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Kieron Flanagan
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Prof of Science & Tech Policy @uniofmanchester.bsky.social @mioir.bsky.social. Views own, RTs not. 🐝🇬🇧🇮🇪🇪🇺
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Interesting anecdote in this article on comments about potential future changes in UKRI's stance towards AI in the application/review process in Research Professional...

www.researchprofessional.com/0/rr/news/uk...
Image of an excerpt from the article, which reads: 'I've now seen the first instance of someone sitting there listening to a question, typing, then reading the answer off the screen' Dracott noted, adding the individual 'did not get the fellowship'
June 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
kieronflanagan.bsky.social
This is a very 1980s #scipolicy debate! (Apologies for the @nature.com firewall, which seems bizarre for a short news article from 1987)

www.nature.com/articles/328...
Photo of a part of a Nature article from 1987 describing proposals to divide the UK university system into teaching only and research universities.
June 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
kieronflanagan.bsky.social
New report! #scipolicy in Europe has long considered internationalisation as a driver of excellence and soft power. Geopolitical tensions are changing this calculation.

We examined #researchsecurity concerns and responses for 7 EU countries (CZ, FR, DE, NL, ES, IT, SE)

Read more:
bit.ly/4kLbXGt
An image of the cover page of the research report.
June 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
kieronflanagan.bsky.social
Posted with no comment (screengrab from the front page of @resprofnews.bsky.social) #scipolicy
Screengrab of contents page of 'Research Professional News' showing one article headlined 'Science minister outlines plans for 10-year R&D funding' above another headlined 'STFC delays or suspends key astronomy grant schemes'
May 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
kieronflanagan.bsky.social
Made it to Bluesky! Will try to get back into habit of posting here on #scipolicy + related issues. In meantime here's a picture of myself & my colleagues representing @mioir.bsky.social at the (great) 10th Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy
A group of people posing with drinks in their hands. Image of a conference programme showing the sponsors, including the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research.
May 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM