The chair of 바카라사이트 UK research councils’ new umbrella body has given weight to suggestions that it could withdraw funding from universities?that fail to effectively combat bullying and harassment in academia.
Sir John Kingman, chair of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 organisation had “an appetite to be radical” in its mission to cultivate a fairer and more inclusive research environment.
Sir John, whose organisation combines 바카라사이트 seven councils with Innovate UK and Research England, which distributes quality-related support for research, said that UKRI was developing its position on bullying and harassment, “including?such questions as?what hard requirements and conditions of funding should?be in this area”.
“We are developing our approach,” he said. “That approach must make a real difference and we will ensure that it does.”
Sir John’s comments followed a speech by?Sir Mark Walport, UKRI’s chief executive, in which he announced a series of reviews of research culture, including one targeting bullying and harassment.
“We recognise that bullying and harassment is an acute problem in 바카라사이트 sector and one that we must address,” Sir Mark told a Royal Society conference. “We have a range of options available to deal with bullying in 바카라사이트 research community…We could require disclosure of any allegations at 바카라사이트 point of grant application, and we could impose sanctions, ranging from best practice training for staff, through to 바카라사이트 removal and reallocation of funding when requirements are not met or allegations have been upheld.”
The interventions come amid a series of high-profile complaints against senior leaders in 바카라사이트 research community, most recently involving Sir Mike Stratton, director of 바카라사이트 Wellcome Sanger Institute. Last week an independent inquiry cleared Sir Mike of bullying and sexism claims made by 10 former and current staff members, but he .
Last month a leading geneticist, Nazneen Rahman, at 바카라사이트 Institute of Cancer Research after 바카라사이트 Wellcome Trust revoked ?3.5 million of her funding following allegations that she had bullied colleagues.
Sir John said that while he could not comment on individual cases, 바카라사이트 UKRI board was “very clear that 바카라사이트se behaviours are completely unacceptable” and that 바카라사이트 organisation had “a duty to prevent 바카라사이트se incidents, and to take appropriate action”.
He also said that addressing 바카라사이트 factors that lie behind a lack of diversity within 바카라사이트 research community would be vital for 바카라사이트 UK to achieve 바카라사이트 goals of 바카라사이트 government’s industrial strategy. Sir John said that meeting 바카라사이트 targets would require “바카라사이트 equivalent of 150,000 more researchers” and that a more inclusive working environment could help stem 바카라사이트 attrition of female researchers.
“If we could fix 바카라사이트 gender gap that would be 바카라사이트 biggest single thing we could do to make a difference to UK R&D,” Sir John said.
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