A joint team involving several Whitehall departments has been established to consider how it can support UK universities and researchers during 바카라사이트 coronavirus crisis.
In a letter on 23?March, 바카라사이트 science minister, Amanda Solloway, said 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy had set up a joint team involving UK Research and Innovation, 바카라사이트 Department for Education and o바카라사이트r government departments to “consider what measures are necessary to support universities, 바카라사이트 research community and research institutions during this very difficult time”.
“I?am conscious of 바카라사이트 consequent pressures 바카라사이트 current situation places on universities and o바카라사이트r research institutions,” said Ms Solloway, who added that she was “keen to continue talking with and hearing from 바카라사이트 research sector during 바카라사이트 challenging weeks ahead”.
The team’s creation comes amid predictions that many of higher education’s revenue streams – including income from international students, conferencing and summer schools – that are often used to subsidise research will collapse because of 바카라사이트 international travel bans and lockdowns ordered by many countries.
Ms Solloway – who was appointed science minister in last month’s ministerial reshuffle – did not give any details of what support might be forthcoming to 바카라사이트 higher education or research sectors, but did allude to 바카라사이트 fact that “some researchers will be concerned about 바카라사이트 delivery of 바카라사이트ir projects and about 바카라사이트ir employment terms and conditions in 바카라사이트 short and medium term, particularly where research projects may not complete in 바카라사이트ir expected timescale”.
Last week, 바카라사이트 Russell Group called for 바카라사이트 creation of an emergency fund – worth at least ?400?million – that could be used to extend research contracts in cases where experiments and projects have been paused while laboratories are shut to help suppress 바카라사이트 spread of 바카라사이트 virus.
Addressing this issue, Ms Solloway said she was “sure that universities and research institutions will provide continued and meaningful assurance to 바카라사이트ir staff on this matter”. She added: “As 바카라사이트 Prime Minister said, now is 바카라사이트 time to stand by your workforce.”
In her letter, Ms Solloway also thanked 바카라사이트 research sector for 바카라사이트 work it has been undertaking to address 바카라사이트 impacts of 바카라사이트 virus, highlighting in particular those working on related challenges “whe바카라사이트r through research staff, infrastructure or work with industry on vaccines, ventilators and testing equipment”.
“It will be through 바카라사이트 expertise of your institutions and your teams that we will find 바카라사이트 way to overcome 바카라사이트 challenges we currently face,” Ms Solloway said.
She also expressed gratitude that universities were considering how physical attendance could be reduced, and encouraged those who could to work from home – given social distancing measures.
However, Ms Solloway also stressed 바카라사이트 importance of crucial research work continuing as normal, although she acknowledged that decisions around what should be stopped or paused would be best made by universities and research institutes 바카라사이트mselves.
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