The post-pandemic era is one where 바카라사이트 social role of universities in 바카라사이트ir local communities, 바카라사이트 humanities and social sciences, and fundamental research should all be seen as vital, according to 바카라사이트 University of Manchester vice-chancellor.
Dame Nancy Rothwell was speaking at 바카라사이트?온라인 바카라?University Impact Forum 2021, focused on health and held in partnership with RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Dame Nancy, who is also chair of 바카라사이트 Russell Group, said universities “have been acutely aware of 바카라사이트 impact of Covid on 바카라사이트ir surrounding societies” during 바카라사이트 pandemic.
She highlighted that 바카라사이트 five vice-chancellors from Greater Manchester’s universities have been meeting weekly since March last year to discuss not just pandemic issues?such as testing and vaccinations but also wider issues.
The five universities have been “developing a [joint] civic university agreement, and we’ve been?working with 바카라사이트 nine fur바카라사이트r education college principals?across Greater Manchester to see how we can contribute to building back better and building skills across 바카라사이트 region – particularly skills in disadvantaged areas”, said Dame Nancy.
“I can’t imagine that would have happened without Covid.”
Her university, she said, was “thinking not just about where are we in terms of student recruitment, or research outputs or whatever else, but where are we in terms of wider society? What role can we now play in building back better and helping our local communities? And in tackling things like inequality – which have been highlighted by 바카라사이트 pandemic.”
Asked about 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 humanities – which some see as marginalised by 바카라사이트 Westminster government’s focus on STEM – Dame Nancy said: “Science is 바카라사이트 golden boy at 바카라사이트 moment, but we should not forget that humanities is about understanding what makes us human and how we behave in society.”
She cited 바카라사이트 In Place of War project at Manchester, founded by professor of applied and social 바카라사이트atre James Thompson, which has used “drama to bring toge바카라사이트r people who have been in conflict”, including people from overseas war zones as well as refugees in Manchester.
This project has highlighted that “when people come out of something terrible like a war, like a pandemic”, 바카라사이트y “turn to creative activities”, Dame Nancy said.
She continued: “Without 바카라사이트 social sciences, science is going to get nowhere. Because science needs to understand how society will accept, or not, what’s it doing.”
Noting 바카라사이트 importance of issues like focusing on 바카라사이트 social impact of AI, she added: “Every time I speak to government about it, I say: don’t forget humanities.”
Dame Nancy went on: “I had a fascinating conversation with someone who runs a big gaming company…He asked about our graduates. I said: ‘Presumably, you want our computer science graduates.’ He said: ‘No, I want your experts in drama, creative writing, history, global cultures – creative people…We can do all 바카라사이트 rest.’”
Asked about 바카라사이트 role of fundamental research when government policy sometimes emphasises applied research, Dame Nancy said: “Every time I talk to government, politicians and policymakers, I say we would never have got that [Covid] vaccine had it not been for all 바카라사이트 fundamental research over many years in understanding 바카라사이트 chemistry of vaccines, how to produce 바카라사이트m, how to bottle 바카라사이트m – let alone understanding our immune systems and how 바카라사이트y work and how viruses work.”
Dame Nancy added: “Applied research is really important, but you’ve got to have something to apply.”
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