Go meta! Delighted to see the new £5M metascience funding call has hit the streets from UK Research and Innovation Economic and Social Research Council Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Open Philanthropy. Projects up to £300K each. Deadline 16 July. ukri.org/opportunity/uk…

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The Jam released their debut single on this day in 1977

Blown away by the first speech of the day by Dr Wayne Mitchell Associate Provost for EDI Imperial College London taking us on a transformative journey!

‘EDI is an active practice for everyone not a reactive process for a few’

Imperial As One Imperial EDU Imperial Medicine

This is what universities should be doing, individually, in their mission groups and as an entire sector. Every single day, fire back within minutes and attack the root of the campaign against them. 👇

Free public talk by Dame Sarah Gilbert - at Imperial College London - tickets here: imperial.ac.uk/events/176503/…

'Notting Hill Gate' by Denys G. Wells (1881–1973)

(Private collection)

New! Haley Hazlett's report on the symposia & workshops hosted by DORA Elizabeth Blackwell Institute MoreBrains to support equitable & transparent pre-award processes. The report includes real examples of change from MBIE Wellcome NHMRC NSERC / CRSNG
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Special bonus PODCAST edition of the Invisible Women newsletter today, featuring an interview with the wonderful Tracy King, author of the recently released memoir, Learning to Think. Also featured: Harriet Wistrich Gia Milinovich & #MyBodyMyPPE newsletter.carolinecriadoperez.com/p/invisible-wo…

This is such a fabulous success story. I remember when HIV/Aids first surfaced and it was a horrible, inevitable death sentence. Now it's a condition you can live with, not die of - and not passing it on to babies is a big part of this success. Hurray for modern medicine!

Our letter published in Science Magazine led by Laura Young highlights the global environmental threat of fast tech- a growing waste stream of throw away electronics such as vapes but also childrens' toys and shoes with flashing lights. Do read and stop buying if you can.

If you slash international student visas you will a) slash export earnings b) slash income to towns & cities across the country which can ill afford to lose it and c) slash jobs and opportunities- already 50+ unis are making cuts to jobs and courses.
thetimes.co.uk/article/fc88e9…

Nice story from Crick about Sir Lawrence “Willie” Bragg:

Have spent much of the past month interviewing candidates for promotion at Imperial College London and it has been an absolute joy to hear about brilliant, innovative science, dedication to teaching, and the actions taken to create a supportive, diverse & inclusive environment.

We do integration so much better than mainland Europe - it's one of our big success stories and yet so much of our politics is built around denying it.

Researchers are still navigating the prestige economy of publishing. Join Anna Vernon for a deep dive in the latest #ResearchTalk episode featuring Chris Banks (she/her) and Stephen Curry. Listen here: jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/resea…

#OA #TransitionalAgreements

Sadly, it’s not just foreign governments that are targeting UK universities… bbc.co.uk/news/uk-689026…

This does seem genuinely awful. The anti-GM movement works much like the anti-vaccine movement does, but the former is socially acceptable and even high-status.