Questions from the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
Science, Research and Innovation - Innovation
Innovation diffusion and adoption: How can we measure and understand the adoption and diffusion of new ideas and technologies across regions and sectors? How can we support more widespread adoption of existing and new innovations?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Science, Research and Innovation - Innovation
The geography of innovation: How does proximity to research and innovation infrastructure (i.e., PSREs, Research Council Institutes, Catapults, etc.) affect innovation activity in businesses, research organisations and universities? How can this infrastructure be used to support the growth of clusters of R&D excellence across the UK?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Science, Research and Innovation - Innovation
Innovation drivers and barriers: How can innovation support be better tailored to different types of firms and the specific barriers they face? To what extent is innovation in firms persistent and what factors influence this?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Science, Research and Innovation - RDI institutions and system
Spin-outs and finance eco-system: How can the current system for university spin-outs be improved to nurture the next generation of globally competitive Science & Technology companies?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Science, Research and Innovation - RDI institutions and system
Ensuring the UK has the right diversity in the S&T landscape: How can the UK RDI system be mapped thematically and usefully (systems mapping as well as geographical mapping)? What have previous attempts achieved and how? How can gaps in the system be identified?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Science, Research and Innovation - RDI and Levelling Up
RDI outside of the Greater South East: How can the government boost RDI outside of the Greater South East to boost productivity, pay, jobs and living standards? Also, how can the UK attract RDI investment in these clusters from private actors?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Science, Research and Innovation - UK RDI Talent and Skills
Value of investing in talent: What is the short-term and long-term value (including monetary value) of UK RDI talent schemes and investing in PhD students including international talent?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Science, Research and Innovation - UK RDI Talent and Skills
Agile and responsive skills system: What changes in the skills system are required to meet government ambitions to support and grow critical technologies set out in the Science and Technology Framework? How can we future proof the workforce by giving them the right skills to fully embrace AI and its potential?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Science, Research and Innovation - UK RDI Talent and Skills
Dynamic and inclusive RDI careers – What works in improving sectoral mobility, inclusion and productivity of research teams? How does working culture differ across different sectors, disciplines and regions?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Science, Research and Innovation - UK RDI Talent and Skills
Establishing competitive advantage in attracting international talent to the UK: How best to attract and retain international RDI workers and talent? What factors work as enablers and barriers to attracting talented researchers and innovators? How do those factors vary for different types of RDI workers (e.g., occupations, disciplines, etc.)? What is the impact of the current visa regime on the RDI workforce and attracting and retaining global talent?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Science, Research and Innovation - RDI Monitoring & Evaluation
Promoting robust M&E: How do we ensure that robust M&E practices are integrated into all future RDI investment decisions, whilst targeting the priority impact areas of the Department?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Science, Research and Innovation - RDI trends
Competitive Advantage: What would a robust and impartial set of international comparators for RDI performance look like that measures the quality rather than quantity of research performed? Are there more nuanced measures of quality than traditional statistics?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024