Making the most of Britain's AI for Science strategy
As the government considers additional AI for Science missions, three strong candidates stand out: pathogen detection, environmental forecasting and metascience. The government should also consider establishing a UKRI Dark Data Prize – an academic recognition award for researchers who publish scientifically valuable information that might otherwise remain unpublished.
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Ageing Research to Tackle Long-Term Sickness
As Britain continues to age, our multimorbidity problem will worsen. Alongside public health measures, ageing research could help tackle the drag of long-term sickness on our economy, with the greatest benefits in the most deprived areas.
Reform Academic Publishing to Unblock Innovation
The existing academic publishing system slows down innovation and growth, and existing government intervention upholds the status quo. Reforms could enable significant cost-savings and accelerate scientific progress.
Beyond Tax Credits: Pull Mechanisms to Crowd-in Private R&D Investment
The UK government supports business R&D through tax credits and grants. These could be complemented by pull mechanisms to reduce fraud risk, crowd-in additional private R&D investment and shape markets towards solving key societal challenges.
Replacing the Research Excellence Framework
The Research Excellence Framework is too bureaucratic and unaffordable. An alternative system would lead to similar funding allocations whilst supporting university finances and promoting technological diffusion, driving regional productivity growth.
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