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ÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s annual economic impact comparable to London 2012 Olympics

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Key findings of the report:Ìý

• Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ generated £9.9bn of economic impact across the UK in 2018/19 – comparable every year to the trade boost delivered by the 2012 London OlympicsÌý
• For every pound spent by Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾, £5.90 was generated in economic benefitÌý
• Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s research and knowledge exchange provides its largest economic impact, £4.1bn across the UK economy in 2018/19Ìý
• The economic impact generated by Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s teaching and learning activities was £990 million in 2018/19Ìý
• The economic contribution generated by international students in the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ 2018/19 cohort amounts amounted to £1.7bn in 2018/19Ìý
• The £1.6bn total expenditure on Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ activities in 2018/19 generated a total economic benefit of over £3bnÌý
• Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s spending supported a total of 19,075 jobs across the UK economy in 2018/19Ìý

Find out more:ÌýÌý

• Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ News article
• Economic and Social Impact of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ - SummaryÌý
• Economic and Social Impact of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ - Final ReportÌý
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Work continues on new world-class facility to fight neurological disordersÌý

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Work continued at pace on our ground-breaking programme to create the world’s leading translational neuroscience centre. A new landmark facility at 256 Grays Inn Road will support our existing facilities at Queen Square to create one of the leading translational neuroscience centres in the world.Ìý

In early 2022, we reached the deepest point of the building's excavations at 16 metres below ground burying a time capsule in the depths of the building, including a range of objects that tell the story of the centre’s foundation, including a book of testimonials, a selection of commonly used lab items in 2022, a COVIDÌývaccine vial and research image photographs from early career researchers and students.Ìý

Scheduled for completion in 2024, this new facility is aÌýpartnership between Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Queen Square Institute of Neurology, the UK Dementia Research Institute and Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾H National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. It will serve to support Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ research into breakthrough treatments to fight neurological diseases, like dementia, now the world’s leading cause of disability.ÌýWe are investing in innovation and collaboration, using cutting-edge technology, shared laboratory space, equipment and central services to create new and more efficient ways of working and bringing research scientists, clinicians and patients under one roof together to enable an active dialogue between individuals with neurological diseases, their doctors and researchers.

Find out more:ÌýÌý

• ION-DRI: A world-class centre of excellence in neuroscienceÌý

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Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ selected to be part of Met Office Academic PartnershipÌý

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A select group of universities including Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ have been selected for the Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP). The partnership which has featured Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ since 2020 aims to better understand the impacts of extreme weather and climate change and the affects that these have on society.ÌýÌý

Through the partnership, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ will build on existing projects with the Met Office by bringing together an interdisciplinary team of researchers from 12 Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ departments and centres, including the recently established Advanced Research Computing Centre, to transform hazard and data science in weather and climate modelling to help tackle global issues.Ìý

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s contribution will focus on three main areas:Ìý

• improving risk-based decision making by increasing our understanding of the impacts of environmental hazardsÌý
• using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to remain at the cutting edge of weather and climate predictionÌý
• developing a federated cloud data platform for use by the Met Office and partner scientists and experts.Ìý

The Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Met Office Joint Chair is Professor Serge Guillas in Statistical Science.Ìý

Find out more:

• Faculty of Mathematical & Physical SciencesÌý
• Professor Serge GuillasÌý
• Met Office Academic PartnershipÌý
• Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ News articleÌý

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Launch of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Policy LabÌý

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Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ has launched a new Policy Lab to transform debates on key policy issues through radical innovation and collaboration.ÌýÌý

With the support of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Departments of Political Science and Economics, the Lab acts as a space for innovative ideas, methods, and ways of doing public policy. It brings together world-leading researchers from across Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ with campaigners, politicians, philanthropists, businesspeople and more, acknowledging that today’s problems no longer respect the narrow, traditional boundaries of research or policy.Ìý

Officially launched at the close of the last academic year, with speeches from the Provost and President, Michael Spence, the out-going Dean, Sasha Roseneil, the in-coming Dean, Jennifer Hudson, and leading external collaborators, the playwright, James Graham, economist, Paul Johnson, and campaigner, Chrisann Jarrett, the Lab is working on some of the biggest policy challenges, both domestic and international. Early funded projects include:ÌýÌý

• Tackling inequality in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree FoundationÌýÌý
• Reforming immigration policy in partnership with the Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy (RAMP) cross-party groupÌý
• Improving good governance in the UK by providing in-detail support to public policy officials, supported by Unbound Philanthropy.Ìý

Find out more:ÌýÌý

• Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Policy LabÌý

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Images

• A wave breaks in a storm near a lighthouse in Porthcawl, Wales. Image credit:Ìý
• Lisa Nandy, the UK'ÌýShadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, speaking at the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Policy Lab.ÌýImage credit:ÌýJørn Tomter for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Policy Lab

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