Andrew Thompson

Articles by Andrew Thompson

Three thinker statues stare at a computer screen

R&D for creative technology must be stepped up post-Covid

The pandemic highlighted UK creative industries’ innovative capacity. Public research spending choices should reflect that, says Andrew Thompson

Andrew Thompson

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Cutting an orange painted like a globe representing funding cuts

Cuts to international research are a wrong turn for a country going global

The UK has an ambitious R&D road map but the necessary steps must be taken by politicians and funding bodies, says Andrew Thompson

Andrew Thompson

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The statue of Edward Colston is pushed into the river Avon

Corporate statements on racial equality must lead to real change

Universities are in a powerful position to help societies address history in a way that informs the present and shapes the future, says Andrew Thompson

Andrew Thompson

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A man looks on in amusement as Ashley Kirk-Spring, a British scientist studying flies beside the Lomami River in DRC, has to put his head right into the net he has caught them in to examine them closely

Are research links with the developing world still a one-way street?

Researchers in developing countries have often been confined to minor roles as translators and data gatherers. But there are signs that the scales are tipping. Simon Baker considers the extent and nature of collaboration between the 51넜믿 North and South, while Andrew Thompson reflects on the next iteration of the UK’s 51넜믿 Challenges Research Fund

Simon Baker

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