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The Leverhulme Trust: Funding for the future

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Research Outreach speaks to Anna Vignoles, Director of The Leverhulme Trust, about blue skies research and UK university funding.

‘Blue skies’ research is inherently risky as the value and indeed real-world application of research projects cannot be guaranteed. Yet, this type of curiosity-driven research plays an important role, not least in increasing public interest in science. The Leverhulme Trust, a UK-based funding body, encourages academics to research what they think are the important frontiers of their field. Research Outreach […]

Vesalius Innovation Awards: Impactful technology and the Research World

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We discuss how the three finalists from the Vesalius Innovation Awards 2022 have created platforms and how they impact the research world and their perspectives on the impact of technology on the future of research.

The Vesalius Innovation Awards is a yearly event hosted by Karger Publishers which honours young and innovative start-up companies in the fields of health and open science. The award’s name comes from the 16th-century physician Andreas Vesalius, a pioneer in the field of human anatomy, whose work revolutionised medicine for generations to come. This article features interviews with the three […]

Ladders4Action: Working for an ethical, inclusive, and collaborative research landscape

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Research Outreach interviews Ladders4Action founder, Addy Adelaine, about her research and social work in assisting other minority researchers to get research funding

Ladders4Action is a nonprofit organisation which works to radically enhance the equality and inclusivity of the UK’s research spaces. It seeks to protect and nurture marginalised voices who might otherwise feel excluded from these spaces, fostering a community of researchers from a diverse array of backgrounds. The organisation recognises that only by translating theory into meaningful action will we create […]