Who will foot the bill for refund of fines? Both NORTHERN 🚆 and TPE Customer Assist franchises were terminated by DFT and exist by virtue of 'operator of last resort (OLR)' arrangements. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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📢 Join us for this years Lane Lecture “Delivering Occupational Health Research in Government: an important front line service?” with guest speaker Professor Andrew Curran CBE on Wednesday, 2nd October 2024 from 5.30 - 7pm, followed by a reception. trybooking.com/uk/DULA

📻 Live now: 'Grenfell: Building a Disaster' produced by Kate Lamble BBC Radio 4 - will be of interest to Thomas Ashton Institute for Risk & Regulation colleagues #BuildingSafety #Grenfell ashtoninstitute.ac.uk/research/resil… bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Episode two of 'Grenfell: Building a Disaster" BBC Radio 4 on regulation. Our Thomas Ashton Institute for Risk & Regulation position paper on 'cultural change in the construction sector' takes an anthropologically informed perspective on building safety. documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?D… ashtoninstitute.ac.uk/research/resil…

For REF 2029 institutions will submit outputs, not staff. We are setting out some information today on the technical detail and next steps ahead of publishing the full policy module in autumn/winter 2024 Economy NI Research England Scottish Funding Council @medrcymru ref.ac.uk/news/update-to…

📢EVENT NEWS📢 There's still time to book your place on our 'Building Safety Regulations – reflections one year on' event next month. To book your place at this hybrid event, please go to the bottom of the webpage and click on the link: hazardsforum.org/events/buildin…

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Accessing scholarly work (books, articles in journals etc.) is a massive source of frustration to the many civil servants who I work with.

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We’ve just published a Rapid Project looking at the future of communications technologies. 🛰️ The project is based off views from experts across the field and can be found here: gov.uk/government/pub…

"He said that.....UKRI would also direct money into research that would support the government’s five missions, including kickstarting economic growth and making Britain a clean energy superpower." theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

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We’re launching a new short-term visa scheme that will allow international researchers to develop their skills and undertake research collaborations, work placements, and internships in critical technology areas. Find out more: orlo.uk/ExXtR

Looking to engage with policymakers? Check out the Engaging with Government Course 2025 from UK Research and Innovation! 🏛️📚 Perfect for those wanting to make an impact. #Government #Policy #Learning ukri.org/events/engagin…

We are recruiting a 'Programme Manager' to join us in our mission to deliver research, learning and regulatory insights to enable a better working world. You will support our directors, academic researchers and civil servants to ensure our projects deliver impact and public good.

Tomorrow will be a landmark moment. At 11am the final report from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry will be released. I’m helping out with the news coverage all day, but there will be a 204th, and final, episode of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast on Friday bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06…

Are you a #Chevening applicant, scholar, or member of our alumni network? Do you have dreams of shaping government policy to create positive change? Are you unsure about where to begin? Read our 6 key steps to learn become a future policymaker 👇 chevening.org/resource-hub/a…

theconversation.com/grands-projets… Grands projets publics fédéraux : une bureaucratie de plus en plus complexe et opaque ?

We have reported to successive Parliaments on the value for money of using private finance to deliver infrastructure projects. Our lessons learned report will collate findings from this earlier work to identify the costs, benefits, risks and opportunities.nao.org.uk/work-in-progre…