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The rate of discovery and technological advance is astonishing, with unprecedented opportunities to create value for society and the economy. The science fiction of just a few decades ago, from video calls to bionic limbs, is now part of everyday life. This is a new industrial revolution, driven by the pace of technological change.
At the same time, there are major challenges as we tackle the unintended consequences of the first industrial revolution, from the environmental impacts of fossil fuels to the health impacts of sugar.
These are complex and demanding challenges, but the new industrial revolution presents major opportunities to address them and enrich and improve lives in the UK and around the world.
The UK government has set out a clear ambition to accelerate innovation, investment and productivity right across the UK through world-class science and research and the safe development and deployment of new technologies.
By maximising the potential of research, innovation and technology, government intends to boost economic growth, transform public services, and improve people’s lives, creating high-quality jobs across the UK.
With a proven track record of supporting the UK’s world-class research and innovation community, our unmatched reach across sectors and across disciplines, coupled with a strategy to embed research and innovation across our economy and society to create opportunities and benefits for all, we have a unique and critical role to play in realising government’s ambition.
Working collectively, our seven research councils, Research England and Innovate UK each play a critical role in our strategy development and delivery.
Led by their Executive Chair they are each supported by an advisory Council of experts within their respective fields, who help to shape the councils’ Strategic Delivery Plans and their ongoing implementation, which set out the combined and collective actions we will take to deliver our strategy.
We are now seeking to appoint up to 21 Council members across eight of the nine UKRI Councils. We are seeking candidates from a variety of backgrounds, including business, civil society, academia and government.
We place equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of UKRI’s vision, and know that it is only when we support and foster the widest possible range of talent that we are nurturing the best possible research and innovation, harnessed in the service of society.
Working together, we have the opportunity to harness the extraordinary potential of research and innovation to fuel the UK’s prosperity, improving lives and livelihoods. As the landscape for research and innovation continues to evolve and strengthen, UKRI is here to shape and support it – transforming tomorrow together.
Thank you for your interest in contributing to this endeavour.
Yours,
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UK Research and Innovation is seeking to appoint Council members across eight Councils. Each Council is led by an Executive Chair, supported by a council of between five and twelve members.
UKRI’s councils’ Councils are a core part of it’s advisory structures. The depth and breadth of expertise represented on the Councils provides a wealth of advice and challenge for council Executive Chairs to support the health of disciplines and sectors across the UK’s research and innovation landscape. Beyond that, working across UKRI, Council members advise on cross-cutting activities, ensuring the benefits of a fully joined up system are realised, and that interdisciplinary research and innovation thrive.
The Council members will between them have a broad range of expertise and experience in research and innovation across higher education, industry, commerce, policy and/or civil society and the relevant user communities for each Council, reflecting different characteristics and professional backgrounds.
You will also be asked to complete a Diversity Monitoring Form as part of your application.
Goran is a Partner & Sector Lead, Health & Life Sciences.
His experience includes working on senior level strategic appointments for a range of higher education institutions, research institutes and centres, research-led organisations, public-private partnerships and biotech companies, and on global professorial and chair level appointments across various disciplines.
Goran holds an MSc in Molecular Biology from University of Zagreb and a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from University of Geneva.
Prior to joining Perrett Laver, Goran was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London.
Alex is a Consultant at Perrett Laver.
His experience of senior level executive search includes Chair and Professorial appointments for global Higher Education institutions and research leadership appointments in research and innovation focused organisations.
Alex holds a BA and MA in History, and a PhD in Medieval History from the University of Manchester. His research focused on analysis and translation of Old French chronicles and Norman law codes.
Prior to joining Perrett Laver he also taught at the University of Manchester and Swansea University.
Her experience in senior level executive search includes Board, Chief Executive and Senior Academic and Administrative appointments globally in higher education.
Fiona has spent the majority of her career in executive search, working with a variety of organisations in both the public and private sectors. For the last decade, she has focused on Higher Education, helping to establish the Practice for Heidrick and Struggles and more recently working at Odgers Berndtson. She holds a Joint BA (Hons) in History & American Studies from Keele University.
Harriet Howlett is a Senior Consultant & Sector Lead, Board in the UK working on Chair and governance level appointments across all of Perrett Laver’s sectors including Higher Education, Charities, Arts and Culture, and Sports.
Harriet also leads the firm’s Governance Apprenticeship Programme which is a partnership initiative aimed at developing a pipeline of future governing body members from diverse backgrounds.
Harriet holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of St Andrews, and an MA in History from University College London.
