CEO blog
All blog posts ordered by publication date
1 November 2021
Learning from the pandemic to tackle climate change
The pandemic has brought research and innovation out of the lab and the library and into society.
30 June 2021
Pandemic year shows UKRI is more than the sum of its parts
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser reflects on the successes and the challenges of her first year as UKRI chief executive.
25 May 2021
101 jobs that change the world
UKRI Chief Executive Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser introduces a new campaign that recognises and celebrates the diverse jobs in research and innovation.
22 February 2021
Support for doctoral research students must go to those who need it most
Chief Executive Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser writes an open letter on UKRI’s support for doctoral students.
4 February 2021
Research’s ‘lone genius’ image is unhelpful
UKRI chief executive Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser on why we must recognise the vital contribution of everyone in research and innovation and debunk the Einstein myth.
