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    We are aware of the concern that has been raised regarding tweets posted by Researchfish. We understand and acknowledge the serious issues raised by researchers and we will be discussing these with Researchfish as a matter of urgency.
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    Today weโ€™re announcing six month funded extensions for PhD students due to complete their studies by 31 March 2021 who have been impacted by Covid19 bit.ly/3ejb2vM
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    NEW: We're increasing our minimum student stipend by 10% from 1 October 2022. Full details: ukri.org/news/ukri-incrโ€ฆ
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    From the start of the 2021/22 academic year, international students will be able to apply for all UKRI-funded postgraduate studentships. Find out more: bit.ly/3l0YgoN
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    "Today's agreement on UK association to Horizon Europe is brilliant news" - @UKRI_CEO More on the deal announced by the government this morning: gov.uk/government/newโ€ฆ
    โ€œTodayโ€™s agreement on UK association to Horizon Europe is brilliant news. 
โ€œThe UK has a long track record of mutually beneficial participation in previous EU schemes and this decision enables us to build on those highly successful collaborations to maximise the opportunities membership of Horizon Europe provides. 
โ€œUKRI is looking forward to working with our communities and partners to capture the many benefits of Horizon Europe for researchers and businesses.โ€
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, UKRI CEO
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    Professor Dame @OttolineLeyser DBE FRS has been appointed as UK Research and Innovation's new Chief Executive, succeeding Professor Sir Mark Walport. We look forward to welcoming her to her post on 29 June. Read more: orlo.uk/0hBi0
    Photo portrait of Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser
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    The UK will have state-of-the-art vaccine manufacturing facilities, able to make up to 40 million doses of #COVID19 vaccine by the end of the year, thanks to a UK Research and Innovation investment of ยฃ131 million. Find out more: ukri.org/news/131m-inveโ€ฆ
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    Thank you for sharing your concerns around stipends. We're reading all of your messages and we know it's frustrating that we cannot give you more of an update yet. Please be assured that we're working on this issue and we will communicate an update as soon as we can.
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    NEW: We're increasing our minimum stipend amount to ยฃ18,622 for academic year 2023/24. Full details: ukri.org/news/ukri-publโ€ฆ
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    It's Day One of UK Research and Innovation: our brand new organisation will bring together the seven Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England as a unified voice for research and innovation in the UK #UKRI
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    Yesterday we announced six month funded extensions for PhD students due to complete their studies by 31 March 2021 who have been impacted by Covid19 bit.ly/3ejb2vM @ahrcpress @BBSRC @ESRC @EPSRC @The_MRC @NERCscience @STFC_Matters
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    UKRI has announced ยฃ180 million of funding for organisations to sustain grant-funded research and fellowships affected by the #COVID19 pandemic. Our grant extension allocation will ensure that crucial world-leading research and innovation continues: bit.ly/388ti88
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    Congratulations to Dr Rahul Mandal who was crowned the winner of Great British Bake Off last night! Rahul is a research associate @NuclearAMRC - part of @HVM_Catapult @sheffielduni @innovateuk #GBBO #teamRahul @Channel4
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    We've opened an additional wave of funding for short-term research and innovation projects to address the current #COVID19 crisis. There is no closing date - proposals can be submitted at any time. Find out more and apply: orlo.uk/LG3Yo @NIHRresearch
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