup seeking a co-founder with fintech experience...

Where would you look and who would you ask?🌍💚