STEM ambassador. Innovation, Bioeconomy, Equality and Inclusion, South Wales. All views my own
Wales, United Kingdom
Joined April 2013
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I’ve met a number of businesses obtaining high scores from Innovate UK applications, repeatedly, but never receiving funding. It disincentives good, innovative companies from applying. Apart from increasing budgets (which is required) here are some ideas that could help (THREAD)
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More detail on our piece in New Scientist on scanning homes to better plan #NetZeroHeat upgrades of them.
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Millions of UK homes scanned for energy leaks to help reach net zero newscientist.com/article/243…
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Souped-up Teslas are scanning buildings across the UK for energy leaks - had fun reporting on this one
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Absolutely thrilled to see xRI featured in @newscientist today (newscientist.com/article/243…). Thanks to @innovateuk #netzeroheat programme for all the support that's allowed us to get this far! For more information please head across to xri.online and on Linkedin
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This is a great article on a key part of the #NetZeroHeat programme at @innovateuk - getting real data on the variation in the condition of our housing stock. Watch this space for plenty more details...
@IUK_Connect @NatRetrofitHub @guynewey @janrosenow – at Chester, England
Souped-up Teslas are scanning buildings across the UK for energy leaks - had fun reporting on this one
newscientist.com/article/243…
On the home page of the BBC today is a story called "No, UK weather is not being manipulated". What is happening to this country?! What happened to critical thinking? We're in for a bumpy few years
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📣🆕 Come and join me at @ARIA_research! I’m looking for a technical specialist to be a thought partner in my #plant #synbio programme 🧬🧪🌱🌾🌽 Please RT & share. Applications now live: aria-jobs.teamtailor.com/job…
UKRI Future Leader Fellowships Rd 9 competition closes in Jun 2024 but interview panels are not until May 2025, applicants notified June 2025! No wonder the scope of the competition requires projects to react to changing external environments!
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💡 Our new Innovation Directory is live! Discover and connect with organisations actively advancing health and social care innovation across Wales
🔍 Your go-to resource for exploring the Welsh innovation ecosystem. Explore our newly launched Innovation Directory: lshubwales.com/innovation-di…
#WalesInnovation #InnovationDirectory #HealthcareInnovation #DiscoverInnovation
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@InnovateUK Women in Innovation Awards are back!️ Alongside a business-boosting support package, which includes coaching, mentorship, training, networking, and role-modelling opportunities, 50 winners will receive up to £75k grant funding. Find out more: iuk.ktn-uk.org/programme/wom…
Innovate has to do something about the assessment process for its competitions. The September Smart call was, as always, oversubscribed. For projects >18 months the lowest scoring funded application scored 86.1%. What does that mean in practice?
A worked example: in Smart there are 6 scored questions (each out of 10). If assessor 1 scores 10 across the board, assessor 2 scores 8 across the board and assessor 3 scores 8 in 4 questions and 7 in the other 2, the applicant is unsuccessful in this case.
Filling out a questionnaire with my daughter. Obligatory question "are there any specific types of service you'd like to receive in Welsh?" There's no option for no. Which forces the respondent to give a positive response, leading to inaccurate outputs and inaccurate conclusions
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This is a crucial role and one which will play a key role in regional development at an exciting time. Take a look 👇🏼
Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) is currently recruiting for a Deputy Chief Executive role. Please note whilst these jobs are being advertised on the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council jobs platform, they are CCR roles. No agencies please.
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