Professor Chris Johnson has been appointed Chief Scientific Adviser of DSIT.

With over 20 years of experience in engineering and physical sciences, he will guide the department on its journey to become a science superpower.

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Always love Marathon day, but this is really special: equal winnings for all 4 #LondonMarathon2024

📈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.

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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.

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So important that we encourage and foster international collaborations across science, innovation and tech UK Science & Innovation Network

Visit of HERI Minister Sylvie Retailleau in London, at the occasion of the 1st 🇫🇷🇬🇧 dialog on Science & Technology Feb 29th. The most important for long standing collaboration : inter-individual trust and friendship. Thank you all for making the event a success.

And today we held the inaugural 🇬🇧- 🇫🇷 Science & Tech dialogue / comix! Substantive dialogue on research security, Space, AI and hydrogen, with strong support from our Universities.
Bravo! Patrick Nédellec UK Science & Innovation Network UK in France

Very dynamic exchange of research priorities, opportunities and how govts can enable. Thank you Laure Beaufils 🇬🇧 British Embassy Manila 🇬🇧🇵🇭 and DOST Philippines

We were honoured to have Susie Kitchens, Deputy Director, Global Research & Innovation at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology join us for the LIF pitch session, to offer words of encouragement and inspiration to our LIF awardees.

We were all so impressed with the progress our LIF awardees have made…

Loved joining the pitch session today in 🇵🇭 - innovations ranged from battery powered tour boats, to smart-phone enabled microscopes and natural sealants for leaky roofs!
#InnovationLeaders RAEngGlobal

Our International Science Partnerships Fund launch in Thailand! #ISPF enables UK researchers & innovators to work with 🇹🇭 colleagues to tackle global challenges - health, climate and emerging tech. Thanks UK in Thailand 🇬🇧 UK Science & Innovation Network UK Research and Innovation
Pioneer locally, collaborate globally.

Cool science stuff today: gov.uk/government/new…

🌱Seed funding for new labs
🔪Bureaucracy review response
🧪£100m for Eng bio hubs/missions
🧬£21m for UK Biobank
🏅S&T framework update
📍Cluster maps launched
🤓Metascience update
⏱️Funding for national timing centre

Congratulations to the dedicated team of scientists & engineers in Oxfordshire for this exciting result. One step closer to clean, limitless energy. #fusion bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Good preparations for upcoming UK-Germany Science, Innovation & Tech dialogue
thank you Miguel Berger Bettina Stark-Watzinger UK Science & Innovation Network UK in Germany

Lots of prep work goes into these agreements - a careful reflection of UK-Canada S&T strengths and complementarities, and bringing together sector stakeholders and government for bigger, better science UK Science & Innovation Network

Good work across UK and US teams to secure high-level wrap around to enable excellent science collaborations. Thank you, UK Science & Innovation Network

What a year it’s been ✨

Fantastic to catch up with kenneth Guantai pitching at the Royal Academy of Engineering #AfricaPrize Alumni Medal Showcase. Disrupting Kenya’s transport sector with cleaner last mile connectivity. What a journey!

The UK is supporting @Gavi in the fight against malaria.

British science is behind the world-first vaccines that have been shown to reduce malaria cases in children by 90% when used alongside bed nets and other tools.

Together, we will help save lives.

Thank you for championing science diplomacy in Portugal, Chris Sainty 🇬🇧