@ScienceIsVital

(Account dormant) Previously a grassroots campaign to protect scientific research and careers in the UK. Although we are no longer active, #SciencIsVital!

 London
scienceisvital.org.uk/
Joined September 2010
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Andrew Steele@statto25 Jul 2018
Last night, @JennyRohn, @Stephen_Curry, @ShaneMcC and I went back to where it all began (the Price Albert pub behind Euston Station) to dissolve @ScienceIsVital. So: itʼs official. Unless someone comes forward to take it over in the next month or so, thatʼs it.
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CaSE@sciencecampaign4 Jul 2018
Very proud to have worked with @ScienceIsVital over the years in ensuring that UK science and research receives the political support it needs to thrive #scienceisvital xitter.cf/ScienceIsVital/status/…
Science is Vital@ScienceIsVital3 Jul 2018
After a quiet year from Science is Vital, and with heavy hearts, we have decided to move to dissolve the organisation. Read more, and find out about what will likely be our final AGM, here: scienceisvital.org.uk/2018/0… #scienceisvital
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After a quiet year from Science is Vital, and with heavy hearts, we have decided to move to dissolve the organisation. Read more, and find out about what will likely be our final AGM, here: scienceisvital.org.uk/2018/0… #scienceisvital
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Great investigative work by @sciencecampaign - this is seriously bad for the UK economy @ScienceIsVital
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The total cost of dementia to society in the UK is £26.3 billion, with an average cost of £32,250 per person yet only £90 per person is spent on research into dementia #tellthemSiV @ScienceIsVital #TestingTuesday #DAW18
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Liz O'Brien@DrLizOB29 May 2018
#WomenInSTEM - you can sign up to this international database so journalists, educators, conference organisers, policy makers, etc can access your expertise Great to see some @Griffith_Uni scientists already in the list -@kandrew07141156 500womenscientists.org/reque… @GriffithARI – at Brisbane, Queensland
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To those who support #FreeTommy / #TommyRobinson, from someone with the actual qualifications to know what they’re talking about. A THREAD.
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nature
@Nature15 Apr 2018
277,000-strong petition calls on Spain's government to stop the “progressive abandonment of science” caused by budget cuts. go.nature.com/2EQaDy0
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New survey from @Scientists4EU, to find out how membership of the EU Customs Union affects science. Do you import scientific supplies from the EU or beyond? Check this out! Please RT xitter.cf/Scientists4EU/status/9…
Scientists for EU@Scientists4EU26 Feb 2018
Do you order scientific/medical supplies from within Customs Union? Or export within CU? How would leaving affect you? (paperwork, bureaucracy, cost, risk) Esp for hazardous, bio or time-sensitive supplies? We need you testimonials 👇👇👇 and pls share. scientistsforeu.uk/customs_u…
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Wellcome
@wellcometrust10 Jan 2018
A new study published today shows the value of investing in medical research wellcome.ac.uk/news/investin…
Every £1 invested in medical research delivers a return equivalent to around 25p every year, for ever.

ALT Every £1 invested in medical research delivers a return equivalent to around 25p every year, for ever.

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A few quotes from me in this piece in @sciencemagazine on latest #Brexit news and its effect on UK science @scienceisvital sciencemag.org/news/2017/12/…
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Here's @ScienceIsVital's take on today Budget announcement for science: going in the right direction, but still a ways to go #scienceisvital scienceisvital.org.uk/2017/1…
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Alex Frankell@AFrankell22 Nov 2017
It's very welcome to see an increase in R&D funding in the #Budget2017 but we must keep this in perspective. xitter.cf/ScienceIsVital/status/…
Science is Vital@ScienceIsVital22 Nov 2017
Our take on today’s budget for research: the right direction, but a way to travel yet #scienceisvital #Budget2017 scienceisvital.org.uk/2017/1…
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Our take on today’s budget for research: the right direction, but a way to travel yet #scienceisvital #Budget2017 scienceisvital.org.uk/2017/1…
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What does #500daysinlimbo look like for Scotland? See our case studies on the impact of Brexit in #Scotland here and find out more @Scientists4EU @The3Million goo.gl/4MJoCp
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Shane McCracken@ShaneMcC10 Oct 2017
Replying to @JennyRohn @ScienceIsVital @rpg7twit
It was a family affair for me. #siv7
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This is my favorite picture of me at the @scienceisvital rally, 7 years ago today (with @rpg7twit): No More Dr Nice Guy(s)! Share yours!
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So @ShaneMcC has started hashtag #siv7 to share favorite snaps from @ScienceIsVital rally, 7 years ago today. Go on, you know you want to!
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And this is the post that kicked it all off 7 years ago @scienceisvital occamstypewriter.org/mindthe…
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7 years ago today, @scienceisvital & several thousand others rallied for UK science funding. Great day, great cause, still relevant!
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