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How Long does it take to Gain Expertise?
Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s right-hand man, currently is said to be set on shaking up the Civil Service. The three elements that are rumoured to be on the agenda are: Better training in data science, systems thinking and ‘super-forecasting; Staff … Continue reading
Posted in Interdisciplinary Science, Science Funding
Tagged Civil Service, Dominic Cummings, UKRI
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Travelling Hopefully to 2.4% GDP
David Willetts, for a number of years the Minister of State for Universities and Science, now an FRS, President of the Advisory Board for a think-tank (Resolution Foundation) and writer (most recently, A University Education), has just published a pamphlet … Continue reading
Posted in Science Funding
Tagged David Willetts, Dominic Cummings, Fraunhofer Institutes, Richard Jones
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