Our next panel at the #BIACommitteeSummit is discussing what the #GeneralElection means for the #LifeSciences sector 👇

📌Sarion Bowers, Wellcome Sanger Institute
📌Anna Dickinson, Onward
📌Henry Li, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
📌Chris Thomas, IPPR
📌Martin Turner, BioIndustry Association (BIA)
📌Louise Wren, AMRC

These proposals threaten our science, but more importantly are causing distress and alarm to individuals and their families. They brought their skills and talents to this country, and now face enormous uncertainty about their status and the costs they face.

On the new salary thresholds for families and potential applying to people already on partner visas (from the Guardian) - Tom Pursglove, the minister for legal migration, is now being asked about the changes to family visa rules. 1/

Today, we are joining 28 other organisations calling for improvements to how sex and gender are accounted for in UK research across data collection, analysis and reporting.

Our statement can be found here ➡️sanger.ac.uk/about/research…

#GetTheMESSAGE #SexAndGender #ResearchEquity

Mapping of #raredisease research in the UK shows strengths and gaps in tackling rare disease. Collectively, rare diseases are very common and this evidence will improve the way we tackle rare disease, benefitting millions in the UK.
express.co.uk/life-style/hea…

A detailed view of the UK's rare disease research has been captured for the first time in a newly-published report.

It reveals over £1.1 billion has been invested by Government and charities over a five-year-period from 2016 to 2021.

Read more below:
nihr.ac.uk/news/uk-rare-d…

We are glad to have been a part of the recent Department of Health and Social Care report on UK #RareDisease funding.

Incorporating input from experts across government, industry, and the charity sector, it highlights some amazing work, and identifies gaps and priorities for the future.

📰The UK’s post-Brexit EU science deal: a graphical guide

✍️🏻nature

Read the full article for insight from Wellcome Sanger Institute Sarion Bowers, Cate Knight and Clare Hedges ⤵️

#HorizonEurope

nature.com/articles/d4158…

Everything you needed to know about what Horizon and what it means for UK science, with some input from Wellcome Sanger Institute on the importance of adequacy and the issues with immigration #GDPR #immigration #HorizonEurope
nature.com/articles/d4158…

We are glad to hear that the UK has re-joined Horizon Europe, opening up new possibilities for international scientific collaboration between the UK and Europe.

Our Head of Policy, Dr Sarion Bowers, shares her thoughts on this below ⤵️

An EU statement says that as of 1 Jan 2024, UK scientists can again fully participate in Horizon Europe.

“Both European and UK science is so much better when it's done together” Sarion Bowers “And we produce better benefits for European and UK citizens.” nature.com/articles/d4158…

I feel Wellcome Sanger Institute may have taken its Kaizen process efficiencies and cost savings a little too far #map .

Fantastic first day of #SciPol23 . Inspiring to hear from scientists who contributed to scientific advice during the pandemic and amazing talks from GO-Science, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee and others. Gonna need a lie down before tomorrow!

It's that time of year again! #SciPol23 is here! Looking forward to talks from the amazing line up for this year's course. So heartening to see how many early career scientists are thinking about their work and policy.

We'd like to mark #InternationalCatDay by remembering the time we were joined by an extra participant in our Wellcome Connecting Science Learning and Training Science Policy course!💻🐱

Proposals to increase the immigration health surcharge put global science at risk

Head of Policy Sarion Bowers calls on the UK government to support immigration of talented scientists from around the world 🌎🧬

⬇️Full statement

#ScienceNotSurcharge 🤝

sanger.ac.uk/about/influenc…

A quick wander around our wetlands at lunchtime reminded me what an incredible place Wellcome Sanger Institute is.

Government proposals to increase the immigration health surcharge will have a detrimental impact on UK & global science.

International collaboration is vital for research and innovation.

The UK has one of the most expensive immigration systems globally, putting science at risk.

Quiet Sunday afternoon. Definitely won't be waking me at 4am for food.

Just look at this cat. 13 years old with thumbs. Moved himself into my house without asking. We've lived in two countries and three houses. He gets a fancy ass MAb therapy once a month, and has two types of wet cat food and three dry cat food. Happy birthday, catski.