Very interesting work findings on how to make school choice work better.

Interesting! If a tad worrying.

www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/value-k... Do come along on 17 November to hear some of our Philip Leverhulme Prize winners speak about the importance of knowledge particularly at the moment! With our partners @expeditions.bsky.social and 5x15

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/... More fantastic episodes of the BA Early Career Researcher podcast have landed. Lots of ECRs tell us sharing stories and connecting to others really helps during this critical career phase. So please share widely.

A reminder that we have a great evening coming up on 17 November with some fabulous speakers talking about the importance of knowledge. With our partners @expeditions.bsky.social and 5x15

In case you missed this, we have a fabulous evening lined up talking about the importance of research and knowledge. Seems very timely and great to partner with @expeditions.bsky.social and 5x15 ... Do come along. www.5x15.com/events/5x15-...

Grants going 👇

@leverhulme.ac.uk is supporting this fantastic BA podcast for early career researchers. It's an exciting but stressful transition period for many and sharing experiences is definitely helpful. Enjoy!!

On the need for public investment....

So proud of this collection and thanks to @expeditions.bsky.social for putting this together. Our aim is not just to showcase excellent @leverhulme.ac.uk research but to also highlight the value of blue skies research and knowledge generally. More important than ever. Please do spread the word.

At 1.30 a.m., in the night between 13 & 14 September 1943, the various units of Italian troops (12,000 in all), mostly conscripts of the Acqui Division, occupying the Greek island of Cephalonia, receive an unusual message from their Commander, General Antonio Gandin [Warning: long thread] >> 1

One of our Early Career Fellows Dr Thea Sommerschield getting lots of attention for her AI tool to read ancient inscriptions @leverhulme.ac.uk @uniofnottingham.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

One not to miss!

Lots to digest in this, but notable that trust in scientists is maintained across many of the groups - indeed is higher than trust in neighbours for every group. It is a reminder that the UK is not the US and we need to be careful of importing analytical models of ‘culture wars’ based on the US

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Great event in London launching “Joining Up Pro-Productivity Policies in the UK” alongside @niesrorg.bsky.social. Insightful panel, packed room, and a big thanks to all contributors! 📄🔗 www.productivity.ac.uk/research/joi... 1/4

‘Metascience can improve science — but it must be useful to society, too’. Good, thoughtful editorial in @nature.com on #Metascience2025 & the new Alliance www.nature.com/articles/d41... @helenpearson.bsky.social @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social @briannosek.bsky.social

Thank you all for the kind words about our decision to spend an additional £100m on blue skies research and scholarships. The UK has a fantastic research base in our universities and no doubt this will enable some important research to be done. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ps100-m...

Happy 100th birthday to @leverhulme.ac.uk. Announcement of an extra £100m for blue-sky research a 'vote of confidence' in UK universities, says director @annavignoles.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ps100-m... via @patrickjack.bsky.social

In case you missed it...

Big news. @leverhulme.ac.uk are investing £100m in blue skies research and doctoral scholarships, as set out here in @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ps100-m...

Big day @leverhulme.ac.uk - we are celebrating our centenary by investing £100m in blue skies research and doctoral centres. Here I explain why... @wonkhe.bsky.social Research funding requires research capacity wonkhe.com/blogs/resear...

We are investing more in our Early Career Fellowship scheme - increasing our contribution to the cost. We think it's vital to invest in the next generation of great researchers.

How do we make sure we move from plan to implementation on the new #IndustrialStrategy and how to turn it into sustained #productivity growth? Some thoughts from @andywestwood.bsky.social and me on the things to look out for. @productivity.bsky.social

After an incredible twenty-eight years of dedicated service as a Trustee and more than a decade at the helm as Chair of the Leverhulme Trust, Niall FitzGerald speaks to Simon Hall about funding blue skies research. Listen to their conversation here: 🎙️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/nial...

Professor Julia Black PBA presents the 2024 President’s Medal to award-winning British-Turkish novelist Elif Shafak, as part of our Summer Showcase.

What is a good education, and why does it matter? Explore how we teach, why it matters, and what needs to change. 🌐 joinexpeditions | 🎧 EXPeditions #EXPeditions #Knowledge #Education #EdReform #OpenAccess @petermandler.bsky.social @sharplem.bsky.social @annavignoles.bsky.social

So how do we get that elusive productivity improvement we need? What is the role of R and D, skills, public and private investment ? Come along to this and find out...

New post just out: "How to Fix No. 10" The centre of government is even more dysfunctional than usual at the moment. In this post I explore why the current set up isn't working and what needs to change. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/how-to-fix...

DSIT is resetting its relationship with UKRI - one successive ministers have found frustrating - by reworking its framework document and setting it new "overarching objectives" Before departing, Ottoline Leyser has made her feelings clear, as well as talking about the HE financial crisis (1/2)

The deadline for submission of evidence to the Education Committee's inquiry, 'Higher Education and Funding: Threat of Insolvency and International Students' is 31 July. Direct link is: committees.parliament.uk/work/9012/hi...

Exciting news from the particle physics front, Leverhulme International Professor Graziano Venanzoni and researchers @liverpooluni.bsky.social have made significant contributions to the Muon g-2 experiment - the most precise measurement of the muon magnetic anomaly. @livuniresearch.bsky.social‬

UK workers have to make do with a third less #capital than their counterparts in higher #productivity peer countries. In absolute terms, the UK's capital gap is £2 trillion. #dataisbeautiful Link to paper: bit.ly/455vGwe Link to blog: bit.ly/43INafC

Thanks @uni-roehampton.bsky.social for making me so welcome today at your research summit. Good to talk about all the grants we offer.

Sign up for the Trust's Funding Bulletin to receive details of scheme opening dates, upcoming deadlines, advance notice of changes to award criteria, details of recent publications and other relevant updates: eepurl.com/dxsdz1

This is a great series of papers (and ideas) on economic strategy from @britishacademy.bsky.social. Read @hetanshah.bsky.social summary/thread with links below. Great to be involved in the process.

Always good to talk about data and its good uses.

We've teamed up with @britishecologicalsociety.org and @tabledebates.bsky.social to bring you a symposium on 'Nature, Farming and Food' in Oxford 19-20th June. Registration closes this Friday June 6th. More info: buff.ly/Yzdy6YW @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

Some really useful work here summarising what the evidence suggests the UK should be doing with its economic strategy. Timely!

Great to see the fantastic research we support.

Leverhulme Early Career Fellow @hessammehr.bsky.social works at the interface of chemistry, computer science, AI and robotics. Watch him in action in this 🎬: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/reimag... @mehr-research.science @uofgchem.bsky.social

As a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow @durham-university.bsky.social, @thedailypanda.bsky.social examined the role that masculinity plays in the climate crisis and how we can engage men in caring for the environment. Watch the full video here: tinyurl.com/3fx68mka

Thinking about a Horizon Europe bid? Deadline for this pump-priming funding is 11 June. The scheme is designed to enhance applications. If you're planning to apply, go for it with both hands.

The We Society series is back and proud that @leverhulme.ac.uk is supporting it. Great social science being showcased.

Join us on line or in-person next week, when @ninadm.bsky.social will be joining us to talk about his research into successful megafauna recovery amidst people and poverty in India. More information and to book your place here: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...

New post just out: "On the Brink" Why so many universities are in serious financial trouble. Why it's about to get worse. What the government could do about it. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/o...

On how we should think about the value of universities...

Do take a look at some of the great scholars we support...

wonkhe.com/blogs/differ... Me talking about the value of higher education – for fear we may lose what we have failed to adequately value.

In case you missed this yesterday 😁