STEM ambassador. Innovation, Bioeconomy, Equality and Inclusion, South Wales. All views my own
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29 Sep 2022
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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9 Jul 2024
More detail on our piece in New Scientist on scanning homes to better plan #NetZeroHeat upgrades of them.
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8 Jul 2024
Millions of UK homes scanned for energy leaks to help reach net zero newscientist.com/article/243…
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8 Jul 2024
Souped-up Teslas are scanning buildings across the UK for energy leaks - had fun reporting on this one
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8 Jul 2024
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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8 Jul 2024
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...
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8 Jul 2024
Souped-up Teslas are scanning buildings across the UK for energy leaks - had fun reporting on this one
newscientist.com/article/243…
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4 Jul 2024
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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Jon Wood retweeted
30 Apr 2024
📣🆕 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…
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11 Apr 2024
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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10 Apr 2024
💡 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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Jon Wood retweeted
4 Apr 2024
@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…
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27 Mar 2024
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?
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27 Mar 2024
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.
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27 Mar 2024
Innovate does not receive enough funding - that's the underlying problem. But I can't help but feel different assessment approaches are needed - I know companies that consistently score 80, across multiple competitions, and are consistently unsuccessful
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7 Mar 2024
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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7 Mar 2024
This has nothing to do with the Welsh language. It's a point about questionnaire design. All too often questions are poorly considered, either forcing participants to respond in a way they don't agree with or, worse, not completing the questionnaire at all
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8 Feb 2024
This is a crucial role and one which will play a key role in regional development at an exciting time. Take a look 👇🏼
8 Feb 2024
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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