UK Research and Innovation: ��nine brains in one body��

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This is why I am delighted to have been asked to be 바카라사이트 first non-executive chair of UK Research and Innovation: 바카라사이트 new strategic, overarching body unveiled last week in 바카라사이트 Higher Education and Research Bill to be put before Parliament.

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Second, in building 바카라사이트 new ��strategic�� and cross-cutting role of UKRI, I believe that we need to be extremely disciplined and clear-headed about its precise roles. There is absolutely no value in building a galumphing new bureaucracy; UKRI��s strategic function needs to be lean, focused, respected and (of course) extremely high quality.

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John Kingman is currently acting permanent secretary to 바카라사이트 Treasury. He will be 바카라사이트 first non-executive chair of UK Research and Innovation.