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SUMMARY:Policy Week event: Rethinking UK Research Funding
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DESCRIPTION:Do you have strong opinions about the way academic research i
 s funded in the UK? Maybe you're a researcher employed on one short term
  project after another and have ideas about how things could be better o
 rganised? Maybe you are concerned about the effect the competitive cultu
 re in research has on the quality of results and their reproducibility a
 nd believe changes in the way funds are allocated could improve the situ
 ation? Or perhaps you believe that the current system for research fundi
 ng is basically excellent\, but have a strong view about one particular 
 issue that needs to be addressed? \n\nIf any of the above apply to you\,
  you should consider attending a FREE one day event being held as part o
 f Manchester Policy Week 2015\, Rethinking UK Research Funding on 4th No
 vember. You can register your interest through our website: https://reth
 inkingukresearch.wordpress.com\n \nConfirmed speakers include:\n•	Adisa 
 Azapagic\, Professor\, Chemical Engineering\, The University of Manchest
 er \n•	Elizabeth Bohm\, Senior Policy Advisor\, The Royal Society \n•	Ia
 in Cameron\, Head of Research Careers and Diversity\, Research Councils 
 UK \n•	Colette Fagan (Session Chair)\, Professor of Sociology\, Faculty 
 of Humanities Deputy Dean & Associate Dean – Research\, The University o
 f Manchester \n•	Ruth Gilligan\, Manager\, Athena Swan\, Equality Challe
 nge Unit \n•	Laurence Hopkins\, Universities and Colleges Employers Asso
 ciation\, Head of Research \n•	Michael MacNeil\, National Head of Bargai
 ning & Negotiations\, University and College Union \n•	Andrew Miller\, f
 ormer MP for Ellesmere Port and Chair of the House of Commons Science an
 d Technology Select Committee (to 2015) \n•	Peter Simpson\, Director of 
 the N8 Partnership and former Director of Discovery Sciences at AstraZen
 eca \n•	Nalin Thakker (Session Chair)\, Professor of Molecular Pathology
  and Genetics\, Associate Vice-President for Compliance\, Risk and Resea
 rch Integrity\, The University of Manchester\n\nThere will be two speake
 r/panel discussion sessions in the morning\; " Research Reproducibility\
 , Ethics and Outcomes" and "Creating Sustainable Researcher Careers/ Res
 earcher Quality of Life" and in the afternoon delegates will take part i
 n a number of workshops aimed at developing ideas for innovative approac
 hes to research organisation\, or changes to current models\, which shou
 ld positively influence:\n•	Research reproducibility\, ethics and outcom
 es \n•	How research funds are allocated and spent \n•	Researcher quality
  of life \n•	Creating sustainable researcher careers\n \nA summary progr
 amme for the day can be downloaded here: https://rethinkingukresearch.wo
 rdpress.com/programme/\n
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